Homayoun Khamooshi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Decision Sciences at the School of Business of the George Washington University (GWU). He is the chair of internationally known Master of Science in Project Management. Dr. Khamooshi earned his Ph.D. in Management Science (Project Management: Planning and Scheduling) from Lancaster University in 1994 in the United Kingdom, his Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Management from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in 1979 in Thailand and a B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from Abadan Institute of Technology, Abadan, Iran in 1975. Dr. Khamooshi has more than a decade project management experience in Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Industries prior to pursuing his Ph.D. at Lancaster University in the UK. His research interests include project management as a dynamic system including Strategic Project Management (SPM), PRAM (Project Risk Analysis and Management), Project Perfromance Management Analytics, Planning and Scheduling, SIPMS (Smart Integrated Project Management Systems) and simulation-based business modeling. He has numerous publications in multiple outlets including Computers and Industrial Engineering, JORS (Journal of Operational Research Society), IEEE (Engineering Management), IJPM (International Journal of Project Management), IJCM (International Journal of Construction Management) and other journals.

I work at the intersection of politics (electoral, social movement, identity) and popular culture (especially social media). My work often brings together questions of race, gender, sexuality, class, and various ethnic differences with issues of disinformation and participation. I have also been a union delegate in France, representing employee rights, including those of inclusivity and non-discrimination. I am a professor at the American University of Paris, where I teach courses about many of the aforementioned issues in a comparative cultural context.

I am a development economist whose research focuses on the Asian region, particularly Indonesia, elsewhere in Southeast Asia and China. My research uses the tools of micro-econometrics, experimental economics and randomised controlled trials to evaluate economic and social development policy and to understand human behaviour. I conduct field work and use large secondary data sets. I am interested in understanding economic disadvantage, marginalised groups, inequality and poverty.

Neil Shearing is Group Chief Economist at Capital Economics, the world's leading independent macroeconomic research companies. He has overall responsibility for managing the firm's economists and leading its research. He is also a director of the company. Neil is the first point of contact for many clients and presents regularly on the global economic and financial market outlook. He is a well-known voice within the investment community and has written articles in the Financial Times and a number of other newspapers, as well as appearing regularly on TV and radio. Neil joined Capital Economics from HM Treasury where he worked as an Economic Adviser in various areas, including fiscal policy and global economics. He holds degrees in Economics from the University of York and the University of London and is an Associate Fellow in the Global Economy programme at Chatham House.