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PhD Researcher at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) / University of Sussex, focused on religious inequalities, conflict-affected societies, and foreign assistance.
Director, Middle East, Religious Freedom Institute
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Carlos, engineer with 5+ years' Sustainable Development experience across 11 countries specially in Africa and the Middle East. Specializes in ESHS Management, ESG consulting, policy development, climate mitigation, stakeholder engagement. Expertise in Infrastructure, Transportation, Renewable Energies, Waste Management, and Nature-Based Solutions. Knowledge of IFC PS, World Bank EHS guidelines, and EP IV. Certified in World Bank's Environmental and Social Framework. Proficient in English, French, Spanish.
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Senior Researcher at the Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI), University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Interested in spatial inequality and urban governance, the future forms of the state
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Laurene Vaughan PhD, is a Professor of Design at RMIT University, Australia. Laurene has 20+ year of experience in design research within interdisciplinary collaborations. She has particular expertise and interest in using design methods and approaches for strategic projects that add value to the lived experiences of people. This has included collaborations in the application of digital technologies to land management and cultural heritage as well as design evaluation of health and wellbeing facilities. The adoption of care as a mindset for social change is integral to this.
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Robin Shaban is a Policy Lead and economist with the Public Policy Forum, co-founder of Vivic Research, and co-founder of the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project.
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Professor of digital humanities, Cambridge University
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Amr Hamzawy is a senior fellow and the director of the Carnegie Middle East Program. His research and writings focus on governance in the Middle East and North Africa, social vulnerability, and the different roles of governments and civil societies in the region. He was previously an associate professor of political science at Cairo University and a professor of public policy at the American University in Cairo. Hamzawy is a former member of the People’s Assembly after being elected in the first Parliamentary elections in Egypt after the January 25, 2011 revolution.
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Mayowa addresses education reform and economic liberation for people of African descent. She is at the University of Pennsylvania as a master of social policy student, social justice scholar, Perry World House Graduate Associate, and intern at the African American Resource Center. Mayowa also holds a bachelor's in psychology from Howard University.
Before beginning her master's at Penn, Mayowa worked full-time at Howard's Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center. Most recently, interned onsite at the University of Botswana researching graduate education.
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Founder of GreenRise Initiative. Ishimwe Prince is a refugee rights advocate, interested in promoting refugees' voices and opportunities for refugees. Prince is a student at Mbarara University of Science and Technology in Uganda, BSc. Petroleum Engineering & Environmental Management. Prince is a refugee from Rwanda to Uganda, as his family fled from a catastrophic genocide in Rwanda to DRCongo and then to Uganda. Ishimwe addresses challenges faced by people in refugee camps of East Africa especially children who have lost hope due the life they have in the refugee camps.
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• Doctor of Philosophy
• MBA (Spec. Finance) University of Mauritius
• ACCA and FCCA (1993)
Kesseven Padachi is a Professor at the University of Technology, Mauritius. He holds a PhD in small business finance and is a fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants, UK. His research has primarily been on SMEs, with emphasis on working capital management. Through collaborative research he has developed research interest in the field of finance, Corporate Governance, and e-banking, financial literacy and digital literacy.