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...
Nagla Rizk
Nagla Rizk is Professor of Economics and Founding Director of the Access to Knowledge for Development Center (A2K4D) at the American University in Cairo’s...
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...
RESEARCH CAUCUS
Isaac Rutenberg
Isaac Michael Rutenberg is a practicing intellectual property (IP) lawyer and Associate Professor of ICT Policy and Innovation. As Advisor to the CEO of...
Bassem Awad
Dr. Bassem Awad is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Area of Concentration in Intellectual Property, Information, and Technology (IPIT) Law at Western...
Tesh Dagne
Dr. Teshager (Tesh) W. Dagne is an Associate Member of the University of Ottawa Centre for Law, Technology and Society, an Associate Professor at...
Alexandra Mogyoros
Dr. Alexandra Mogyoros is an Assistant Professor at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law, researching the intersections of brands, trust, intellectual property, and expression....
Desmond Oriakhogba
Desmond Oriakhogba is an Associate Professor in the Department of Private Law at the University of the Western Cape (UWC). He holds a PhD...
Chijioke Okorie
Chijioke Okorie is an NRF C2-rated researcher and principal investigator of the Data Science Law Lab, a group advancing legal research to provide evidence...
Dick Kawooya
Dick Kawooya’s research explores the role of intellectual property in fostering innovation, particularly the impact of IPRs on knowledge exchange between formal institutions (universities,...
Florian Martin-Bariteau
Dr. Florian Martin-Bariteau is the University Research Chair in Technology and Society, an Associate Professor of Law in the Faculty of Law, Common Law...
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,...
