Edward Kwakwa

Assistant Director General, Global Challenges and Partnerships Sector at World Intellectual Property Organization

Assistant Director General Edward Kwakwa oversees the Global Challenges and Partnerships Sector at the World Intellectual Property Organization. The Sector covers issues relating to traditional knowledge, traditional cultural expressions, and genetic resources; leads efforts to collaborate with other UN agencies and international organizations on cross-cutting global issues such as climate change, food security, and global health; strengthens and expands partnerships with stakeholders, including those from the international, business, and civil society sectors; and reaches out to new stakeholders such as youth.