List of Participants

I. WIPO Member States

South Africa
Bongiwe QWABE (Ms.), Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva

Germany
Wilhelm HÖYNCK, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Karl FLITTNER, First Counselor, Permanent Mission, Geneva

Angola
Sofía SILVÉRIO PEGADO (Mme), Premier secrétaire, Mission Permanente, Genève
Mário DE AZEVEDO CONSTANTINO, Deuxième secrétaire, Mission Permanente, Genève

Australia
Christopher C. CRESWELL, Assistant Secretary, Intellectual Property Branch, Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra

Austria
Gudrun GRAF (Mrs.), Minister, Permanent Mission, Geneva

Buthan
Kinga SINGYE, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Sonan TOBGAY, Third Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva

Brazil
Luiz Cesar GASSER, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva

Canada
Bruce COUCHMAN, Head of Delegation, Legal Advisor, Intellectual Property Policy Division, Department of Industry, Ottawa
Edith ST.-HILAIRE (Ms.), Policy Analyst, Copyright Policy Directorate, Department of Canadian Heritage, Ottawa
Natalie GIASSA (Ms.), Senior Policy Analyst (Legal), Intellectual Property, Information and Technology, Trade Policy Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Ottawa
Quan-Ling SIM, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva

China
Xianguo TONG, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva

Costa Rica
Christian GUILLERMET, Consejero, Misión Permanente, Ginebra

Denmark
J. NØRUP-NIELSEN, Head of Division, Danish Ministry of Culture, Copenhagen
Morten KYST, Head of Section, Danish Ministry of Culture, Copenhagen

Egypt
Alaa YOUSSEF, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva

El Salvador
Lilian ALVARADO-OVERDIEK, Consejero, Misión Permanente, Ginebra

Spain
Borja ADSUARA VALERA, Director del Gabinete del Secretario de Estado de Cultura, Madrid
Pilar RODRIGUEZ-TOQUERO Y RAMOS (Sra.), Subdirectora General de Propiedad Intelectual, Secretaría de Estado de Cultura, Ministerio de Educación y Cultura, Madrid
María Dolores BAÑARES ACEDO (Sra.), Asesora Jurídica, Subdirección General de Propiedad Intelectual, Secretaría de Estado de Cultura, Ministerio de Educación y Cultura, Madrid

United States of America
Thaddeus BURNS, Intellectual Property Attaché, Office of the United States Trade Representative, Geneva

Ethiopia
Minelik ALEMU, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Goce PETRESKI, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Biljana STEFANOVSKA-SEKOVSKA (Ms.), First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva

Gabon
Yolande BIKE (Mme), Ambassadeur, Représentant permanent, Genève
Patrick MALEKOU, Conseiller, Mission permanente, Genève

Guatemala
Luis Alberto PADILLA MENÉNDEZ, Embajador, Representante Permanente, Misión Permanente, Ginebra
Marco Antonio PALACIOS, Ministerio de Economía y (SIECA), Guatemala
Carolina RODRIGUEZ DE FANKHAUSER (Sra.), Ministro Consejero, Misión Permanente, Ginebra
Beatriz MÉNDEZ DE LA HOZ (Srta.), Tercer Secretario, Misión Permanente, Ginebra

India
Dilip SINHA, Minister, Permanent Mission, Geneva
Sumit BOSE, Joint Secretary, Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, New Delhi
A.K. CHAKRAVARTI, Advisor, Department of Electronics, Electronics Niketan, New Delhi

Luxembourg
Michèle PRANCHERE-TOMMASSINI (Mme), Ambassadeur, Représentant permanent, Mission permanente, Genève
Christiane DALEIDEN-DISTEFANO (Mme), Premier secrétaire, Mission permanente, Genève

Madagascar
Faralalalao RAKOTONIAINA (Mme), Ministre conseiller, Représentant permanent adjoint, Mission permanente, Genève
Olgatte ABDOU (Mme), Premier secrétaire d’Ambassade, Mission permanente, Genève

Malaysia
Zainal Abidin RAJA NUSHIRWAN, Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva

