Distinguished University Professor and Associate Dean Teacher Education, Western University After teaching in the public school system in Ontario for nearly two decades, I completed a PHD in Education focused on how we teach and learn within the virtual world. For the past twenty years, I have conducted research that has looked deeply into communication with these 21st C skills across professions. As a scholar cross-appointed to the Dept of Medical Imaging, I have led educational projects in online learning and pedagogies for the International Atomic Energy Agency around the world. I also led the Educational Research response in Fukushima following the Nuclear Accident. This led to expansion of the teaching and learning framework to include a 'trauma and violence' informed model. Working with colleagues in Mental Health, we provided the first online Mental Health Literacy for educators course in Canada, and provided free, validated, virtual resources for teachers to support their knowledge and ability to care for themselves and their students. I have worked with teams to design innovative platforms for particular audiences; I have taught for twenty years in courses on multiple platforms - including 'Learning Management systems that are not pedagogically helpful.
Data Scientist with World Data Lab and Lecturer in Machine Learning and Data Science, Vienna University of Economics and Business Katharina Fenz is a seasoned data scientist and economist with extensive expertise in research and econometric modelling. Serving as a lead data scientist at the World Data Lab, she specialises in socioeconomic predictions at both national and granular geographical levels. With a multifaceted background in academia, Katharina has contributed to scientific research, programme management and graduate supervision, and has leveraged her expertise to educate on data science, machine learning, and macroeconomics at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. To disseminate her knowledge to clients and partners, she is also leading training on data science for international institutions and national statistical offices.
Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of York Founding Editor, Defence and Peace Economics, 1990-2007 Special Advisor to the Editor, Defence and Peace Economics, 2008- Chair, Finance Group, Aerospace Innovation and Growth Team, reporting to Secretary of State, DTI Written and Oral evidence presented to House of Commons Defence Committee for its Enquiries into the UK Defence Industrial Strategy and Defence Commitments and Resources Special Adviser to House of Commons Defence Committee, 1985 – 2001 Consultant to UN, EC, EDA, UK Ministry of Defence, DTI, HM Treasury, Korean Defence Agency and Korean Development Institute
Enseignant et chercheur en sociologie politique, Université de Lomé Titulaire d’un doctorat en sociologie politique, Dr Koffi Améssou ADABA est chercheur en sciences sociales. Sa thèse de doctorat a porté sur le sujet crucial de la démocratisation, des institutions de contrôle social et de la crise de citoyenneté au Togo. Koffi est aussi détenteur d’un Diplôme Universitaire (DU) en « Gouvernance de l’Etat et management des crises » à la Faculté de Droit de l’Université de Lomé. Chercheur au Center for Research and Opinion Polls (CROP) (partenaire national du réseau Afrobarometer au Togo), Koffi est enseignant vacataire et membre du Laboratoire Dynamique Spatiale et Intégration Régionale (LaDySIR) de l’Université de Lomé. Il est également enseignant à l’Ecole Supérieure de l’Informatique et de Gestion (ESIG - Global Successs) au Togo. Ses travaux portent sur la gouvernance, la démocratie, l’intégration régionale, la cohésion sociale, les inégalités sociales et la communication politique. Il est l'auteur de plusieurs articles scientifiques.
Research Scientist, Center for Guaranteed Income Research, University of Pennsylvania Kalen earned her MSW, MSSP, and PhD from SP2. She comes to the center with over a decade of experience in research and policy practice. As a social science researcher, social work educator, and former policy -research practitioner, Dr. Flynn focuses her research on two aims: first, investigating the impacts of structural violence, and second, examining policy solutions to mitigate these impacts. Her work has earned accolades including an honorable mention for the Society of Social Work Research’s Outstanding Dissertation Award in 2019 and the Social Services Review’s Frank R. Breul Memorial Prize in 2022. Dr. Flynn is PI of two guaranteed income pilots in Saint Paul, MN examining the impacts on refugee families and artists, she is also co-PI on the NIH funded grant “Child Support Arrears: Understanding the Scope, Magnitude, and Opportunities for Reform in Cook County”. Kalen has expertise in qualitative methods and community-based research.
Chair of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen My research centers around the broader topics of entrepreneurship and innovation. I'm particularly interested in the social embeddedness of entrepreneurial processes, e.g. networks and tie formation, entrepreneurial teams, and entrepreneurial ecosystems, and address issues around digitization, social innovation as well as high-tech innovation. Understanding how entrepreneurs acquire resources during the very early days of their new ventures motivated my PhD research. By comparing tie formation in Silicon Valley and Berlin, I showed how the entrepreneurial ecosystems in each of these regions influence how entrepreneurs approach first investors and customers. As PostDoc, I joined the Research Center for Digital Transformation at Leuphana University Lüneburg, spent six months at the University of Amsterdam as visiting scholar and became an affiliated researcher at Lund University.
