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Dr. David Castle is a Professor in the School of Public Administration and the Gustavson School of Business at the University of Victoria and a Research in Residence at the Office of the Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of Canada.
His research is focused on science, technology and innovation policy, with a particular emphasis on regulation, standards, intellectual property and public consultation associated with life science innovation.
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I am a government official within the Danish Business Authority which is a part of the Danish Ministry of Industry, Business, and Financial Affairs, I mainly workwith the global and European digital economy on issues regarding data ethics, trustworthy AI and the responsible uptake of digital technology by businesses. Among others I am Danish national contact point on the Digital Europe programme and participate in the OECD network of experts on AI.
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Dr. Tarun Katapally is a physician and a patient-oriented research leader. After obtaining clinical experience in India and the United Kingdom, Dr. Katapally went on to diversify his career towards health administration and population health, which culminated in a PhD in population health science from the college of medicine at the University of Saskatchewan. He established the Digital Epidemiology and Population Health Laboratory (DEPtH Lab) in 2017 to conceptualize virtual care and precision medicine applications. His team operationalizes this cutting-edge applied research using the Smart Platform, a big data toolkit that he developed to intersect citizen science and social innovation for digital health solutions.
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Curriculum Lead: Disaster & Emergency Management at Coventry University, UK
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Kurtis Boyer (Michif) is a citizen of the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan and currently holds a position as a faculty lecturer at the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Saskatchewan.
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Dr Troy Henderson is a Lecturer in Political Economy at the University of Sydney. He has a particular interest in Basic Income Studies, macroeconomic economic policy, social policy reform, and the political economy of work. His PhD thesis explored Basic Income as a Policy Option for Australia. Between 2017 and 2019 he worked as a Research Economist at the Centre for Future Work at the Australia Institute. He has published widely on Basic Income and labour market issues, presented at numerous Australian and international conferences, and appeared regularly in the media.
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ESG & statutory compliance lawyer in India and have undertaken legal compliance projects in more than 61 countries over the last two decades.
ESG & SDGs are become the key to sustainable growth for companies of all sizes . Currently currently working as a Partner & Global Leader - Markets &
Strategy with a premier law firm in India - Dhir & Dhir Associates . I have in the past worked with 1800 plus clients in India and globally. My clients have been across different industries, viz. Automotive and OEMs, Pharma and Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Chemical Industry, BFSI, Infrastructure and Utilities (including state-owned PSUs), e-Commerce and Fintech Companies, Diversified
Conglomerates etc.
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Robert Kirkpatrick is the Executive Director of UN Global Pulse, the UN Secretary-General's digital innovation lab. UN Global Pulse's network of innovation labs in New York at the UN Secretariat, in Uganda, in Indonesia, and in Finland allow UN System partners to experiment and mainstream applications of big data, advanced analytics, and foresight. UN Global Pulse's advocacy agenda focuses on public-private data partnerships, and on AI ethics, data protection and privacy to enable the responsible use of new technologies and new data sources for the public good. Prior to joining the United Nations, Robert co-founded and led software development for two pioneering private-sector humanitarian technology teams, first at Groove Networks, and later as Lead Architect for Microsoft Humanitarian Systems. From 2007-2009 he served as CTO of the non-profit InSTEDD. Robert currently sits on InSTEDD's Board of Directors, the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Data-Driven Development, the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development, and the Advisory Board of the UN World Data Forum.
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I am a Postdoctoral Fellow in Critical Policy Studies at Toronto Metropolitan University. My background is in Political Science, Economics and Sociology - the three main disciplines underpinning the study of political economy. I specialize in public policy with a focus on labour regulations, basic income and social assistance. As a mixed-methods researcher, I have experience conducting community-oriented research in collaboration with an anti-poverty organization, and engaging with various stakeholders, including policymakers, community groups and the general public.
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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.