Dr Guy Lamb
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Dr Guy Lamb is a National Research Foundation rated researcher and is based within the Political Science Department at Stellenbosch University (in South Africa) where he directs the Conflict, Peacebuilding and Risk Unit. Guy has undertaken research on issues related to violence, security and peace since the mid-1990s, and has led numerous prestigious multi-country research projects in this regard. He is currently a member of the Interpol Future (advisory) Council and is a Fellow of the Geneva-based UN Institute for Disarmament Research. In South Africa he serves as a commissioner on the high-level National Planning Commission where he chairs the Commission’s Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Task Team, and he is part of the government’s Integrated Crime and Violence Prevention Strategy Working Committee. He is also an advisor to the Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety. Guy was previously the Director of the Safety and Violence Initiative at the University of Cape Town and led research departments at the Institute for Security Studies and the Centre for Conflict Resolution. He was part of the drafting team of the UN Modular Small-arms-control Implementation Compendium and has served as an armed violence expert for the UN Security Council Sanctions Branch.
Zinhle Novazi is a Lecturer in Law and Technology and International Trade Finance in the Mercantile Law Department at Stellenbosch University. She is a qualified attorney and a doctoral candidate at the University of Groningen, where her research focuses on the regulation of automated decision-making in financial services, with particular attention to data protection, AI, and consumer protection.
She brings professional experience from roles in tax, fiduciary services, and cybersecurity, having worked as a Tax and Fiduciary Specialist at Investec Bank, completed her articles at Tabacks and previously contributed to risk and intelligence projects at S-RM. Zinhle holds master’s degrees from Queen Mary University of London (where she was a Chevening Scholar) and the University of the Witwatersrand, along with an LLB and a Bachelor of Social Science from the University of Cape Town.
Beyond academia, she serves as a Director of Novazi Investment Holdings and the Heavy Chef Foundation NPC, supporting initiatives that broaden entrepreneurial opportunities. In recognition of her leadership, she was named one of the Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans in 2023.
Christine Strauss is an admitted Legal Practitioner (Attorney) and Trade Mark Practitioner (SAIIPL). After practising in intellectual property law until 2022, she transitioned to academia and is now a lecturer in the Mercantile Law Department, where she teaches Law & Technology. She holds an LLM in Law, Science and Technology from Stanford University and is currently completing her LLD at Stellenbosch University. Her research explores the intersection of law, science, and emerging technologies.
Geo Quinot is a Professor of Law at Stellenbosch University and Director of the African Procurement Law Unit (APLU). He specialises in public law and is a leading voice in the development of procurement regulation and administrative justice in South Africa and across the continent.