These are the first pictures of the Invnetors' Olympic Games, organised at the Olympic Hall, Budapest. The opening ceremony started with the speech of Vladimir Yossifov representing General Director Kamil Idris of WIPO. IFIA's President Farag Moussa welcomed the excellencies and the participants. Then Professor Csaba Szántay, President of the Association of Hungarian Inventors made his address.

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The opening speech of Professor Csaba Szántay, president of the Hungarian Association

The audience of the opening. Mr Farag Moussa with his wife is in the middle, the next on the right is Mr Szántay and Mr Sevilla.

Valdimir Yossifov cuts the ribbon and opens the First Inventors' Olympic Games