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Avid policy advocate and student researcher who published one of the first ever youth wellbeing/self care books called "It's Time to Start Looking In" ; Pritika also has posted one of the first research-based policy brief by a youth (on recommendations for young users to ensure digital wellness through policies and regulations by media companies, policymakers and other community stakeholder entities) on the Digital Wellness Lab website ; She works with Harvard Graduate School of Education's Making Caring Common Project on initiating projects nationwide that pioneer equity, empathy and justice.
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He is a researcher based in South and East Asia. He is the author of studies on Youth and political participation. He lectures in Sociology, worked in the development sector (NGOs), and has contributed to a series of youth development projects and particularly on Health and Education, at the grassroots level. He is working with think tanks to promote youth as the main indicator of social change in the democratic society. He started his career from the spirit of volunteerism and got the Best Volunteer Award from UNESCO Chartered. He's currently engaged in funded projects
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Ekin Akman is a youth representative and an education activist from Ankara, Türkiye. She founded the Cognitive Coven, an online research platform on gender-based violence in the MENA Region. She is the founder and the executive director of The Power of Youth Writers, a nonprofit organization promoting equitable education in 7 countries. She represents the youth in the UN Major Group for Children and Youth as an ambassador and the UN WOMEN ECA as a national activist. She is an advisor to UNDP for Turkish Digital Youth Centers and the youngest member of the UNICEF Business Advisory Board.
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Dr Gayathri D Naik is an Assistant Professor and Co-Director of Commons Cell at NLSIU. She holds a PhD in Water Law and Policy from SOAS University of London on prestigious Commonwealth Scholarship. She is a member of the IUCN-WCEL groups like ‘Water and Wetland Group’, ‘Early Career Specialists Group’, and ‘Compliance and Enforcement Group’; the LEDC at SOAS and AIDA; an editor on transboundary water with the Global Water Forum. She is the author of the book Water Justice and Groundwater Subsidies in India: Equitable and Sustainable Access and Regulation by Routledge 2024.
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I am an environmentalist and public policy specialist. I am a Post-graduate Researcher at the Institute of Development Studies of the University of Sussex. I have conducted research climate justice, particularly on the impact of climate change on human rights in Global South territories.
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Co-Founder and Board-Member of Y4PT-UITP Foundation.
Youth For Public Transport (Y4PT) is the world's oldest and largest global youth network for sustainable transport. Join us now in your city as a volunteer! (https://www.linktr.ee/y4pt) #Y4PT20years #Y4PThackathon #NGO #NonProfit
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I am an economic sociologist with a special interest in international trade, specifically South-South foreign direct investment flows. I study the behaviour of South African multinational enterprises in African host countries and analyse the socioeconomic, political and cultural impact of South African investments in Southern Africa. I have over 20 years working experience in higher education, teaching and supervising postgraduate research in sociology, business management and economic history.
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Dr. Mehmet Selcuk Batal is a Chairman of the Board of the Technology and Human Association (Turkiye) and the European Association for Higher Education Advancement (Estonia) and an IT Teacher in a public institution in Turkiye.
He participates in panels, seminars, and talks on technology, self-improvement, business life, human resources, and social media. He also works as an instructor in various coding camps.
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Dr. Saravanan Thangarajan, a Harvard-trained global health researcher and clinician, brings over a decade of expertise in advancing inclusive policies, equity, and resilience. Collaborating with WHO, the UN, the Wellcome Trust, and the World Bank, he has led transformative projects in oral health, emergency preparedness, maternal mental health, climate resilience, and mental health. Passionate about bridging research and policy, he champions solutions that empower underserved communities and drive sustainable, equitable change worldwide.
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Munir holds a Ph.D. in Education. He is an Assistant Professor of Education at a public-sector university in Pakistan. He is the recipient of the Global Heumann Fellow and Charles Wallace Trust Fellow and has contributed to drafting inclusive education policy for Pakistan and Turkey. He is credited for his global models, including socio-ethrical model of inclusivity.