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BA in Communications, and an MA in Cultural Studies. Currently, work as a researcher and professor on issues related to the ethics and governance of AI, focusing on finding solutions to biases towards gender, race, and other forms of diversity that are often excluded or marginalized in the constitution of the data that feeds these technologies. They were Chair of the Gender Standing Group and coordinator of YouthLACIGF and Youth IGF Colombia. Their research topics include mass media, the internet, the rights of youth, women, and gender-diverse people, AI governance and similar.
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Mendy Shozi is an environmental scientist who works as a Researcher and Project Manager in the Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WaSH) sector. Her focus is Citywide Inclusive Sanitation, Policy, Circular Economy, Resource Recovery and Sustainable Development. She works at the Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association (BORDA) in South Africa. BORDA is an expert global NGO committed to sustainable decentralised wastewater solutions and to improve access to basic services while preserving natural resources.
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Assistant professor at the School of Government at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. PhD in Social Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Visiting Fellow at the International Inequalities Institute at the LSE and Associate at The Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School (INET Oxford).
Working on the causes, consequences and measurement of economic inequality.
Personal website: https://sites.google.com/view/rcarranzan/
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Senior Research Fellow and Head of Digital Economy Program at the African Center for Technology Studies; Lecturer at Technical University of Kenya in Computer Science and Robotics. I have lectured Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Robotics and Cybernetics, for over 10 years.
My research interests are; Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Responsible/Ethical AI, IoT and Industry 4.0.
I have also led, and still leading, projects about application of responsible AI and machine learning on digital agriculture, and on the nexus of agriculture and climate.
I have also founded an innovation lab at the Technical University of Kenya, developed 3 innovative prototypes, and filed 6 patent applications to Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI) with three already certified as a patent.
I have designed innovative digital systems for various organizations.
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Abdulmalik Amer is a researcher and analyst on political affairs, development, peace and foreign policy issues in the Middle East. He has a background as an expert for many years in think tanks and a trusted advisor to many opinion leaders and policymakers. Mr. Amer is an active and influential member of the political sphere in Jordan, and is trusted to advise and brief many other countries in the Middle East.
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I am an architect and social scientist (Ph.D. 2021, University of Cambridge) with 10 years of experience working on cities in Colombia, the United States, Benin, Italy, and the United Kingdom, including attracting and managing research grants and teams. As researcher and consultant for international and local organisations, I employ mixed-method research and ethnographic tools to understand in depth complex processes of social and spatial change related to urbanisation, migration, racism, human rights, civic participation, and the 'digital turn'.
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I was a UNESCO-Keizo Obuchi Fellowship awardee. Now I teach at the Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka. International Political Economy, Political Ecology, and Development and Governance are my key areas of research interests.
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Assistant Prof., Centre for Regulatory Policy and Governance
School of Habitat Studies
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India
Research Interests: Risk Regulation, Food System, Food Safety, Environmental Health
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Programme specialist at UNESCO/MOST
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Urban Development Expert at Tanya Zack Development Planners and Visiting senior lecturer at University of the Witwatersrand. Dr. Tanya Zack is a South African planner specializing in urban policy, regeneration, informality and sustainable development. She has been an advisor and consultant in the development arena for over 25 years and has worked locally and internationally with senior level clients in government, academic institutions, the private sector, and directly with the communities.