Professor, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University Field of Specialization: Inter-regionalism (Europe and Asia), Comparative Regionalism (Europe and Asia), Human Rights Promotion and Protection Research Theme: Securitization, Norm Localization, European and Asian Regional Organizations, EU-Japan relations, The Impact of Brexit on International Order, EU Human Rights Strategy in the Asia-Pacific, Comparative Criminal Justice in the Asia-Pacific
Professor of Political Science and Director, Elections & Voting Infomation Center, Reed College Paul Gronke is a Professor of Political Science at Reed College who studies American politics, specializing in convenience and early voting, election administration, public opinion, and elections. Additionally, Paul serves as Director of the Elections & Voting Information Center (EVIC), an election science research center he founded two decades ago. His researchers are co-located at Reed College and Portland State University (PSU). Under Paul’s leadership, EVIC has become a national center of excellence for policy research and publicly engaged scholarship into election administration, election reform, and electoral integrity. Paul has published dozens of peer-reviewed articles, monographs, and reports on topics ranging from public opinion and trust in government, public opinion about government use of torture, congressional elections, early and no-excuse absentee voting, and automatic voter registration. Paul is regularly featured in national and regional media outlets as a commentator on politics and elections. He also serves on the Advisory Board for the MIT Election Data Science Lab (MEDSL) and the National Vote at Home Institute‘s Circle of Advisors, and he was awarded an Andrew Carnegie Fellowship in 2020. Paul received his PhD in political science from the University of Michigan and has held academic positions at Duke University and Appalachian State University in addition to Reed College. Paul’s academic credentials–including his curriculum vita, courses taught, and other research papers, can be found at his personal Reed web page.https://blogs.reed.edu/paul-gronke/
Senior Research Assistant, School of Design, Queensland University of Technology Paige Street is a senior research assistant in the School of Design at the Queensland University of Technology and the School of Fashion & Textiles at RMIT University.
Associate Professor of Soil Science, James Cook University Paul Nelson is Associate Professor of Soil Science at James Cook University. He does research and teaching in land and water science. Paul's current research focuses on how human management and natural processes influence the sustainability and environmental impact of agriculture and aquaculture, including productivity, soil condition, water quality, carbon and nutrient cycling and greenhouse gas emissions. Prior to joining James Cook University, Paul led the Agronomy program of the Papua New Guinea Oil Palm Research Association. He has also worked with CSIRO, the Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations, the Queensland Department of Natural Resources, the Australian Centre for Water Treatment and Water Quality Research, the French National Agricultural Research Institute (INRA) and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
Lecturer in Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Edinburgh Napier University I am a senior research associate, lecturer, author, and musician. I teach Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Edinburgh Napier University. My research interests include digital transformation, entrepreneurial learning, and data governance in the contexts of both smart cities and the creative industries. I have degrees in Contemporary Popular Music and in Business & Management, and also hold a PhD in Creative Entrepreneurship. In 2009, I helped to set up one of the first creative industries management provisions in the UK at the University of Bolton. Since then I have taught on the BA (Hons) in Music Business of the University of the Highlands & Islands and led the MA in Music Industry Management programme at the University of West London. As a musician, I self-release my own songs performing under the pseudonym Paul Go. I am also the founder of Ganbei Records, and have more than 15 years' experience working as a music consultant and artist manager.
System Lead - Cities, Climateworks Centre Portia leads this team to reduce emissions within cities across the built environment, infrastructure and transport sectors across Australia and the Asia Pacific region. Portia is a researcher and sustainability leader with a decade’s experience spanning academia, social enterprise, startups, and non-profit organisations. Portia was previously Director of the Cities Power Partnership, a program of the Climate Council and Australia’s largest network of over 185 local governments tackling climate change. In this role she spearheaded strategic research and advocacy initiatives to drive impactful change on climate policy for cities nationwide. Portia has also worked across a range of for-profit and not-for-profit organisations, helping small and medium sized enterprises to reduce their emissions. She has also worked in several start-up ventures, including co-founding a social enterprise. Portia holds a PhD with the Curtin University Sustainability Policy (CUSP) Institute on school building decarbonisation and social impact, and a Bachelors’ degree in Environmental Science and Policy, with St. Edwards University in Austin, Texas.
