WIPO

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Ambassador and Permanent Representative of The Gambia to the UN Office at Geneva, World Trade Organization (WTO), and other offices in Geneva.

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He is an assistant professor in soft IP and data at the law\r\nfaculty of the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB). He is one of the twelve expert members of the\r\nBelgian Council of Intellectual Property which advises the Government on new IP legislation. He\r\nstudied law at ULB, Cambridge UK and at the University of Tübingen. ","birthdate":"","country":null,"email":"","photourl":"https://c.connectedviews.com/assets/b302a006-bfcc-4e89-a0d5-457149545c9e.PNG","name":"Mr. Benoit Van Asbroeck","jobs":"","urls":""},{"id":227833,"bio":"Scott Martin is a consultant and advisor with Aspen IP on intellectual property,\r\nartificial intelligence, and related challenges. Scott served as Executive Vice\r\nPresident of Intellectual Property & Deputy General Counsel at Paramount\r\nPictures for 33 years from 1992-2025, where he was responsible for intellectual\r\nproperty and artificial intelligence policy, rights acquisitions, copyrights and\r\ntrademarks, production clearances, chain-of-title & rights issues, content\r\nprotection strategy, film preservation, artificial intelligence, and WIPO negotiations. Prior to joining\r\nParamount Scott practiced law in New York, specializing in stage, music, and direct-to-video\r\ntransactions and litigation. Scott served with the U.S. State Department as a copyright law\r\nconsultant in Estonia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Latvia and Lithuania. 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She has published several articles and has a strong interest in\r\nhow intellectual property rights, particularly in the context of rapidly advancing AI, can be\r\nmanaged to foster innovation while safeguarding individual and public interests. Oghomwen has\r\nwritten a number of publications on data governance, privacy, and emerging technologies. Her\r\npublications include Striking a Balance: Al, National Security, And Privacy Rights in Nigeria,\r\nPrivacy, Freedom of Expression and Surveillance in Nigeria: Navigating the Murky Waters, and\r\nWhen Lies Get Real: Deepfakes and the Battle for Reputation in Nigeria. ","birthdate":"","country":null,"email":"","photourl":"https://c.connectedviews.com/assets/01890ed9-c247-46d9-bdb9-8aa0637402c4.PNG","name":"Ms. Oghomwen Rita Ohiro","jobs":"","urls":""},{"id":227835,"bio":"Prof. Chijioke Okorie is an associate professor in the Department of Private\r\nLaw at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, where she leads the Data\r\nScience Law Lab, a research group that deploys research in law and\r\nproduces evidence and policy advice to support the growth of all aspects of\r\ndata science research and application across Africa. An established\r\nresearcher rated C2 by South Africa’s National Research Foundation,\r\nChijioke’s work explores the intersection of intellectual property (IP) law,\r\ndigital technologies, and innovation policy in Africa. Chijioke is also a barrister and solicitor of\r\nthe supreme court of Nigeria. Chijioke is associate editor of South African Intellectual Property\r\nLaw Journal, and the author of several articles and resources on intellectual property and\r\ninformation justice issues in Africa including the NOODL Licence [Nwulite Obodo Open Data\r\nLicence] designed for equitable open licensing of African datasets. More information about\r\nChijioke can be found at www.chijiokeo.com ","birthdate":"","country":null,"email":"","photourl":"https://c.connectedviews.com/assets/eb991839-4ef9-4934-9b4d-90e002e1f155.PNG","name":"Ms. Chijioke Okorie","jobs":"","urls":""},{"id":227838,"bio":null,"birthdate":"","country":null,"email":"","photourl":null,"name":"Ms. Maria Balsa Cadenas","jobs":"","urls":""},{"id":227839,"bio":null,"birthdate":"","country":null,"email":"","photourl":null,"name":"Mr. Dipak G. Parmar","jobs":"","urls":""}];