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nicolas turenne's picture
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i am a research fellow at INRA and UPEM I work on different projects many years to extract knowledge from data. My field is textmining (computational linguistics, statistical computing and machine learning). My current projects are focused on social media analysis. I was visiting fellow at Novossibirsk State University (NSU) and Hong-Kong University (HKU).
Miftah Fadhli's picture
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Human rights researcher
Elizabeth Wanja's picture
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I am in the development sector in leadership position and would like to learn more
Roberto Foa's picture
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Note: this profile has been replaced by a new profile/affiliation in the UNESCO system (rsfoa).
Mohan Naarayan CL's picture
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I have more than 25 years of operations experience as a top executive in starting-up, scaling and sustaining "For Profit" as well as "Non-Profit" ventures and initiatives. As a member of the office of the Strategy Management for more than a decade, I have played an active role in building the vision for the organisations; lead, develop, and deliver plans to meet the business and operational objectives in line with the organisations' strategies. I have proven success in, Startups, Scaling, Business Development, Educational Administration, Relationship Building, and Corporate Social Responsibility. My expertise lies in the following: • Oversee and manage all day-to-day operations; keep the Chairman and the board apprised of all significant events, potential risks, and mitigation plans. • Act on behalf of the Chairman with a formal delegation of authority • Assist the Chairman to prepare all the reports to be submitted for the board meetings, conduct the board meetings, develop and maintain trusting relationships with the board members and independent advisors. • Manage Subject Matter Experts • Operate in a matrix management structure with Heads of Sales, HR, and Finance • Plan, administer and control budgets for projects, programs, support services and equipment, IT Systems and platforms in all the units • Assess all the challenges of competition, technology up-gradation, and the dynamic changes in the market and discuss with the heads of departments the strategy required to counter and draw plans to overcome the risk and challenges. • Recommend and approve appointments. Recruit and onboard all staff and heads of departments in coordination with HR • Ensure that all staff follow policy and guidance on procurement fraud prevention, including the approval of purchase orders and authorisation of payments • Set business and performance targets and sign off on budgets for each unit and quarterly forecasts, review of monthly financial information
Flavio Comim's picture
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Development Economist. Senior Lecturer at Ramon Llull University, Spain and Affiliated Lecturer, Development Studies, University of Cambridge.
Bedanga Bordoloi's picture
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http://aipaasia.in/node/18
BETH PERRY's picture
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Beth is a Professorial Fellow at the Urban Institute at the University of Sheffield. Her research focusses on processes and practices of urban transformation, co-productive urban governance, citizen participation and the just city. She is the UK Director of Realising Just Cities, a 4-year international programme of research and action in the Mistra Urban Futures centre, with partners in the Global North and South. Currently, she also leads two nationally funded ESRC projects Jam and Justice: Coproducing Urban Governance for Social Innovation and Whose Knowledge Matters. Beth oversees a collaborative programme of work between academics, individuals and organisations supporting progressive social, spatial and environmental change in the North of England. Across Greater Manchester and Sheffield there are over 20 action research projects on topics from spatial planning, environmental justice and food to cultural heritage and community empowerment. Beth has lived or worked in Greater Manchester for over 20 years. She is committed to critical but hopeful social science that seeks to contribute to progressive urban transformation. She has also just published two co-authored books - Cities and the Knowledge Economy: Promise, Politics and Possibilities and Reflexivity: the Essential Guide.
Alice Casey's picture
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Social innovation foundation Nesta.
Mutsuhisa Ban's picture
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Mutsuhisa is working in both practice and the philosophy of public policy and governance. He is conducting a series of research on "social software" ―computational/mathematical/behavioural studies of institutions for the design, as well as the installation, maintenance, and update―particularly in the areas of public, social and humanitarian affairs.

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