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Professor of business economics at the Department of People & Society, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), former Van Vliet Chair Professor at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada (2018). Research and teaching on domestic and international sustainable agri-food industries and value chains, cooperatives, agricultural policy, international trade, economic development, industrial organisation, institutional economics and econometrics, in Europe, Asia, Africa and N. America, and published in international peer reviewed journals and books.
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Researcher at Fedesarrollo think tank. Consultant with most expertise on geopolitics and political economy of development. Ph.D. (Dr.) in Economics from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich - LMU / M.Sc. in Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra / B.Sc. in Economics, Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
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I am a registered Educational Psychologist and psychology lecturer in the Department of Psychology, School of Human and Community Development (SHCD) at the University of the Witwatersrand. When the opportunity arose I completed my Bachelor of Education with Honours (B.Ed), Masters in Education (Educational Psychology) degrees. and PhD. My teaching experience and interactions with children and parents gave rise to my research interests which centre on inclusion in education, for which I have received scholarships.
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Shilpa Muliyil Asokan is a Senior Researcher at the Nordic Africa Institute. Her research specialization is in the field of climate change and sustainable development, specializing on climate change adaptation, climate resilience and integrated water resources management. She has research experience in the field of Climate and Water in Africa, South Asia, Lower Mekong Region, Aral Sea region of Central Asia and Mediterranean region.
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Researcher at the Institute of Peruvian Studies. Master in rural development (Erasmus Mundus program – EU). BA in Economics (PUCP-Peru).
Experience in the coordination of regional projects (quantitative, qualitative, policy impact components).
Consultant for the World Bank, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Food Program, etc.
Experience in the public sector, working in monitoring and evaluation of social programs.
Interested in rural development, poverty, gender, especially in ICT and its impact in society.
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As an Independent Psychologist, Siobhain O’Riordan PhD, is a chartered psychologist and chartered coaching psychologist, a chartered scientist, founder chair and a fellow of the International Society for Coaching Psychology (ISCP). She is a certified principal business psychologist of the Association for Business Psychology, a fellow of the International Stress Management Association UK and an honorary member of the Institute of Health Promotion and Education. She is an ISCP Accredited Supervisor. Siobhain is also an experienced trainer, examiner, and supervisor.
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Dr. Philani Mthembu is Executive Director at the Institute for Global Dialogue, an independent foreign policy think tank based in Tshwane (Pretoria), South Africa. Prior to joining the IGD, he pursued a joint doctoral programme (Dr. rer. pol.) with the Graduate School of Global Politics, Freie Universität Berlin (Germany), and the School of International Studies at Renmin University, Beijing (China). The focus of his dissertation was on the rise of emerging powers as sources of development cooperation in Africa, for which he was awarded Magna Cum Laude.
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Project Leader for BE Ministry for Social Integration. I have studied political science and European politics.
I have worked for several years in the field of think-tanks at Belgian and EU level, working exclusively on EU social and employment policy. This work has led me to produce more than a dozen publications.
I have recently joined the Belgian Ministry in charge of Social Inclusion and the fight against poverty where I coordinate several EU public policies in the field of social inclusion. I am also in charge of preparing the EU Belgian Presidency 2024 within my Ministry.
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Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of Lifelong Learning, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Psychologist and Master in Local and Regional Development, with PhD studies in Political Science at Sorbonne-Nouvelle Paris 3.
Consultant at the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Former Executive Secretary of the UNESCO/MOST National Liasion Committee (Uruguay). Academic Coordinator of various UNESCO/MOST Summer Schools in Latin America and the Caribbean (Uruguay, Argentina, Perou, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Panama, Guatemala).
Author of numerous publications on Research & Policy issues, including UNESCO/MOST books and documents.