Renata Ávila

Renata Ávila is an international human rights and technology lawyer, as well as a leading advocate for openness, access to knowledge, and digital justice. She currently heads the Open Knowledge Foundation (OKFN), a global non-profit dedicated to unlocking the value of open data and knowledge for society, empowering individuals and organizations to drive social change. A former fellow and affiliate of the Stanford Institute of Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, she is currently associated with the Center for Internet and Society at CNRS, France. She serves on the boards of several organizations, including Open Future, the Center for the Advancement of Infrastructural Imagination, and the Just Net Coalition, where she advocates for fair technology governance. Renata is also a co-founder of the Alliance for Inclusive Algorithms and the Progressive International, where she serves as a board and Cabinet Member, pushing for policies that foster open innovation and global technology equity. She has co-authored two books and regularly contributes to publications in English and Spanish, addressing topics at the nexus of technology, human rights, and economic justice.