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IFIA & PALEXPO FORM March 2019 IFIA Mag azine

STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP FOR

THE ORGANIZATION OF SVIIF

Mr. Alireza Rastegar from IFIA and Mr. Claude Membrez from PALEXPO, Geneva’s Exhibition and
Congress Center signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Hong Kong on December 5th, 2018
to form a strategic partnership between the two organizations for the Silicon Valley International
Invention Festival (SVIIF).

According to this agreement, PALEXPO is specified to be the organizer of SVIIF 2019 which is
planned to be held from 23 to 26 June 2019 in Santa Clara Convention Center and IFIA is the host
of the event.

The PALEXPO SA is the operator of PALEXPO and since 1981, hosts and organizes important exhibi-
tions and congress all year long. The International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva was created in
1972 in Geneva, Switzerland and belongs to PALEXPO SA since 2016.

It is one of the world’s most prestigious innovation exhibitions, which is arranged under the pa-
tronage of The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) of the Swiss Government and City
of Geneva, and is showcasing innovations and inventions.

Every year, it comes with over 800 exhibitors from 40 countries, featuring 1,000 new innovations
and inventions; the annual International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva is a major global event
dedicated to innovation and to new products. It also serves as a platform for inventors and their
potential buyers from organizations worldwide to communicate and exchange their ideas, includ-
ing means for commercialization.

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