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Dr Oluwagbenga Michael Akinlabi is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Northumbria University, UK. He has PhD in Criminology and Criminal Justice from Griffith University in Australia. Prior to this, he had completed a Master of Philosophy degree in Criminological Research from the University of Cambridge, Master of Science in Clinical Psychology and a Bachelor of Education in Guidance and Counselling both from the University of Ibadan in Nigeria. His research interests include procedural justice and police legitimacy, policing the global south, police use of force, corruption and accountability
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Maria Jouste is a Research Associate at UNU-WIDER, where she works on topics related to taxation and tax-benefit microsimulation models. She holds a PhD in Economics from University of Turku. Her research interest is in development and public economics, focusing on taxation and social protection in developing countries. She has experience in curating and employing large administrative tax data in collaboration with African revenue authorities.
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Henrike Rau is Professor of Social Geography and Sustainability Research at LMU Munich, Germany. She has made internationally recognised contributions to the conceptual and methodological advancement of social scientific and interdisciplinary sustainability research on topics such as domestic energy use, food consumption and mobility practices across the life course.
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Saharsha Navani is an AI/ML researcher and engineer working with organizations like Google, the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab, and the U.S. Air Force. His technical expertise has led him to be one of the original 15 core members of the Internet Governance Forum Dynamic Teen Coalition, collaborating with global leaders like Vinton Cerf, VP of Google, on global AI legislation. He also founded an AI startup focused on optimizing research and augmenting human capabilities, which has achieved a $10 million valuation and garnered support from institutions such as UPenn, Stanford, Dell, and MIT.
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Hamza Saeed Orakzai is the Chief Market Development Officer at the Special Technology Zones Authority (STZA), Govt. of Pakistan. STZA is the exclusive federal regulator of technology zones in Pakistan led by the Prime Minister as the President of the Board. Hamza's main areas of expertise include public policy in technology, institutional development, program management and strategic communications. Hamza has a bachelor's degree in economics & mathematics, and holds several fellowships and certifications such as the Australia Awards Fellowship, IVLP Fellowship, and accreditation in S&T Parks.
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Caroline Nyaga holds a Bachelor of Education degree with Specialization in Biology and Chemistry and a Master of Arts degree in Education from Liverpool John Moore's University in the United Kingdom. Caroline is an expert in STEM education where she has taken the lead in promoting STEM and STEAM education to increase the number of girls in STEM career pathways across Africa. Caroline is a STEM educator, she leads the network of Women's network in STEAM of ASAE and spearheaded the representation of girls and women in male dominated fields. She is the CEO of Women in STEAM Initiative, Kenya.
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Rohan is a business executive and philanthropic leader with expertise in strategy, policy and governance for fortune 100. He holds advisory roles with Frost & Sullivan, UCLA Anderson, Harvard Business Review, and CMO Council. Rohan mentors for Techstars and UC San Diego, and consults for Stanford Seed. A USC-trained engineer with industry certifications, he's an international speaker on leadership, appearing at TEDx and major conferences. Rohan also serves as a keynote speaker, strategic advisor, mentor, author, and board member.
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DEd Candidate from the University of Melbourne, Master in Education from La Trobe University, with extensive experience in education in social and economic vulnerability, learning needs and disability. Created, designed and developed different leadership, inclusive education and 21st-century skills programs for teachers, school leaders and students from different roles as a speech-pathologist, consultant and research assistant at the University of Melbourne. I have participated in the instructional design of training programs for Latin American teachers on "Inclusive Education and Sustainable Learning" programs.
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Celine Cai is a social entrepreneur, international relations researcher, and education advocate, dedicated to a unified mission of advancing cross-continental communication and reducing educational inequities. Her publications in international law and trade have been recognized by the International Conference on Financial Technology and Business Analysis (ICFTBA) and awarded distinctions by the John Locke Institute. Committed to democratizing information and empowering the next generation with language skills and financial literacy, she founded Winco Education and Planet Finance.
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Secretary of J-To-A, a US-based non-profit dedicated to helping Japanese immigrants overcome the English language barrier. Our main arms involve a policy-research Think Tank team, tutoring English & EIKEN, and managing a network of Japanese-speaking mental health counselors across the US. Student @ NSU College of Medicine.