ROUND TABLE
on
“Preventing Bio-piracy: Protecting Traditional Knowledge”

4th & 5th April
Conference Room No.1
India International Centre
Max Mueller Road
New Delhi – 110 003

 

4th April 2012

 Day – 1

Celebrating 25 years of Navdanya

0920-0930

Welcome, Introduction and Objectives
Dr. Vandana Shiva, Director, Navdanya

Session I
0930-1100Threats of Bio-diversity and Traditional Knowledge: 25 years of 
Bio imperialism through IPRs

Chair: Dr. Vandana Shiva
Dr. Vandana Shiva, Director, Navdanya
Shri SP Shukla (Former Indian Ambassador to GATT)
Dr. Biswajit Dhar, DG, Research in Information for Developing Countries1100-1130

Tea

Session II
1130-1330Institutions and Instruments to Protect Biodiversity and
Traditional Knowledge

Chair: Dr. P.L. Gautam
Dr. P.L. Gautam, Director, Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority 
Prof. K.C. Bansal, Director, NBPGR
Dr. VK Gupta, Director, TKDL 
Dr Satya Narayan ICMR
Shalini Bhutani1.30-2.00

Lunch

Session III
2-5pmConserving Biodiversity, Defending Traditional Knowledge: 
25 years

Chair: Dr. Vandana Shiva
Dr. A K Panigrahi, Ranipatna, Navdanya Orissa
Mr. Leo Saldanha (Director Environment Support Group Bangalore )
Ms Bhargavi (ESG) 
Adv Pinky Anand, SrAdvocate
Adv. Prashant Bhushan,Sr Advocate1700

Tea

5th April 2012
Day – 2

 Session IV
0930-1100Patents on Seed and Seed Monopolies and the threat to 
Agriculture and Food Security

Chair: Dr. Vandana Shiva

Dr. Vandana Shiva, Director, Navdanya
Sri. Kishore Tiwari, President, Vidarbha Janandolan Samiti
Dr. S. Bala Ravi, Advisor, MSSRF
Sri. Kishan B Chaudhary, President, Bhartiya Krishak Samaj1100-1115TeaSession V
1115-1300Patents in Medicinal Plants and Traditional Knowledge & Patent
Monopolies on Medicine: Threat to Public Health –

Chair: Dr. Ranjit Roy Chaudhury

Dr Ranjit Roy Chaudhury (Chairman AHERF)
Dr. Narendra Mehrotra ( Jeevaniya)
Dr. Dinesh Abrol ( NISTADS)
Mr. Bala Prasad, Jt.Secretary, AYUSH (TBC)
Dr. Mira Shiva MD (Director, IHES)1300-1330LunchSession VI 
1330-1600Threats and Challenges of Next 25 years

Chair: Dr. Sarala Gopalan
Ms Shailaja Chandra(Former Secretary Ayush 
Former Principal Secretary - Delhi Govt
Dr. Darshan Shankar Founder FRLHT, Advisor 
Dr. MS Swaminathan, Director, MSSRF1600-1630Valedictory 

Chair: Dr. Vandana Shiva

Prof. Upendra Baxi (Professor of Law in Development at the University of 
Warwick, United Kingdom and Former Vice chancellor of
University of Delhi)1630-1700Press Conference1700Tea