Sorin Mierlea , President of InfoCons Consumer Protection , is attenting the IP in Education Network meeting

Sorin Mierlea , President of InfoCons Consumer Protection , is attenting the IP in Education Network meeting

Sorin Mierlea , President of InfoCons , is attending the IP in Education Network meeting organized today , May 13, 2025, in Budapest , Hungary, by the European Union Intellectual Property Office – EUIPO .

InfoCons is an active member of the EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office) Observatory, playing a role e in the Civil Society Working Group within the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights. This involvement underscores InfoCons‘ commitment to addressing the challenges posed by intellectual property infringements across Europe.

The agenda contains the following :

Opening Session

• Welcome
  Péter Lábody, Vice-President for Legal and International Affairs, Hungarian Intellectual Property Office
  Patricia García-Escudero, Observatory Director, EUIPO

• Keynote Speaker
  Martin Kern, EIT Director (tbc)

Strategic Presentations

• IP Next Gen 2025–2030
  Presented by the EUIPO Observatory

• SALTO Digital Centre
  Pasi Silander, Director, SALTO
  Introduction to the SALTO Digital Resource Centre, its role within the Erasmus+ framework, and its impact on digitalisation across 33 countries.

Skills, Vocational Education, and AI

• Cedefop & ReferNet – Union of Skills & VET
  Dmitrijs Kulss, CEDEFOP

• Panel Discussion: AI Recommendations for Teachers and Students
  Contributions from representatives of national education ministries

Workshops (Afternoon Session)

Participants engage in three rotating discussion rounds focused on:

• Promoting entrepreneurship education and IP awareness in schools

• IP education in vocational education and training (VET) institutions

• Strengthening collaboration with national or regional teacher training organisations