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Sharad Sharma co-founded iSPIRT Foundation, a non-profit technology think tank that has conceptualized India Stack, Health Stack and other digital public goods. Sharad also co-founded Teltier Technologies, a wireless infrastructure startup now part of CISCO. Sharad is a member of National Startup Advisory Council, SEBI's Financial and Regulatory Technology Committee and Chairs the taskforce on DPI in ThinkTank20 (T20) engagement group of G20. An alumnus if Delhi College of Engineering, he previously held R&D leadership positions at Yahoo, VERITAS, Symantec, Lucent and AT&T.
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I am the Project Coordinator for the Marine Regions Forum in the Western Indian Ocean in 2023. I am South African, based at the Research Institute for Sustainability in Potsdam, Germany. I have a PhD in Marine Biology from University of Cape Town and have worked on a variety of marine biology research topics, including small pelagic fisheries stock structure, invasive species management and African Penguin research. I have been working on Ocean Governance research and capacity development in Africa since 2015.
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Environmental Economist, Senior Lecturer, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
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I am an academic, researcher and Higher Education manager currently associated with Beaconhouse National University, Lahore, Pakistan. I have earned graduate degrees in Computer Science and Development Studies and a graduate credential in Data Economics & Development Policy from J-PAL, MIT, USA. My research interests include evidence-based policymaking, cultural and creative industries and entrepreneurship.
I am 2012 Fellow of the International Visitor Leadership Program by the US State Department. I have done consultancy and advocacy programs with the World Bank Group, CKU, GIZ & UNESCO.
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I am a senior research fellow on agriculture and rural development at the Center for Policy Research and Outreach at Westminister International University in Tashkent. I have over 25 years of experience in various countries in agriculture development, policy analysis, project management, and resource management. My research interest focuses on rural development topics including value chain analysis, gender and youth issues, migration, and extension.
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Dr. Nguyen Luu Bao Doan (Doan Nguyen) is the Department Chair and Director of the Bachelor’s Degree in Real Estate Program at the University of Economics - Ho Chi Minh City. He has also worked as a planning consultant since 2018. His primary research areas include land use, real estate, urban economics, and development issues. He has published in housing, urban planning, and land use. He is a member of the American Real Estate Society, Vietnam’s Vietnam Urban Planning and Development Association.
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Researcher at University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. I am doing research on the behaviors of individuals and households.
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Nam Pham is director of the Economy and Environment Partnership for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA) and Environment for Development center in Vietnam (EfD-Vietnam), UEH University. His research interests include environmental and experimental economics with a particular focus on climate change, green growth and behavioral development issues. He has published in a number opeer-reviewed journals, including Journal of Human Resources, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Economic Behavioral and Organization, Journal of Economic Psychology, Land Use Policy or Journal of Development Studies.
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I am Professor of Environmental Management & Sustainability, at, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and Head of Department. I obtained a PhD in Environmental Management and I was previously a visiting scholar at the Nordic Africa Institute (NAI), Uppsala. I am currently a Visiting Researcher at the DSI/NRF/CSIR Chair in Waste and Society, University of the Western Cape SA. I have had policy engagements with Nigeria's Ministry of Environment. I focus on inclusion and equality in waste management, Gender analysis, Inclusive development, Justice and sustainability, and Climate Change
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Professor of Education, Harvard University. Paola's research in educational linguistics examines language and literacy development in monolingual and bilingual learners and seeks to inform research-based pedagogies that empower all learners’ voices. She studied linguistics at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and earned her doctoral degree in Human Development and Psychology at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She leads the Language for Learning research team https://languageforlearning.gse.harvard.edu/.