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Omolade Adunbi is a Professor of Anthropology and Afroamerican and African Studies at the University of Michigan, with a courtesy appointment in Law. He serves as Director of the African Studies Center and is affiliated with the Program in the Environment, Donia Human Rights Center, and Institute for Energy Solutions. PhD in Anthropology from Yale University (2010) MPhil and MA in African Studies from Yale His research spans political and environmental anthropology, focusing on governance, extractive industries, climate politics, and China-Africa relations. His award-winning books interrogate oil politics in Nigeria, special economic zones, and the social impacts of resource extraction. Recent research explores climate activism on social media and China's infrastructural engagements in Africa. He has received prestigious teaching awards at the University of Michigan, including the John Dewey Award (2022) and Class of 1923 Teaching Award (2016) . Royal Anthropological Institute Amaury Talbot Book Prize (2017) African Studies Association Honorable Mention (2023) ASA UK Best Book Prize Finalist Adunbi advises on resource governance, transnational corporations, and environmental rights. He is currently working on a book manuscript about Climate Change and the Afterlives of Infrastructures .

• Political Anthropology
• Environmental Anthropology
• Governance
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Katažyna Bogdzevič is a Professor at Mykolas Romeris University (MRU) Law School, specializing in Private International Law , European Law , Human Rights , and Environmental Law . She leads the MRU Human Rights LAB and contributes to the Environmental Management Research LAB, focusing on legal frameworks for ecosystem services, climate change mitigation, and stakeholder engagement. Key Research Themes: Integration of Private International Law with Environmental Law , analysis of legal conflicts in nature-based solutions, and name rights under international human rights conventions. Policy Engagement: Serves as advisor to Lithuania's Minister of Justice Ewelina Dobrowolska , emphasizing knowledge transfer to legislative and judicial practices. Email: roffice@mruni.eu

• Private International Law
• European Law
• Human Rights
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Federico Demaria is a Researcher at the Environmental Science and Technology Institute, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. He focuses on ecological economics, political ecology, and environmental justice, advocating for socio-ecological transformation beyond economic growth. As a founding member of Research & Degrowth and a board member of the European Society for Ecological Economics, he bridges academic research with activism. His current role includes deputy coordination of the ERC-funded EnvJustice project, studying global environmental justice movements. Research emphasizes waste management conflicts, informal recyclers' roles, and degrowth alternatives. Key publications include Decrecimiento: Vocabulario para una nueva era and Pluriverse: A Post-Development Dictionary , translated into multiple languages. Research interests coalesce around dismantling growth-based paradigms, centering marginalized groups in environmental struggles, and redefining sustainability beyond capitalist modernity. His work critiques extractive systems while proposing pluriversal alternatives grounded in indigenous and communal knowledge. Key Projects: EnvJustice (ERC), Degrowth initiative Key Themes: Waste politics, environmental conflicts, post-development, degrowth economics

• Ecological Economics
• Political Ecology
• Environmental Justice
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Professor David Hutchinson is a faculty member at the University of Portsmouth within the Faculty of Technology, holding positions as the Founding Director of the Centre for Environmental and Renewable Energy Solutions (CERES) and Director of the International Cleantech Network and Greentech South. His research focuses on decarbonisation, sustainable energy, and cleantech innovation, intersecting with smart technologies, energy management, and policy-making to address global environmental challenges. He leads multidisciplinary teams and has managed over £15 million in externally funded projects, driving impactful research in sustainable energy technologies. His work extends beyond academia, supporting cleantech development through over £65 million in inward investment and creating over 790 jobs. Key research outputs include studies on PVT systems, flood risk visualization, and sustainable drainage systems. Hutchinson is actively involved in policy advocacy and has published extensively in journals like Nature Sustainability and Energies. He is open to media inquiries and supervises PhD students in Environmental Technologies, clean growth, and low-carbon economy transitions. Notable contributions include advancing solar energy feasibility frameworks, optimizing phase change material applications in photovoltaic systems, and exploring collaborative strategies in construction projects across emerging economies. His interdisciplinary approach bridges academia, industry, and policy to foster sustainable economic growth and environmental solutions.

