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Dr Otekunrin is a Senior Research Associate at the Innovation Lab for Policy Leadership in Agriculture and Food Security (PiLAF) at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He holds a PhD in Agricultural Economics from the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria. Dr Otekunrin has published extensively on hunger, agricultural commercialization, and food security in Nigeria and Africa. His research interests span agricultural marketing, agribusiness, food and nutrition security, food economics, and farm management. He serves as Academic Editor for PLOS ONE.
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Dr. M. Yousuf Malik, Assistant Professor of Economics at Woxsen University, Hyderabad, holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Lucknow. A recipient of the ICSSR Doctoral Fellowship (2021), he specializes in fiscal policy, macroeconomics, and productivity analysis. His research focuses on agricultural insurance, tax inefficiency, and sustainable development in India’s special category states, with contributions like the Sustainable Development Report 2022 for Uttar Pradesh. Dr. Malik has published impactful studies and combines academic rigor with practical insights.
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Currently serving as Dean of Economics at Kardan University, I bring over a decade of experience in academia and research across India, Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Ethiopia. I have worked as a Research Consultant with Save the Children International (Afghanistan) since October 2024 and as a Research Analyst with the World Food Programme (2021–2024). Holding a Ph.D. in Economics, I’ve published 60+ research papers indexed in ABDC, SCOPUS, and WOS and hold 25+ patents. My expertise spans economics, sustainable development, and policy analysis.
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-Ph.D. in Education (Curriculum and Philosophy Teaching Methods).
-International expert in teaching philosophy to children, critical thinking, and affective development (values, hope, happiness, etc.).
-Expert in Philosophy Curriculum Design.
- Authored and co-authored several books, including Teaching Philosophy to Children, Global and Digital Citizenship, among others.
- Certified international trainer and developer of training packages in educational and academic fields.
-International expert in educational quality assurance and academic accreditation.
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Associate Professor in the Department of Sport Management at Brock University (St. Catharines, Canada). Sociologist of gender and physical culture, with a particular focus on girls' and women's experiences, "alternative" sports (e.g., roller derby, skateboarding), and gender in/equality.
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Augustine Gyan is a PhD candidate at the Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies (BIGSAS), University of Bayreuth. He is interested in understanding the exercise of power in daily struggles over land resource access in gold mining hotspots in Ghana and other mineral resource countries. He has a keen interest in exploring the intricate linkages between natural resource extraction, mining regulations/policies, land governance, resistance, digital and in-person activism, and how they impact the livelihoods and social identity of resource users.
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Associate Professor of Human Rights, social work and migration
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Marion Panizzon, Dr. iur. (U. Bern) LL.M. (Duke Law School) is a senior research fellow of the World Trade Institute, University of Bern and a legal consultant on EU migration policy, the movement of natural persons under WTO/GATS, bilateral migration agreements and skill partnerships. She has published on trade policy and migration governance, including on the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration; the Agenda 2030. Marion works in French, German and English and has consulted for the EU Asylum Agency, EU Directorate General Trade, and the World Bank.
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A researcher with extensive cross-industry expertise and interdisciplinary knowledge. An innovative thinker and a proactive leader.
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Andrew Zhai is a Ph.D. student in Environmental Policy at Duke University, affiliated with the Nicholas School of the Environment and the Sanford School of Public Policy. His research focuses on conservation policy, forestry policy, and environmental economics, with a particular interest in designing and evaluating policies that promote sustainable resource management and equitable environmental outcomes. He combines interdisciplinary methodologies to address critical challenges at the nexus of environmental conservation and policy design.