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Mr. Aleman, studied law at the Javeriana\r\nUniversity (J.D., 1991) where he also obtained a Corporate Law Certificate\r\n(L.L.M., 1996). He then obtained a Diploma in Advanced Studies (DEA) in\r\nResearch at the Alcala University (Spain, 2006), and a Ph.D. in Law (2011, Cum\r\nLaude).

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Mr. Aleman\r\npracticed as an IP Attorney from 1991 to 1995. He was then appointed Head of\r\nthe Colombian Industrial Property Office, from 1995 to 1998, and was invited as\r\na Fellow Visiting Researcher at the Max Planck Institute in Munich, Germany in\r\n1998. He joined WIPO in 1999 as Senior Program Officer, Office of Cooperation\r\nfor Development for Latin America and the Caribbean (from 1999 to 2006). He was\r\nthen appointed Deputy Director in the Division for Public Policy and\r\nDevelopment (from 2006 to 2009), Deputy Director of the Patent Law Division\r\n(from 2009 to 2013), and went on to be Director of the Patent Law Division. He\r\ncurrently holds the position of Assistant Director General, leading the IP and\r\nInnovation Ecosystems Sector (IES).

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Mr. Aleman is responsible for\r\nhelping Member States develop their IP and innovation ecosystems to drive\r\neconomic growth. He is also responsible for providing support for researchers,\r\ninnovators, and enterprises, including SMEs. Other key focus areas include IP\r\ncommercialization for business growth; emergence of IP as an asset class;\r\ndevelopment of advisory expertise on national IP strategies; economic analysis\r\non the role IP plays in promoting innovation and creativity; strengthening ADR\r\nand the services provided by the Arbitration and Mediation Center; and\r\nproviding technical assistance to the judiciary, as well as services related to\r\nthe legal databases.

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Chief Economist, Department for Economics and Data Analytics, IP and Innovation Ecosystems Sector, WIPO, Geneva.

Carsten Fink is the Chief Economist of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) based in Geneva. Before joining WIPO, he was Professor of International Economics at the University of St.Gallen. He also held the positions of Visiting Professor at the Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques (Sciences Po) in Paris and Visiting Senior Fellow at the Groupe d’Economie Mondiale, a research institute at Sciences Po.

Prior to his academic appointments, Mr. Fink worked for more than 10 years at the World Bank. Among other positions, he was a Senior Economist in the International Trade Team of the World Bank Institute, working out of the World Bank’s office in Geneva and an Economist in the Trade Division of the World Bank’s research department, based in Washington, DC.

Mr. Fink’s research work – focused on intellectual property, innovation, and international trade – has been published in academic journals and books. He holds a doctorate degree in economics from the University of Heidelberg in Germany and a Master of Science degree in economics from the University of Oregon in the United States.

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Prof. Xiaolan Fu
Technology and Management Centre for Development (TMCD), Professor of Technology and International Development, Oxford University
Ms. Fu is also the Director of Research of Oxford Department of International Development at the University. Founder of OxValue.ai. Her research interests include innovation, technology, and industrialization; trade, foreign direct investment, and economic development; and emerging Asian economies. Ms. Fu is appointed by the Secretary-General of United Nations to the Governing Council of the Technology Bank for the Least Developed the Counties and to the Ten-Member High Level Advisory Group of the UN Technology Facilitation Mechanism. She has published extensively in leading international journals. Her recent books include Oxford Handbook of China Innovation (2022), Innovation Under the Radar: The Nature and Source of Innovation in Africa (2020), China’s Path to Innovation (2015), China’s Role in Global Economic Recovery (2011), and The Rise of Technological Power in the South (2010).

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Chief R&D and\r\nInnovation Officer, The Procter & Gamble (P&G) Co, United\r\nStates of America (U.S.)

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Victor Aguilar is P&G’s Chief Research,\r\nDevelopment and Innovation Officer. He leads P&G’s Research &\r\nDevelopment (R&D) organization, global innovation program and strategy, its\r\nnearly $2 billion annual investment in R&D and end-to-end packaging\r\ntransformation. He also serves as liaison to the Board of Director’s Innovation\r\nand Technology Committee. Victor brings over three decades of P&G\r\nexperience spanning three continents, and across Fabric and Baby Care, Future\r\nWorks and Corporate R&D. As a long-time leader in Fabric Care, Victor has\r\nled innovation that has accelerated growth through a commitment to superiority,\r\nagility and consumer-inspired solutions, and, most recently in Corporate\r\nR&D where he has made an immediate impact, accelerating the value of our\r\nTransformative Platform Technologies.

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Partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore, U.S.

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Mr. David Kappos is a partner at Cravath and leader in\r\nthe field of intellectual property, including IP management and strategy, the\r\ndevelopment of global IP norms, laws and practices and the commercialization\r\nand enforcement of innovation-based assets. From 2009 to 2013, Mr. Kappos served\r\nas Under Secretary of Commerce and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark\r\nOffice (USPTO), where he advised the President on IP policy matters. He was\r\ninstrumental in achieving the passage and implementation of the 2011\r\nLeahy-Smith America Invents Act. From\r\n2003 to 2009, he served as IBM’s chief intellectual property lawyer.

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Division Scientist, 3M, U.S.

Ms. Caroline Ylitalo is a Division Scientist in\r\nthe 3M Personal Safety Division. She joined 3M in 1992 after obtaining a Ph.D.\r\nin Chemical Engineering from Stanford University. Throughout her career, she\r\nhas focused on developing new technologies that can be used across many 3M\r\nbusinesses including printing inks, graphics films, antimicrobial technologies,\r\nand respiratory protection products. She holds 52 issued patents with\r\nadditional 35 pending applications and has 16 journal publications. Ms. Ylitalo\r\nis a board member of the Twin Cities Regional Science Fair, chapter president\r\nof SOAR (Society for Orphaned Armenian Relief) and an alumni interviewer for\r\nStanford University OVAL (Outreach Volunteer Alumni Link).

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