• Decarbonisation
• Sustainable Energy
• Cleantech Innovation
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Oliver Laasch is a Professor of Responsible Management at ESCP Business School in Berlin and holds an adjunct professorship in Social Entrepreneurship at the University of Manchester. He has held academic roles at institutions including the University of Nottingham Ningbo (China), Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico), and Seoul National University (South Korea), along with visiting positions at the University of Tübingen’s Global Ethic Institute and Copenhagen Business School. His research focuses on responsible management, alternative business models, disruptive activism, and qualitative methods. He has published in top-tier journals such as the Academy of Management Learning and Education , British Journal of Management , and Journal of Business Ethics . Laasch co-authored the Research Handbook of Responsible Management and Sage Handbook of Responsible Management Learning and Education , and has contributed to practitioner outlets like Harvard Business Review and Forbes . He designs and teaches courses at all academic levels, including the Coursera MOOC Managing Responsibly with 40,000+ enrollees. His work on the United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) initiative has been pivotal. He has served as an editorial board member for journals like Academy of Management Learning and Education and Long Range Planning , editing over 40 special issues and books. Laasch advises companies and universities on staff development and has pioneered frameworks for integrating sustainability into business education. His research emphasizes systemic change, ethical leadership, and the intersection of activism with corporate responsibility.

• Responsible Management
• Alternative Business Models
• Disruptive Activism
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Dr. David Firang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Work at Trent University, where he also holds appointments in the M.A. Sustainability Studies (MASS) and PhD IDSR programs. He previously served as Assistant Professor (Ltd) at the University of Windsor’s School of Social Work, focusing on curriculum leadership in advanced social policy and community practice. With over 13 years in child welfare at Toronto’s Children’s Aid Society and experience in community advocacy, Dr. Firang bridges academic and practical social work expertise. His research emphasizes Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI), immigrant transnationalism, environmental sustainability, and Afro-Canadian issues. He has led projects funded by SSHRC, Theall Research Grant, and the Symons Foundation, contributing to over a dozen peer-reviewed articles since 2018. Education: PhD and MSW, University of Toronto M.A., University of Saskatchewan Post-Diploma, British Columbia Institute of Technology B.A., University of Ghana Research Focus: Dr. Firang’s work explores transnational immigrant practices, housing inequities, and the intersection of race and environmental justice. Recent studies analyze Ghanaian diasporic housing strategies, pandemic impacts on international students, and anti-Black racism in policing. His advocacy spans Black communities, international students, and African diasporas in Toronto. Grants & Awards: SSHRC Research Grant Theall Research Grant Symons Research Foundation Grant SSHRC Insight Development Grant (IDG) Leadership & Community Engagement: Dr. Firang has led equity initiatives for marginalized communities, including grants management for Toronto’s Access & Equity Division. His roles in the Ghanaian Methodist diaspora and African community advocacy reflect his commitment to social justice.

• Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)
• Immigrant Transnationalism
• Housing and Homelessness
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Nicholas J. Sanders is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies at Cornell University, affiliated with both the Brooks School of Public Policy and the Department of Economics. His research focuses on environmental policy, climate change, health impacts of pollution, and regulatory effectiveness. He holds a PhD from UC Davis and was a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford's Institute for Economic Policy Research. Key research areas include particulate matter regulation, climate adaptation in agriculture, and the social implications of heat on violence. His work has been featured in major media outlets like The New York Times and The Economist, influencing policy discussions on air quality and climate change. He serves as a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research and contributes to journals such as the Journal of Environmental Economics & Management. Teaching responsibilities include courses on economics of environmental policy, pollution and health, and microeconomics. His research has explored diverse topics from lead exposure effects on academic achievement to the role of ambient light in criminal activity.

• Environmental Policy
• Public Health
• Environmental Economics
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Professor Paula Meth is an esteemed academic at the University of Glasgow , specializing in Southern Urbanism . She joined the Department of Urban Studies & Social Policy in 2024, bringing expertise in Human Geography , Urban Planning , and Development Studies . Her research focuses on the urban global South , examining socio-spatial intersections such as housing & youth , informality, violence & gender , and urban peripheries & social difference . Her work spans funded projects like Youth and the Work/Housing Nexus (British Academy), Living the African Peripheries (ESRC), and Gender and Housing Formalisation (British Academy). She is a co-investigator on the Urban Citizenship and Transcontinental Lives project and co-domain lead for the African Cities Research Consortium in the Safety & Security domain. Professor Meth has published extensively in journals such as Urban Geography , International Journal of Urban and Regional Studies , and Environment and Planning: A , and co-authored key texts like Geographies of Developing Areas and Living the Urban Periphery . She is committed to public engagement , curating exhibitions on urban life in Africa. British Academy Grant (2025-2026): Evidence Cultures in Post-Apartheid Policy Making ESRC Grant (2023): Urban Citizenship and Transcontinental Lives FCDO Grant (2022-2023): Safety & Security Domain Co-Lead She supervises doctoral students on topics including urban policy mobilities , climate emergency planning , and ecological gentrification . Her teaching includes Policy, Politics and Power and Housing Inequality , with upcoming courses on Southern Urbanism and Inclusive Cities .

