Geography: Australia

  • Nana Adjoa Khartey

    Nana Adjoa is a lawyer, technology enthusiast and social development activist. Nana Adjoa has served as the Secretary to the National Communications Authority, the national regulator of the electronic communications industry in Ghana. She works closely with the Chairperson, the Board and Management to ensure the efficient running of the corporate governance structures of the Authority. Prior to her employment with the National Communications Authority, she was in 2018 appointed the Executive Director of the National Folklore Board, the state institution responsible for protecting the intangible cultural heritage of Ghana. During her tenure, she facilitated the passage of the folklore user fees into law and the Folklore Board also gained international recognition.
    She was also a speaker on telecommunications at the 2023 International Bar Association Communications and Competition Conference in Rome, Italy and the 2023 International Bar Association Conference in Paris, France.

    She is a board member of the Institute of ICT Professionals of Ghana as well as the Street Children Empowerment Foundation and a member of Women in Mining Ghana. She is also the founding director of the Social Bridge, an NGO that engages in social intervention projects. Nana Adjoa was a board member of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC), the authorised body, legally permitted to assay, buy and sell precious minerals and to license agents in Ghana. She was also a member of the board of directors of the PMMC Jewellery Limited.

    Nana Adjoa was called to the Ghana Bar in 2015. She has Certificates in Sustainable Dispute Resolution, Sustainable Development and International Anti- Corruption from the University of Milan, Italy and a Masters in Business Administration. She also has a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Certificate (MITx) in Policy for Science, Innovation and Technology.

    Her legal expertise spans advisory services to international and Ghanaian clients on high profile transactions across various fields including corporate and commercial law, minerals and mining law, intellectual property law and labor law; due diligence reporting; drafting and review of legal documents, and providing clients with company incorporation and company secretarial services. She has worked with reputable law firms in Ghana namely Kulendi@Law, and JLD & MB Legal Consultancy. She was one of the two young female lawyers selected in 2017 to participate in the ASLA (Association of Legal Studies Associates) Lioness of Africa Project where she worked with Freshfields Bruckhaus Derringer and NCTM Studio Legale in Italy.

    Nana Adjoa has also represented Ghana at the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), UNESCO, the Commonwealth and Open Society Initiative. She has also published an article in the International Bar Association Newsletter and was a speaker on telecommunications at the 2023 International Bar Association Communications and Competition Conference in Rome, Italy, and at the 2023 International Bar Association Conference in Paris, France.

  • Nana Adjoa Adobea Khartey

    Nana Adjoa Adobea Khartey
    Senior Partner, Afrimore Advisors
    LL.B, MBA, MSc (Comm. & Int’l Marketing), Cert. Int’l Space Law, Cert. AI & Tech Policy,
    Cert. Dispute Resolution, MIoD

    Nana Adjoa Adobea Khartey is a highly accomplished lawyer and governance strategist
    with over a decade of legal leadership across telecommunications, fintech, intellectual
    property, and regulatory policy. she brings exceptional cross-jurisdictional insight and a
    deep understanding of legal systems in emerging and developed markets.

    She is the co-founder and senior partner of Afrimore Advisors, a law firm headquartered
    in Accra. As head of the corporate and technology practice of the firm, she provides top-
    tier legal advisory to fintechs, ISPs, and digital platforms, shaping financial structures, IP
    protections, and data privacy frameworks aligned with international standards such as
    GDPR. She is recognised for her ability to lead legal innovation—leveraging digital tools
    to enhance compliance, mitigate legal risks, and drive business growth.

    Nana Adjoa previously served as Company Secretary of the National Communications
    Authority (NCA), where she led governance reforms, spearheaded regulatory
    transformation, and established the Authority’s first Dispute Resolution Committee—
    significantly reducing litigation and fostering industry collaboration. Her tenure as CEO
    of the National Folklore Board was equally transformative, culminating in the passage of
    national legislation on folklore user fees, partnerships with UNESCO and Marvel Studios,
    and a 60% increase in sector revenue through strategic IP licensing.

    A boardroom mainstay, she has held non-executive directorships with government and
    private sector institutions including the Precious Minerals Marketing Company and the
    Institute of ICT Professionals Ghana. She is also the founder of the Adobea Khartey
    Mentorship Series—empowering young women into leadership with an impressive track
    record of advancement.

    Certified in Negotiation, Mediation, and Sustainable Dispute Resolution from the
    University of Milan, she is a strong advocate for alternative dispute resolution and conflict
    transformation. Nana Adjoa is also a proud member of the Institute of Directors (Ghana
    and UK), promoting excellence in corporate governance.

