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Attorney at law, with more than fifteen years of practice, he focuses on ICT Law (Internet Law, Data protection and privacy Law, Copyright law, E-government, Law 2.0) and Administrative Law. Ernesto works as a consultant on the legal issues of E-Government,…

Hera catalyzes communities, journalists, and activists, helping them embrace open data and technological innovation in creating positive change around the globe.  A leader and pioneer in the Open Data and Open Government community, she currently runs OpenCorporates’ community and impact…

Svitlana Zalishchuk was elected as a member of Ukrainian Parliament in October 2014. She is a member of the Committee for Foreign Affairs and the head of the Sub-Committee on European and Euro-Atlantic Relations.  Svitlana is a member of the…

Daniely Votto is the Urban Governance Manager at WRI Brasil Sustainable Cities. Before joining the team, she worked for three years as International Relations Coordinator for the Municipality of Porto Alegre, executive producer of the International Conference Innovative Cities (CICI),…

Maurice Thantan holds a BA in Labour Administration from the National School of Administration of Benin, Maurice Thantan is a journalist at the beninese national broadcasting service. Blogger since 2013, Maurice Thantan has launched and directed the Bloggers Association of Benin,…

Matthias worked for the Department for Effective Public Management, of the Organization of American States (OAS), from early 2014 to May 2018. There, he developed the “OAS Fellowship on Open Government in the Americas” and coordinated its first three editions.…

Richard Howitt is Chief Executive Officer of the International Integrated Reporting Council. As such he is spearheading the adoption of Integrated Reporting globally and is a major thought-leader in international debates on good corporate governance, shifting investment to the long-term…

Antoine MICHON was born on August 14th, 1973 and is a career diplomat. He graduated from Institut d’Etudes Politiques and Ecole Nationale d’Administration before joining the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2001. He has held various positions within the…