Dr. Justine Humphry is a Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures at the University of Sydney's School of Art, Communication and English, and serves as Deputy Head of School (Research). She holds a BA (Hons 1st) from UTS and a PhD from Western Sydney University. Research focuses on digital media's societal impacts, particularly mobile technologies, homelessness, and urban datafication. Leadership roles include the Smart Publics partnership with University of Glasgow and the Emerging Online Safety Issues project funded by the eSafety Commissioner. Her book 'Homelessness and Mobile Communication: Precariously Connected' synthesizes research on digital access among homeless populations in Australia and the US. Key projects include investigating smart street furniture, robots in public spaces, and online safety education for youth. Dr. Humphry has received awards including the 2022 Vice-Chancellor's Outstanding Teaching and Research Award and the 2019 Sydney-Glasgow Partnership Collaboration Award. She contributes to policy submissions on social media governance and AI ethics.
Marko Rillo serves as the Head of MBA Curriculum at the Estonian Business School (EBS), an institution focused on business education. He holds a PhD in Management from the University of St.Gallen (Switzerland), specializing in Organizational Ambidexterity and Strategic Practices, alongside an MA in Economics from TalTech and a Bachelor’s degree from EBS. His academic career includes teaching courses such as Innovation Management, Strategic Management, and VUCA Innovation Practices. His research emphasizes workplace playfulness through LEGO Serious Play methodology and strategic leadership challenges in balancing innovation and operational effectiveness. Education Background: PhD in Management, University of St.Gallen (2020) MA in Economics, TalTech Bachelor’s Degree, Estonian Business School Advanced studies in Strategy and Innovation at INSEAD, IESE, Aarhus University, and Lappeenranta University of Technology Research Interests: His work spans organizational strategy, innovation management, change management, and leadership development. Notably, he has pioneered LEGO Serious Play methodologies in facilitation and strategic planning. His studies on ambidexterity explore how organizations balance exploration (innovation) and exploitation (efficiency) under leadership. Publications and Themes: His articles focus on strategy process dynamics, balanced scorecard applications, and workshop facilitation techniques. Recent work highlights client-centric strategies and conscious incompetence frameworks in team development. Recognition and Impact: Consulting experience with the European Commission, EBRD, and UN Developed training programs for businesses and institutions Advising and Outreach: Runs the social initiative Bright Knit l, enhancing student well-being through community engagement. No formal advisees listed, but contributes to curriculum design impacting students indirectly. Labs/Teams: Collaborates with EBS faculty on MBA program development and innovation initiatives.
Karen O'Brien is a Professor in the Department of Sociology and Human Geography at the University of Oslo, where she has been a full-time faculty member since 2005. She is internationally recognized for her work on the human and social dimensions of global environmental change, with a focus on climate change, adaptation, and transformative pathways to sustainability. She currently serves as co-chair of the IPBES transformative change assessment and has contributed to major scientific assessments including the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report. Her educational background includes a BA in International Relations from the College of William and Mary (1985), an MS in Environmental Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1990), and a PhD in Geography from Pennsylvania State University (1995). She completed a postdoc at the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation in 1996 and was a Senior Research Fellow at CICERO from 1997 to 2005. Karen O'Brien's research centers on integrative and transdisciplinary approaches to sustainability, emphasizing the role of beliefs, values, and worldviews in driving social and systems change. She is a leading proponent of quantum social science as a framework for understanding and scaling transformative change. Her recent scholarly output explores youth activism, climate education, and the philosophical underpinnings of transformation in the Anthropocene. Her publications reveal a strong thematic focus on transformation, adaptation, and the intersection of climate change with social theory. Articles consistently engage with interdisciplinary frameworks, action research, and innovative methodologies such as SenseMaker, reflecting her commitment to bridging science, policy, and societal action. BBVA Foundation's Frontiers of Knowledge Award for Climate Change (2021) Member of Academia Europaea (2022) University of Oslo Student Parliament's Teaching Award (2015) Burtoni Prize for Adaptation Research (2011) AAG Meridian Book Award (2008) Shared in the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize as part of the IPCC Karen O'Brien has supervised numerous PhD and Master’s students, though specific names are not listed in the provided text. She has led significant research projects such as the AdaptationCONNECTS project and co-founded cCHANGE, an organization dedicated to sustainability transformations. Her advisory roles include membership on the Science Committees of Future Earth and Our Common Future in a Changing Climate, as well as leadership in the transition to global sustainability research initiatives. She has no reported grants listed, but her involvement in large-scale international assessments implies substantial funding support. She is affiliated with key research platforms including the Department of Sociology and Human Geography at the University of Oslo, where she has served on the Board, and the Research Center for Socially Inclusive Energy Transition (Include). Her work is deeply collaborative, involving networks such as IPBES, IPCC, and Future Earth, and she frequently publishes with interdisciplinary teams across Europe and North America.
