Our mission is to ensure that everyone can access the conversation on how AI is being implemented in society.
Fellows speak for themselves and have absolute independence over their work, and don’t speak on behalf of one another. What unites us is our shared mission.
We are a think-tank and non-profit NGO. We work as a collective of specialists.
Website map:
- Governance and Civil Advocacy Tools.
- Fellow’s specialties, biographies, social links.
- Some of our collected Works & News.
- Ways to Get Involved.
- Information on our Research and Services.
- And ways to Contact Us.
Recent News, Media, and Events:
Governance and Civil Advocacy Tools
The Aula Convening Guidelines, 2025 ed.
For people working on tech governance and AI in society:
Convene communities for legitimate collective decision-making on how AI is implemented in society.
Get Involved: 5 Convenings in Development
AI Sustainability Council, African Access to Global Tech Policy, Convening on Military AI, AI House Davos 2027, and the AI Comedy Council and Road Show.
We’ve the Global Trust Challenge as a Global Outreach Partner
A policy accelerator for people working on policy towards trustworthy AI and digital infrastructure.
In partnership with the IEEE, OECD, UNESCO, GPAI and other organizations.
Post-Davos Report and Announcement on Aula Convenings
We’re pleased to share the release of our AI House Davos 2026 Debrief: The Aula Fellowship Is Convening Global Conversations on AI.
Levers of Power in the Field of AI
Ongoing research and collective work on how individuals in institutions and in civil society can work together to steer our social systems.
The Aula Early Assessment Instrument for AI Implementations in SMEs (AulaEAI v.01)
This instrument is a light-weight AI Implementation assessment for a proposed AI implementation in a small or medium organization: company / institutional / or non-profit.
Works & News
Recent Research and Reports:
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Mission Statement: Jeremiah Haruna
I joined the Aula Fellowship because I believe AI governance must be shaped through inclusive, informed, and globally representative conversations. My work sits at the intersection of law, AI governance, privacy, and public policy, where I help organizations implement responsible AI and data governance frameworks. As a lawyer from the Global South working across Africa…
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Mission Statement: Nancy Ihebom
Aula’s mission to ensure that everyone can access the conversation on AI aligns directly with my professional knowledge and civic vision. As a product manager, AI adoption and governance consultant, and founder of RJN2 Spark, I translate AI into practical, responsible, and inclusive action for communities, organizations, and small businesses. My work focuses on making…
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Mission Statement: Susanne Ogolla
Africa’s democratic future depends on institutions outpacing the speed of manufactured truth. As an AI policy practitioner, I work at the intersection of emerging technology and civic integrity, with a particular focus on how synthetic media and algorithmic disinformation threaten electoral credibility across the continent. Aula’s mission to build a global network of leaders who…
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Mission Statement: Wessel Braakman
Aula’s mission is to involve everyone in the discussions around AI. These discussions require evidence. As a QA professional, I focus on finding this evidence. Through my associations, I aim to create benchmarks based on local languages and cultures, findingnuances often missed by global labs. My goal is to translate the results into understandable visualisations,…
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Aula Fellow Harshini Rajachander Personal Statement on Fellowship
Aula seeks to create and enable inclusive conversations on AI. I joined Aula because of the languageused to convey their work and mission. It was important to note that they publicly disclosed theirsources of funding and that they were not financially tied to Big Tech in any manner. I have beenwriting about Big Tech, AI…
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Twelve Principles, One Programme
A reflection on how the MSc in Project Management at UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School embodies the Club of Rome’s twelve principles for re-imagining universities: Twelve Principles, One Programme (you will need to request access). Inspired by the article published 25 th Feb 2026 by Otto Scharmer, member of the Club of Rome, MIT…
A broad selection of our collected works are presented on our Works & News page.
Research
Research programs in engineering education, institutionalism, management, politics, governance, tech, and international cooperation. Open to researchers from all disciplines and skillsets. All types of research are conducted by our Fellows and the Fellowship. We work together on trade, journalistic, legal, policy, academic, etc.
Fellows share opportunities for professional development and collaborate to ensure that our communities as specialists and as people can connect to each other, and make decisions together about AI in society.
Please get in touch if you want to collaborate on a specific project with several Fellows. Otherwise, reach out to specific Fellows.
Services
Fellows work with individuals, communities, and institutions who are trying to make sense of what AI means for their work, their people, their missions, and their futures. We’re not here to simplify AI or sell you a solution. We create space for the conversations, and we do it for our Mission.
- Presentation and events, conference curation.
- Community and governance support.
- Mediation and arbitrage, including negotiations and forensics (select topics).
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Fellows are independent of the Fellowship, and we don’t all do the same work. The Fellowship only accepts mandates that are in line with our Mission and the public good. If you want to hire a Fellow for other work related to their specialties, you are welcome do so directly by looking them up in Fellows and reaching out to them by email or LinkedIn.
