A4AI is excited to welcome the new Advisory Council members starting from January 2020 for a three year period. The new members were elected by A4AI membership in September 2019, and come from across the public, private, and civil society sectors.
As of January 2020, the A4AI Advisory Council will comprise of the following members (with the new representatives with an asterisk):
Honorary Chairperson:
Public Sector and Academia:
- Laminou Ehl Maman, Executive Secretary, West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Association
- Boutheina Guermazi, Practice Manager, Digital Development, World Bank
- Tom Koutsky, Senior Connectivity Advisor, USAID
- Carl Elmstam, Program and Policy Specialist, Digital Development, SIDA (re-elected)*
Private Sector:
- Barbara Baffer, Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Communications, Ericsson
- Kojo Boakye, Africa Public Policy Manager, Access and Connectivity, Facebook
- Claire Sibthorpe, Head of Connected Women and Connected Society, GSMA*
- Funke Opeke, CEO, MainOne Cable Company
Civil Society and Foundations:
- Osama Manzar, Director/Founder, Digital Empowerment Foundation
- Dean Mulozi, Regional Facilitator, Southern Africa Telecentre Network*
- Waddah Fadul, Board Member, Africa ICT Alliance (AfICTA)*
- Luca Belli, Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation, Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)*
We would also like to extend a special thank you to our following outgoing Advisory Council members for their commitment, contributions, and invaluable insights for A4AI:
- Belinda Exelby, GSMA
- Paul Rowney, AFICTA
- Jensine Larsen, World Pulse
- Njideka Harry, Youth for Tech Foundation