{"id":1144,"date":"2025-02-25T17:19:09","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T17:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africaipsummit.com\/2025\/?page_id=1144"},"modified":"2025-05-05T13:53:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T13:53:27","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/africaipsummit.com\/2025\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1144\" class=\"elementor elementor-1144\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-423f606 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"423f606\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a967a84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a967a84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-703ea88 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"703ea88\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0904226 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0904226\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c894967 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c894967\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06a7510 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06a7510\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Africa Intellectual Property Centre (Africa IP Centre) was established on the 7th of December 2019, by the International Trade and Research Centre (ITRC), a Public Policy, Research, Analysis, and Engagement Organization (PPRAEO) think tank.<br \/>Since the establishment of the Africa IP Centre, the Centre has been advocating for an African IP system that works for Africa and Africans. The Centre believes that through stakeholders&#8217; collaboration, IP can effectively promote socio-economic development and livelihood in Africa. Over the years, the Africa IP Centre has been hosting Intellectual Property (IP) dialogues and events to achieve its mission and vision through the All Africa IP Summit.<\/p><p>The All Africa Intellectual Property (IP) Summit has established itself as a key platform for African intellectual property discourse. The 6th Edition of the All Africa IP Summit 2025 will bring together policymakers, legal experts, entrepreneurs, industry leaders, academics, and civil society organizations to address critical questions about Africa\u2019s IP future. The theme, &#8220;Building an Inclusive IP Ecosystem for Africa\u2019s Future,&#8221; will drive discussions on leveraging IP to foster development, economic growth, regional integration under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), and global competitiveness.<\/p><p>This edition aims to reimagine IP policies and frameworks to better serve Africa\u2019s diverse socioeconomic, cultural, and developmental context. The subtheme, &#8220;What is the IP Ecosystem We Want for Africa?&#8221; will encourage forward-thinking stakeholder dialogue to envision IP systems that promote inclusivity, innovation, creativity, increase filling and collective framework that supports economic prosperity, such as the AfCFTA IP Protocol and other regional and intergovernmental IP systems. The Summit will ensure that Africa\u2019s IP strategy supports equitable growth that aligns with the continent\u2019s agenda 2063 aspirations.<br \/>Intellectual property rights (IPRs) are essential for ensuring that African innovators and businesses benefit equitably from their creative outputs while fostering intra-Africa collaboration, investment, and competitiveness. The AfCFTA under the African Union Agenda 2063 presents unparalleled opportunities to achieve this aspiration by increasing intra-African trade, innovation, investment, product IP registration, product branding, promotion, protection and enforcement, including agriculture and industrial development. This Summit will explore strategies to build an IP ecosystem that prioritises inclusivity, equity, and relevance for Africa\u2019s future.<\/p><p>A significant addition to this year\u2019s Summit will be the Exhibition Pavilion, and Africa IP market place which will be a vibrant showcase of African creativity, innovation, and industry. The pavilion and marketplace will highlight the intersection of IP, trade, technology, culture, African heritage, systems, creativity and trade.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10363b8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"10363b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7138351 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7138351\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e19104a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e19104a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vision<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7cea06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7cea06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To facilitate the promotion and utilisation of the Intellectual Property system for the benefit of Africa and Africans.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bbc30d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4bbc30d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cdd26d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0cdd26d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mission<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86cfe21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86cfe21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To support an appropriate Intellectual Property system in the African context through the stimulation of informed discussion and stakeholders\u2019 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elementor-element-026eae7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"026eae7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMobilizing public-private partnerships for IP ecosystem development.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4348f36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"4348f36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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