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,...