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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Senior Director, IP for Innovators Department IP and Innovation Ecosystems Sector, WIPO

Alejandro Roca Campaña has 30 years of professional experience in WIPO, 18 of which were spent in the Development Sector and 12 in the Global Infrastructure Sector. He currently holds the position of Senior Director, IP for Innovators Department in the IP and Innovation Ecosystem Sector (IES) since March 2021.

The main responsibility of Mr. Roca Campaña consists of advising and coordinating the programs related to capacity building for the development of institutional innovation ecosystems of universities, knowledge transfer organizations (including Technology and Innovation Support Centers – TISCs) and other research and development institutions to effectively use IP assets and to manage them from creation to the commercialization of products and services based on research outcomes. He is also responsible for the implementation of activities and projects to provide resources, tools and platforms to enable active local innovation support and for the coordination of national, regional and international networking to share experiences and best practices as effectively as possible

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IP Finance and Valuation Expert, IP\r\nCommercialization Section, IP for Business Division, WIPO

Prior to joining WIPO, Mr. Kos worked for more than ten years in the financial sector. During this time, Mr. Kos has executed several cross-border mergers & acquisitions and has gained valuation and transaction expertise in a range of industries incl. consumer goods & retail, pharmaceuticals & medtech and industrial technology.

From 2017 to 2021, Mr. Kos was a Vice President with Alantra, a Zurich-based corporate finance boutique, where he worked with a specific focus on managing corporate transactions. He has also held roles at Deloitte, Robert W. Baird, and KPMG. In addition, Mr. Kos is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a Fellow of the Association of Chartered and Certified Accountants.

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Head, Creative Economy Section, Department for Economics and Data Analytics, IES, WIPO

Mr. Cuntz heads the Creative Economy Section at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva. Before joining WIPO, he worked as a senior consultant at the Federal Expert Commission for Research and Innovation (EFI) in Berlin and as a research fellow at the European Commission in Seville. His economic research focuses on creativity, the role of intellectual property, and the impact of digitization on creative industries.

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Associate Program Officer, IP Commercialization Section, IP for Innovators Department, WIPO

Mr. Luis Soriano Valdés has over 10 years of professional experience in the areas of intellectual property consulting, valuation, and transaction advisory services. Throughout his professional career, Mr. Soriano has carried out numerous valuation assignments of intangible assets including trademarks, patents, trade-secrets and software.

He holds a MSc. in Mechanical Engineering and a Master´s Degree in Intellectual Property Management and Markets from Illinois Institute of Technology. He recently joined WIPO as an Associate Program Officer supporting WIPO's activities related to IP finance, IP valuation and IP commercialization.

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Director, Adastra IP, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Ms. Christine Ng is an intellectual property (IP) professional with over 20 years of experience in IP management and valuation. Her work in IP valuation has been acknowledged in IAM’s Strategy 300 Global Leaders (2024–2025). As Head of IP Valuation at Adastra IP—a full-service IP firm with offices across Southeast Asia and India, she contributes to regional and international IP initiatives, including her appointment to the Technology Expert Committee at the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) and her role as an external expert to the European Commission’s IPR Helpdesk for Southeast Asia. She has also participated as a panel expert in WIPO’s IP Management Clinics, supporting efforts to strengthen IP frameworks in ASEAN.

In addition to her professional roles, Ms. Ng serves as Secretary General of the Business Valuers Association of Malaysia (BVAM), where she supports the development of valuation practices and enhancement of the valuation profession. She holds certifications as a Certified Valuation Analyst with the International Association of Certified Valuation Specialists (IACVS), specializing in IP assets, and is an accredited trainer with Malaysia’s Human Resource Development.

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Co-founder, Patentiv & Patent Effect and Board Member, Licensing Executives Society (LES) Türkiye, Istanbul, Türkiye

Mr. Mustafa Cakir is an industrial engineer with over 15 years of experience in patent portfolio management, patent data analytics, valuation, and commercialization strategies. He is the co-founder of Patent Effect (established in 2019), a company specializing in patent intelligence, technology transfer, and valuation services. He is also the co-founder of Patentiv, an AI-powered patent valuation platform supported by the Berlin Senate. Patentiv provides accurate, accessible, and cost-effective patent valuations using a robust methodology enhanced by AI. Mr. Cakir serves on the board of LES Turkey, the national chapter of the Licensing Executives Society International (LESI). He has been recognized by IAM as one of the World’s Top300 IP Strategists for three consecutive years (2022, 2023, and 2024). Additionally, he currently chairs the RTTP Peer Review Committee at ATTP (Alliance of Technology Transfer Professionals).

