STILL GROWING RESPECT FOR IP IN AFRICA

AA-CA, in partnership with CIPC (Companies Intellectual Property Commission of South Africa) will launch the AA-CA series of Pan African IP and Anti-Counterfeiting conferences in Cape Town from 22 – 24 February 2022. The event will proceed in hybrid format with FREE registration for online attendees. CIPC will be conducting law-enforcement training in the mornings (invitation only) while the afternoon AA-CA sessions will be open to all interested parties.

Who should attend:
• Government • Private Sector • Manufacturers & Industry • Consumers • Law Enforcement • Performing Arts

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Speakers

Ms. Amanda Lotheringen

Senior Manager, Copyright and IP Enforcement, CIPC, DTI

Ms. Amanda Lotheringen

Ms. Amanda Lotheringen joined the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in 1993 and is currently Senior Manager, Copyright and IP Enforcement, at the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC). In 1999 she took responsibility for the implementation of the Counterfeit Goods Act, No. 37 of 1997, and oversaw the declaration of the first counterfeit goods depot. She was also involved in the training of law enforcement officials across government departments to implement that Act. Ms. Lotheringen was nominated as Vice Chair at the first meeting of WIPO’s Advisory Committee on Enforcement (ACE) held in Geneva in 2003 and also chaired the ACE in 2015 and 2016. She holds a degree from the Rand Afrikaans University in Development Economics and an Honors degree in Economics.

Godfrey Budeli

Head of Anti-Counterfeiting | Adams & Adams

Godfrey Budeli

Godfrey Budeli is one of the partners in Trade Mark Litigation section of Adams & Adams and is currently heading up the Anti-Counterfeiting team. He holds an LLB degree from the University of Pretoria and an LLM degree from the University of Cape Town. His area of speciality is civil and criminal litigation in relation to anti-counterfeiting in South Africa and many African countries. He is involved in regular training courses for customs officials at various border posts. He served on the firm’s Management Committee as the diversity representative.

R. Yofi Grant

Chief Executive Officer at Ghana Investment Promotion Centre

R. Yofi Grant

Gabriel (Gabi) Le Roux

Music Composer / Producer/ Activist

Gabriel (Gabi) Le Roux

Born 1956 in Johannesburg
Matriculated with University Exemption – Johannesburg 1973
Studied Music at School 1962 – 1973 (Theory and Piano) and again 1978 –1982 (Orchestral Percussion & Brass Arrangement).
Composed from age 11 on Piano and Guitar, including Chords, Melody and Lyrics. Multi-Instrumentalist (Keyboards, Guitars, Bass, Drums/Percussion)
Professional Musician since 1976, played the Hotel Circuit in South Africa, Botswana, Swaziland, Zimbabwe etc. and toured with various Bands during the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s.
Became a Producer in 1989 – Produced / Composed more than 60 Albums and over 5,000 individual works, in Genre’s including Fusion-Jazz, Classical, Mbaqanga, Kwaito, House, Afro Pop, Rock, Pop, Gospel, Hip-Hop & Mapiano.
3 Multiple-Platinum Awards, 2 Platinum Awards, 4 Gold Awards
Multiple SAMA Awards and Nominations for various Artists Produced and Cocomposer
2 consecutive SAMA Song of the Year as Co-composer and Producer “Nkalakatha” as well as “Godoba” by MANDOZA
SAMA Song of the Decade Nomination (Co-composed and Produced “Nkalakatha” by Mandoza)
SAMA Nomination – As Solo Artist and Composer – 1997
Elected to SAMRO Board – November 2014 – 2018 & November 2021 – Current.
Awarded Lifetime Achievement Wawela 2016 – Prolific Catalogue of Works
Produced / worked with top SA Music Icons, including: Mandoza, Brenda Fassie, Busi Mhlongo, Ringo Madlingosi, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Lebo Mathosa, Kabelo, Chiskop, Thembi Seete, Vicky Sampson, Mapaputsi, Brown Dash, Danny K, Die Heuwels Fantasties, Locnville, etc.
Owns Kaleidosound Music & Media (Established in 1995) Cape Town
Composes and Produces TV-, Radio- and Online Music for multiple Corporate Clients in Retail- & Services Sectors. (Clicks, PEP, Old Mutual, Multichoice, etc.)
Co-Founder & General Secretary of TUMSA (Trade Union for Musicians of SA)

Marisa Borsboom

Lawyer | Women Of Legaltech

Marisa Borsboom

Marisa Borsboom is a Portuguese Lawyer with professional experience and an academic background namely in data protection, mediation, legal management and mentoring. Besides having experience in Portugal as a Lawyer, Marisa worked on Maritime Law, Construction and Logistics across the European Union. ” Contributions to LegalTech: “As the Portuguese Ambassador of the European Legal Tech Association – whilst being headquartered in the Hague – Marisa helped spread legaltech’s discussion across these two countries. Marisa is one of the Founders of the Inov@Legal (Portuguese Institute of Legal Innovation and Tecnhology) and was the creator of the first Symposium on Legal Innovation in Portugal, which had the participation of Government Officials, Supreme Court Judges, University Professors, Public Prosecutors and Representatives from the Portuguese Bar Association and whose goal was to discuss Technological Innovation in the Justice System. Besides, Marisa created local chapters of the Legal Hackers organization in Porto and the Hague, thereby establishing a vibrant community of legal thinkers and fostering the discussion around legaltech. Marisa has established herself as one of the leading voices in Portugal regarding legaltech, having also published works related to the subject of legaldesign and Legal Practice 4.0 in Brazil. “

