Martha Omoekpen Alade is a Nigerian digital policy strategist, Internet governance leader and Founder and Executive Director of Women in Technology in Nigeria (WITIN), an ECOSOC-accredited civil society organisation. With over two decades of experience, she works at the intersection of digital transformation, Internet governance, AI policy and gender-inclusive digital development across Africa.

A longstanding contributor to the UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) process, she served as a high-level civil society delegate at the UN General Assembly WSIS+20 Review in New York and has convened high-level dialogues at WSIS Forums in Geneva. She serves on Nigeria's Internet Governance Forum Multistakeholder Advisory Group, contributes to the country's National Artificial Intelligence Policy as a National Volunteer Expert, and is a member of the UN Group on the Information Society Multistakeholder Consultation Group (UNGIS-MCG).

Martha is convening the African Women School on Internet Governance (AFWoSIG) to advance African women's expertise, leadership and influence in Internet and digital governance. Through WITIN and its initiatives, she has reached approximately four million women and girls through digital inclusion, STEM education and technology innovation. Her recognitions include the Nature Award for Inspiring Women in Science and the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation's Universal Access Service Excellence Award, alongside several national and international honours.