Our principal Yolanda Wang joined the Inspo Talk “The Intersection of IP and ESG” with Annie Tsoi, Secretary General of AIPPI, as speakers at the BIP Asia Forum 2021. Topics discussed included how does IP and ESG related, suggestions on how to approach IP and ESG, ESG performance, and how should SME and startups react to ESG and preferably using IP.

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