WIPO Independent Advisory Oversight Committee

The WIPO Independent Advisory Oversight Committee (IAOC) is an external expert advisory body that assists member states with oversight of WIPO’s operations.

The Committee’s mandate includes the promotion of internal controls, focusing assurance resources, and oversight of audit performance. It also reviews and oversees activities and projects, such as the Strategic Realignment Program.

Committee members serve in their personal capacity, independent of the member states that appoint them.

The seven Committee members are:

• Mr. Fernando Nikitin (Uruguay) – Chair
• Mrs. Mary T. Ncube (Zambia) – Vice Chair
• Mr. Anol Nath Chatterji (India)
• Mr. Kjell Larsson (Sweden)
• Mr. Nikolay V. Lozinskiy (Russian Federation)
• Mr. Ma Fang (China) 
• Mrs. Maria Beatriz Sanz Redrado (Spain)