• Urban Studies
• Human Geography
• Development Studies
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Spencer Banzhaf is a Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at North Carolina State University (NC State), and Director of the Center for Environmental and Resource Economics Policy (CEnREP). He holds a PhD in Economics from Duke University. His research focuses on environmental policy, particularly land use, urban equity, and the interplay between environmental quality, real estate markets, and urban demographics. Key areas include environmental justice, fiscal federalism, and the historical evolution of environmental economic thought. He has contributed to journals such as the American Economic Review and Journal of Political Economy , and serves as editor of the Review of Environmental Economics and Policy . Recent work explores topics like racial segregation’s environmental impacts, the economic history of pollution pricing, and the valuation of ecosystem services. His scholarship bridges theoretical frameworks with applied policy analysis, emphasizing equity and interdisciplinary approaches. He is associated with NC State’s Economics Graduate Program and actively engages in policy debates through contributions to regulatory analyses and public discourse on environmental governance.

• Environmental Economics
• Environmental Policy
• Urban Economics
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Professor Jihong Wang is a faculty member at the University of Warwick's School of Engineering, where she has held the position since January 2011. She previously served as a Professor of Control and Electrical Power at the University of Birmingham and held academic roles at the University of Liverpool from 1998 to 2007. As the Head of the Power and Control Systems Research Laboratory, her research focuses on power system modeling and control, energy storage integration, and energy-efficient actuators. Her work has led to over 100 journal publications and several industry collaborations, including a smart voltage controller and a clean pneumatic UPS. She led the EPSRC-funded IMAGES project, developing an open-source software tool for energy storage systems. Professor Wang actively contributes to energy storage initiatives, including co-leading the Supergen Energy Storage Hub and the Joint UK-India Clean Energy Centre (JUICE). Her funded projects span compressed air energy storage (CAES), grid-tied photovoltaic inverters, and net-zero engineering innovation. She advises on energy policy and has pioneered innovations in thermal storage, grid decarbonization, and renewable energy integration. Her research bridges academic rigor and practical applications, addressing critical challenges in sustainable energy systems. Her professional engagement includes roles like Deputy Director of the Supergen Energy Storage Network+ and collaborations with global institutions. Her work emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to energy challenges, combining control systems, thermal engineering, and policy analysis. Professor Wang’s contributions have been recognized through best paper awards and leadership in major energy storage consortia.

• Power System Modelling and Control
• Energy Storage and Grid Integration
• Energy Efficient Actuators
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Lara Gautier is a Professor at the School of Public Health, Université de Montréal, affiliated with the Department of Management, Evaluation, and Health Policy. She holds research positions at the Centre de recherche en santé publique, InterActions, and SHERPA Institute. Her expertise lies in participatory evaluation of health services, qualitative and mixed-method research, and structural determinants of migrant health. She has led projects on intersectoral initiatives for vulnerable migrants and pandemic responses in Canada and Europe. Education: PhD in Economics (Université de Paris, 2019), PhD in Public Health (Université de Montréal, 2019), Master's in Health Economics (Université Paris-Dauphine, 2010), and Political Science diploma (Sciences Po Rennes). Research focuses on migrant health systems, intersectoral collaboration, and pandemic preparedness. Key projects include evaluations of health services for precarious migrants and climate change impacts on temporary agricultural workers. She has secured grants from Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Fond de Recherche du Québec. Awards include the Governor General's Gold Medal (2020) and ADESAQ Best Thesis Award (2020). She supervises Master's and PhD students in public health, health administration, and pharmacy programs. Active on international editorial boards (PLOS Global Public Health, Journal of Migration and Health). Leadership roles include co-chairing the Intersectoral Research Colloquium and serving on Université de Montréal's Indigenous Affairs committee. Her work emphasizes culturally responsive evaluation methodologies and health equity in crisis contexts.

• Public Health
• Health Policy
• Migrant Health
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Dr John Owens is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education, Communication & Society at King's College London. He co-directs the Centre for Public Policy Research and previously founded the BA Social Sciences programme. His research focuses on applying philosophical and sociological theories to policy challenges in education, healthcare, and environmental sectors, emphasizing critical realism and the capabilities approach. He teaches modules on social justice, environment-society relations, and education policy at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Research Interests: John explores ethical, social, and political dimensions of public policy through interdisciplinary lenses. His work addresses autonomy, equity, and justice in contexts like environmental pedagogy, healthcare professionalism under austerity, and disability service personalization. He has led projects funded by the Health Foundation and Wellcome Trust, investigating topics like self-management support for long-term conditions and interdisciplinary bioethics training. Publications: His recent works include studies on wearable technology's impact on autonomy, medical professionalism in challenging environments, and the financialization of public services. He has contributed to journals like *Health Care Analysis*, *BMJ Leader*, and *Frontiers in Education*, with over 30 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. Advising & Grants: John supervises doctoral research on topics like pediatric professionalism and environmental youth engagement. He co-led projects on healthcare ethics and self-management strategies, supported by major health foundations. His work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals on health, education, and climate action. Labs/Teams: Active in King's Climate & Sustainability Research and the Centre for Public Policy Research, focusing on policy analysis for social justice in education, healthcare, and environmental policy.

