Director, Tahetoka, Whare Hauora, Te Rua o Mahara
A modest rebel who is willing to challenge status quos for a better world. I have 15+ years in technology and 30+ years of being Māori and telling stories.
Chief Advisor, International, InternetNZ
Ellen leads the coordination of our international work across the InternetNZ group. She provides strategic advice on international matters and engages in Internet governance processes for InternetNZ. Ellen has two cats, one dog and one daughter, and she plays a mean game of Scrab...
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Open Web Fellow, Mozilla
Emmi Bevensee is a Mozilla Open Web Fellow, Founder of the Social Media Analysis Toolkit (
SMAT) and
Rebellious Data LLC. They are also a
Doctoral Fellow at the Center for Analysis of the Radical Right. They received a MA in Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding with an emphasis on decentralization of governance in conflict zones and studied Machine Learning in the iSchool PhD program at the University of Arizona. Their work centers...
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Co-Director, The Workshop
Marianne is a legally-trained researcher, strategist and communicator who has used story-based research, advocacy and campaigning to influence policy in New Zealand and elsewhere over the past two decades. Examples of her recent work include the Out of the Maze report on digital divides...
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Head of Design and Product, Figure NZ
I care a lot about inclusive design of technology and building inclusive technology organisations.As part of my work with Figure.NZ, I'm also very interested in data literacy and universal access to data, so that everyone in New Zealand can use data to thrive.
Chair, Khadija Leadership Network
Pakeeza Rasheed is an experienced barrister and solicitor and is an Associate Counsel at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. She has practised in diverse areas of the law and is a senior legal adviser to the government of New Zealand, with experience in advising on a broad...
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