KOTI AMUNDAM Tina Brenda
Programs Manager/ Legal Adviser
KOTI AMUNDAM Tina Brenda is a distinguished Jurist and International Law scholar specializing in the intricate regulatory and diplomatic challenges of the digital age. She holds a Master’s Degree in International Relations (International Disputes) from the International Relations Institute of Cameroon (IRIC) and a Master of Laws (LL.M) in English Law. She is passionate about Criminal Law and International Security issues plaguing the world and Cameroon in Particular. A certified Public Policy Analyst at the Nkafu Policy Institute and certified Cyber Criminologist at the Applied Criminal Network International Academy, Abuja-Nigeria. At the Muna, Muna and Associates Law firm she learned the changing dynamics of law practice. While as Junior Legal Counsel at DMP Partners Law Firm-Douala, Cameroon, she provided insight on AI Policy Research, conducted briefs analysis on the legal implications of automated decision-making and algorithmic bias for clients in the financial and energy sectors, advising on proactive legal safe guards.
As a Legal Advisor for Intelligence Security Solutions (ISecS), the principal focus is forging policy at the convergence of Cyber Law, Data Protection, Fintech Regulation, and AI Governance within the global cybersecurity landscape. Providing critical legal foresight to the think tank’s research, ensuring that innovation in cybersecurity and AI is guided by principles of human rights, international cooperation, and regulatory compliance, particularly across the African and European spheres. Tina’s expertise is built on a deep understanding of transnational legal frameworks, enabling ISS to interpret and apply law to fast-evolving technologies, by formulating compliance strategies under the African Union’s Malabo Convention on Cybersecurity and Personal Data Protection, as well as European models (GDPR relevance for cross-border data transfers). In the milieu of Fintech and AI Regulation, projects on the legal permissibility of AI-driven financial services, drafting risk-mitigation policies for algorithmic transparency and consumer protection in the burgeoning African Fintech sector. She has a mastery of international dispute resolution and criminal procedure, which is applied to analyzing jurisdictional gaps in combating transnational cybercrime and supporting efforts in cyber diplomacy.
Tina continue to undergo advanced training in international legal mechanisms and cross-border conflict resolution which provides a crucial analytical lens for policy work in cyber diplomacy and security governance. She has equally negotiated and drafted complex Master Service Agreements and partnership contracts for technology and infrastructure clients, embedding strong data security, breach notification, and liability clauses to manage cyber risks contractually. She has written several research papers on cybersecurity and human rights; ‘Child Pornography and New Technologies in Cameroon’ and ‘Key features of Cameroon’s new data protection law’.