• Applied Ethics
• Bioethics
• Public Policy
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Stefano CAMPOSTRINI is a Full Professor in the Department of Economics at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, specializing in Social Statistics (STAT-03/B). He serves as a Member of the technical-scientific Committee of the Ca' Foscari Challenge School and the Department of Economics' Committee. His research activities are supported by affiliations with the Research Institute for Social Innovation and the Research Institute for Innovation Management. Professor CAMPOSTRINI's research spans the intersection of statistical methodology, public health, and social policy. His work demonstrates expertise in advanced statistical techniques including Bayesian modeling, spatial analysis, and complex survey methodology. His primary focus areas include healthcare systems analysis, social innovation, public administration, and the economic aspects of health policy. He frequently addresses issues related to comorbidity patterns, healthcare service accessibility, and the application of artificial intelligence in healthcare settings. His publication record from 2021-2025 reveals significant trends in healthcare innovation, with particular emphasis on virtual hospital systems, AI applications in medicine, sustainable healthcare practices, and the statistical analysis of social services like early childhood education. His methodological contributions include novel approaches to analyzing regional health disparities and developing web-based tools for disease prevalence estimation. His research often employs expert consensus methods like Delphi techniques to address complex healthcare organizational challenges. Professor CAMPOSTRINI maintains active involvement in research initiatives through the Research Institute for Social Innovation and the Research Institute for Innovation Management. His work bridges advanced statistical methodology with practical applications in healthcare policy and social service delivery, making significant contributions to evidence-based decision making in public health and social policy domains across Italy and European contexts.

• Social Statistics
• Public Health
• Healthcare Systems
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Eduardo Staszowski is an Associate Professor of Design Strategies at Parsons School of Design, The New School. He serves as co-founder and Director of the Parsons DESIS Lab, dedicated to advancing design-led social innovation for equitable and sustainable urban practices. His research explores intersections of design, public policy, and participatory methods to enhance civic engagement and governance. Staszowski teaches courses in Design Strategies, Participatory Design, and Social Innovation, co-coordinates the Graduate Minor in Civic Service Design, and edits the Designing in Dark Times book series with Bloomsbury. His research focuses on experimental approaches to fostering stakeholder collaboration in policy development and civic service design, emphasizing design’s role as an intermediary in complex social systems. He has secured multiple research grants and awards since joining The New School in 2008. Recent publications include edited volumes on design’s transformative potential in addressing contemporary societal challenges and articles exploring urban sustainability and community-driven initiatives. Staszowski’s teaching and research are practice-driven, engaging external partners to address real-world challenges in public policy and social innovation. His courses allow students to navigate interdisciplinary projects, blending theory and action. The DESIS Lab’s work exemplifies his commitment to bridging design practice with systemic social change, particularly in fostering inclusive urban environments and governance frameworks.

• Design Strategies
• Social Innovation
• Public Policy
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Prof. Dr. Christoph Oberlack is an affiliated Professor of Sustainability Governance at the University of Bern's Institute of Geography and the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE). His work focuses on institutional barriers to climate adaptation, land-use governance, and sustainable development. He holds a PhD in Institutional Economics of Climate Adaptation from the University of Freiburg (2015). Research Interests: - Sustainability governance frameworks - Deforestation-free supply chains - Climate adaptation policies - Telecoupling in socio-ecological systems - Environmental justice in global value chains - Archetype analysis methodologies Recent work explores implementation challenges of EU deforestation regulations in Peru's cocoa/coffee sectors and gender equity in cacao cooperatives. He frequently collaborates with international organizations and policymakers to translate research findings into actionable strategies. Key contributions include developing diagnostic frameworks for institutional analysis in climate adaptation contexts. Publications span 20+ peer-reviewed journals including Nature Climate Change and Global Environmental Change. He actively participates in international conferences such as POLLEN and Swiss Geoscience Meetings. Current research emphasizes participatory approaches to landscape governance and private sector roles in sustainability transitions.

• Sustainability Governance
• Climate Change Adaptation
• Environmental Policy
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