Mimi (Paulomi) Bhatt, PhD, MPH, CNM, is an Assistant Professor at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing. She is a certified nurse-midwife, researcher, educator, and theorist whose work centers on birth equity, reproductive justice, and the integration of midwifery care in public health systems. She actively provides clinical care within NYC Health + Hospitals and contributes to national and global maternal health policy. PhD in Nursing Theory, NYU Meyers College of Nursing MSN, Frontier Nursing University MPH in Global Health Leadership, NYU Global Institute of Public Health BSN, NYU Steinhardt School of Education BA in Comparative Literature and English Education, NYU College of Arts & Science Dr. Bhatt’s research is grounded in critical feminist theory and qualitative methodologies. Her work investigates how midwifery models can advance health equity, particularly for Black, Indigenous, and other minoritized communities. She explores themes such as autonomy in childbirth, respectful maternity care, perinatal mental health, and systemic barriers faced by midwives of color. Her scholarship emphasizes anti-oppression frameworks and community-based participatory research. Her recent publications analyze experiential outcomes in maternity care, revealing that midwife-led care—especially in community settings—leads to higher autonomy, respect, and lower mistreatment. She has also published on the experiences of sexual and gender-diverse parents, cervical cancer screening in the Dominican Republic, and midwifery integration in India. Her work consistently highlights structural inequities and advocates for transformative change in maternal health systems. Scientific awards and honors include: NYU University-wide Dissertation Award – Allied Health & Social Services (2020) Jonas Nurse Leaders Scholar Award (multiple years) Johnson & Johnson Minority Faculty Nurse Scholar Award (multiple years) Herman Biggs Health Policy Fellow Women’s Leadership Initiative at NYU Dr. Bhatt mentors future nurse-midwives and contributes to policy through service on the NYC Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee and the International Confederation of Midwives’ Americas Regional Committee. She received postdoctoral training at the Birth Place Lab, University of British Columbia, and as a Provost Postdoctoral Fellow at NYU. Her clinical and academic work is deeply informed by her identity as a first-generation immigrant and her mother’s legacy as a nurse-midwife in India. She is affiliated with the Birth Place Lab and collaborates with multidisciplinary teams focused on respectful maternity care, midwifery practice climate, and global maternal health capacity building.
Hao LIANG is an Associate Professor of Finance at the Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University (SMU), where he holds the Ho Bee Professorship in Sustainability Management and serves as Co-Director of the Singapore Green Finance Centre and Co-Lead of the Sustainable Business Research Peak. He is also an Extramural Fellow at Tilburg University and a Research Member of the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI). His affiliations extend to the Scientific Committee of the Geneva Centre for Philanthropy and the Technical Committee for Environmental Management and Sustainable Finance at Enterprise Singapore. He earned his Ph.D. in Finance from Tilburg University (2015), M.Phil. in Finance (2012), and B.A. in Business Administration from Nankai University (2010). He was a visiting researcher at Harvard University during his doctoral studies. Hao LIANG’s research centers on sustainable finance, corporate governance, ESG, and the political economy of business. His work explores how firms integrate sustainability into strategy, the role of institutional investors, and the impact of policy and ideology on corporate behavior. He has published extensively in top journals including the Journal of Finance , Management Science , and Journal of Financial Economics . His recent publications reflect a strong focus on biodiversity finance, transition finance, corporate environmental engagement, and the social dimensions of investing. He investigates how firms respond to ESG pressures, the effectiveness of green finance instruments, and the role of ideology and state ownership in shaping corporate sustainability. Moskowitz Prize for Socially Responsible Investing (2014, 2019) FIR-PRI Finance and Sustainability Award (Best PhD Dissertation, 2015) Sustainable Finance Geneva Prize (2014) Outstanding Guest Editor, British Accounting Review (2024) SMU Dean’s Teaching Honour List (multiple years) Winner of FT Responsible Business Education Award (2022) Hao LIANG advises numerous PhD and DBA students and has supervised multiple postdoctoral researchers. He has secured major research grants, including from the Ministry of Education (MOE) and Ford Foundation. He is actively involved in teaching across levels and frequently contributes to industry policy discussions. He serves as Section Editor for Journal of Business Ethics and Associate Editor for Management Science , British Accounting Review , and other leading journals. He also leads initiatives such as the Impact & Sustainable Finance Faculty Consortium and organizes high-profile forums on green finance and sustainability.
