This panel discusses intellectual property rights financing, with a focus on legal frameworks and international coordination to unlock the potential of intellectual property assets as collateral and drive innovation-led economic growth.

Moderator: Mr. Julius Caesar Parreñas, Coordinator, APEC/ABAC Asia-Pacific Financial Forum; and Managing Director, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Japan

• Mr. Ivor Istuk, Senior Financial Sector Specialist, Finance, Competitiveness, and Innovation Global Practice, World Bank Group

• Mr. Doh-Uk Shin, Director, International Legal Policy Division, Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea

• Mr. Thomas Tsang, Deputy Director of Intellectual Property, Government of Hong Kong SAR, China

• Mr. Johnson Kong, Board Member, International IP Commercialization Council (IIPCC)