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Bernard B. Fyanka Holds a Ph.D. in History and Strategic Studies from the University of Lagos, Akoka Lagos Nigeria. He has published widely on strategic studies, arms control, and proliferation. He is the author/editor of Three Books ‘International Patterns of Small Arms Control: An Evolutionary Assessment and the Imperative for Strategic Control’ ; ‘Pre and Post War Health Services in Nigeria: A Chronicle of WHO Activities at the Foundation of Nigeria’s Health Security’ and Re-Imaging Violence in Nigeria. An alumnus of the prestigious University of Bergen Research School in Norway, Bernard Fyanka was also a 2020 Scholar in Residence at the Institute for the Study of Global Anti-Semitism and Policy (ISGAP) at the University of Oxford UK. He was also a 2021 guest Lecturer at Harvard School of Divinity, Harvard University (USA) for HDS 2048 (Pentecostalism Gender and Sexuality). He is currently the Editor of two journals; Humanus Discourse and AIPGG Journal of Humanities and Peace Studies. Presently, he is a senior faculty member at The Redeemer’s University Ede, Osun State Nigeria. fyankab@run.edu.ng
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UK Higher Education based researcher + lecturer with interests in inclusive cultural policy, particularly in a development-context. Also have interests in the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.
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Sonia Garzon is currently a Marie Skłodowska-Curie postdoctoral fellow at the Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University, UK. Her current research examines conflict transformation and peacebuilding with a specific focus on nonviolent resistance, dissensus, and contestation to peacebuilding. She is particularly interested in examining resistance to transformative transitional justice and reconciliation processes using feminist theory, intersectionalities, conflict transformation and agonistic theory.
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Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Social Impact & Innovation. A scholar specializing in CSR and social entrepreneurship as well as business ethics, policy, and strategy, Gastón has presented widely on these topics and has published numerous articles in academic journals including Business Ethics Quarterly, California Management Review, and Journal of Cleaner Production. Gastón earned a Ph.D. in Ethics and Legal Studies from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from the Boston University School of Law. His first appointment was with the George Washington University School of Business’s Department of Strategic Management and Public Policy, teaching business ethics and social entrepreneurship. Before his doctoral studies, Gastón practiced law, studied philosophy, and worked in finance.
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Dr. Ayman El Tarabishy is the deputy chair and a teaching professor in the Department of Management at the George Washing University School of Business. His expertise involves entrepreneurship and the creative, innovative, and humane-focused practices existing within the field. Dr. El Tarabishy now sits as the President & CEO of the International Council for Small Business (ICSB), the oldest and largest non-profit organization across the globe devoted to advancing small business research and practices. The Council stands as a coalition of over a dozen national organizations, being represented in over 190 countries.
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Young Jun Choi is Professor, Department of Public Administration, Director of the Institute for Welfare State Research, Yonsei University in South Korea, and Visiting Fellow at the University of Bath. Before joining Yonsei, He was on the faculty at the University of Oxford, the University of Bath, and Korea University.
He is currently serving as Chair of East Asian Social Policy Research Network. Also, he is an advisory board member of Presidential Committee on Policy Planning, Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education & Training, and Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs. His research interests include aging and public policy, social investment policy, innovation and social policy, comparative welfare state theories, and East Asian social policy. He has published many articles in international journals including 'Social investment in the knowledge-based economy: new politics and policies' and 'Innovation and welfare: the marriage of an unlikely couple' . His recent book includes Welfare Reform and Social Investment Policy in Europe and East Asia (Policy Press, 2021).
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Pediatrician, Neonatologist
University Professors
Child health advocate
Global health activists
Outcome Researcher
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Sarath Davala is an Indian sociologist, and is currently the President of Basic Income Earth Network. Co-author of the book: 'Basic Income: A Transformative Policy for India'. Research Director of the Madhya Pradesh Basic Income Pilot (2010-2014). Currently co-director of WorkFREE project which is a Basic Income pilot with waster collectors in Hyderabad. Sarath is based in Hyderabad, India. He is the co-founder of India Network for Basic Income and Mission Possible 2030 - both working on promoting informed conversation about Basic Income.
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I'm Rodrigo Martins, the Founder and Director of the Centre of Excellence in Microelectronics and Optoelectronics Processes of Uninova – CEMOP|UNINOVA; leader of the Materials, Optoelectronics and Nanotechnologies group of I3N/CENIMAT and its sub-director; member of the nomination committee of the EIT KIC Raw Materials, Editor in Chief of the journal Discover Materials.
• Full professor at NOVA SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | FCT NOVA,
• President of the European Academy of Sciences - EurASc;
• President of the International Union of Materials Research Societies - IUMRS;
• Member of the:
Scientific Council of the European Research Council – ERC;
Portuguese Academy of Engineering;
Portuguese Order of Engineers, OE;
Board of Admission and Qualification of OE.
Expert in the field of advanced functional materials, nanotechnologies, microelectronics, transparent electronics (pioneer) and paper electronics (inventor), with more than 575 papers published in WoK;
• Member of the:
Steering Committee of European Technology Platform for Advanced Engineering Materials and Technologies, EuMat.
Joint Innovation Centre for Advanced Material Sino-Portuguese.
I was decorated with the gold medal of merit and distinction by the Almada Municipality for his achievements, in 2016, and got more than 18 international and national prizes and distinctions for his scientific work.
Expert in the field of advanced functional materials, nanotechnologies, microelectronics, transparent electronics (pioneer) and paper electronics (inventor), with more than 575 papers published in WoK
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Architect and Ph.D.,
Associate Professor of Representation and survey of architecture and environment at the University of Florence, Italy. She is teacher of Survey for the Sustainable enhancement of the historical contexts in the School of Architecture, and Visual Education to Sustainable Cultural Heritage (SCH) in the School of Humanities and Education.