Department of Students’ Welfare, Shri Vishwakarma Skill University, organized an International webinar on Vaccine Patent Waiver, ‘A Step Towards Covid-Free Equal World’. A galaxy of prominent speakers was invited to share their views with the participants. The program started with the address of Prof. B.K. Kuthiala, Chairperson, Haryana State Higher Education Council. He averred India is the biggest storehouse of knowledge and scientific innovations. Shri Raj Nehru, VC, SVSU said that the display of apathy on the part of large organizations has been disturbing as how can one think of only profit-making even in these dire times of catastrophe the entire world is going through. Dr. Prabhash Ranjan, Law Faculty, South Asian University, India joined as an eminent speaker and put forth his views on IPR & Vaccine Patent Waiver. Prof. Gul Erkol Bayram, Sinop University, Turkey shared her views on Patent Free vaccines and their impact on Global Tourism. Prof. Justin Paul, from the University of Florida, United States of America, spoke about the idea that nations need to explore diplomatic routes to get vaccines and make the same available to the masses.
Moreover, the other eminent speakers who addressed the participants on a range of crucial topics were Prof. B. P. Sharma, Vice-Chancellor, G.B. University, Dr. Mahadeo Jaiswal, Director, IIM-Sambalpur, Vijay Pal Dalmia, IPR & Partner, V.A.A, and Dr. Raj Shankar Ghosh, Senior Advisor, Vaccine Delivery, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Their discourse included the issues regarding research and the role of industry, national and international legal aspects, and processes in the patent waiver, and the delivery of vaccines etc.