World IP Day 2023 visuals are used with permission from World Intellectual Property Organization.
World IP Day 2023 celebrates the “can do” attitude of women inventors, creators and entrepreneurs around the world and their ground-breaking work. This year we honour outstanding women, lauding their contributions to the innovation ecosystem.
Join us in celebrating the work of trailblazing women and raising awareness about the importance of women accelerating innovation and creativity.
This World Intellectual Property Day (26 April 2023), IPOS celebrates Women and IP: Accelerating Innovation and Creativity
IPOS commemorated World IP Day (WIPD) on 26 April 2023, with insights on innovation and entrepreneurship journeys shared by our panel of speakers at the WIPO Singapore office. The event was graced by Ms Sun Xueling, Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Social and Family Development of Singapore.
View the the recording of the event on Youtube.
Panellists
Ms Lee Yun Qin
Senior Industrial Designer, Procter & Gamble
Ms Jamie Lim
CEO, Scanteak Singapore
Dr Sandhya Sriram
Group CEO and Co-Founder, Shiok Meats Pte. Ltd.
Ms Chew Soo Wei
Emcee, (Moderator)
TRAILBLAZERS #WomeninInnovation
As a nod to innovative, creative and enterprising women for their outstanding work, the Trailblazers #WomeninInnovation gallery features women in Singapore who have made an impact with their innovations.
We celebrate their work and tell their stories here.
Ms Yvon Bock
Founder & CEO, Hegen Pte Ltd
Ms Chong Boon Sim
Associate Director of Industrial Design, Razer Inc
Dr Jen Wei Ying
Consultant, Department of Haematology-Oncology, National University Cancer Institute, Singapore (NCIS)
Ms Lee Yun Qin
Senior Industrial Designer, Procter & Gamble (P&G)
Ms Kay Liew
Co-Founder, Tech For She
Ms Jamie Lim
CEO, Scanteak Singapore
Dr Sandhya Sriram
Group CEO and Co-Founder, Shiok Meats Pte. Ltd.
Ms Cherie Wang
Co-Founder, Planner Bee
Ms Wong Wen Si
Director of Trusted Identity, National Digital Identity, Government Technology Agency
WIPD Celebratory Activities
Here is a series of associated WIPD events organised by IPOS and our partners!
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Event | Date/Time |
IP Management in Collaborations and for Overseas Expansion Hear from our IP Strategist, Low Jin Wei, as she shares about the different types of intangible assets and intellectual property, the importance of IP management when collaborating with partners and when expanding overseas. This will be accompanied by a sharing session by Quest Ventures as they provide insights on sustainable impact accelerators and what they look out for when investing. | 18 April 2023, Tuesday |
APACMed Start-up Connect x II x SGInnovate: IP Considerations for MedTech Start-ups A networking event to bring together the MedTech start-up ecosystem to share insights, make connections, and network. The focus of this session is on Intellectual Property, organized by APACMed in partnership with IPOS International. | 26 April 2023, Wednesday |
SEA Your Future – IP Insights for UK Start-ups expanding to Southeast Asia Speaker: Andrea Chiu, IP Strategist This event is organised by IPOS International and the Singapore Deep-Tech Alliance (SDTA), for UK start-ups supported by the Innovate UK – SDTA Global Innovation Programme (Advanced Manufacturing) Singapore 2023. The session will cover insights on the IP landscape in Southeast Asia and practical tips on how UK enterprises can protect their intellectual property (IP) or intangible assets (IA) as they venture overseas. | 26 April 2023, Wednesday |
All dates and timings reflected are in Singapore time zone.
Media Materials
26 APR 2023 [Press Release]
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