Invited talk at the OECD meeting 'Dynamics of Demand-led Innovation Policies'. 30 June, Paris.

Invited talk at the EU Thematic Forum on Knowledge Transfer, organized by DG-Research. May 13, 2009.

Invited talk at the EU Member State workshop "Cell Broadcast for Public Warning". Amsterdam, 28-29 January 2009.

Invited speech and panel member at the meeting 'Investeren in infrastructuur en mobiliteit' organised by the Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR) and Transumo. December 10th, 2008.

Invited talk at the workshop ëThe changing role of public sector research in innovationí, at the Centre for Advanced Studies (CAS) at the Norwegian Academy of Sciences, Oslo, 26-28 March 2008.

Bekkers (2007). Patent drag and stacking IPR fees ñ Are IPR policies of standards bodies failing or should we better address excessive technology inclusion? Position paper for the High-Level Workshop on standardization, IP licensing, and antitrust, TILEC, Chateau du Lac, Brussel, 18 January 2006. Conference program.