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Director, IP and Frontier\r\nTechnologies Division, Infrastructure and Platforms Sector,\r\nWIPO, Geneva

Dr.\r\nUlrike Till is the Director of the IP and Frontier Technologies Division\r\nat WIPO.

She is an\r\nexperienced IP and patent lawyer with significant commercial background and exposure to complex\r\ninternational patent litigation, data\r\nexclusivity issues, commercial negotiations, competition law, settlements and agreements. In her current role, Ulrike focus on the wide reaching IP policy implications arising from digitalization, industry

4.0 and frontier\r\ntechnologies.

Ulrike is\r\nqualified both as an English solicitor and German Rechtsanwalt and has practiced in both jurisdictions. She has a\r\ntechnical background with a PhD in Chemistry, management training

\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n(MBA Oxford)\r\nand many years experience in private practice as well as in-house.

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Senior IP Law and Policy Officer, \r\nWorld Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

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Acting Director, World Intellectual \r\nProperty Organization (WIPO)

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Chief Executive Officer, Adalat.ai, \r\nIndia

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Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, \r\nSakana AI, Japan\r\n

Ren co-founded Sakana AI in 2023, a Tokyo-based AI company creating a new kind of foundational AI models based on nature-inspired intelligence. Sakana AI has become Japan’s fastest unicorn after one year in business, backed by Nvidia and a broad spectrum of Japanese enterprises including the 3 Japanese Megabanks (MUFG, SMBC, Mizuho) and other leading companies in each of Japan’s industry sectors. In 2025, Sakana AI became the largest unicorn Japan has ever had.

Prior to Sakana, Ren took the lead on the global expansion of Mercari, Japan’s first unicorn start-up running the fastest-growing marketplace app. He served as CEO of Mercari Europe, as well as successfully orchestrated its IPO valuing the company at $6bn.

Before tech, Ren spent 15 years as a Japanese diplomat where he worked on the security alliance with the US, negotiated a free trade agreement with the EU, and represented Japan at the World Bank board. Ren continues to be involved in public policy debates on technological innovation and international politics as Senior Fellow at New York University (NYU) School of Law, and is the youngest member of the Trilateral Commission.

Ren received his Master of Laws from NYU School of Law (2004) and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Tokyo (2001) and is admitted to practice law in New York. Ren also holds a Master of Arts in East Asian Studies from Stanford University (2005).

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Chief AI Strategy Officer, Bria \r\nArtificial Intelligence, Ltd., Israel

lawyer with over two decades advising high-growth companies, Vered content, creative attribution, and commercial scale. A former technology spearheading a new paradigm for generative AI rooted in licensed Vered Horesh is Chief AI Strategy Officer at Bria, where she is blends legal insight, business rigor, and a deep understanding of emerging technologies to architect Bria’s strategic direction.

At Bria, she leads global partnerships with media and entertainment companies and premium IP owners, advancing a model of responsible AI that respects rights, drives monetization for creators, and aligns with commercial realities. She is the co-inventor of patents behind Bria’s attribution engine - an innovation that enables performance-based compensation for content owners whose works influence AI-generated results.

Vered played a key role in building Bria’s differentiated foundation model strategy - including the industry’s most expansive deployment of explicitly licensed data - while ensuring the company’s position as a principled alternative to extractive AI development. Her leadership helped forge landmark collaborations with over 30 content providers and strategic alliances with media and entertainment.

Her conviction - that ethical AI is not a constraint but a competitive edge - is driving a new playbook for innovation where legal clarity, business incentives, and creative integrity converge.

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Executive Vice President, Global \r\nOperations and Business Development Strategy, \r\nIntercept Music, Mexico

Ariana Arciniega has a background in law and more than a decade of experience leading digital distribution, business development, and strategic growth across Latin America and international markets. As EVP of Global Operations and Business Development Strategy at Intercept Music, she oversees the company’s global vision for distribution, revenue expansion, and cross-territory operational excellence.

Before joining Intercept Music, Ariana served as Head of Business Development and Label Strategy LATAM at Virgin Music Group, where she led market growth initiatives, negotiated high-value partnerships, and strengthened relationships with leading artists and labels throughout the region. Her earlier role as Country Manager for Ingrooves Mexico (now Virgin Music Group) established her as a key force in regional digital distribution, overseeing P&L, business development, DSP relations, and a growing team that supported releases from DEL Records (Eslabón Armado), Dirty Hit (The 1975), Steve Aoki, and other influential acts.

Ariana’s career foundation includes launching and managing Believe’s Artist Services division in LATAM, running Sofar Sounds Mexico for over a decade, and shaping digital marketing, trade strategy, and A&R for hundreds of artists across genres. Known for her analytical approach to content performance, deep understanding of global distribution ecosystems, and her passion for artist discovery, she has built a reputation as a transformative leader who bridges creative vision with measurable business results.

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Assistant Distribution \r\nOfficer, Copyright Society of Malawi, Malawi

I am an Assistant Distribution Officer and Head of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) at the Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA). In my role as Assistant Distribution Officer, I support the administration and implementation of copyright royalty distribution processes, including the collection, verification, analysis, and reconciliation of usage data for copyrighted works. My responsibilities include contributing to the development and improvement of distribution systems, preparing distribution reports, and supporting transparency, accuracy, and compliance in accordance with copyright laws, regulations, and internal policies.

In addition, I lead COSOMA’s ICT function, where I am responsible for the development, management, and maintenance of digital systems that support copyright administration and organizational operations. My work focuses on strengthening digital copyright infrastructure through the integration of technology into collective management workflows to enhance efficiency, data integrity, and evidence-based decision-making.

My professional expertise focuses on the integration of data-driven distribution systems and digital infrastructure for collective management organizations. My key areas of focus include audio monitoring technologies for usage tracking, copyright royalty distribution systems and usage data analysis, and data collection, validation, and reporting for collective management.

I hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Information Technology from the University of Greenwich and possess professional certifications in digitization, public procurement, and data security. I have participated in regional and international initiatives, including serving as a panellist on rebooting collective management at the 2023 ACCES Conference in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and contributing to the WIPO–ARIPO IP School Clubs project in Malawi.

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Director, Government Affairs, RELX,\r\nChina

Guoyi specializes in public affairs management and policy research related to copyright cooperation, ESG, and various RELX business areas in China, including legal, patent, energy, and chemical industries.

Guoyi holds a Master of Arts degree from Peking University. After graduation, he worked as a university lecturer and later joined two Chinese state-owned enterprises before joining RELX in 2020.

Guoyi’s main professional affiliations include serving as Executive Secretary General of the International Publishers Coalition in China (IPCC), Chair of the IP Working Group of the China-Britain Business Council (CBBC) and Expert in the Policy Research Working Group for the China-UK Industrial Cooperation Partnership (ICP).

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