One year of intense think-tank work and debates on the role of IP in a world marked by deep changes allowed us to devise strategies, opinions, and also drawbacks on reinventing IP so that it better fits the needs of all stakeholders in society.

The work carried out throughout the GDEs covered in this publication confirms the conclusion that the expansion of our focus in light of world events is useful to support the international, European, and national creative plans to promote solid and sound frameworks for Intellectual Property to develop.

Fide and TIPSA are therefore committed to continue developing the Global Digital Encounters program, for further think-tank work. In order to be able to involve the Global Community and collect feedback from all countries and parties involved in the revision of IP practices and policies, we shall continue to develop our activities in a Digital format.

The GDEs will continue to focus on sharing experiences and expertise amongst professionals from the various fields of IP, via frequent Encounters and informal talks.

With the lessons learnt, we now look to the future, and invite you to join us on the road ahead, and hopefully, together, we’ll shed some light on the future of Intellectual Property.