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Irene is passionate about building a sustainable future for the vulnerable and disadvantaged in society. The way she does this is by leading advocacy & communication strategies that advance policy change, analyzing policy and legislative instruments and advising policymaker on appropriate action to take; creating partnerships with external stakeholders as well as in spearheading evidence-based research that prioritizes key policy areas for change.
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A mid-career professional with over nine years experience in public policy, research and evaluation in area of human rights, education, agriculture, governance and rural development
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Prof. Dr. Anirban Das is presently with University of Engineering & Management, Kolkata as a Full Professor & Vice President of Innovation Council. He started his career as a software Engineer in HCL Technologies Ltd in 2007. He has completed Doctoral degree in ICT from NIT Durgapur in2012. Dr. Das is a Visiting Scientist of University of Malaya, Malaysia. He is the honorary Vice President of Scientific and Technical Research Association, Eurasia Research, USA, Fellow of Royal Society, UK, Fellow of Nikhil Bharat Siksha Parishad, Fellow of IETE, India, Fellow of ISRD UK and Fellow of Indian Cloud Computing Association, India. He has authored 11 books, 1 research project funded by DSP-SERB, Govt. of India, 75 patents (Indian & International) filed and more than 61 research publications mostly in journals and conferences of international repute. He has served as Keynote Speaker/ Invited speaker/ Session Chair in plenty of leading conferences of International repute (powered by IEEE, IET, Springer, ACM, IETE etc).
He is the invitee as delegate from academics of several national bodies like, Confederation of Indian Industry, Indian Chamber of Commerce, NASSCOM, FICCI and EDCN. He is nominated in WALL OF FAME of myGov as “THE CONFEDERATION OF ELITE ACADEMICIANS OF IICDC” powered by DST, Govt of India, AICTE and myGov, 2019. He is the ‘Innovation Ambassador” certified by MHRD Innovation Cell, Govt. of India. He is having a blended experience of almost 15 years in academics, research and industry. His innovation was recognized as ‘Best Innovator” by IETE Head quarters, Delhi and got 2nd position in India International Science Festival 2021 at Goa.
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I am an independent journalist with StoriesAsia and The Diplomat.
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A Researcher, Technology & Innovation consultant....with interest on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) policies. STI policies are horizontal and can run across several sectors.
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Director and Chair, University College London (UCL) Research Centre on Disability. Social scientist working on disability of international development, global health and social justice, with concentration on marginalised groups and expertise on people with disabilities in low and middle-income countries.
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Ojoma Ochai is Managing Partner of The Creative Economy Practice at CC Hub which has a mission to stimulate innovation and technology application to catalyse African Creative Economy growth. The practice delivers the mission through research, advocacy, ecosystem development, investment readiness and other projects that build capacity, attract capital and support intra – African and global collaboration. Ms Ochai is also co-founder of Pixel Ray Studios, a global film and audio - visual content infrastructure development company currently developing projects in Africa and the Caribbean.
She sits on the board of ₿ Trust – an organisation set up by Jay Z and Jack Dorsey (CEO of Block Inc and co-founder and former CEO of Twitter) to support bitcoin development in Africa and other locations.
She is also a member of the UNESCO global Expert Panel on the 2005 Convention on Cultural Expressions where she has delivered projects in a range of locations around the world particularly in Africa and the Caribbean.
Ms Ochai is Board Chair, African Tech and Creative Group - a network of sector leaders that are working to ensure that the Africa Continental Free Trade Area delivers value for African businesses.
Her 17+ years of experience spans International Cultural Relations and leading Creative and Digital Economy projects. Her previous roles have included being Regional Director for British Council Sub-Saharan Africa Arts and Creative Economy Programme and other roles working on projects for institutions like the Swedish Arts Council, World Bank, and various national governments to support the development of the Creative Economy.
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Anis B. Brik is Associate Professor at Hamad Bin Khalifa University College of Public Policy, a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development. He served as the Director of Family Policy Department at the Doha International Family Institute, a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development. His research focuses on comparative welfare systems, evaluation, family policy , child welfare, social protection, and sustainable development.
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Special interest in traditional and online media policies. And Tamil language usage in global Tamil diaspora.
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Sangeeth Varghese is a globally acknowledged leadership thinker, ranked among the top 10 in 2011, from the Harvard and London School of Economics. He is a personal advisor to 3 prime ministers of the world on matters of leadership and youth development. Varghese is an ambassador of Harvard and listed in the Who's Who in the World, 2012-13. He has consulted for nations from Africa and Asia, institutions like UNO, World Bank, ADB and Fortune 500 corporations like Microsoft, Intel, Unilever and Coca Cola. He was nominated as the Young Global Leader 2010 by the World Economic Forum.
Varghese is the author global bestsellers 'Open Source Leader' and 'Decide to Lead'. He was honored as the first Asian Youth Ambassador by the government of Libya. Varghese is a member of the Global Agenda Council and board member of the Global Business Oath of Harvard University. He is a member of the Karnataka Knowledge Commission and the Chair of the data secretariat. He is also a co-founder of Bangalore Biz Lit Fest and Future 2050. He was a contributing editor for Forbes and Economic Times. He was chosen as the face of the 2010-11 annual report of the Centre for Creative Leadership, USA, considering his unique contributions to the world of leadership development. Varghese was chosen to guest edit the New Year edition of Times of India as a 'Young Achiever Making a Difference to India's Future'.
Prior to this, Varghese was a Principal Consultant for UNO in London. He also has the unique distinction of being part of the core teams that helped India's telecom penetration grow from 1 to 50% and the personal computer spread from the metros to tier 2 and 3 towns. He researched leadership at Harvard and the London School of Economics with scholarships. He has also done his MBA and Bachelor's in Economics with gold medals.