WIPO

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Director, Development Agenda Coordination Division, WIPO

Mr. Baloch has been the Director of the Development Agenda Coordination Division (DACD) within the Regional and National Development Sector of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) since 2009. The DACD is responsible for the implementation of the WIPO Development Agenda Recommendations and its mainstreaming across the Organization. It also serves as the Secretariat of the Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP). In addition, the Division deals with activities of the Organization in the areas of South-South and North-South Cooperation, Women and Intellectual Property (IP), as well as IP and Tourism.

Prior to joining the DACD, Mr. Baloch held different positions across the Organization, including in the delivery of technical assistance in the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific. Before joining WIPO, Mr. Baloch served as a diplomat for his national government for a period of fifteen years.

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Founder of IP Mentor Initiative, Intellectual Property Attorney and Field Researcher, IP Trainer and founding member of the National Intellectual Property Academy of Egypt, and author of the study on “Intellectual Property, Tourism and Culture: Supporting Development Objectives and Promoting Cultural Heritage in Egypt”, Egypt

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President of the Dark Sky Association, and President of the Rede de Turismo de Aldeia do Alentejo, Portugal

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Owner and Resident Scientist of Jessamine Eden Wellness Farm, as well as a Chief Executive Officer and Principal Research Scientist of 17th/21st Century Cures Ltd., Grenada

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