Open A.I.R. Team

Project Office

IP Unit
Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town
Wilfred & Jules Kramer Building
Stanley Road, Middle Campus,
Private Bag X3, Rondebosch 7701
Cape Town, South Africa

Tel: +27 (0)21 650 2317
Fax +27 (0)21 650 5770

email: nan @ openair.org.za

Research Fellows

• Ms. Seble Baraki, Justice and Legal System Research Institute (JLSRI), Addis Ababa
• Ms. Helen Chuma-Okoro, Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS), Lagos
• Ms. Nagham El Houssamy, The American University in Cairo
• Mr. Douglas Gichuki, Strathmore University, Nairobi
• Mr. Eliamani Laltaika, Tanzania Intellectual Property Rights Network (TIP-Net), Dar es Salaam
  
• Mr. Milton Lore, Bridgeworks Africa, Nairobi
• Ms. Alexandra Mogyoros, University of Ottawa
• Mr. Moses Mulumba, Centre for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD), Kampala
• Ms. Esther Ngom, Ngo Nyemeck law firm, Yaoundé

Management

• Prof. Jeremy De Beer, Co-Principal Investigator, University of Ottawa
• Dr. Tobias Schonwetter, Co-Principal Investigator, University of Cape Town
• Ms. Nan Warner, Project Manager, University of Cape Town
• Ms. Phyllis Webb, Project Administrator, University of Cape Town

Steering Committee (SC)

• Prof. Jeremy De Beer, Co-Principal Investigator, University of Ottawa
• Dr. Tobias Schonwetter, Co-Principal Investigator, University of Cape Town
• Ms. Nan Warner, Project Manager, University of Cape Town
• Mr. Sisule Musungu, IQsensato, Nairobi
• Prof. Chidi Oguamanam, University of Ottawa; and Blackfriars LLP, Lagos
• Prof. Nagla Rizk, The American University in Cairo
• Mr. Khaled Fourati, IDRC, Cairo
• Mr. Balthas Seibold, GIZ, Bonn

Hub Coordinators

• Ms. Nagham El Houssamy, North Africa Hub Coordinator, Access to Knowledge for Development Center (A2K4D), The American University in Cairo
• Ms. Helen Chuma-Okoro, West Africa Hub Coordinator, Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS), Lagos
• Dr. Isaac Rutenberg, East Africa Hub Coordinator, Centre for IP and IT Law (CIPIT), Strathmore University, Nairobi
• Ms. Nan Warner, Southern Africa Hub Coordinator, IP Law and Policy Research Unit, University of Cape Town

Egypt

• Prof. Nagla Rizk, The American University in Cairo
• Dr. Bassem Awad, Egyptian Ministry of Justice, Cairo
• Dr. Perihan Abou Zeid, Pharos University in Alexandria
• Ms. Lina Attalah, Egypt Independent; and The American University in Cairo
• Ms. Nagham El Houssamy, The American University in Cairo
• Mr. Youssef El Shazli, The American University in Cairo
• Ms. Mariam El Abd, The American University in Cairo
• Ms. Nadine Weheba, The American University in Cairo

Tunisia

• Ms. Imen Ben Ali Barnat, El Amouri Institute, Tunis

Senegal

• Mr. Assane Faye, Université de Bambey, Bambey

Ghana

• Mr. Poku Adusei, University of Ghana Legon, Accra
• Ms. Naana Halm, The Rights Place Consulting, Accra

Nigeria

• Prof. Adebambo Adewopo, Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS), Abuja
• Prof. Ikechi Mgbeoji, York University, Toronto; and Blackfriars LLP, Lagos
• Prof. Chidi Oguamanam, University of Ottawa; and Blackfriars LLP, Lagos
• Dr. Adejoke Oyewunmi, University of Lagos
• Ms. Helen Chuma-Okoro, NIALS, Lagos

Cameroon

• Ms. Esther Ngom, Ngo Nyemeck law firm, Yaoundé

Kenya

• Prof. Ben Sihanya, University of Nairobi; and Innovative Lawyering & Sihanya Mentoring, Nairobi
• Dr. Marisella Ouma, Kenya Copyright Board, Nairobi
• Mr. Sisule Musungu, IQsensato, Nairobi
• Dr. Isaac Rutenberg, Strathmore University, Nairobi
• Mr. Douglas Gichuki, Strathmore University, Nairobi
• Mr. Milton Lore, Bridgeworks Africa, Nairobi
• Ms. Caroline Mwaura, Kenyatta University, Nairobi
• Ms. Martha Ndung'u, Innovative Lawyering & Sihanya Mentoring, Nairobi
• Mr. Jeremmy Okonjo, Innovative Lawyering & Sihanya Mentoring, Nairobi
• Mr. Enock Otieno, Innovative Lawyering & Sihanya Mentoring, Nairobi
• Mr. Timothy Wafula, Innovative Lawyering & Sihanya Mentoring, Nairobi

Ethiopia

• Mr. Wondwossen Belete, Society for Technology Studies (STS), Addis Ababa
• Dr. Tesh Dagne, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, B.C., Canada
• Ms. Seble Baraki, Justice and Legal System Research Institute (JLSRI), Addis Ababa
• Mr. Tadesse Getachew, Addis Ababa University

Uganda

• Prof. Robert Ikoja-Odongo, Makerere University, Kampala
• Dr. Dick Kawooya, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
• Mr. Charles Batambuze, National Book Trust of Uganda (NABOTU), Kampala
• Mr. Moses Mulumba, Centre for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD), Kampala

Tanzania

• Mr. Eliamani Laltaika, Tanzania Intellectual Property Rights Network (TIP-Net), Dar es Salaam
  

Malawi

• Mr. Chikosa Banda, University of Malawi, Zomba
  

Mozambique

• Mr. Fernando dos Santos, African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO), Harare; and Eduardo Mondlane University and Technical University of Mozambique, Maputo
• Mr. Simão Pelembe, Petrólos de Mozambique (Petromoc), Maputo

Botswana

• Prof. Njoku Ama, University of Botswana, Gaborone

South Africa

• Dr. Tobias Schonwetter, University of Cape Town
• Dr. Caroline Ncube, University of Cape Town
• Ms. Luci Abrahams, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
• Mr. Gino Cocchiaro, Natural Justice, Cape Town
• Ms. Britta Rutert, Natural Justice, Bushbuckridge
• Dr. Bernard Maister, University of Cape Town
• Ms. Marion Walton, University of Cape Town
• Ms. Titi Akinsanmi, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

India

• Mr. Achal Prabhala, Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), Bangalore

Canada

• Prof. Jeremy De Beer, University of Ottawa
• Ms. Alexandra Mogyoros, University of Ottawa
• Prof. Sara Bannerman, McMaster University, Hamilton

• Ms. Shirin Elahi, Foresight Research Consultant, London
• Dr. Donna Podems, Methodology and M&E Consultant, Cape Town
• Mr. Chris Armstrong, Publishing and Communications Consultant, Paris
• Mr. Balthas Seibold, Project Partner and Global Knowledge Cooperation/Networking Advisor, Bonn
• Ms. Elsabe Gelderblom, Web and Design Consultant, Cape Town