Keynote address – Strengthening the fight against IP crime through cooperation by Ernesto Bianchi, Director, Revenue and International Operations, Investigations & Strategy, European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)
Recorded at the fifth International IP Enforcement Summit which took place on 14 and 15 June 2023 at the National Palace of Culture in Sofía, Bulgaria.
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The summit brought together key European and international decision-makers, law enforcement authorities, multinational companies, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), consumer representatives, and other relevant players to discuss ways to improve protection and enforcement of IP rights in the EU and around the globe.
The summit focused on how innovative solutions and further cooperation can best tackle IP crime in the context of the European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats (EMPACT). It will also be an opportunity to continue the discussion about the EU Toolbox against counterfeiting, building on, in particular, the Digital Services Act.
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ERNESTO BIANCHI
Director, Revenue and International Operations, Investigations & Strategy, European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)
Ernesto started his career in the European Commission in 1994 in the Directorate General Employment and Social Affairs where he became Assistant to the Director-General. In 2000 Ernesto moved to the Directorate General Press and Communication to work as the Assistant to the Spokesman and Director-General. He joined the Directorate General for Justice, Freedom and Security in 2004 as Head of Unit Personnel, logistics and IT systems. He stayed in the Directorate General for Justice until 2011 working as Head of Unit Citizenship and fundamental rights and subsequently as Head of Unit Fundamental rights and rights of the Child. From 2011 to 2015, he worked as Head of Unit Common Fisheries Policy and aquaculture in the Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.
He became Director within the European Anti-Fraud Office taking responsibility of the Directorate dealing with Trade and Customs Fraud, Tobacco and counterfeit goods, Agricultural and Structural funds.
Currently he is overseeing Revenue and International Operations, Investigations and Strategy.
