About This Webinar:

Incubators will be introduced to Intellectual Property (IP) concepts and learn how to work with clients to ensure they are protecting their products and innovations. Practical concepts will be described through an overview of various Cleantech incubators and House of Knowledge’s IP survival kit.

About This Series:

The World Bank’s Climate Technology Program (CTP), housed with the Innovation and Entrepreneurship unit within the Trade and Competitiveness Global Practice (T&C GP), empowers developing countries to proactively and profitably adapt, develop, and deploy climate smart technologies and business models that meet local needs and drive growth, competitiveness, and employment. CTP has established a network of seven Climate Innovation Centers (CICs) - in Kenya, South Africa, Ethiopia, Ghana, Vietnam, Morocco, and the Caribbean - to support early stage climate technology companies with a holistic set of services including proof-of-concept grants, business advisory and training, and access to business/technical facilities. As a core part of the Climate Business Innovation Network (CBIN), CTP aims to improve the operational effectiveness of its CICs and other intermediary organizations supporting green startups and growing businesses in developing countries. In order to foster connectivity and knowledge sharing among its members, CBIN is developing webinar series as a platform where members can share and learn about solutions to common challenges faced by green incubators and accelerators. Each online session will draw from field experiences of business enablers in developing countries, and topics will include both climate technology specific and general business incubation.

Please contact Elaine Tinsley (etinsley@worldbank.org), Task Team Leader for the CBIN Webinar Series, and Alexandra Endara (aendara@worldbank.org) for inquiries.