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Sonia Maria Barbosa is a passionate advocate for open research data and serves as a key figure at Dataverse, a renowned web-based repository dedicated to enabling researchers to share, preserve, cite, explore, and analyze research data. With a robust background in data management and a commitment to advancing open science principles, Sonia plays a pivotal role in fostering collaborative and transp...

Ashley Farley is the Program Officer of Knowledge & Research Services at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In this capacity she leads the foundation’s Open Access Policy’s implementation and associated initiatives. This includes leading the work of Gates Open Research , a transparent and revolutionary publishing platform. Much of her work advocates for knowledge to be a global good. She...

Dr. Kathryn Napier Dr. Kathryn Napier is a data scientist who bridges the analytics gap in transdisciplinary research. She is currently the Technical Lead of the Curtin Open Knowledge Initiative , leading a team of data scientists and software developers who work with leading experts in open access and scholarly communication. Together, the COKI team develops tools and infrastructure for navigatin...

Joy Owango is an award-winning Founding Director of the Training Centre in Communication (TCC Africa), a registered trust in Kenya established in 2006. TCC Africa is the first African-based training center focused on teaching effective communication skills to scientists. Ms Joy Owango is also the project lead at the Africa PID Alliance , an organization whose mission is to secure the future of Afr...

Mofahloshi R.M. Chuene is a research scientist specializing in applied chemistry, with a focus on water treatment, nanotechnology, and sustainable energy solutions. She recently completed a Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry at the University of Johannesburg, where her thesis investigated the development and application of sawdust nano-adsorbents for heavy metals remediation and their potential reu...

Maha Said is a post-doctoral researcher on the ERC -funded NanoBubbles project which asks the questions how, when, and why does science fail to correct itself. Originally trained in molecular and cellular biology and working close to science and technology studies especially science integrity, she is currently working in 2 sub-projects, the first being post publication peer review in which article...

Cooper Smout is on a mission to revolutionize scientific conduct and communication through the principles of Open Science. Unhappy with the costly, inefficient, and biased nature of scholarly publishing, Cooper saw the need for change. Thus, he founded Project Free Our Knowledge, an initiative dedicated to empowering researchers globally. With Free Our Knowledge, Cooper seeks to harness the collec...

Dr. Wendy Patterson is a member of the board of management of the Beilstein-Institut where she serves as scientific director. She received various degrees in the field of physics, culminating in a doctorate degree in optics and then continued post-doctoral research in the areas of nanotechnology and materials for energy conversion and storage in the US and Germany. Concerned with the direction tha...

Jerry Sellanga currently works on the Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) team as Engagement Coordinator, Networks, where he uses his expertise to expand IOI's audiences through events, digital communications, and stakeholder management, especially in Africa. He specializes in strategic communications, graphic design, proposal development, and public relations. Jerry holds a Bachelor’s degree...

Kamran Kardan ORCID: 0000-0003-4324-7620 ⁠ Kamran Kardan ⁠ is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Knowledge E. He founded Knowledge E in 2012, to provide unique, professional, and high-quality services to the information professionals in the Middle Eastern region and beyond. He is also the Co-founder and Managing Director at Zendy, an organization that is focused on making academic research...

Formerly a medical doctor, clinical researcher and medical journal editor, Jigisha Patel is an independent research integrity specialist and founder of Jigisha Patel Research Integrity Limited. She has extensive experience of a wide range of research integrity issues in publishing, including the investigation and management of complex cases such as peer review manipulation and paper mills. Jigisha...

Rosemarie Bernabe is a Professor of research ethics and research integrity at the University of Oslo; and an adjunct professor of medical research ethics at the University of South-Eastern Norway. With her expertise and leadership, she is dedicated to advancing research ethics and integrity in various contexts and serves as the project coordinator of several initiatives, including: Responsible Ope...

Emily Esten ORCID: 0000-0002-1120-1698 Emily Esten is the Project Lead at Knowledge Futures. In her varied work experience - from project lead to curator, educator to site developer - her primary focus has been on engaging with audiences, content, and tools to build better research and teaching communities. She has played an active role in shaping collaborations, training, and programming around d...

