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 Innovate & Protect:
Securing Intellectual Property in Türkiye's Tech Frontier 
 

Join us for a two-day, in-person workshop hosted by CRDF Global

May 13-14, 2024 | Workshop
 
Registration Deadline: April 8, 2024

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

CRDF Global will host an in-person, two-day workshop in Istanbul, Türkiye, on May 13-14, 2024. This workshop will empower the Turkish private sector to protect their emerging technology through establishing a thorough intellectual property (IP) management framework. 

 

WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES  

Your emerging technology IP is both incredibly valuable and sensitive. While you intend for your IP to create global benefits, bad actors can leverage a variety of tactics to steal your IP for commercial advantage or even to support military end uses. Through presentations, case studies, and interactive exercises, this workshop will raise awareness of the dual-use applications of emerging technologies and identify how to implement best practices on IP security, cyber hygiene, and due diligence during mergers and acquisitions, ensuring you have a holistic IP management framework. 

At the end of this workshop, attendees will have the knowledge and tools needed to better protect their IP from misuse. We warmly invite you to register to be part of this engagement.  

Workshop focus areas will include:  

  • Malign actor IP theft tactics and techniques
  • The reputational, economic, and security risks of illicit IP transfer
  • Indicators of potentially risky partnerships and important due diligence practices
  • Cyber hygiene best practices
  • National and international IP protection frameworks

 

 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?  

Eligible Positions:  

  • Managers
  • Research and development personnel
  • Compliance and risk personnel
  • Research and innovation directors
  • Individuals responsible for managing joint ventures

Eligible Institutions: 

  • Private sector

    • Companies, startups, manufacturers, and industry associations

Eligible Fields: Aeronautics/astronautics; advanced engineering and manufacturing; artificial intelligence/machine learning; high-performance computing; microelectronics/semiconductors; and other advanced and emerging technology fields

Eligible Countries: Please note that participation in this workshop is only available for nationals of Türkiye. 

 

 

REGISTRATION, FEES, & LOGISTICS

Early registration is highly encouraged, as a limited number of seats are available for the workshop. This workshop is free of charge to participants. For some approved Turkish registrants outside of Istanbul, Türkiye, CRDF Global may be able to provide for qualifying expenses including:  

- Lodging 
- Daily per diem 
- Air and ground transportation  

Upon the conclusion of the registration period, all registrant information will be processed in accordance with compliance requirements in all applicable Turkish, US, and international laws. During this review period, registrants should anticipate an email confirmation indicating that their registration information is being reviewed, details regarding the workshop speakers and agenda, and ultimately, the determination of their registration status. Our team appreciates your patience throughout this process. 

If you have any questions, need further information, have technical difficulties with your registration, or require any accessibility accommodations, please contact Ms. Lucy Mathews at lmathews@crdfglobal.org.

KEY SPEAKERS

Additional Speakers will be added as they are confirmed

 

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Mr. Mark Cohen

Mr. Mark Cohen is a non-resident fellow at the National Bureau of Asian Research and the University of California, San Diego. He serves as a guest professor at Renmin University (Beijing) and on the Advisory Board of the Asia Society. In total, he has over 30 years private, public sector, in-house and academic experience in China and transition economies, with a focus on technology trade and intellectual property. Mr. Cohen was the first IPR Attaché posted by USPTO to handle IPR issues in a foreign country. He was also the editor of Chinese Intellectual Property Law and Practice (Kluwer Law International 1999) and has edited or published several online publications, including the China IPR blog. 

Mr. Cohen has taught and lectured at numerous universities in the United States, Asia, and Europe. Amongst other honors, he was the recipient of the US Chamber of Commerce’s “IP Champion” award in 2014, and the Meritorious Service Award—the highest award in the U.S. civil service—from former president Trump, upon the recommendation of former president Obama. Mr. Cohen holds a JD degree from Columbia University (1984), an MA from the University of Wisconsin in Chinese Language and Literature (1979) and a BA from the State University of New York at Albany in Chinese Studies (1977). 

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Elif Gökçay Bilici,

Bilici gained expertise in the technical infrastructures and assembly of production processes in various sectors in her professional business life of approximately 25 years and has subsequently continued her work on process safety for the last 15 years by establishing Bilici System Engineering Industry Trade Ltd. Company. She was reporting within the scope of relevant legislation to control major industrial accidents, detection of safety barriers, Qualitative/Quantitative Risk Analysis, Internal Emergency Plan Preparation, Explosion Protection, ATEX requirements, Chemical management, Chemical Safety & Security, etc. Bilici, who works in the field of process safety, is a Chemical Engineer and a PhD student. She works as a Class A occupational safety expert, Chemical Evaluation Specialist/Trainer, and chemical supply chain safety trainer on behalf of the US Department of State's chemical safety program (CSP) and CRDF Global. She also works as a lecturer at Ankara Bilim University. 

More about CRDF Global



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CRDF Global is an independent nonprofit organization that provides international training and capacity-building programming to advance safety, security, health, and prosperity. We promote international research integrity and knowledge security, data and IP protection, and cyber and information security globally. We partner with government agencies, academia, and the private sector to strengthen connectivity among experts and tailor the application of international best practices that allow for transparent scientific discovery and applications of research and technology.

With offices in Arlington, VA; Kyiv, Ukraine; Manila, Philippines; Almaty, Kazakhstan; and Amman, Jordan, CRDF Global’s diverse staff and networks of local stakeholders deliver tailored programs to mitigate threats and advance peace and security every day.

Learn more about our program at:  https://crdfglobal.org/what-we-do/research-data-and-technology-security/