Allan B Gepty is a lawyer with diverse experience in international trade, intellectual property, public international law, commercial law and litigation. He was the Philippines’ lead negotiator in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). Currently, Mr. Gepty is the assistant secretary for industry development and trade policy at the Department of Trade and Industry, handling international trade policy and trade negotiations at the bilateral, regional and multilateral levels. He is also the country’s senior economic official at ASEAN. He was formerly a deputy director-general of the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines and commissioner of the Philippine Tariff Commission.