    Nana Adjoa is an active global voice in legal innovation, having spoken at the
    International Bar Association conferences (Paris, Rome and Mexico City), and
    contributed to international legal discourse through publications on digital regulation
    and space law. She holds certifications from MIT, Berkeley Law, McGill University, and
    the University of Milan, and continues to serve on international committees in law,
    space, and technology.

    With a unique blend of legal, governance, and communication expertise, Nana Adjoa
    Adobea Khartey offers clients trusted counsel at the intersection of law, innovation, and strategy.

  • Mina Mohammadi

    Mina Mohammadi is a data journalist and researcher. She currently works as an AI Policy Program Manager at the Mozilla Foundation. Prior to this, she worked as a Data Analyst at Google News Initiative. She holds a Masters of Science from the Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford, and a Bachelors from New York University. Mina’s main research interests exist at the intersection of privacy-enhancing tech (PETs), tech workers rights and computational social science methods.

  • Melanie Garson

    Melanie is an Associate Professor in International Security in the Department of Political Science at University College London where she teaches her flagship course “From Cyberwarfare to Robots: The Future of Conflict in the Digital Age” that examines the nexus of disruptive tech and building defence and resilience. She also teaches courses on international negotiation and tech diplomacy, as well as problem-solving for policymaking at HM Treasury.

    She provides practical insights and thought leadership for policymakers across the full spectrum of cyber policy, tech geopolitics, and defence innovation challenges. Having spent four years at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, where she set up the cyber policy function, she has advised leaders globally on cyber resilience policy, the geopolitics of the internet, space, AI, and compute, the rise of tech companies as geopolitical actors, data governance as well as the future of defence.

    Melanie is an accredited mediator and prior to joining UCL worked as a solicitor in the International Disputes department of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, covering Public International Law, International Arbitration, and International Corporate Investigations, as well as teaching mediation and negotiation techniques.

  • Marie GERMA

    After practicing law in London (UK) for six years, Marie joined the Government of Canada, most specifically the Department of Public Safety. In this role, she works at the intersection of counterterrorism and emerging technology. She leads a team responsible for developing policies to address the rise in terrorist content on tech platforms.

  • Maja Cuic

    Product Compliance compliance expert with over 9 years experience within Trust & Safety space.

  • Magali Van Bulck

    Magali Van Bulck is the Head of Policy & Government Relations (EMEA) at Wise and the founder of Accept My IBAN, a platform to report IBAN discrimination which has successfully put this consumer protection issue on the political agenda.

    She sits various fintech and payments advisory committees and is part of the board of the International Association of Money Transfer Networks, Fintech Belgium and PayBelgium. In her role at Wise, she has been heavily focused on improving transparency in financial services, lowering the cost of remittances and providing a pathway for non-banks to join the financial infrastructure. She joined Wise in 2016. Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money. Launched in 2011, Wise is one of the world’s fastest growing, profitable tech companies.

  • Lisa Johnson

    Lisa Johnson is Starship Technologies’ Vice President of Global Public Affairs and Corporate Communications. Starship is the world leader in autonomous robot delivery, having completed more than 8 million deliveries globally. Lisa leads on all aspects of regulatory policy, with a particular focus on market entry and creating supportive regulatory environments for first-of-a-kind technology. Her team is responsible for developing industry-leading social acceptance campaigns for the introduction of embodied AI into public spaces.

    Prior to joining Starship, Lisa worked in external relations and political affairs for UK trade unions and Members of Parliament.

  • Lina Ghazal

    Lina is a policy and public affairs professional with over a decade of experience in media and tech, both in the public (Ofcom) and private (TF1, Meta) sectors. She’s currently leading regulatory and public affairs for safety tech provider Verifymy.

    Lina is an expert in building large-scale policy initiatives and partnerships and has led engagements about online regulation with diverse groups of stakeholders and regulators across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the US.

    Lina studied Law, Economics and Management at Ecole Normale Superieure and Queen Mary University of London. She holds a Master of Finance & Corporate Strategy from Sciences Po Paris.

  • Lian Najami

    Lian Najami is the Head of Trust & Safety Policy for the Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa at TikTok, where she leads efforts to build inclusive, safety-focused digital policy. A Rhodes Scholar and Forbes 30 Under 30 honouree, she brings over a decade of global experience in tech governance, public policy, and advocacy. Lian is a recognised voice on ethical tech, minority rights, and platform accountability.