On September 12, CLDP, in coordination with the US Consulate in Basrah, Iraq, moderated a roundtable with representatives from local universities and the oil/gas industry to kick start a University – Industry project aimed at developing the local workforce through public and private partnerships

On September 11-15, CLDP, USPTO, and WIPO, in close coordination with the National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka and the University Grants Commission, conducted university IP development programs in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

On September 11, CLDP led a workshop on Technology Led Economic Development in coordination with Tamkeen Enterprises, Bahrain SME Society, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MOIC), American Chamber of Commerce, and Bahrain's Economic Development Board.

On September 11, CLDP, in coordination with the US Consulate in Basrah, Iraq, conducted a meeting in Basrah with the owners and managers of Basrah’s first shopping mall, Basrah Times Square, along with current operators of franchises in Basrah (both U.S. and non-U.S.

On September 11, CLDP, in coordination with the US Consulate in Basrah, Iraq, conducted a meeting in Basrah with the Contractor’s Association to discuss ways to attract American partners for commercial projects in Iraq.  The Contractors association is an organization made of 36,000 members who ar