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Alwaleed Alkhaja serves as the Head of Open Access and Copyright at the Qatar National…
Marta Belcher holds multiple esteemed positions in the tech and legal sectors, notably serving as…
Glenn O. Brown works with a range of organizations on brand and identity, audience development,…
James Grimmelmann is the Tessler Family Professor of Digital and Information Law at Cornell Tech…
Angela is a technologist, community builder and open-source software advocate who is passionate about building…
Melissa Hagemann has been at the forefront of the Access to Knowledge movement for over…
Dr Melissa Omino is currently the Director of the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information…
Sarah Hinchliff Pearson is the General Counsel at Creative Commons. Her multi-disciplinary toolkit includes law,…
Colin Sullivan is the General Counsel at Patreon, where he oversees the operations teams that…
Jeni Tennison is the Vice President and Chief Strategy Adviser of the Open Data Institute,…
Anna joined CC in 2019 as Director of Product. She was promoted to COO in…
Luis Villa has made significant contributions to the open community since the late 90s, taking…
Lawrence Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law…
Hal Abelson is Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, and a fellow of IEEE. He…
Ben Adida is the Executive Director of VotingWorks. His passion is using technology to empower individuals.…
Moeed Ahmad is a digital media executive and strategist with over two decades of experience…
Renata Avila is a human rights lawyer specialised in Intellectual Property and Technology. She worked…
Carolina Botero is the CEO of the Colombian civil society digital rights organization Karisma Foundation. She…
Amy Brand is Director of the MIT Press, one of the largest university presses in…
Paul Brest is emeritus professor and former dean of Stanford Law School, having recently returned…
Delia Browne is a highly respected copyright lawyer and policy advocate who leads the National…
Michael W. Carroll is a Visiting Professor of Law at the American University, Washington College…
Curiosity, social justice, and a need for gender equity drive my interest in digital technology.…
Josh Elkes is the CEO and co-founder of Harbour, a digital contracting platform for the…
Josie Fraser’s work focuses on equitable and inclusive digital transformation. She has worked across the…
Dorothy Gordon is a global leader in the field of technology and development with a…
Dr. Cable Green was the Director of Open Education at Creative Commons. He works with…
Paul Keller is vice-chair of Kennisland, an Amsterdam-based think-tank focused on innovation in the knowledge…
Lawrence Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law…
Ryan Merkley is the Chief Operating Officer at NPR, leading its work on strategy, technology,…
Johnathan Nightingale is a founder and partner at Raw Signal Group. He is editor of…
Ruth Okediji is William L. Prosser professor of law at the University of Minnesota. Ruth…
Laurie Racine is co-founder and President of dotSUB, a young technology company that has developed…
Thomas C. Rubin is a Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School and Special Counsel…
A 1972 graduate of Harvard Law School, Eric F. Saltzman began his career as a…
Christopher Thorne is chairman of Broadline Capital, a global private equity firm primarily focused on…
Molly Shaffer Van Houweling is the Harold C. Hohbach Distinguished Professor of Patent Law and…
The co-founder of the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit corporation which operates Wikipedia and several other…
Kat Walsh was the Copyright and Licensing Counsel at Creative Commons. She was on the…