Cecil Abungu is the Coordinator of the ILINA Program. In this role, he sets the research, talent development and policy engagement direction of ILINA. He is also a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge, where he studies the consequences that AI will have on the protections in labour law, and a Research Affiliate with both the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (University of Cambridge) and the Institute for Law and AI. Outside of his PhD work, Cecil’s recent research has focused on the role of developing countries in global catastrophic risk-focused governance of AI and liability regimes for harms caused by highly capable AI. He holds an undergraduate law degree from Strathmore University and Master of Laws degree from Harvard Law School.