Sefakor Ankora is a Development and Operations (DevOps) Engineer at the West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN) and holds a Master of Science in Digital Forensics and Cyber Security. For the past three years, he has worked on advancing open science infrastructure in Africa, including repositories, publishing platforms, persistent identifiers, and identity and access management systems. In his role as DevOps Lead, he collaborates with regional and international partners to deploy resilient and interoperable platforms. He brings to the panel both technical expertise and experience in building community-driven infrastructures for inclusive participation in global science.