Ira Paulo A. Pozon

Atty. Ira Paulo A. Pozon is a lawyer, businessperson, arbitrator, educator, and consultant. He
graduated MBA from De La Salle University, Juris Doctor from Far Eastern University, and Masters of
Law in International Commercial Law (with Honors) from the University of Nottingham, UK. He is an
alumni of Chevening UK Government scholarships, Confucius Institute scholarships, US State
Department – International Visitor Leadership Program, a Fellow of the Asia Global Institute –
University of Hong Kong, and a Senior Fellow of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy – National
University of Singapore.

He is currently Chief of Staff and Chief Legal Counsel of SEAMEO INNOTECH, an intergovernmental
interregional organization hosted by the Philippines. Previously he was also Chief of Staff of the Anti-
Red Tape Authority. Through his Public Policy and Government Relations work, Atty. Pozon has
written and advocated for key legislation such as the Ease of Doing Business Act, the Expanded
Maternity Leave Act, and the New Corporation Code, among many others. He has lectured and
spoken on emerging trends in the Philippines, China and Hong Kong, China, including topics such as
Automation, E-Commerce and Fintech, The Belt and Road Initiative, the Fourth Industrial Revolution,
among others.

He has also taught law in the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila and the Universidad De Manila,
and is a columnist with The Manila Times (the Philippines) and The South China Morning Post (Hong
Kong, China). He speaks English, Filipino, Visayan, and Mandarin.