Erica K. Smith stands at the forefront of pioneering the intersection between intellectual property (IP) and the creative industries. Her mission is to leverage intangible and intellectual property assets to underpin brand development and growth. Her comprehensive suite of services includes strategic guidance on IP integration in business plans, IP audits, risk mitigation strategies, IP valuation, commercialization strategies, training, capacity building, and shepherding services.
Her academic foundation includes undergraduate degrees in business management and law, alongside post-graduate degrees in international business, intellectual property law, international sports law and management, and intellectual property law and management. Her doctoral research focused on the role of collective management organizations in small developing economies in the digital age. This solid educational background, combined with her skills in capacity building, training, and course
development, has been instrumental in her success.
As a consultant her clients have included organisations such as the world Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), the International Federation of the Phonographic Industries, the Caribbean Development Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank and the Caribbean Development Export Agency. She is course developer and lecturer on various intellectual property and commercialisation
subjects for WIPO, the Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies, and the European Patent Once. She is also the co-chair of the SME Committee of the International Institute for Intellectual Property Management and is a member of the Intellectual Property Council of the International Trade Council.