Maria Guerreiro ORCID: 0000-0003-0010-6895 Maria Guerreiro is the Head of Partnership Development at Dryad. She is an open science enthusiast who enjoys working collaboratively with researchers and other stakeholders in scholarly communication to drive positive change. She is Head of Partnership Development at Dryad, where she leads the partnership recruitment programme with publishers, scholarly...

Dr. Nokuthula Mchunu ORCID: 0000-0001-5156-9457 Dr. Nokuthula Mchunu holds the position of Deputy Director at the African Open Science Platform, which is hosted by the National Research Foundation in South Africa. With extensive expertise in academic outreach initiatives, science popularization, and the implementation of STEM activities within local communities, she previously served as a senior r...

Damita Snow (ORCID 0000-0001-8757-6464 ), CAE, ENV SP, is the Director of Accessibility & Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategy, Publication, and Standards at the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). She was the founder and immediate past chair of ASCE’s Staff Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Council. In addition, she served as a co-chair for the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and A...

Johanssen Obanda ORCID: 0000-0002-2111-7780 Obanda joined Crossref in 2023 to work with Crossref Ambassadors to effectively engage their communities and support Crossref’s outreach initiatives. Obanda is passionate about building an inclusive research ecosystem where researchers across the globe can easily access scientific knowledge and make meaningful connections. His previous experience include...

Mark Hahnel ORCID: 0000-0003-4741-0309 Mark Hahnel is the founder of Figshare, which he created whilst completing his PhD in stem cell biology at Imperial College London. Figshare currently provides research data infrastructure for institutions, publishers and funders globally. He is passionate about open science and the potential it has to revolutionise the research community. Maria Cotera ORCID:...

Julie Wren is an experienced wellness consultant, nutritionist and self-care expert who offers transformative wellbeing solutions to individuals and organizations, so they can lead their best healthiest and happiest lives.   With over 20 years of experience in the health and wellness industry, she uses her expertise to design healthy routines to meet the uniqueness of her clients. Julie joins Jo o...

Rania Baleela has been a dedicated Open Science and Open Access trainer since 2012. Rania is the Founder of the first Sudanese institutional repository (OASCIR), a platform for openly sharing research. As the EIFL Open Access Country Coordinator, she has played a key role in advancing open access in Sudan and has trained librarians in this area. Rania is also the Founding Director of the Toxic Org...

The topic of discussion for this event was, 'Open Resources for Peer Review: Where are they? Get involved!' It featured, Maria Machado, Johanna Havemann and Gareth Dyke. During the event, listeners were given the opportunity to ask questions around the topic of discussion and answers were provided. You can listen and share your thoughts too. Find more podcast episodes here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https:...

Dr. Jia Ng, MD MSCE is a Board-certified Nephrologist and Assistant Professor at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ Northwell, New York. She is also the founder of PublishedMD, where she coaches clinicians on how to publish research papers, build authority, and achieve their academic goals without the overwhelm. Since 2020, she has been giving Academic Writing Workshops and Seminars to Medi...

Emmanuel Boakye holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana. He is an African Open Science champion who has worked with organizations such as the Center for Open Science in the USA and the Association of African Universities (AAU). He was part of the panel of experts invited by the AAU to plan the 2022 Africa Universities’ D...

Lucia Benkovičová was born in 1986 (in Galanta, Slovakia). She is a graduate in architecture from the Slovak University of Technology and in computer science from the Pan-European University , both in Bratislava, Slovakia. Lucia studied (in national languages) also in Austria, Germany, France, England, and Hungary. Today, Lucia works as a publisher (editing articles, handling book publishing, proo...

Dr. Ana Persic is the Programme Specialist for Science, Technology and Innovation Policies and Open Science at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. She is an ecologist by training with a PhD in Ecotoxicology, and she joined UNESCO in April 2006 in the framework of the UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere program within the Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences in Paris. She has then served as a Sci...