Ariana Issaias, Director, Bowmans Kenya. Ariana Issaias is a Director in the Bowmans Nairobi office and a member of the IP & Technology team. Her practice areas encompass commercial and consumer intellectual property advice, data protection, and technology. Ariana regularly advises clients on a wide range of commercial agreements, including supply of goods/services, e-commerce payment services, platform integration, fintech, software licensing and distribution, cloud services, agency and distribution, franchising, licensing, IP exploitation, brand enforcement, and confidentiality. Her specialist knowledge spans distribution and licensing frameworks and IP exploitation in various sectors, including technology, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, financial services, hospitality, retail, media, agricultural, and service sectors. She spearheads the firm's emerging technologies thought leadership practice and is at the forefront of developments in data protection, privacy, and artificial intelligence in Kenya. Ariana has considerable experience advising both local and international clients and has written and spoken extensively on these topics.