Dr Tshiamo Motshegwa

Dr Motshegwa is the Director of the African Open Science Platform (AOSP) with the strategic portfolio to direct and support the AOSP. AOSP aims to position African scientists at the cutting edge of data intensive science by stimulating interactivity and creating opportunity through the development of

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Dr Tabani Moyo

Dr Tabani Moyo is the Regional Director (Southern Africa) for the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA). He serves on the International Committee that drafted an AI Charter on Media. The 33-member committee was chaired by Maria Ressa, the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. In January

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Dr Natalie Pang

Dr Natalie Pang is Associate Professor and Deputy Head at the Communications and New Media Department (CNM), as well as Principal Investigator at the Centre for Trusted Internet and Community, both at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Her teaching and research lies at the intersection

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Dr. R. Siva Prasad

Former Professor and Head, Department of Anthropology and Department of Education and Education Technology, and Honorary Professor, Centre for Digital Learning, Training and Resources (CDLTR), University of Hyderabad. Also, Chair Professor, Reserve Bank of India, and Regional Director, Council for Social Development, Hyderabad; Assistant Professor, ISEC,

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Viktoriia Romaniuk

Viktoriia Romaniuk – Chair of the IFAP Information Ethics Working Group, Director of the Mohyla School of Journalism at NaUKMA, Visiting Professor at Carlos III University of Madrid, and Editor of the StopFake project (Ukraine).

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Jessica Rose Smith

Jessica Rose Smith, Technology Policy Manager at Ofcom Jess manages projects on Generative AI and online safety at Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulator, including research exploring how to tackle harmful deepfakes. Previously, Jess was an Advisor at the UK Government’s Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation.

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James A. Sherer

James A. Sherer is a Partner in the New York office of BakerHostetler, where he co-leads the Emerging Technology Team for the Digital Assets and Data Management Group while directing Information Governance, Data Privacy, and Artificial Intelligence engagements.  James holds an MBA, the CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM,

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Dr. Jaimee Stuart

Dr. Jaimee Stuart is a Senior Researcher and Team Lead at the United Nations University Institute in Macau (UNU Macau). She is an applied cultural and developmental psychologist specialising in digital health and well-being. Her work focuses on computer-human interaction, examining a broad range of issues

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Chris Taylor

Chris Taylor is a Partner at Plum Consulting, the independent consulting firm focused on the telecommunications, media, technology, and adjacent sectors. He is a specialist in communications and media market analysis and regulation who has held senior positions and led major programmes of work in the

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Christina Williams

Christina Williams is trained in policy, law and international relations and has spent over the last 10 years advising Government and intergovernmental organizations on social programming and youth development. During the onset of the Covid- 19 pandemic, Christina led efforts in her country to make online

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