Our Goal
Our primary goal at Intellect Management Services Incorporated is to provide the best advisory services in all aspects of the creative, entertainment, technology and retail sectors through design solutions specifically tailored to the needs of our clients.
Our Business
We have worked with a variety of entities including business support and international organisations; small and medium sized companies in the not-for-profit and commercial sectors. Our experience includes the provision of traning, research and assistance with strategy implementation.
Dr. Erica Smith
Executive Director
Intellect Management Services Inc.
Email:
Skype:
ericakarinna
EXPERIENCE
2021
Commissioned by the Caribbean Development Bank
Development of a Training Manual and Facilitation of Training in Appraising Creative Sector Projects
2021
Commissioned by the TEECA programme – OECS Secretariat and the Martinique Chamber of Commerce
Consultancy to conduct a market opportunity study for SMEs from the Fashion Sector under the Trade Enhancement for the Eastern Caribbean (TEECA) Programme
2021
Commissioned by the TEECA programme – OECS Secretariat and the Martinique Chamber of Commerce
Consultancy to conduct a market opportunity study for SMEs from the Music Sector under the Trade Enhancement for the Eastern Caribbean (TEECA) Programme
2021
Commission by ExporTT
British Virgin Islands (BVI) Market Research (Architecture, Engineering and Construction Sectors and Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) Sector)
2020/2021
Jamaica Intellectual Property Office
Consultancy Services for Intellectual Property Capacity Building which is a component of the project, Support to Jamaica Intellectual Property Office for Strengthening the Intellectual Property Ecosystem to Increase Innovation, Competitiveness and Growth in Jamaica.
Sept - Dec 2019
Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre
Development of a Code of Practice and an Intellectual Property Policy for the Protection, Use and Commercialisation of the Data from the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) Lidar Programme
2019
Guyana
Sub-contracted as IP and Creative Industries Expert. National Intellectual Property Policy & Strategy for Guyana. Commissioned by the World Intellectual Property Organisation. Ongoing
2019
Dominica
Consultancy to provide expert advice/study on the feasibility of the Kalinago Craft as an Origin Linked Product (OLP). Commissioned by the Caribbean Export Development Agency
2018-2019
Caribbean
Regional Workshop Series on the Importance of IP in Branding. Commissioned by the Caribbean Export Development Agency
2018
Caribbean
Building Commercial Capabilities for the Fashion and Design Industry. Training programme commissioned by the Caribbean Regional Entrepreneurial Asset Commercialisation Hub, a project of the IDB.
2017-2018
Caribbean
Consultancy Services for a Feasibility Study and Action Plan for the Digitalisation of Caribbean Music and Capacity Building Initiative.
EDUCATION
2020-2021
Master in Intellectual Property Law & Management
Center for International Intellectual Property Studies - CEIPI, University of Strasbourg, France
Core intellectual property management issues including strategy development and valuation; digitisation and the protection of digital business models.
2019
PhD (Popular Music Studies)
University of Agder, Norway
Dissertation topic: Collective Management Organisations (CMOs), Digital Disruption and Small Developing Economies: The Case of the Caribbean Music Industry 2019
2007-2008
LL.M International Sports Law & Management
Instituto de Derecho y Economia (ISDE), Spain
2001-2004
LLB (hons)
University of London, England
1997-1998
LL.M Intellectual Property Law
University of Alicante, Spain
1996-1997
MSc. International Business
University of Groningen, The Netherlands
1993-1996
BSc. Management Studies
University of the West Indies, Barbados
SKILLS
Creative Industries Strategy and Development
Substantial experience working in various sectors of the creative industries including: music, literary arts, fashion and software.
International Sports Law & Management
The management and licensing of sports rights including image and personality rights; the management of sports organisations and a firm understanding of issues such as doping in sports and the functioning of international federations.
International Property Rights Management
Erica has for many years worked in the management of copyright in addition to trademarks, designs and geographical indications.
Merchandising, Branding and Sponsorship Strategies
The application of trade mark and copyright, licensing strategies in branding, character merchandising in the entertainment industries.
CLIENTS
"Under the IDB-funded Regional Entrepreneurial Asset Commercialisation Hub (REACH) project, Erica and her team delivered a regional training programme for fashion designers. Participants provided excellent reviews on the content and quality of the programme delivered by the subject matter experts."
Tene Reece, REACH Project Manager