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January 25, 2017

Alan Adcock and Suebsiri Taweepon to Speak at LES Thailand Annual Conference

LES Thailand

Alan Adcock and Suebsiri Taweepon, both partners at Tilleke & Gibbins, will speak at the Licensing Executive Society Thailand’s Annual Conference, “IP Commercialization: from Laboratory to Global Marketplace,” which will be held in Bangkok on February 2-3, 2017.

Alan, who serves as a member of the conference organizing committee, will be a panelist during the session discussing “Collaboration and Technology Transfer: From Research to Business” on the opening day of the event. He will be joined on the panel by representatives from the National Science and Technology Development Agency, academic institutions, and the private sector.

On the second day of the conference, Suebsiri will participate in a panel on “Recent IP Licensing Developments in Thailand and ASEAN.”

The conference will feature speakers from key ASEAN countries, and will provide them the opportunity to share their knowledge and opinions on IP commercialization and its potential impact on the global market. To learn more about the event, please visit the LES Thailand website.

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