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Urban Development Expert at Tanya Zack Development Planners and Visiting senior lecturer at University of the Witwatersrand. Dr. Tanya Zack is a South African planner specializing in urban policy, regeneration, informality and sustainable development. She has been an advisor and consultant in the development arena for over 25 years and has worked locally and internationally with senior level clients in government, academic institutions, the private sector, and directly with the communities.
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Diana is in nonprofit sector since 2004, with roles at organizations like the Red Cross in Ukraine, Culture and Art College, YMCA in New York, and our chapter since 2016. She has utilized communication technologies to make a positive social impact.
In 2018, she was nominated as a Board Director of Technology and was awarded "Volunteer of the Year" in 2020. Diana received recognition from Barry Simon, President of the Southern California Division, and a Congressional Letter from Senator Dianne Feinstein, acknowledging her dedication to improving the well-being of community.
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Saon Ray is Professor, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi. Ray is an economist specializing in industry and international trade issues. Her areas of interest include global value chains, technological upgrading of Indian industries, free trade agreements and trade creation effects, technology transfer, FDI, efficiency and productivity of firms, financial inclusion, energy and climate change related issues. Her Ph.D. in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University examined the role of intellectual property rights in transferring technology to developing countries. Her latest book is “Global Cooperation and G20: Role of the Finance Track”.
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Bonita S. Cabiles is a Lecturer (Curriculum and Pedagogy) at RMIT University. Her research interests include examining inclusive and equitable educational spaces in the context of cultural and linguistic diversity. She is interested in the sociological perspectives informing the discourses and debates on diversity and inclusion.
Bonita has a doctor of Philosophy in Education from The University of Melbourne and has a European Masters degree in Lifelong Learning: Policy and Management from the Institute of Education, University College London.
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I am a political scientist (Master) with a focus on climate change and sustainable development. Since 2016 I am working at the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) as communication officer, project manager of three online data visualisation in the field of climate change and sustainability as well as environment in international trade, researcher and research data manager.