Professor Karl Bernhard Friedrich serves as Universitätsprofessor and Chair of Metallurgical Process Engineering and Metal Recycling at RWTH Aachen University's Faculty of Georesources and Materials Engineering. He leads the Institute for Metallurgical Science and Electrometallurgy (IME), with his office located in Building 1401, Room 108 at Intzestraße 3 in Aachen. His leadership extends to numerous EU-funded research initiatives focused on sustainable metallurgy and circular economy principles. Professor Friedrich's research interests span metallurgical process engineering, metal recycling, extractive metallurgy (pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy), battery recycling technologies, lithium recovery processes, and vacuum metallurgy. His work emphasizes resource efficiency and sustainable practices in metal production and recycling, with particular focus on developing environmentally sound processes for electronic waste and battery recycling. The institute under his leadership has pioneered several innovative recycling concepts for lithium-ion batteries and electronic scrap. Analysis of his recent publications reveals a strong focus on battery recycling technologies, particularly lithium recovery from spent batteries through both pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical routes. His research group has developed advanced processes for black mass treatment, slag valorization, and metal recovery optimization. The work demonstrates increasing integration of digital technologies and multi-objective modeling in metallurgical process development. Honorary doctorate from Montanuniversität Leoben (2025) recognizing outstanding scientific achievements and commitment to promoting young scientists Long-standing collaboration with Montanuniversität Leoben through the Aachen-Leoben Workshop for non-ferrous metallurgists Professor Friedrich actively supervises numerous doctoral students and has established several collaborative research programs including the DFG priority program 'engineered artificial minerals,' and doctoral programs 'circular electronics' and 'circular e-cars.' His institute maintains strong industry connections, with growing demand for TBRC and VAR trial campaigns. The institute recently commissioned a new large-scale arc furnace and is preparing for leadership transition in early 2027. The IME under Professor Friedrich's leadership operates extensive research facilities focused on vacuum metallurgy, pyrometallurgy, and hydrometallurgy. The institute collaborates with industry partners through the GDMB Zinc & Lead Technical Committee and participates in numerous European research networks. Current research activities focus on developing sustainable processes for battery recycling, electronic waste treatment, and critical metal recovery with emphasis on circular economy principles.
