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Robin Cohen is Professor Emeritus of Development Studies and Senior Research Fellow, Kellogg College, University of Oxford. His books include The new helots: migrants in the international division of labour (1987, 1993, 2003), Contested domains: debates in international labour studies (1991), Frontiers of identity (1994), Global diasporas: an introduction (1997, 2008), Global sociology (co-author, 2000, 2007, 2013), Migration and its enemies (2006) and Encountering difference (co-author, 2016). He has edited or co-edited 20 further volumes, particularly on the soci¬ology and politics of developing areas, ethnicity, international migration, transnationalism and globalization. He directed the International Migration Institute, part of the Oxford Martin School (2009–2011), and was principal investigator on the Oxford Diasporas Programme funded by the Leverhulme Trust (2011–2016). With Nicholas Van Hear, he is working on a solution to the problem of mass displacement (search term "Refugia project COMPAS).
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I am a PhD Candidate from the Oxford Department of International Development, specialised in climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction (DRR) and WASH. At the University of Oxford, I am conducting interdisciplinary research (Geography - Development Studies - Anthropology) on adaptation to sea-level rise in developing countries. In particular, I am researching how local communities and indigenous peoples adapt to environmental change, and how international organisations and government can help to protect their livelihoods. In that context, I'm working with organisations involved in mangrove restoration and coastal defence in Guyana. Currently, I am also working as a consultant for UNEP and OCHA on gender issues in domestic water and sanitation, and have previously worked for the Permanent Representation of Belgium to the UN (humanitarian affairs, international law). In 2018, I have been nominated as a WEF Global Shaper.
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MSc Human Rights, London School of Economics | Research Intern, Minority Rights Group International
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Communication and M&E Specialist
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Research Assistant with Delta 8.7, a knowledge platform to support policy actors working on achieving Target 8.7 of the SDGs.
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Data scientist at UNU-CPR and ILO, working on evidence based policy solutions to eradicate modern slavery, forced labour, child labour, and human trafficking
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With over a decade of experience in strategic communications and stakeholder relations, he previously worked in global media relations at Squire Patton Boggs. Before this, he was External Relations & Outreach Manager at the Inns of Court of England and Wales, where he launched a number of campaigns and outreach programs that have since been incorporated as best practice across the sector.
Mr Dursi also has substantial higher education experience. He was Head of Civic Responsibility & Senior Advisor at the Russell Group of Universities, which represents the largest research-intensive universities in the UK, and worked in the executive offices at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Arts and at McGill University.
He was a founding Trustee of the Bridge Group, a social mobility think tank, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts. He has researched and written extensively on social mobility and access to higher education and the professions.
Mr Dursi is a graduate of McGill University (Great Distinction) and the London School of Economics and Political Science (Distinction).
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Rachel A. Aron currently works as a Principal Social Development Specialist at the African Development Bank Group. She holds a Master of Arts in International Development (specialization areas: community development and gender) from American University, Washington, DC, United States. She is fluent in French.
Rachel is a seasoned Social Development Specialist. She has immense experience in identifying, analyzing, managing, and monitoring and evaluating social considerations in programmatic and policy interventions. She has conducted social due diligence for private sector and public sector projects and programs in all regions of Africa, including in fragile and post-conflict countries. She has regularly presented at regional and international development forums. Her professional expertise over the years has been gained primarily at international organizations and at civil society organizations.
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Programme Management Officer (Governance) at the UN Environment/Mediterranean Action Plan Coordinating Unit - Barcelona Convention Secretariat
Chemical Engineer, PhD
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Julie Vaillé is a Senior Research Fellow at the french Think Tank "Sustainable Development and International Relation Institut" (IDDRI). Her work focuses on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and the reforms required by this agenda in terms of financing for development.
Before joining IDDRI, Julie worked as a policy advisor at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs for French official development assistance (ODA) strategy and the post-2015 international negotiations. She also worked at the European Commission in the Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO), where she dealt with EU strategic planning on official development assistance. From 2007 to 2012, Julie worked as a project manager in microfinance non-governmental organisations (NGOs) at ADIE and Planet Finance.