2025 BRIDGE Africa Regional Workshop Reported by The Transmitter

In April 2025, BRIDGE hosted its second Africa Regional Workshop in Marrakesh, Morocco. The workshop was attended by a diverse group of community members, to include academics, researchers, industry partners, NGO and non-profit leaders, PWLE, legal experts, clinicians, and experts in public policy. Major topics of discussion included ownership of data as well as consent as a lawful basis for processing data. To read more about the Africa Regional Workshop and the objectives of our BRIDGE Africa team, check out the following article written by Lauren Schenkman of The Transmitter: Sharing Africa's Brain Data Q&A with Amadi Ihunwo