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 Sweden,Elenor Weijmar,[email protected],Open Knowledge Sweden,"English, Swedish","Open Government Data, Fiscal Transparency, Civic Tech","Elenor runs Sweden's Freedom of Information (FOI) platform called Handlingar.se, a platform that gives citizens a tool to ask authorities for information. During 2021 Elenor conducted research for Sweden in the Global Data Barometer project. The report is planned to be published in late 2021. She is also active in DFRI, an association that promotes digital rights. She is driven by technology and social entrepreneurship and in addition to Handlingar.se Elenor works with coaching start-ups and educates youth in technology and programming.",Yes,elenor.png,FALSE,elenor-weijmar,,,,,,
 Sweden,Mattias Axell,[email protected] ,Open Knowledge Sweden,"English, Swedish","Open Government Data, Fiscal Transparency, Open Communities","Mattias is educated at Kaospilot and is committed to developing people and organizations. He helps others in experimenting with data and engage in systemic change processes. He is an occasional data wrangler, doing experiments like the first visualization of all of Sweden's public bodies. He knows some Python, bits of JavaScript as well as some HTML & CSS.",Yes,Mattias-axell.jpg,FALSE,mattias-axell,,,,,,
 Sweden,Alina Ostling,[email protected],Open Knowledge Sweden,"English, Swedish, Russian, French, Italian","Open Government Data, Civic Tech, Transparency, Open Data","Alina holds a PhD title in Political Sciences from the European University Institute. She has a strong professional background in democracy, media, public participation, open data and civic tech. In addition to her academic expertise, Alina has a long experience as an expert providing research, evaluation and policy support to the European Commission, international organisations (Council of Europe, UNDP, UNICEF, OSCE/ODIHR) and civil society organisations (Open Government Partnership, Global Integrity, Transparency International).",Yes,alina.png,FALSE,alina-ostling,,,,,,
-Switzerland,Oleg Lavrovsky,[email protected],Open Knowledge Switzerland,"English, German, Russian","Civic Tech, Open Government Data, Open Science","Oleg Lavrovsky is a software engineer specialized in information management, and an activist dedicated to sharing knowledge for a better world through the art and science of data, a healthy dose of common sense, and community. One of the initiators of the Swiss open data movement, he is active in the Open Knowledge network, runs events around the country, blogs sporadically, contributes open source regularly, and remains highly allergic to prejudice while dedicated to the goals of openness on- and off-line. He's a Russian-Canadian expat & a family guy.",Yes,oleg-lavrovsky.jpeg,FALSE,oleg-lavrovsky,25,loleg,,loleg,,
-Switzerland,Florin Hasler,[email protected],Open Knowledge Switzerland,"English, German","Civic Tech, Open Government Data,","After working in foreign policy and political communications, he found his passion in technology-related advocacy and open innovation. At Opendata.ch, he supports the public sector on its journey to become more open and advocates for a digital transformation that benefits the many not the few. Before taking over as Director, Florin managed Opendata.ch's Prototype Fund.",Yes,fh_hires.jpg,FALSE,florin-hasler,,,,,,
+Switzerland,Oleg Lavrovsky,[email protected],opendata.ch,"English, German, Russian","Civic Tech, Open Government Data, Open Science","Oleg Lavrovsky is a software engineer specialized in information management, and an activist dedicated to sharing knowledge for a better world through the art and science of data, a healthy dose of common sense, and community. One of the initiators of the Swiss open data movement, he is active in the Open Knowledge network, runs events around the country, blogs sporadically, contributes open source regularly, and remains highly allergic to prejudice while dedicated to the goals of openness on- and off-line. He's a Russian-Canadian expat & a family guy.",Yes,oleg-lavrovsky.jpeg,FALSE,oleg-lavrovsky,25,loleg,,loleg,,
+Switzerland,Florin Hasler,[email protected],opendata.ch,"English, German","Civic Tech, Open Government Data,","After working in foreign policy and political communications, he found his passion in technology-related advocacy and open innovation. At Opendata.ch, he supports the public sector on its journey to become more open and advocates for a digital transformation that benefits the many not the few. Before taking over as Director, Florin managed Opendata.ch's Prototype Fund.",Yes,fh_hires.jpg,FALSE,florin-hasler,,,,,,
