STEERING COMMITTEE

Jeremy de Beer

Prof. Jeremy de Beer is a Full Professor at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law (Common Law) and a member of the University...

Caroline Ncube

Prof. Caroline Ncube is an NRF rated researcher and holds the DST/NRF SARChI Research Chair in Intellectual Property, Innovation and Development. She received herPhD...

Erika Kraemer-Mbula

Prof. Erika Kraemer-Mbula is Professor of Economics at the University of Johannesburg and is currently the Chair holder of the DSI/NRF/Newton Fund Trilateral Chair...

Chidi Oguamanam

Dr. Chidi Oguamanam is a Full Professor at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law (Common Law Section) and holds a Research Chair in...

Tobias Schonwetter

Dr. Tobias Schonwetter is Director of the Intellectual Property Unit (IP Unit), Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town (UCT). He is also the...

Melissa Omino

Dr. Melissa Omino is an intellectual property expert whose current research focuses on the development and negotiation of IP provisions in trade agreements involving...

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Yvonne Nyake Ndelle

Yvonne Ndelle is a Postdoctoral Fellow with Open AIR, researching digital and data-driven agriculture. Yvonne holds a Master of Public Administration and a PhD...

PROJECT SUPPORT

Elsabe Gelderblom

Elsabe Gelderblom of Farm Design, has been responsible for the visual design for Open AIR since its inception. Projects have included web design,...