Edna dos Santos-Duisenberg is economist and became well-known for her pioneering work in shaping the policy and research agenda about the creative economy and its development dimension. At present, she is associated expert for the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). She is also vice-president of the International Federation on Internet and Multimedia (FIAM). She collaborates with universities in Europe, Asia, in the United States and Brazil. She gives lectures and provide advisory services to governments and institutions. Ms. dos Santos had an international career of nearly 30 years at the United Nations in Geneva. She founded and became chief of the Creative Economy Programme at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD); directed and is the main co-author of the UN Creative Economy Reports (2008 and 2010), and set-up the UNCTAD's Global Database on Creative Economy providing world trade statistics for creative products. She articulated intergovernmental policy debates, implemented projects and promoted partnerships and networking among governments, practitioners and academia. Ms. dos Santos graduated in economics and business administration at the University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She holds an M.A. in International Trade from Sorbonne University in Paris, and International Economic Relations from the International Institute of Public Administration of Paris, France. She was visiting scholar fellow at the University of Minnesota Duluth, College of Liberal Arts.
