WIPO

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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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Bennett Professor of Public Policy, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

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Adjunct Professor of International Economics, Economics Department, LUISS Guido Carli University

Ms. Cecilia Jona-Lasinio is Professor of International economics at LUISS Guido Carli, University in Rome, Senior Researcher at the Econometric Forecasting Division at the Italian Statistical Institute (ISTAT), Senior Consultant for the OECD Economic Department and the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance. She authored many publications on ICT, intangibles, digital innovation, productivity growth and macro-econometric modelling. She has been involved in several EU FP6, FP7 and H2020 research projects and consultancies for government agencies and international organizations. She has been awarded with the Indigo Prize – Letter One Foundation (United Kingdom) – First winners joint with J.Haskel, C.Corrado, K.Fox, P.Goodridge, D. Sichel and S.Westlake, in October 2017.

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Permanent Representative of Brazil to the World Trade Organization (WTO)

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President, National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), Brazil

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Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, India

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President, International Trademark Association (INTA) and Vice President, Innovation Law, Bristol Myers Squibb, United States of America (USA)

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Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Dell Technologies, USA

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General Manager, IP Innovation Division, Global Intellectual Property Group, Hitachi, Japan

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Research Fellow, WIPO.

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