The Institute of One World Leadership® also registered as The World's Leadership Institute® is the World's only professional membership organisation which validates and certifies the potential positive impact of aspiring, novice and experienced leaders.

The Institute is committed to expanding the adoption of Positive Value Leadership™ to develop Leaders who are an exemplar to society and a catalyst for the adoption of social change for the benefit of all humanity.


Our Leadership - creating the Humane Race

The Institute is chaired by Founder and Executive Chairman Noel Ferguson. It's guided by a non-voting International Advisory Council (IAC), exceptional individuals who act as guardians of the Institute's mission and values, and oversee the Institute's work in promoting Positive Value Leadership™ and the pursuit of One World Leadership™ throughout and across the world.

The Advisory Council comprises outstanding leaders from business, academia and civil society. In their work on the Council, members do not represent any personal or professional interests. To reflect the Council's multi-stakeholder status, its membership is divided between representatives of the business community, leaders from international organizations and civil society.


International Academic Contributors & Advisory Council Members

This list represents both current, nominated, and emeritas IAAC members. Members suffixed with an asterisk* indicate a retired emeritus role

Member Specialism Role Institution Location
Prof Esther Titilayo Akinlabi Life & Earth Sciences Director Pan African University for Life and Earth Sciences Institute (PAULESI)Nigeria
Dr Vita Akstinaite Global Leadership & Strategy Professor, and Head of Global Leadership & Executive Rhetoric ISM University of Management and EconomicsLithuania
Dr Amal Abdellatif Gender Equitability & Inclusion Lecturer Northumbria UniversityUnited Kingdom
Dr Annas Abedin Business Administration Independent Makeen AdvisorsUnited Arab Emirates
Dr Nalin Abeysekera Leadership & Marketing Professor and Head, Department of Marketing, Faculty of Management Open University of Sri LankaSri Lanka
Dr Omar Abu Arqoub Communication and Media Studies Professor Arab American UniversityState of Palestine
Dr Jeyran Aghayeva Higher Education Administration Professor ADA UniversityAzerbaijan
Dr Alaa Alghamdi Languages & Translation Professor Taibah UniversitySaudi Arabia
Dr Fathi Ali Economics & Management Professor (Prev Minister of Education) University of Benghazi (Garyounis)Libya
Dr Afnan Alkhaldi Operation and Information Management Adjunct Lecturer Arab Open UniversityKuwait
Dr Alastaire Alinsato Economics Professor University of Abomey-CalaviBenin
Dr Mohammed Ali Bait Ali SulaimanMarketing & Entrepreneurship Professor, and Head of Marketing & Entrepreneurship Dhofar UniversityOman
Dr Asaad Ali Karam Mangement & Marketing Professor University of Duhok, (and City University College of Ajman, UAE)Iraq
Dr Rabea Al-Awbathani Innovation and Entrepreneurship Professor Hadhramaut UniversityYemen
Dr Taha Al-Mahbashi Business Managment Professor Lebanese International UniversityYemen
Dr Murad Al-Nashmi Management Professor University of Science and TechnologyYemen
Dr Suzan AlQurashi Organisation Behaviour & HRM Professor King AbdulAziz UniversitySaudi Arabia
Aimee Ansari Translation, Interpretation and Humanitarian Activities Chief Executive Translators Without BordersUnited Kingdom
Dr Muzaffar Asad Entrepreneurship Professor University of BahrainBahrain
Dr Cameran Ashraf Human Rights, Technology & Cyberconflict Professor & Human Rights Lead Wikimedia Foundation & Central European UniversityAustria
Dr Lilian Lem Atanga Gender, Discourse and Politics Professor & Chair of Linguistics and African Languages University of BamendaCameroon
Dr Görkem Atsungur Political Science, International Relations and Nationalism Professor American University of Central Asia (AUCA), and Uniwersytet Kazimierza WielkiegoKyrgyzstan
Prof Palé Augustin Migration, intercultural and identity research, political anthropology Professor Université de OuagadougouBurkina Faso
Prof Julian Avendaño Management and Organisational Behaviour Professor Universidad Antonio Nariño & Universidad AustralColombia
Dr Amrita Bahri International Trade Law Professor & Deputy Director, Centre for International Economic Law Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM)Mexico
Dr Gabisel Barsallo Development Studies & Intercultural Education Interdisciplinary Researcher and Postgraduate Professor Universidad de PanamáPanama
