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Executive Director - Alternative Policy Solutions, and Associate Professor - Political Science department at the American University in Cairo. Extensive experience working for U.N. agencies, local and international NGOs, as well as engagement with civil society organizations. Publications cover issues of Participatory Development, Social Movements, and civil society-state relations. Serving as board member of: the Arab Political Science Network (APSN), the Program on African Social Research, the Project for Middle East Political Science (POMEPS), and Research Ethics in the Middle East and North Africa (REMENA).
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Valentin is a PhD candidate in Economics at the University of Munich (LMU) and the ifo Institute and I will complete my degree this summer. In my research, I use regional variation to answer policy-relevant research questions, with a particular focus on digital infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa. I am presenting work on the effects of early Internet on local economic growth.
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Professor of Economics at The American University in Cairo
Ph.D in Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, USA
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Environmental epidemiologist working in support of climate change adaptation and health equity, with emphasis on Oceans and Human Health and on drinking water chemistry issues.
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I previously worked in US government on smart cities planning, and now teach at a University in Bangkok, Thailand. I focus on policy and social change related to technology innovations.
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Professor of Social Work, Faculty of Social Work, Sultan Qaboos University
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Anthropologist from Egypt working on social protection, health and gender. Associate Research Professor, The Social Research Centre, American University of Cairo
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Professor of Economics
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Johanna Wilkes is a Ph.D. candidate in the Global Environmental Stream at the Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA). Interested in questions of international governance, public policy, and food systems, Johanna hopes to explore how international institutions tackle issues surrounding climate-resilient farming and sustainable futures.
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Laura Nurski leads the Future of Work and Inclusive Growth project at Bruegel (European economics think tank) which analyses the impact of technology on the nature, quantity and quality of work, welfare systems and inclusive growth.