People

Teele Pehk is an urbanist, and a democracy artist and fitness trainer, working on open governance and citizen assemblies in Estonia and beyond. She is the former manager of the collective initiatives platform www.rahvaalgatus.ee. Twitter: @activetallinn  

Dr. Amer Bani Amer is the founder and director for a NGOs in Jordan under name "Hayat Center - Rased". Hayat Center is a Non-Governmental Organization established by a group of young Jordanian activists in 2006. Through its RASED for…

Gopa Thampi is the Director for Economic Governance at The Asia Foundation Sri Lanka. He has worked in about 20 countries on governance and public accountability. He was the CEO of the Global and South Asia hubs of the Affiliated…

Eldora Crystal is an undergraduate student at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario (Canada). She is studying Communications and Media with a minor in sociology, and is also a Public Servant for the Government of Canada. She works for the department…

Despina Mitropoulou received her BSc (Hons) in Digital Media from the University of Portsmouth and her MSc in Child-Computer Interaction from the University of Central Lancashire. She started working for GFOSS - Open Technologies Alliance in 2010 and is currently…

Victoria is a fourth year Carleton University student, double majoring in Communications & Media Studies and Global politics with a minor in History. She is currently taking an Open Government and Communications course with Mary Francoli.

Sharon Embaye is a Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management student at Carleton University, in Ottawa, ON. She has an added specialization in Communications, Information Technology and Law, and has a keen interest in the way these topics intersect…

Samantha Pitre is a fourth-year Communication and Media Studies student at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. Upon graduation next spring, she hopes to work within her field and express her creativity in a career involving event planning or public engagement. 

Anna Hum is an honours student at Carleton University in the Communication and Media Studies program. For the past few years, Anna has gained experience and knowledge of open government and the role communication plays in its implementation by working…