Malta
Godwin WAAR, Deputy Comptroller, Industrial Property Office, Valletta

Mauritius
Sivaramen PALAYATHAN, Counselor (Trade), Permanent Mission, Geneva
Ah Yao LAM CHIOU YEE, First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva

Norway
Bengt Olav HERMANSEN, Assistant Director General, Norwegian Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Oslo
Tomas STANGELAND, Executive Officer, Section for EEA/WTO Legal Framework, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oslo

Pakistan
Mansur RAZA, Councillor, Permanent Mission, Geneva

Peru
Luis Enrique CHAVEZ, Consejero, Misión Permanente, Ginebra

Philippines
Ma. Angelina STA. CATALINA (Mrs.), First Secretary, Permanent Mission, Geneva

Poland
Dariusz MANCZYK, Counselor, Permanent Mission, Geneva

Islamic Republic of Iran
Mohsen BAHARVAND, Third Secretary and Legal Adviser, Permanent Mission, Geneva

United Kingdom
Stuart NEWMAN, United Kingdom Patent Office, Newport

Holy See
René STAUFFER, Mission permanente, Genève
Odile ROULLET (Mme), Avocat au Barreau, Genève

Sri Lanka
C.M.R.G. INDIKADAHENA (Mrs.), First Secretary (Economic & Commercial), Permanent Mission, Geneva

Venezuela
Oscar HERNÁNDEZ, Ministro Consejero, Misión Permanente, Ginebra
Ricardo SALAS CASTILLO, Segundo Secretario, Misión Permanente, Ginebra
María Carolina MENDOZA DE CASTILLO (Sra.), Tercer Secretario, Misión Permanente, Ginebra
David José VIVAS EUGUI, Oficial, Misión Permanente, Ginebra

 

II. Intergovernmental Organizations

World Health Organisation (WHO)

Edward G. WEBSTER, Focal Point for Health Development of Indigenous People, Geneva

Office Of The United Nations High Commissioner For Human Rights (OHCHR)

Julian BURGER, Geneva

Claire CHAETERS (Ms.), Geneva

Julie DEBETJAK (Ms.), Geneva

John HENRIKSEN, Geneva

Kristina LINDBERG (Ms.), Geneva

Pierre SOB, Geneva

Alexandre TIKHONOV, Geneva

Tracy WHARE (Ms.), Geneva

United Nations Educational, Scientific And Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Salah ABADA, Chief, Creativity and Copyright Section, Paris

International Labour Office (ILO)

Christian RAMOS VELOZ, Equity and Human Rights Coordination Branch, Geneva

Linda WIRTH-DOMINICE (Ms.), Salaried Employees and Professional Workers Branch, Geneva

International Center For Trade And Sustainable Development (ICTSD)

Tina WINQVIST (Ms.), Geneva

World Trade Organization (WTO

Nuno CARVALHO, Counselor, Intellectual Property Division, Geneva

Matthew KENNEDY, Geneva

Sabrina SHAW (Mrs.), Geneva

 

III. Non-Governmental Organizations

Ainu Association of Sapporo:

Kaori THARA (Ms.), (Sapporo, Japan)

Canadian Broadcasters Rights Agency Inc.:

Tony SCAPILLATI, (Executive Director, Ottawa, Canada)

Center for Applied Studies in International Negotiation (CASIN):

Danielle ECOFFEY (Ms.), (Project Manager, NGO Program, Geneva)

Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL):

Valeska Maria POPULOH (Ms.), (Geneva)

Ibero-Latin-American Federation of Performers (FILAIE):

Luis CORBOS, (Presidente, Ginebra)

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA):

Annabelle HERD (Ms.) (Copyright Research Officer, Australian Council of Libraries and Information Services, Canberra, Australia)

International Federation of Industrial Property Attorneys (FICPI):

Alex HANSMANN, (Geneva)

Foundation for Aboriginal & Islander Research Action (FAIRA):

Lyndon ORMOND-PARKER, (London, United Kingdom)

Human and Intellectual Property Rights Network:

Michael O. BAMIDELE, Esq., (New Hampshire, United States of America)

International Association for Human Values:

Stella DUPUIS (Ms.), (Geneva)

International Commission of Jurists (ICJ):

Tokunboh IGE (Ms.), (Legal Adviser, Africa, Geneva)

Institute for Communication and Analysis of Science and Technology (ICAST):

Suren ERKMAN, (Geneva)

International Federation of Actors (FIA):

Barbara RINGER (Mrs.), (London, United Kingdom)

International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organizations (IFRRO):

Tarja KOSKINEN-Olsson (Mrs.), (Helsinki, Finland)

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC):

Lynne SAYLOR (Mrs.), (Public Adviser, Pfizer International, Cambridge); John H. KRAUS, (IIC Permanent representative to the United Nations and other International Organizations, Geneva)

Max-Planck Institute for Foreign and International Patent, Copyright and Competition Law (MPI):

Anja MEYER (Ms.), (Heidelberg, Germany)

Performing Arts Employers Associations League Europe (PEARLE):

Anne-Marie BALET (Ms.), (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

International Publishers Association (IPA):

J. Alexis KOUTCHOUMOW (Secretary General, Geneva); Charles CLARK (General Counsel, Geneva); Benoît MÜLLER (Legal Adviser, Geneva)

World Council of Churches:

Line M. SKUM (Ms.), (Geneva)

 

IV. Other Participants

Susette BIBER-KLEMM (Ms.), Juristische Fakultät, Universität Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Giuseppe BAIGUINI, National Cancer Institute of Milano, Italy

Sara BIANCHI (Ms.), National Cancer Institute of Milano, Italy

Nils BOHR, Geneva

Mónica CASTELO (Mrs.), Independent Consultant, Geneva

Peter JASZI, Professor of Law, Washington College of Law, Washington D.C., United States of America

Karl F. JORDA, Professor, Franklin Pierce Law Center, New Hampshire, United States of America

Lene JOHANNESSEN WENDLAND (Mrs.), Consultant, Human Rights and International Law, Geneva

Sylvia MOORE (Ms.), U.N. International Media Director, France

Scot MORRIS, Australasian Performing Rights Agency, Sydney, Australia

Matthias NORDMANN, Germany

Geertrui VAN OVERWALLE, Center for Intellectual Property Rights, Catholic University Leuven, Belgium

Louis VAN WYK, Attorney, Spoor & Fisher, Pretoria, South Africa

 

V. Speakers

Peter DRAHOS, Senior Research Fellow, Intellectual Property Unit, Center for Commercial Law Studies, University of London, London, United Kingdom

Christine STEINER (Ms.), General Counsel, The J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, United States of America

Silvia SALAZAR (Ms.), Consultant, Central American Economic Integration Secretariat (SIECA), San José, Costa Rica

John MUGABE, Executive Director, African Center for Technology Studies, Nairobi, Kenya

Audrey CHAPMAN (Ms.), Director, Science and Human Rights Program, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington D.C., United States of America

Silke VON LEWINSKI (Ms.), Head of Department, Max Planck Institute, Munich, Germany

 

VI. International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Richard OWENS, Director, Global Intellectual Property Issues Division, WIPO, Geneva

Faith ODIBO (Ms.), Senior Program Officer, Global Intellectual Property Issues Division, WIPO, Geneva

Wend WENDLAND, Senior Legal Officer, Global Intellectual Property Issues Division, WIPO, Geneva

Shakeel BHATTI, Associate Officer, Global Intellectual Property Issues Division, WIPO, Geneva

Simon WALKER, Consultant, Global Intellectual Property Issues Division, WIPO, Geneva

Lela GOREN (Ms.), Intern, Global Intellectual Property Issues Division, WIPO, Geneva

Aimée DUNN-COURTIAL (Mrs.), Secretary II, Global Intellectual Property Issues Division, WIPO, Geneva

María Raquel HUBER LAXALDE (Mrs.), Secretary, Global Intellectual Property Issues Division, WIPO, Geneva

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