Jean-Michel Bonvin is a Full Professor of Social Policies and Vulnerabilities at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Geneva . He holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Paris Sorbonne and leads a robust research agenda funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation and the European Union. He is actively involved in major research initiatives including SocIEtY (EU-FP7), RE-InVEST (H2020), and the National Research Center LIVES (NCCR-SNF), as well as past EU projects such as WorkAble , EduWel , and Eurocap . He also contributes to COST actions on social protection reform and gender well-being. His academic focus lies at the intersection of social and employment policies , organizational innovation , the sociology of work , and theories of justice , with a special emphasis on Amartya Sen’s capability approach . His research critically examines themes such as activation policies, social inclusion, the gig economy, and the socioeconomics of inequality. His recent publications reflect a strong trend toward integrating the capability framework into analyses of social protection, labor regulation, youth transitions, and digital work. He explores how institutional structures shape individual agency and voice, particularly among vulnerable populations. His work often bridges normative theory with empirical research, contributing to debates on social justice, democratic participation, and the future of the welfare state. Bonvin has received recognition through sustained research funding and leadership roles. He is a member of editorial boards for journals such as Negotiations , Swiss Journal of Social Work , and Finance & the Common Good . He has also served as President of the Swiss Association for Social Policy since 2008 and is a founding member of CESCAP . He advises on public policy evaluations for cantonal and federal institutions, including studies on social assistance, housing, pandemic impacts, and labor regulations. His teaching includes governance of social security, socioeconomics of inequalities, and social policy analysis. He contributes to academic discourse through edited volumes, policy reports, and interdisciplinary collaborations. Bonvin is affiliated with research groups focused on social vulnerability, life course studies, and social dialogue. His work is central to the LIVES network and projects like INVOLVE (2023–2026), which promotes inclusive public policies. He leads research on the gig economy, social investment, and participatory capability, often in collaboration with European and Swiss institutions.
Assoc Prof Jason Skues is an Associate Professor in the School of Health Sciences at Swinburne University of Technology, where he contributes significantly to research, teaching, and PhD supervision. His work focuses on mental health, identity development, cultural intelligence, and psychological wellbeing across diverse populations including university students, prisoners, vocational trainees, and emerging adults. University: Swinburne University of Technology School: School of Health Sciences Academic Rank: Associate Professor Email: jskues@swin.edu.au His research interests span applied and developmental psychology, social and personality psychology, and clinical and health psychology. He investigates mental health literacy, cyberbullying, identity processes, and the psychological impact of educational and vocational experiences. His work often employs qualitative and mixed methods to explore complex human behaviors and interventions. The most recent publications show a strong trend toward mental health in educational and vocational contexts, prison mental health, cultural intelligence development through international exchange, and cyberbullying in emerging adults. His research consistently addresses real-world applications, aiming to improve training, policy, and psychological support systems. Office of Learning and Teaching (OLT) Citation (2012) Jason Skues supervises a wide range of PhD projects, particularly in identity development, mental health interventions, cyberbullying, and educational psychology. He has secured multiple competitive research grants from bodies including the Department of Justice, Department of Defence, and St. John's University, supporting studies on sleep problems, smoke-free prisons, and human-machine interface technologies. His collaborative network includes researchers across psychology, nursing, education, and forensic science. He leads and contributes to research teams focused on mental health in higher education, justice care, and vocational training. His work with simulated persons in nursing education and prison-based mental health programs highlights his commitment to innovative, evidence-based interventions.
Professor Michael Dickmann is a distinguished academic at Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield University, where he serves as Professor of International Human Resource Management and Course Director for the Management MSc program. With extensive international experience spanning multiple continents and industries, Professor Dickmann brings both academic rigor and practical insights to his work in international business and human resource management. Professor Dickmann holds a first class honours degree in Economics from London University and an MSc in Industrial Relations and Personnel Management from LSE. His professional background includes work in Germany, Australia, the USA, Colombia, Spain and Britain, and he is fluent in English and Spanish, enabling cross-cultural research and consulting engagements. His scholarly focus centers on human resource strategies, structures and processes of multinational organizations, international mobility and global careers. Professor Dickmann's research examines career capital development, talent management systems, and the evolving nature of global assignments, with increasing attention to sustainability, mental health in the workplace, and paradigm shifts in global mobility accelerated by geopolitical tensions and the pandemic. His work bridges theoretical frameworks with practical applications in multinational contexts. As Senior Editor-in-Chief of The International Journal of Human Resource Management, Professor Dickmann significantly shapes scholarly discourse in the field. His extensive publication record demonstrates consistent engagement with evolving challenges in international HRM, including the organizational value of international assignments, career adaptability across borders, and the impact of institutional contexts on career pathways. Professor Dickmann maintains strong connections between academia and practice through consulting with major organizations across professional services (PricewaterhouseCoopers), industry (Siemens, Oracle), finance (HSBC, Deutsche Bank), and government/non-profit sectors (United Nations, WorldVision). This practical engagement informs his research and teaching, creating a valuable bridge between academic theory and organizational practice. His leadership as Course Director for the Management MSc program, combined with his editorial responsibilities and extensive publication record, positions Professor Dickmann as a significant contributor to the advancement of international human resource management knowledge and practice globally.
