5. Due to the complexity of the Bill, the Committee engaged Prof Coenraad Visser, an expert on indigenous knowledge and intellectual property, for a workshop on 2 June 2010. The workshop covered the (i) international experience regarding protection of traditional or indigenous knowledge systems; (ii) South African experience; (iii) issues being raised about the proposed Bill and the validity of these concerns; and (iv) way forward for the public hearings.