 Italy,Sara Petti,[email protected],Open Knowledge Foundation,"English, French, Italian",Open Communities,"Sara works with communities. She leads the Open Knowledge Network and manages the Frictionless Data community at Open Knowledge Foundation. With a background in advocacy for public libraries and quality education for all, Sara strongly believes in removing barriers and opening knowledge as a means of empowering citizens and fostering democracy.",Yes,Sara-Petti.jpg,FALSE,sara-petti,20,Sape_BY,,sapetti9,,sara-petti-2795b5a0/
 France,Renata Ávila,[email protected],Open Knowledge Foundation,"English, Spanish","Digital Rights, Internet Governance, Open Data","CEO of Open Knowledge Foundation, Renata is an international lawyer, author and advocate. She brings nearly 20 years of experience in access to knowledge, freedom of expression, policymaking and global digital rights. Renata is an Affiliate with the Stanford Institute of Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. Renata is part of the World Economic Forum Expert Network on Digital Technologies and a member of the Global Board of Trustees of Digital Future Society, among other affiliations in a vast professional network extending across Europe, Latin America and North America.",Yes,renata.png,FALSE,renata-avila,,avilarenata,,,,
-France,Cédric Lombion,[email protected],Open Knowledge Foundation,"English, French, Spanish","Data Literacy,Open Data,Open Communities","Cédric leads the School of Data programme at Open Knowledge Foundation, he has been responsible for the design and coordination of a wide variety of data-driven projects. He has delivered projects with or provided expertise to institutions such as the World Bank, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the OECD or the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID).",Yes,cedric.png,FALSE,cedric-lombion,,,,,,
+France,Cédric Lombion,[email protected],,"English, French, Spanish","Data Literacy,Open Data,Open Communities","Cédric leads the School of Data programme at Open Knowledge Foundation, he has been responsible for the design and coordination of a wide variety of data-driven projects. He has delivered projects with or provided expertise to institutions such as the World Bank, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the OECD or the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID).",Yes,cedric.png,FALSE,cedric-lombion,,,,,,
 Brazil,Carol Matos,[email protected],DPGA,"English, Portuguese, Spanish","Data Literacy,Open GLAM","Carol is a senior communications expert based in São Paulo, Brazil, with over two decades of experience in project management, exploring creative solutions to amplify the Digital Public Goods Alliance’s reach and impact of open source. With a strong background in fostering international cooperation, she believes that facilitating constructive dialogue among a diverse array of stakeholders is crucial for building a more equitable society. Leveraging her expertise across projects in technology, culture, and education, she believes that open content is essential for empowering communities worldwide. Before joining the DPGA Secretariat in 2024, she collaborated with organizations including  the Open Knowledge Foundation and the Wikimedia Foundation. Her interest for technology developed further during her doctoral research on digital transformation in the cultural sector, earning her a PhD in Art History from Universidad Complutense de Madrid in 2020.",Yes,carol.png,FALSE,carol-matos,,,,,,
-Philippines,Ben Hur Pintor,[email protected],Open Knowledge Foundation,"English,Filipino","Data Literacy,Open Mapping,Civic Tech","Ben Hur is a free and open stuff advocate based in The Philippines who works at the intersections of the openness, data, development, and geospatial fields. He is an alumnus of the School of Data Fellowship and Data Expert Programme and has provided training, support, and consulting services on data literacy and free and open source software for geospatial (FOSS4G) applications to individuals, private corporations, and organizations over the years.He supports the open data and open mapping communities in the Philippines as an individual and through BNHR, his consultancy service, and SmartCT, an open data and citizen-centric non-profit that he is part of.",Yes,ben.png,FALSE,ben-hur-pintor,,,,,,
