THAILANDDR. SUCHART SETTHAMALINEE
Dr. Suchart Setthamalinee is the Head of the Department of Peace Studies at Payap University, Chiang Mai and is a specialist of Muslim studies. He received his MA and Ph.D. degree in Sociology from the University of Hawai’i. His most recent books are entitled Muslim Youths and in the Modern World (ed 2015); and In the Name of Islam: A Survey of Islamic Teaching on Peace, Violence, Family, and Woman (2017). He also serves at the sub-committee of the National Human Rights Commission for Southern Regions Affairs and is the Deputy Director of Wasatiyah Institute for Peace and Development, The Sheikhul Islam Office of Thailand and Vice President of the Islamic Committee of Chiang Mai.
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USAPARVEZ MOHSIN
Parvez Mohsin is a nonprofit industry professional and social justice advocate with a unique combination of management skills in organizational development, social services, fundraising, and community outreach. He also has extensive experience in international development, higher education, refugee resettlement, and empowerment of vulnerable and underserved communities. Mohsin served as Director of St. John’s University’s Dr. M. T. Geoffrey Yeh Art Gallery in New York City from 2003 to 2016 and as Adjunct Professor from 2007 to 2015. He received an MA in Liberal Studies with a concentration in Cultural Studies and Philosophy and also an MA in Global Development and Social Justice from St. John’s University. Currently, he works at the Nashville International Center for Empowerment as the Director of Development and Communications in Nashville, Tennessee.
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NETHERLANDSDr. BAUKJE PRINS
Dr. Baukje Prins is a Professor of Citizenship and Diversity. She studied Dutch Language & Literature (MA, cum laude) and Philosophy (MA, cum laude), and acquired her Ph.D. at Utrecht University in 1997. She was a Visiting Scholar at the History of Consciousness Program, the University of California at Santa Cruz (1994), and at the Institute of Women’s Studies, University of Lancaster (1998). Dr. Prins taught Social and Political Philosophy at various universities in the Netherlands. From 2009 to 2017 she was the Chair of Citizenship and Diversity at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. In 2018, she started her own company Philosophy & Diversity and is active as a freelance lecturer, coach, and writer.
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USAMICHELLE BRESLAUER
Michelle Breslauer is the Director of the Strategic Partnerships and Programs of the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), a global think tank that uses data to understand and communicate the drivers of peace. Michelle has had a leadership role in the execution of the strategic communication of IEP`s internationally recognized research and education products, as well as its public programs, from the initial start-up phase. She holds a Master’s Degree in urban studies from the London School of Economics, where she researched the impact of social capital and a Bachelor’s Degree in international affairs from the American University of Paris. |
USAPISHTIWAN JALAL
Pishtiwan Jalal is a Ph.D. candidate at Virginia Tech’s School of Public and International Affairs. He is currently conducting research on the sectarian conflict in the Middle East and its impact on the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. He holds an MA in International Affairs from the Catholic University of America and a BA in Political Science from the University of Kurdistan- Hewler. He specializes in identity politics, political Islam, peace-building and conflict resolution, and international relations of the Middle East. His geographical focus is the Arab Gulf, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. |
CAMBODIAVEN. Dr. YON SENG YEATH
Ven. Dr. Yon Seng Yeath is the General Secretary of Cambodian Inter-Religious Council (CIC). He is the ViceRector of Preah Sihanouk Raja Buddhist University based in Phnom Penh since 2016. Prior to his engagement in the academic world, he has actively engaged with Dhammayietra (Peace March Movement), founded by Ven. Maha Ghosananda in collaboration with the collective spirits of the inter-faiths based communities, working on peace, reconciliation and non-violence, environmental protection, landmines awareness and post-war traumatized people in Cambodia since 1992 up to the present. He is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Harvard University, conducting research on “Maha Ghosananda’s Peace March Movement.” |
USARabbi Dr. SONJA PILZ
Rabbi Dr. Sonja K. Pilz earned her doctorate from the Department of Rabbinic Literature at Potsdam University, Germany; she holds Rabbinic Ordination from Abraham Geiger College, Germany. Prior to joining the Central Conference of American Rabbis, she taught liturgy and ritual at HUC-JIR, NY, at the School of Jewish Theology at Potsdam University, and in many congregational settings. She served as a rabbinic intern and cantorial soloist in congregations in Germany, Switzerland, Israel, and the US. |
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AUSTRALIADR. SEV OZDOWSKI
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Dr. Sev Ozdowski is the Director of Equity and Diversity at the Western Sydney University and an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies at Sydney University. Sev Ozdowski is a human rights advocate, educator and social researcher, former senior civil servant. He was the Australian Human Rights Commissioner and served at Disability Discrimination Commissioner from 2000 to 2005. Dr. Ozdowski is known for his support for Polish Solidarity movement in the 1980`s, and for his defense of human rights of refugees, especially child asylum seekers detained in Australia and people with disabilities and mental illness as well as for his contribution to multicultural policies in Australia.
