Felix Avellan

Criminal Intelligence Officer INTERPOL

Felix has more than 17 years’ experience in law enforcement, 9 of which were spent in different units of the Judicial Investigation Bureau of Costa Rica. In 2017, he joined INTERPOL’s Global Complex for Innovation based in Singapore, as a Criminal Intelligence Officer in the Illicit Goods and Global Health Programme (IGGH), and since February 2022, has been based at the INTERPOL General Secretariat in Lyon, France, working for the IP Crime and Digital Piracy Unit under the Organized and Emerging Crime Directorate.

Content Protection and Security Summit Conference Day 1 - Tuesday 19th May

3:00 PM Presentation – Inside INTERPOL’s Global Digital Piracy Operations

Digital piracy rarely stops at one border – or one legal system. INTERPOL’s dedicated digital piracy team works with 196 member countries and industry partners to turn intel into coordinated criminal cases. In this session, INTERPOL’s Intelligence Officer explains how the organisation works, what “good” case files look like, and where investigations most often stall.

• Clarifying INTERPOL’s role, mandate, and processes in digital piracy investigations.

• Learning what evidence, intel, and partners make piracy cases prosecutable across borders.

• Identifying common global challenges and practical steps to improve industry-law enforcement collaboration.

Content Protection and Security Summit Conference Day 2 - Wednesday 20th May

10:30 AM Panel Discussion – Policy in Practice: The View from Regulators and Rights Enforcers

How are regulators turning frameworks into tangible protection outcomes?

• Translating DSA and copyright directives into enforceable action

• Aligning national enforcement units for consistent regional coverage

• Strengthening cooperation between government, police, and industry consortia

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