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Dr Gayathri D Naik is an Assistant Professor and Co-Director of Commons Cell at NLSIU. She holds a PhD in Water Law and Policy from SOAS University of London on prestigious Commonwealth Scholarship. She is a member of the IUCN-WCEL groups like ‘Water and Wetland Group’, ‘Early Career Specialists Group’, and ‘Compliance and Enforcement Group’; the LEDC at SOAS and AIDA; an editor on transboundary water with the Global Water Forum. She is the author of the book Water Justice and Groundwater Subsidies in India: Equitable and Sustainable Access and Regulation by Routledge 2024.
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I am an economic sociologist with a special interest in international trade, specifically South-South foreign direct investment flows. I study the behaviour of South African multinational enterprises in African host countries and analyse the socioeconomic, political and cultural impact of South African investments in Southern Africa. I have over 20 years working experience in higher education, teaching and supervising postgraduate research in sociology, business management and economic history.
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Dr. Saravanan Thangarajan, a Harvard-trained global health researcher and clinician, brings over a decade of expertise in advancing inclusive policies, equity, and resilience. Collaborating with WHO, the UN, the Wellcome Trust, and the World Bank, he has led transformative projects in oral health, emergency preparedness, maternal mental health, climate resilience, and mental health. Passionate about bridging research and policy, he champions solutions that empower underserved communities and drive sustainable, equitable change worldwide.
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Munir holds a Ph.D. in Education. He is an Assistant Professor of Education at a public-sector university in Pakistan. He is the recipient of the Global Heumann Fellow and Charles Wallace Trust Fellow and has contributed to drafting inclusive education policy for Pakistan and Turkey. He is credited for his global models, including socio-ethrical model of inclusivity.
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Nandini Borah is a Doctorate in Management and works in the areas of behavioural sciences, sustainability, and data protection. She is currently serving in Don Bosco Institute of Mangement (Constituent Unit under Assam Don Bosco University) and is the Co-Founder of Kalpavriksha Trust.
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Assistant Professor, School of Economics and Business, and Research Associate, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana. Researching the intersection between globalization and geopolitics, social transformations and processes of ideational diffusion and infusion, and evolving paradigms of socio-economic development, with a particular emphasis on the role and impacts of Global China. Emerging interests include dynamics between corporate and political responsibility and deception, the emerging quest for economic security, and developmental peace. Area focus: Wider Europe, Asia, US.
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Dr Oluwagbenga Michael Akinlabi is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Northumbria University, UK. He has PhD in Criminology and Criminal Justice from Griffith University in Australia. Prior to this, he had completed a Master of Philosophy degree in Criminological Research from the University of Cambridge, Master of Science in Clinical Psychology and a Bachelor of Education in Guidance and Counselling both from the University of Ibadan in Nigeria. His research interests include procedural justice and police legitimacy, policing the global south, police use of force, corruption and accountability
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Henrike Rau is Professor of Social Geography and Sustainability Research at LMU Munich, Germany. She has made internationally recognised contributions to the conceptual and methodological advancement of social scientific and interdisciplinary sustainability research on topics such as domestic energy use, food consumption and mobility practices across the life course.
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Hamza Saeed Orakzai is the Chief Market Development Officer at the Special Technology Zones Authority (STZA), Govt. of Pakistan. STZA is the exclusive federal regulator of technology zones in Pakistan led by the Prime Minister as the President of the Board. Hamza's main areas of expertise include public policy in technology, institutional development, program management and strategic communications. Hamza has a bachelor's degree in economics & mathematics, and holds several fellowships and certifications such as the Australia Awards Fellowship, IVLP Fellowship, and accreditation in S&T Parks.
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Caroline Nyaga holds a Bachelor of Education degree with Specialization in Biology and Chemistry and a Master of Arts degree in Education from Liverpool John Moore's University in the United Kingdom. Caroline is an expert in STEM education where she has taken the lead in promoting STEM and STEAM education to increase the number of girls in STEM career pathways across Africa. Caroline is a STEM educator and a professional teacher training working with Digital Education Africa Network where she trains teachers on digital literacy skills and 21st century skills.