H.E. Wamkele Mene

Secretary-General of the AfCFTA

H.E. Wamkele Mene

Cláudia Massei

CEO Siemens Oman - WEF Young Global Leader

Cláudia Massei

Dominic Cull

Owner of Ellipsis Regulatory Solutions

Dominic Cull

Dominic holds a master’s degree in ICT law from UCT and specialises in electronic communications law. In 2004 he founded ellipsis (www.ellipsis.co.za) as a consultancy assisting those navigating electronic communications law in South Africa and Africa. Dominic is regulatory advisor to the Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) and other industry associations and represents local and international telecommunications providers and online platforms.

Vanessa Ferguson

Partner and head of anti-counterfeiting, Von Seidels

Vanessa Ferguson

Vanessa is an experienced IP attorney with a specific focus on anti-counterfeiting and associated enforcement measures. For more than two decades, Vanessa has been assisting clients from all industries and areas in respect of both traditional and non-traditional IP protection and enforcement, both in South Africa as well as key African territories, with a strong focus on regional and cross-border enforcement measures. She works closely with government bodies and industries in South Africa and is actively involved in training programs for law enforcement, customs and other role players in anti-counterfeiting and IP enforcement. Vanessa co-authored Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in Africa (published May 2020 by Oxford University Press), the leading textbook on IP enforcement and anti-counterfeiting in Africa.

Tes Proos

Founder Crystal Events Africa (CIS, CITP)

Tes Proos

Ms Maureen Fondo

Head of Copyright & Related Rights at ARIPO

Ms Maureen Fondo

Ms. Maureen Fondo is the Head Copyright & Related Rights, at the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO). She has a Masters in Intellectual Property (MIP), Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) and currently a PhD candidate. She has contributed to various Copyright Publications and Policy documents at ARIPO that have been adopted by the ARIPO Member States, the recent one being the “Kampala Protocol on Voluntary Registration of Copyright & Related Rights”. She is a resource person for Intellectual Property matters and facilitates in the MIP program at Africa University. Maureen is an artist, she has recorded two gospel albums “Shika Ulichonacho” and “Moyo wa Shukrani” with one song commemorating the WIPO IP Day theme – Get up, Stand Up for Music titled “Sherekea” and another song titled “Celebrate” commemorating ARIPO at forty. Previously, she was the Head of the Legal Service Unit at the Copyright Society of Tanzania. She was the MIP President 5 th Cohort at Africa University and was awarded the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)-ARIPO Best Graduating Student who has demonstrated Leadership potential in MIP. She was the Vice President at Tumaini University and was awarded the Leadership medal. She collected data for WIPO Report titled “The Economic Contribution of Copyright Based Industries in Tanzania”. Lectured Business Law at the Institute of Accountancy Arusha and was a volunteer Legal Advisor at the Legal and Human Rights Centre in Arusha, Tanzania.

John McKnight

Patent attorney

John McKnight

John is a patent attorney who has practiced in both South Africa and the United Kingdom for over 25 years. As a former Deputy Head of Patents at a FTSE 100 company in the UK, he has particular experience of both registered and unregistered IP rights in an FMCG environment. He specialises in the filing of applications in the chemical, biochemical and pharmaceutical fields and related litigation. He also has experience in commercial transactions involving IP, including confidentiality, joint development, supply, licencing and technology transfer agreements.

John is a Fellow of the South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents (CIPA), a member of the Law Society of England and Wales and of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office.

He was the recipient of the CIPA Gill Prize in 2000 and has been listed in IAM’s World’s Leading Patent Practitioners since 2011.

Vanessa Ferguson

Partner and head of anti-counterfeiting, Von Seidels

Vanessa Ferguson

Tes Proos

Founder Crystal Events Africa (CIS, CITP)

Tes Proos

Ms Maureen Fondo

Head of Copyright & Related Rights at ARIPO

Ms Maureen Fondo

John McKnight

Patent attorney

John McKnight

He was the recipient of the CIPA Gill Prize in 2000 and has been listed in IAM’s World’s Leading Patent Practitioners since 2011.

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Date

Feb 22 2022

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Time

8:00 am - 6:00 pm

STILL GROWING RESPECT FOR IP IN AFRICA

Speakers

Ms. Amanda Lotheringen

Senior Manager, Copyright and IP Enforcement, CIPC, DTI

Godfrey Budeli

Head of Anti-Counterfeiting | Adams & Adams

R. Yofi Grant

Chief Executive Officer at Ghana Investment Promotion Centre