Professor Cynthia Barrow-Giles Political Science Professor University of the West IndiesBarbados
Dr David Berliner Social and Cultural Anthropology Professor Université libre de BruxellesBelgium
Dr Eiki Berg International Relations Professor University of TartuEstonia
Dr Barnabé Bin Karubi Political Science & Journalism Professor University of KinshasaCongo (DRC)
Dr Elias Bizuru Research Leadership & Innovation Professor & Director of Research & Innovation, College of Science & TechnologyUniversity of RwandaCongo (DRC)
Dr Karen Blakeley Compassionate Leadership Independent
(prev. Programme leader, BA Business Management)
University of WinchesterUnited Kingdom
Dr Ernesto Blanco Organisational Behaviour & Business Strategy Professor & Director of Postgraduate Studies Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (Institute of Advanced Studies in Administration, IESA)Venezuela
Dr João Boaventura Business & Management Professor Universidade de São PauloBrazil
Dr Zorica Bogdanovic E-Business & Organisational Science Professor University of BelgradeSerbia
Dr Pierre-Jean Bordahandy International Law Professor The University of the South PacificVanuatu
Dr Bilal Boubellouta Economics Professor University of JijelAlgeria
Dr Uwe Brandenburg Globalisation Studies & Political Science Professor & MD Global Impact InstituteCzech Republic
Dr Leo Brecht Entrepreneurship & Technology Director & Chair Universität LiechtensteinLiechtenstein
Dr Sara Brezigar Ethnics Studies Professor, Faculty of Educational Sciences University of PrimorskaSlovenia
Dr Mara (Marinca) Bria Psychology of Burnout & Mind Education Researcher & Lecturer Babeș-Bolyai UniversityRomania
Dr Claire Bright Human Rights, International & Comparative Law Director, Nova Centre on Business, Human Rights and the Environment Nova School of LawPortugal
Dr Salena Brody Psychology of Prejudice; Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Professor & Social Psychologist University of Texas at DallasUnited States
Dr Silke Bucher Management, Strategic Change, Organisational Behaviour Professor INCAE Business SchoolCosta Rica
Dr Janina Larissa Bühler Psychology Professor Johannes Gutenberg University MainzSwitzerland
Dr Custodia Cabanas Human Capital Management and Leadership Professor IE Business SchoolSpain
Dr Ney Artur Canani Corporate Liability for Human Rights Violations Head of Cultural Section Brazilian Embassy in AsunciónParaguay
Dr Allan Caraccioli Corporate Law and Business Strategy Professor Universidad Tecnológica CentroamericanaHonduras
Dr Patrizia Catellani Social & Political Psychology Professor Università Cattolica del Sacro CuoreItaly
Dr Aneta Cekikj Political Science Professor Saints Cyril and Methodius University of SkopjeNorth Macedonia
Prof Marielos Chang International Affairs and Strategic Communications Professor Universidad del Valle de Guatemala & Universidad Francisco MarroquínGuatemala
Dr Wen-ching Chang HRM & Organisational Behaviour Professor Providence UniversityTaiwan
Prof Reccia Charles International Business Professor St. George\'s UniversityGrenada
Dr Sarah Cheah Technopreneurship & Leadership Professor National University of SingaporeSingapore
Dr Azhagan Chenganna Media Studies Lecturer University of MauritiusMauritius
Dr Theresa (Seung Ah) Cho Strategic Management & International Affairs Dean of International Affairs & Professor Seoul National UniversitySouth Korea
Dr (John) Teo Teck Choon Management & Marketing Professor American University of Phnom PenhCambodia
Prof Charlene Corbette Communications & Marketing Professor Dominica State CollegeDominica
Dr Carla Fernandez Corrales Business Administration Professor INCAE Business SchoolCosta Rica
Dr Lindos Daou Marketing Professor Notre Dame University - Louaize (NDU)Lebanon
Dr Miriam Dalli Law Minister for Environment, Energy and Enterprise Government of MaltaMalta
Dr Fateh Debia Management, Organisational Behaviour, Inspiration and Culture Professor University of BiskraAlgeria
Dr Ximena Fernández Delucchi Research and Diagnostic Methods in Education Professor and Academic Director Universidad ORT UruguayUruguay
Dr Paul De Carvalho Socialology Professor Universidade Agostinho NetoAngola
Dr Joyanne De Four-Babb Management & Professional Education Professor University of BelizeBelize
Stephan De Spiegeleire International Relations Principal Scientist The Hague Centre for Strategic StudiesNetherlands
Dr Rob De Wijk International Relations Professor & Director The Hague Centre for Strategic StudiesNetherlands
Dr Elsa Del Castillo Leadership & Management Professor Universidad del Pacífico (PE)Peru