+Philippines,Ben Hur Pintor,[email protected],,"English,Filipino","Data Literacy,Open Mapping,Civic Tech","Ben Hur is a free and open stuff advocate based in The Philippines who works at the intersections of the openness, data, development, and geospatial fields. He is an alumnus of the School of Data Fellowship and Data Expert Programme and has provided training, support, and consulting services on data literacy and free and open source software for geospatial (FOSS4G) applications to individuals, private corporations, and organizations over the years.He supports the open data and open mapping communities in the Philippines as an individual and through BNHR, his consultancy service, and SmartCT, an open data and citizen-centric non-profit that he is part of.",Yes,ben.png,FALSE,ben-hur-pintor,,,,,,
 Argentina,Patricio Del Boca,[email protected],Open Knowledge Foundation,"English,Spanish","Civic Tech,Open Government Data,Open Elections, Digital Public Infrastructure","Patricio is an Information Systems Engineer and enthusiast of open data and civic technologies. He likes to build and collaborate with different communities to disseminate technical knowledge and participate as a speaker in events to spread the importance of civic technologies.He's also a member of Open Data Córdoba, an Argentinian NGO working in the open data, data journalism and civic technology space. When not on the computer, he loves music, photography and hiking. Currently based in Alta Gracia, Córdoba, Argentina.",Yes,patricio.png,FALSE,patricio-del-boca,35,pdelboca,https://pdelboca.me/,pdelboca,,
-Portugal,Evgeny Karev,[email protected],Open Knowledge Foundation,"English,Russian",Civic Tech,"Evgeny was born in Moscow gaining an engineering degree at Moscow State Technical University. He has been an entrepreneur and a consultant on leading technical projects in Russia. As a passionate open source developer living in Moscow and Dubrovnik, Evgeny’s work focuses on the Frictionless Data project as the tech lead of the Frictionless Data implementations.",Yes,evgeny.png,FALSE,evgeny-karev,35,,,,,
-Spain,Adrià Mercader,[email protected],Open Knowledge Foundation,"Catalan,English,Spanish","Civic Tech, Open Government Data,Open Data,Open Source,Open Communities","Adrià has over a decade and a half of experience working in the open data and civic tech fields. He is an enthusiast of the open web, especially the communities built around open source projects and open standards. He oversees the tech side of several projects at OKF and is a member of the CKAN Technical Team. He has a degree in Biology and an MSc in Geographic Information Systems. He currently lives near the shores of the Mediterranean, in the beautiful city of Tarragona.",Yes,adria.png,FALSE,adria-mercader,,amercader,,amercader,,
+Portugal,Evgeny Karev,[email protected],,"English,Russian",Civic Tech,"Evgeny was born in Moscow gaining an engineering degree at Moscow State Technical University. He has been an entrepreneur and a consultant on leading technical projects in Russia. As a passionate open source developer living in Moscow and Dubrovnik, Evgeny’s work focuses on the Frictionless Data project as the tech lead of the Frictionless Data implementations.",Yes,evgeny.png,FALSE,evgeny-karev,35,,,,,
+Spain,Adrià Mercader,[email protected],,"Catalan,English,Spanish","Civic Tech, Open Government Data,Open Data,Open Source,Open Communities","Adrià has over a decade and a half of experience working in the open data and civic tech fields. He is an enthusiast of the open web, especially the communities built around open source projects and open standards. He oversees the tech side of several projects at OKF and is a member of the CKAN Technical Team. He has a degree in Biology and an MSc in Geographic Information Systems. He currently lives near the shores of the Mediterranean, in the beautiful city of Tarragona.",Yes,adria.png,FALSE,adria-mercader,,amercader,,amercader,,
 Spain,Lucas Pretti,[email protected],Open Knowledge Foundation,"English,Portuguese,Spanish",,"Lucas is a journalist, artist and researcher working in the intersections of digital culture, politics and humanities. For the last 17 years, he has been a free culture advocate and part of a wide range of commons-based initiatives fighting for power distribution and people's participation in decision-making. He worked for some of Brazil's most relevant media outlets and organised community festivals such as CulturaDigital.Br and BaixoCentro, and developed academic research in the topics of the aesthetics of the commons.",Yes,Lucas.png,FALSE,lucas-pretti,0,,,,,
