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Editor, Head, Composite Indicator Research Section, Department for Economics and Data Analytics, IP and Innovation Ecosystems Sector (IES), WIPO

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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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Program Officer, Composite Indicator Research Section, Department for Economics and Data Analytics

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Professor Soumitra Dutta is the dean of Saïd Business School\r\nat the University of Oxford. He was previously the Founding Dean, at the SC\r\nJohnson College of Business at Cornell University in New York. He is the\r\nco-founder and President of Portulans ICo-editor of the GII and Dean, Saïd\r\nBusiness School, University of Oxford, United Kingdom (U.K.)nstitute, a\r\nnon-profit non-partisan think tank based in Washington D.C. He is/has been on\r\nthe board of global firms including Sodexo, Dassault Systemes and ZS Associates.\r\nHe is currently the Chair of the Board of the Global Business School Network\r\nand is on the advisory boards of several business schools including HEC\r\nMontreal and ESADE (Spain).

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President of the Philippines

H.E. Mr. Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is the 17th President of the Republic of the Philippines. He has dedicated over two decades of his life to serving the Filipino people. President Marcos has held various political positions, including as Vice Governor, Governor, Member of the House of Representatives, and Senator. As President, he vows to be a leader for every Filipino and stands steadfast behind his vision of uniting the nation and delivering a brighter future for the people.

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\r\nPrime Minister, Estonia

H.E. Ms. Kaja Kallas has been the Prime Minister of Estonia\r\nsince January 2021. She has been the leader of the Reform Party since 2018, and\r\na Member of Parliament from 2019 to 2021, and previously from 2011 to 2014.\r\nBetween the two terms at the Estonian Parliament, from 2014 to 2018, Ms. Kallas\r\nserved as a Member of the European Parliament (representing the Alliance of\r\nLiberals and Democrats for Europe), where her primary focus was on the Digital\r\nSingle Market strategy, and energy and consumer policies. Before entering\r\npolitics, she was an attorney-at-law, specialising in European and Estonian\r\ncompetition law, and a partner in two law firms.

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\r\n\r\nPrime Minister, Sweden

H.E. Mr. Ulf Kristersson is Sweden's Prime Minister since\r\nOctober 2022, leading the Moderate Party (M) since October 2017. He has been an\r\nMP since 2014 and from 1991 to 2000. H.E. Mr. Kristersson previously served as\r\nMinister for Social Security from 2010 to 2014 and chaired the Moderate Youth\r\nLeague from 1988 to 1992.

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\r\nMinister of Trade and Industry, Botswana

H.E. Mr. Mmusi Kgafela is the current Member of Parliament\r\nfor the Mochudi West Constituency, representing the Botswana Democratic Party\r\n(BDP) in his first term. He brings a wealth of experience from a prior career\r\nas an attorney in Botswana’s courts, specializing in Commercial transactions\r\nand administration of estates, conveyancing and notarial services, as well as\r\ncivil and criminal litigation. He had the privilege of serving as the Minister\r\nof Infrastructure and Housing Development from October 2019 to May 2021. With a\r\nBachelor of Laws, he now serves as both Member of Parliament and Minister of\r\nTrade and Industry (MTI). His political engagement began in university, and in\r\n2017, he joined the BDP, dedicating to national politics and contributing to\r\nthe nation’s growth and development.

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\r\nMinister of the Secretariat of the Economy, Mexico

H.E. Ms. Raquel Buenrostro Sánchez is an outstanding Mexican\r\neconomist. Her leadership and knowledge contributed to promote effective\r\neconomic and trade policies for Mexico. Recognized for her public management\r\nskills, she managed to strengthen the country’s competitiveness and promote\r\ninternational trade, earning international respect and recognition. She has an\r\nextensive career in public service, where she held key positions in the Tax\r\nAdministration, her actions managed to maintain a sustained and growing tax\r\ncollection, despite the health crisis, positioning Mexico in 2020 as the second\r\ncountry with the second largest increase in tax revenues.

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\r\nVenture and Growth Investor, Kinnevik AB – Venture capital,\r\nU.K.

Ms. Cecilia Zhao is a venture and growth investor at\r\nKinnevik Capital, a $5bn+ publicly listed investment company known for backing\r\ncompanies such as Zalando, Pleo, and TravelPerk. Beyond her investment work,\r\nMs. Zhao has a strong social media following exceeding 1 million followers, and\r\nshe is also recognized as a bestselling author.

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\r\nChair, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Chief\r\nExecutive Officer, Orestia, Mexico

Ms. Maria Fernanda Garza, Mexican CEO of Orestia, is a\r\ndedicated business leader and advocate for ethics. She served as Mexico’s\r\nEmployer Delegate to the International Labour Organization for a decade,\r\nbecoming the Employer’s Vice Chair at the ILO’s 98th Session. Ms. Garza was\r\nChair of ICC México from 2014 to 2020 and is currently the Chairwoman of the\r\nInternational Chamber of Commerce (ICC). She is a member of the Advisory\r\nCommittee on Sustainable Urbanization for the UN General Assembly’s President\r\nand participates in Indonesia B20’s International Advocacy Caucus. Furthermore,\r\nshe was appointed to the United Nations Secretary-General’s Internet Governance\r\nForum (IGF) Leadership Panel in 2022.

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\r\nChief Executive Officer, Kenya National Innovation Agency,\r\nKenya

Dr. Tonny K. Omwansa, CEO of Kenya’s National Innovation\r\nAgency, leads the National Innovation System, holding key roles in ISACA, IEEE,\r\nand with Kenya’s National Research Fund and Science, Technology, and Innovation\r\nCommission. With 15+ years in Africa’s tech and innovation sector, he pioneered\r\nfintech and mobility programs, also launching Kenya Innovation Week and Nairobi\r\nInnovation Week, uniting 50+ partners for local innovation. Passionate about\r\naffordable tech in developing nations, he advocates education reform,\r\nentrepreneurship, and research commercialization. His extensive research,\r\nconsultancy, and “Money, Real Quick: Kenya’s Disruptive Mobile Money\r\nInnovation” book underline his impactful career.

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