Dr. Sönke Knoch is a researcher affiliated with the Ubiquitous Media Technology Lab (UMTL) at the Saarland Informatics Campus and the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) GmbH . His work focuses on Human-Computer Interaction , Activity Recognition , Process Mining , and Industry 4.0 technologies. Current Affiliation: DFKI GmbH (Saarland Informatics Campus) Academic Role: Researcher Research Interests span digital twins, augmented reality in manufacturing, and safety-critical systems. He leads projects like RZzKI (AI and Digital Transformation) and BaSySafe (risk assessment via management shells). His work addresses zero-defect manufacturing and cognitive support for impaired workers . Recent Publications focus on digital twins for industrial safety, AR-based task adaptation , and AI quality management in smart factories. Key themes include human-centric AI , real-time process conformance , and context-aware systems . Leadership includes contributing to the WALL-ET project for autonomous logistics and co-developing the PARTAS system for cognitively impaired workers.
Hossam Hewidy is a Senior University Lecturer in Urban and Regional Planning at Aalto University's Department of Architecture, where he serves as Head of Major in Architecture for the Master’s Programme and Head of the Minor in Urban and Regional Planning. With dual expertise as an architect and urban planner, he bridges professional practice and academic research in Nordic urban contexts. His educational background includes a DSc, MSc, and BA in Architecture. Research interests span multicultural planning, placemaking, power dynamics in planning, spatial justice, land use and climate change mitigation, planning education, and public libraries as urban hubs. His work critically examines immigrant entrepreneurship, ethnic retail landscapes, and spatial justice through Helsinki case studies. Recent publications (2021-2025) reveal three dominant trends: (1) Analysis of public libraries as social infrastructure across Nordic cities, (2) Investigation of spatial justice in Helsinki planning competitions and immigrant spaces, and (3) Exploration of urban resilience through Finnish regional development frameworks. His scholarship consistently centers marginalized voices in planning processes. Hewidy's scientific recognition includes: Best Diploma Thesis Grant by OSKARI VILAMON RAHASTON (2020) for supervising Heta Seppälä's urban metabolism research Lappset Prize (2018) for supervising award-winning landscape architecture thesis He has secured funding from the Academy of Finland, Finnish Ministry of Environment’s Neighbourhood Renewal Programme, BEMINE consortium, and EU regional instruments. As AESOP Executive Committee member and GPEAN Secretary, he shapes global planning education standards while leading curriculum development for post-pandemic mixed-modality teaching in architecture studios. His departmental leadership extends to evolving the Architecture Major and Urban Planning Minor programs, with current focus on integrating climate resilience into spatial planning education and examining public libraries as critical social infrastructure in urban transformation.
Dr. Ellen Peeters is an Associate Professor at the TIAS School for Business and Society , where she has served as Academic Director of the Pre-Master program since January 2022. She obtained her education in work and organizational psychology from: Ghent University (Belgium) KU Leuven (Belgium) - Ph.D. (2016) Her research integrates individual and organizational perspectives, with core themes including: Health & Education : Workforce well-being in healthcare settings. Management & Organisation : Change Management and HRM implementation Organizational Behavior and Development Leadership and Strategic Management Quantitative Methods : Business research methodologies. Cross-cutting focus on Corporate Social Responsibility , Sustainable Careers , Employability , and Resilience during organizational transitions. Her publications demonstrate consistent emphasis on career dynamics, HRM practices, and organizational justice, using mixed methods across healthcare, entrepreneurship, and industrial contexts. Recent work highlights resilience in career shocks, nursing self-scheduling impacts, and social capital in supply chains. She holds key academic roles: Editorial Board Member: Journal of Career Development Committee Representative: Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Disability, Inclusion, Accessibility & Visibility)
Jennifer Welsh is the Canada 150 Research Chair in Global Governance and Security at McGill University and Director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy . Previously, she held professorial roles at the European University Institute and University of Oxford , where she co-founded the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict . She served as the UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect (2013-2016). BA, University of Saskatchewan MA, University of Oxford DPhil, University of Oxford Her research focuses on global governance , security studies , and Canadian foreign policy , with a specialization in the Responsibility to Protect (RtoP) framework, humanitarian intervention ethics, and UN reform. She leads the Centre for International Peace and Security Studies (CIPSS) and co-hosts the Tour de Table podcast, analyzing Canada's role in global challenges. Her recent publications address UN peace operations , localization in global politics , and Western donor sensitivities . Notable awards include the Trudeau Fellowship , Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship , and leadership of a five-year ERC-funded project on war individualization.
