Speakers include:

Pat Howard, SFU
Traditional knowledge and Biopiracy

Kelly Bannister, Uvic
Ethical and legal aspects of research biodiversity and Indigenous cultural knowledge

John Hepburn, UBC VP Research
Technology transfer, patent licensing and current research at UBC

Bob Hancock, UBC Microbiology and Immunology
Antimicrobial peptides, access to essential medicines, research funding

Steve Morgan, UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research
Patents, drug markets, and equity

Cailin Morrison, Medecins Sans Frontiers
MSF access to essential medicines campaign

Guests from the Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM)
Role of universities in equal access to technology and distribution of research

Schedule:

	9:00-9:15		Registration
	9:15-10:20		Pat Howard, SFU
	10:20-11:20		Kelly Bannister, Uvic
	11:20-12:00		Leigh Beamish & Mike Gretes, UAEM
	12:00-12:45		LUNCH
	12:45-1:15		John Hepburn, UBC
	1:15-2:00		Bob Hancock, UBC
	2:00-2:15		BREAK
	2:15-3:00		Steve Morgan, UBC
	3:00-3:45		Cailin Morrision
	3:45-4:30		Panel Discussion