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Kholofelo Kugler is Counsel at the Advisory Centre on WTO Law in Geneva, Switzerland, where she litigates and provides legal advice and training on WTO law. She was previously a PhD Fellow in the project Trade Law 4.0 at the University of Lucerne, Switzerland, researching digital economy and AI regulation issues. As an independent consultant, she has advised governments, development agencies, regional and international organizations, as well as private companies. Kholofelo is a member of the Task Force on the Mandatory Review of the AfCFTA and the AfCFTA Digital Trade Task Force. Kholofelo also lectures international trade law, digital trade law, and African regional integration at academic and training institutions in Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, and the United States. She holds a Bachelors degree in Economics and International Politics, an LLB degree (cum laude), a Masters degree in International Law and Economics (summa cum laude), an LLM degree (with distinction), and is currently completing her PhD. She is admitted as an attorney in her native South Africa.