Francis Gurry
Deputy Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization
Following a career as a solicitor and law lecturer in Australia, Francis has spent 21 years in Geneva and worked in almost every area of IP. His current responsibilities at WIPO cover the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), management of the Arbitration and Mediation Centre, and traditional knowledge and folklore.

Speaking at:
Plenary Session 1 - The Emerging Global IP Environment
(Monday 29 January: 9.30-10.30)

Session 11 - The Role of Multilateral Fora in the Regional IP Environment - APEC, WIPO and WTO
(Tuesday 30 January: 11.00-12.30)

Roundtable Session - Future of IP in Asia Pacific
(Tuesday 30 January: 16.00-17.30)