DINAcon 2025

Lea Gimpel is the Director of Policy at the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) with almost 15 years of experience at the intersection of technology, policy, and international development. Previously, she co-led the German development cooperation's flagship initiative "FAIR Forward," a global effort to democratize AI development through open datasets and models.
Lea is a recognised leader in digital governance, serving on the board of the Open Knowledge Foundation Germany and in advisory roles for the German Federal Ministry for the Environment and the German UNESCO Commission. She holds two Master's degrees, including one in Public Administration from the Hertie School, where she also lectures on digital technologies in international development.