PAIRS 2026 has been organised by a volunteer programme committee. Anchor funding support from AI Collaborative.

Co-chairs:

• Astha Kapoor (Aapti Institute)
• Tim Davies (Connected by Data)

Committee members:

• Ameen Jauhar (CABI)
• Angèle Kandé (Niyel)
• Anna Colom (The Data Tank)
• Bobina Zulfa (Pollicy)
• Eleanor O'Keefe (Ada Lovelace Institute)
• Emily Tseng (University of Washington)
• Fabro Steibel (ITS Rio)
• Jhalak M. Kakkar (Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University Delhi)
• Kiito Shilongo (Mozilla Foundation)
• Lisa Gutermuth (Mozilla Foundation)
• Mardiya Siba (Independent)
• Marlena Wisniak (European Center for Not-for-Profit Law)
• Meg Young (Data & Society)
• Mila Samdub (Open Future)
• Ned Cooper (Cornell University)
• Nupura Gawde (Civic Data Lab)
• Octavia Field Reid (Ada Lovelace Institute)
• Paz Pena (Mozilla Foundation)
• Pierre Noro (Sciences Po)
• Rajesh Veeraraghavan (Georgetown University)
• Ramya Chandrasekhar (Centre for Internet and Society, CNRS)
• Renata Avilla (Open Knowledge Foundation)
• Renee Sieber (McGill University)
• Seeta Pena Gangadharan (London School of Economics)
• Sergio Branco (ITS Rio)
• Susan Aaronson (George Washington University)
• Susan Oman (University of Sheffield)
• Tim Davies (Connected by Data)
• Vinay Narayan (Aapti Institute)
• Yossra Kallali (Niyel)

2026 Programme Committee Supporters