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SILICON VALLEY INTERNATIONAL

INVENTION FESTIVAL 2019 REPORT

John Calvert, SVIIF Jury President , Mr. Amin Gha-
fooripour, Santa Clara University Professor,
SVIIF Advisor and Mr.Tamara Nanayakkara
counselor SME’s and entrepreneurship sup-
port division representing WIPO delivered
keynote speeches in the opening ceremony
on June 24th.
The same day, SVIIF Jury Board was com-
posed of 30 professional juries from Inter-
national side and the American organizations
and entities of importance including United
inventors association of America, Santa Clara
University and Structural Engineering Institute (SEI)
who evaluated the showcased innovations on the first
two days of the event.
Silicon Valley International Invention Festival (SVIIF)
2019 commence in Santa Clara Convention Center on The next day, a workshop was arranged alongside the
June 24th and lasted for 3 consecutive days. SVIIF2019 event with the title of “Intellectual Property (IP) by
was organized by Geneva’s Exhibition and Congress WIPO providing an overview of intellectual property
Center (PALEXPO), host by International Federation of types.
Inventors’ Associations (IFIA), supported by World Intel-
lectual Property Organization (WIPO), Mayor of Santa Finally, the Awards Ceremony commenced in the af-
Clara and Santa Clara University with the collaboration ternoon of June 26th with the participation of VIPs
of the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI). and special awards from Consulate General of Swit-
zerland in San Francisco, Mayor of Santa Clara City,
SVIIF 2019 created an excellent opportunity for over 200 Santa Clara University, IFIA, PALEXPO, WIPO, as
inventors from 30 countries including South Korea, Chi- well as Grand Prix, City of Santa Clara Awards, WIPO
na, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Poland, Ghana, Canada, awards, Geneva inventions Award, IFIA Awards and
Thailand, USA, Egypt, UAE, Iraq, Iran, Croatia, Vietnam, 10 international prizes were granted to the best inno-
Hungary, Germany, Turkey, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, vations displayed in the event.
Serbia, Kuwait, Morocco, United Kingdom and Russia
to showcase their inventions, innovative projects and SVIIF 2020 is planned to be held from 22 to 24 June
technologies in various fields of science and technology. 2020. We do hope to witness your participation in our
Such outstanding figures as Ms. Lisa Gilmor, Mayor of event.
Santa Clara, Mr. Alireza Rastegar, IFIA President, Mr.

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