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Intellectual Property Valuation Specialist, Budapest, Hungary

Mr. Peter Kaldos is an independent consultant and valuation specialist with over a decade of experience helping companies and research institutions identify, assess, and realize the value of intangible assets - including IP - across a wide range of sectors. He works closely with IP attorneys, law firms and business consultants to provide valuation services for purposes such as licensing, asset transfers, acquisitions, strategic decision-making and financial reporting. With a background in economics and IP, Mr. Kaldos brings a practical and methodical approach to IP valuation and portfolio management. He regularly contributes his expertise to WIPO, EPO and European Commission initiatives related to IP and valuation.

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Head of Growth & Investment Affairs at OlarteMoure, Bogota, Colombia

Mr. Juan David Martínez is a lawyer from Universidad de los Andes - Colombia, with studies in Business Administration at the same university and at Nankai University in China. He has over eight years of experience promoting and structuring foreign investment projects totaling more than USD 50 million, including greenfield, brownfield, and venture capital initiatives, particularly in life sciences and technology sectors in Colombia.

In 2023, Mr. Martínez was promoted to Head of Investment Affairs at OlarteMoure, where he leads the firm’s DeepTech investment program (Science-Based Ventures),having allocated over USD 300,000 to date in IP-based business models across health, energy, agri-food, and sustainability industries. He is also recognized for designing and structuring investment vehicles focused on DeepTech investment theses for Corporate Venture Capital in Colombia. Additionally, he leads the DeepTech Alliance Colombia, an ecosystem-building initiative aimed at attracting investment and resources for applied IP-based scientific projects in Colombia and Latin America.

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Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands

Prof. Christian Handke is Associate Professor (with ius promovendi) of Cultural Economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam. His research focuses on cultural economics and the economics of copyright, innovation and technological change, cultural/creative and media industries, as well as on text and data mining and systematic literature reviews. His work has been published in leading specialized journals, such as the Journal of Cultural Economics and Information Economics &Policy. From 2018 and 2022, Prof. Handke has been President of the Society for Economic Research on Copyright Issues (SERCI). He is Executive Board member of the Association of Cultural Economics International (ACEI) and Associated Editor of the Journal of Cultural Economics. Over the years, Prof. Handke has consulted for a variety of public and private organizations, including the European Commission, the National Academies of the Sciences (USA), Industry Canada, the UK Intellectual Property Office, the federal German government’s Expert Commission on Research and Innovation(EFI), and the German Ministry of Justice. He also has work experience in cultural event management, for instance for the EXPO 2000 world exhibition in Hannover.

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Chairman, Art at Work Limited, Nairobi, Kenya

Mr. Roy Gitahi is the Founder and Chairman of Art at Work Limited, a pioneering organization dedicated to strengthening Africa’s creative and cultural industries through research, policy development, legislation, and market innovation. With a focus on financial inclusion, education, technology, and sustainability, his work empowers youth and MSMEs in the creative and sports sectors, fostering economic growth and job creation.

With 14 years of experience, Mr. Gitahi has collaborated with governments, development partners, private sector players, and cultural practitioners to design scalable frameworks that drive sustainable employment, income generation, and tax revenue across Africa. A strong advocate for youth empowerment, he challenges traditional financial systems by promoting intellectual property (IP) and creative assets as viable collateral - enabling young innovators to access funding and unlock their potential.

Beyond his professional achievements, Roy draws inspiration from his creative family—his wife and three sons—who fuel his passion for building an inclusive and prosperous future for Africa’s next generation of leaders. A thought leader in creative economy policy and IP financing, Mr. Gitahi is shaping a transformative agenda for Africa’s cultural and entrepreneurial landscape.

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Senior Financial Sector Specialist, Finance, Competitiveness & Innovation, The World Bank, Washington, United States

Mr. Ivor Istuk is a Senior Financial Sector Specialist in the Finance, Competitiveness, and Innovation Global Practice at the World Bank Group. Leveraging his legal background and financial sector expertise, he supports development of innovative financial solutions to enhance business access to working capital and investment finance globally. His work is focused on advancing design of financial products and policy frameworks in areas such as finance of supply chains, digitized trade, agricultural as well as exploring alternative approaches through embedded finance via digital platforms, structured products, and investment-based crowdfunding. Recently, Ivor has focused on financial products to support small businesses in the growing creative industries, harnessing intellectual property as a lever for growth. He frequently publishes on financial innovation, exploring topics like smart contracts and Fintech’s role in small business finance. Mr. Istuk represents the World Bank in global forums and organizations, including UNCITRAL and UNIDROIT on access-to-finance initiatives. Previously, he advised clients as a practicing lawyer on financial law and investments and spent five years as Principal Counsel in the Financial Law Unit at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London.

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