 Italy,Edgar Zanella Alvarenga,[email protected],Fuzuê,"English,Portuguese","Civic Tech, Open AI, Open Government Data, Open Source, Open Data","Edgar is a software developer working with open source, open access and the creation of open knowledge for over 20 years now. He founded a non-profit organization in Brazil that developed free and open source tools, later helped to create Open Knowledge Brasil and he did work on Open Knowledge Deutschland and Foundation. His projects range from the analysis of EU green subsidies and soil pollution using public sources of data; creating data visualization using open data; helping journalists to investigate the pharmaceutical industry and influence open access research journals; public access and visualization of cities budget planning to the development of open source tools used in democratic systems.",Yes,edgar.jpg,FALSE,edgar-zanella-alvarenga,,,,aivuk,aivuk,edgar-zanella-alvarenga-8a3408124
-Nepal,Shashi Gharti,[email protected],Open Knowledge Foundation,"English,Nepalese","Civic Tech, Open AI","Shashi is a software developer from Nepal. She has mostly worked on web application development. She did her MSc in Computer Science from AIT, Thailand. She loves coding and learning new technologies. She enjoys the process of developing applications, exploring new ideas and working with the team. In her free time, she also likes to contribute to open source projects and keep up with recent developments in machine learning and AI research.",Yes,shashi.png,FALSE,shashi-gharti,,s_cs08,,shashigharti,,shashigharti/
+Nepal,Shashi Gharti,[email protected],,"English,Nepalese","Civic Tech, Open AI","Shashi is a software developer from Nepal. She has mostly worked on web application development. She did her MSc in Computer Science from AIT, Thailand. She loves coding and learning new technologies. She enjoys the process of developing applications, exploring new ideas and working with the team. In her free time, she also likes to contribute to open source projects and keep up with recent developments in machine learning and AI research.",Yes,shashi.png,FALSE,shashi-gharti,,s_cs08,,shashigharti,,shashigharti/
 Argentina,Andrés Vázquez Flexes,[email protected],Open Knowledge Foundation,"English,Spanish","Civic Tech, Open Government Data,Open Elections, Digital Public Infrastructure","Andres is a software developer mainly working with open data on free software. He's a civic and government technology advocate and also a member of Open Data Córdoba (an Argentinian NGO). He worked with open data inside and outside governments for the last decade. He is currently based in Mendiolaza, Córdoba, Argentina.",Yes,andres.png,FALSE,andres-vazquez-flexes,,avdata99,https://andresvazquez.com.ar/,avdata99,,
 Czech Republic,Michal Kubáň,[email protected],Open Knowledge Czech Republic,"Czech,English",Open Government Data,Michal Kubáň has worked in the area of open government data since 2013. He worked an National Open Data Coordinator at the Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic where he is in charge of national Open data policy. He also leads the Czech Open Data Task Force Team. He was a member of OECD Expert Group on Open Government Data and member of European Commission's Public Sector Information Expert Group. From 2013-2015 Michal worked as Open data evangelist and advocate at Open Society Fund Prague where he worked closely with the Czech state institutions to promote transparency and accountability through open data.,Yes,MK-profile.jpg,FALSE,michal-kuban,0,,,,,
 Russian Federation,Ivan Begtin,[email protected],Open Knowledge Russia,"English,Russian","Open Data, Digital Preservation, Web Archives, Open Government Data","Ivan Begtin is a founder of Infoculture (https://infoculture.ru), a Russian NGO dedicated to open data, open government, digital preservation, and plain language. Contributor to open source data projects https://github.com/ivbeg and creator of several open data projects like hubofdata.ru (Hub of data, data portal), clearspending.ru (Russian procurement transparency), openngo.ru (Open NGOs database), and many others.",Yes,Ivan-b.jpg,FALSE,ivan-begtin,0,,,,,