GERMANYANTONIA KUHN
Antonia Kuhn is one of the two German Youth Delegates to the UN General Assembly for the year 2018. She is currently enrolled as an undergraduate student at Julius-Maximilians University Würzburg in Germany, where she studies law and European law with a focus on international human rights protection. Antonia is actively involved in international youth work via Rotex, representing the Green Party’s campus group in her university’s student parliament and advocating for human rights with Amnesty International, where she currently serves as head of her campus group. Antonia is strongly convinced that global solutions can only be found when all stakeholders get the chance to voice their perspective. |
USAHAFSA GIRDAP
Hafsa Girdap is an ESL Teacher and College Counselor. She has organized a TEDx event, directed Model United Nations Studies and International Programs in private educational institutions in Turkey. Hafsa also volunteers as a human rights defender at Set Them Free platform and AST (Advocates of Silenced Turkey). In this regard, she has organized photo exhibitions, given talks about the violations of human rights, especially of women and children in Turkey. Her motivation for doing this work is to be voice of the voiceless. |
SOUTH AFRICASOPHIE MOKOENA
Sophie Letsaba Mokoena is a prominent journalist and reporter with over 23 years experience in news and journalism at the public broadcaster: South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). She currently holds the position of Foreign Editor. As a Foreign Editor, Sophie has coordinated elections coverage on the continent in countries such as Lesotho, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. She also coordinated and reported on US Presidential elections in 2016. Sophie has done the extensive coverage of stories such as the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia and Rwanda. |
USAROBERT MAHONEY
Robert Mahoney is the Deputy Executive Director of Committee to Project Journalists. He has worked as a journalist in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. He reported on politics and economics for Reuters news agency from Brussels and Paris in the late 1970s, and from Southeast Asia in the early 1980s. Mahoney served as Reuters Jerusalem Bureau Chief from 1990 to 1997, directing print and, later, television coverage of the Palestinian intifada, the Iraqi missile attacks on Israel, the Oslo peace process, and the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Mahoney worked as the Chief Correspondent in Germany from 1997 to 1999 before moving to London to become the News Editor of politics and general news for Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. |
INDIASUDHEENDRA KULKARNI
Sudheendra Kulkarni is the Founder and Chairman of the Forum for a New South Asia, which popularizes a vision for a peaceful and prosperous South Asian subcontinent based primarily on India-Pakistan-China cooperation. Between 1998 and 2004, he served as a close aide to India’s former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the Prime Minister’s Office. An independent socio-political activist and author, he is also a well-known columnist in Indian newspapers and a commentator on TV channels. Between 1998 and 2004, he served as a close aide to India’s former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the Prime Minister’s Office. An independent socio-political activist and author, he is also a well-known columnist in Indian newspapers and a commentator on TV channels. |
EGYPTMOHAMED AMIN EL MASRY
Mohamed Amin El Masry is the Deputy Editor-in-Chief and member of The Editorial Board Al Ahram Daily Newspaper. He was the Head of the Political Affairs Department Al Ahram Daily Newspaper in 2013. He has Bachelor`s Degree from Public Relations and Advertising in Mass Communications from the Cairo University. El Masry is an award-winning Journalist. He has received the “Arab Journalism Award, Best Political Article” in 2011. He has more than 25 years of professional experience in the media industry. |
USAABDULHAMIT BILICI
Abdulhamit Bilici is the Former Editor-in-Chief of the now-closed Zaman Newspaper. He was also the Chief Executive Officer of its English-language version, Today`s Zaman. He was the General Director of Cihan News Agency and the Editor of Aksiyon Weekly Magazine. He had a Master`s Degree from Department of Economics at Istanbul University with the thesis titled “Energy Structure of Turkmenistan and Natural Gas”. In additionally, Bilici has an MBA degree from Faculty of Management at Fatih University. He has been living in exile as a journalist in USA after the failed-coup attempt in Turkey. |
