[World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO Conversations & Practising Law Institute (PLI) Global IP Spotlight: Australia]

It’s been an inspiring week exploring the evolving world of intellectual property and tech.

Started with a 6 am session moderating WIPO’s “Man in the Mirror – The Two Faces of Synthetic Media” panel. Great conversation with experts from South Africa, Korea, the UK, Italy, and Canada. Together, we explored how synthetic media, from AI-generated voices and avatars to deepfakes, is transforming entertainment, education, and healthcare, while raising big questions about authenticity, consent, and creativity. Nomalanga Mashinini University of the Witwatersrand MICHAEL JUNG DeepBrainAI Alexandru Voica Synthesia Alberto Bellan Hogan Lovells Rayan S. Carez AI Dr. Ulrike Till Eleonora Rosati #MuhammadouKah

With PLI’s Global IP Spotlight’s special episode on Australia, I joined an outstanding group of experts to unpack how innovation and litigation are evolving across borders. We discussed everything from AI-driven inventions and data licensing to how courts are adapting to new technologies. Australia’s pragmatic approach to procedure and its specialist IP judges offer fresh lessons for global practitioners. Phoebe Arcus SC John Collins Sue Gilchrist Ian Horak KC, Rebecca Smith Hannah Yee-Fen LIM Nanyang Business School 5 Wentworth Herbert Smith Freehills Clayton Utz Gilbert + Tobin

Links: Man in the Mirror: https://www.wipo.int/edocs/mdocs/mdocs/en/wipo_ip_conv_ge_2_25/wipo_ip_conv_ge_2_25_1_prov_5.pdf

PLI Past and Upcoming Episodes: https://www.pli.edu/faculty/daryl-lim-i2078149