Professor Karin Sanders serves as Associate Dean (Research) at the UNSW Business School, where she is affiliated with the School of Management and Governance. With over two decades of academic experience, she has established herself as a leading scholar in Human Resource Management, particularly focusing on the HR process approach and employee perceptions of HR practices. Her research has been published in top-tier journals including HRM (Wiley), Academy of Management Learning & Education, Human Resource Management Journal, and International Journal of HRM. Professor Sanders' research primarily centers on the HR process approach, examining how employees' perceptions, understanding, and attributions of HR practices influence their attitudes and behaviors. Her work explores critical areas such as informal learning activities, cooperative behavior, commitment, knowledge sharing, team learning, and absenteeism. She has made significant contributions to understanding the effects of alignment between line managers and HR managers on organizational climate, defined as shared perceptions of the organization among employees within a team. Her methodological approach often employs multi-actor, multi-level, and multi-method research designs, reflecting the complexity of HR phenomena in organizational contexts. As an influential academic leader, Professor Sanders serves as Editor for Special Issues at the International Journal of HRM and Associate Editor for Human Resource Management and Frontiers of Business Research in China. She sits on the Editorial Boards of six HRM and management journals. Previously serving as Head of School for Management between 2015 and 2019, she was also a member of the Executive Committee of the HR Division Academy of Management from 2013 to 2018. Her recent work has increasingly focused on HRM during crises, including the development of HR analytics and responses to the pandemic. Professor Sanders has secured substantial research funding, including an Australian Research Council Linkage Project on capacity building in the Not-For-Profit sector and multiple industry collaborations. She has edited several books, including the "Handbook on HR Process Research" (2021) with Huadong Yang and Charmi Patel. Her scholarly contributions bridge theoretical rigor with practical relevance, influencing both academic discourse and HR practice worldwide.
Pamela S. Tolbert is a Professor in the Department of Organizational Behavior at Cornell University's ILR School. Her academic journey began with a Ph.D. in Sociology from UCLA, and she has held leadership roles including Chair of her department (1997-2013, 2019-2022) and ILR Director of Graduate Studies (2015-2019). She has served on editorial boards of top journals such as Administrative Science Quarterly and Organization Science , and her outreach includes advisory roles for ILR's Labor and Employment Law program. Education : Ph.D. in Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles Her research spans organizational change, institutional theory, and social inequality, with a focus on gender dynamics , diversity management , and entrepreneurial institutions . Recent publications analyze institutional logics in art museums and the impact of evaluation consensus on technology investments. Her work bridges macro-structural analysis with micro-level organizational practices. Article Trends reveal sustained engagement with institutional theory's evolution, particularly in cultural organizations, entrepreneurship, and gendered workplace dynamics. Her research often examines how historical patterns and institutional pressures shape contemporary organizational practices and inequalities. Scientific Awards and Honors : Fellow, Academy of Management (2016) Fellow, Judge School of Business, Cambridge University (2010) Lois S. Gray Chaired Professor of Industrial Relations and Social Sciences, Cornell University (2010) Robert N. Stern Graduate Student Mentoring Award, ILR/Cornell (2025) Outstanding Professor, Cornell National Panhellenic Council (2025) Best Published Paper, American Sociological Association (2025) Tolbert teaches organization theory, social inequality, and organizational life cycles across undergraduate, professional Masters, and doctoral levels. Her service includes organizing conferences on diversity management and contributing to editorial leadership in organizational sociology.