Dr Satish Deshpande Human Resource Management and Business Administration Dean, Haworth College of Business Western Michigan UniversityUnited States
Dr Aiyesha Dey Accounting & Business Ethics Professor Harvard Business SchoolUnited States
Dr Rut Diamint International Relations Professor of Political Science Torcuato Di Tella UniversityArgentina
Dr Abdoukhadre Diao International Business & Cross-Cultural Management Professor BEM Dakar, ISM - Institut Supérieur de Management, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar (UCAD)Senegal
Prof Araceli Coronel Díaz Law & Leadership Professor Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la AsunciónParaguay
Dr Veronica Diaz Online Learning & Instructional Design Professor Florida Atlantic UniversityUnited States
Dr Ondrej Ditrych International Relations Director Institute of International RelationsCzech Republic
Dr Ali Divandari Strategic Management Professor University of TehranIran
Dr Nima Dorji Law (Environmental, Constitutional, and International) Professor Jigme Singye Wangchuck School of LawBhutan
Dr Peter Drábik Business, Commerce & Marketing Dean, Faculty of Commerce University of Economics in BratislavaSlovakia
Dr Irmelin Drake Strategic Leadership Professor & Director Kristiania University CollegeNorway
Dr Aldemir Drummond International Business Professor of Strategy and Organisations, and Director Center for Strategy and International BusinessFundação Dom CabralBrazil
Dr Susanne Durst International Business & Entrepreneurship Professor Tallinn University of TechnologyEstonia
Susan Eaton MSc Geology & Earth Science Founder Sea Women ExpeditionsCanada
Dr Marguerite Eid Management and Organisation Studies Professor Notre Dame University - Louaize (NDU)Lebanon
Dr Florence Eid-Oakden Economics Founder & CEO Arabia MonitorUnited Kingdom
Dr Beatrice Ekanjume Linguistics Professor National University of LesothoLesotho
Dr Ruben Elamiryan Politics and International Relations Head of the Chair of World Politics and International Relations Russian - Armenian UniversityArmenia
Dr Sara El-Deeb Media Psychology & Digital Marketing Professor German University in CairoEgypt
Dr Aline El Jurdi Educational Sciences Lecturer Lebanese American University
Notre Dame University - Louaize (NDU)
Haigazian University
Lebanon
Dr Okey Emeagwali Strategic Management Professor & Director of the Center for Management Research Girne American UniversityCyprus
Prof Etzer Emile Entrepreneurship and Innovation Professor & Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Universite Quisqueya (UniQ)Haiti
Dr Henri-Count Evans Culture, Communication and Media Studies; Digital Transformation Lecturer University of EswatiniEswatini
Dr Sonia Ferencikova International Business & Trade Professor, School of Management (Vysoká škola manažmentu) VSM University of Economics in BratislavaSlovakia
Dr Andrea Fosfuri Management & Economics Professor and Dean of the PhD School Bocconi UniversityItaly
Dr Jennifer Franczak Organisational Studies Professor Pepperdine Graziadio Business SchoolUnited States
Dr Carlos Raul Carpio Freire Teaching & Research in Higher Education Professor & Director - Member of the Plenary, Council for Quality Assurance in Higher EducationUniversidad Espíritu SantoEcuador
Dr Sascha Fuerst Innovation and Entrepreneurship, International Business Professor EGADE Business School del Tecnológico de MonterreyMexico
Dr Filipa Gonçalves Breia FonsecaManagement Professor Nova School of Business and EconomicsPortugal
Dr Gloria Gaggioli International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law Director; Professor Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights; University of GenevaSwitzerland
Dr Jan Galas International Studies Professor Chung-Ang UniversitySouth Korea
Dr Jose Gabriel Castillo Garcia Behavioral Economics Professor & Viceminister of Economy of Ecuador La Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL, & Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF)Ecuador
Hon Gbovadeh Gbilia Education & International Business Head of Education Delivery Unit Ministry of EducationLiberia
Prof Geegbae Geegbae Economics & Management Professor & Dean University of LiberiaLiberia
Dr Rachel George Political Sciences Research Fellow Overseas Development InstituteUnited States
Dr Moaz Gharib Management & Human Resources Professor Dhofar UniversityOman
Dr Dorothea Brunner Gloor Work & Organisational Psychology Professor Sacred Heart University LuxembourgLuxembourg
Dr Yanelis González Business Information Systems Professor Universidad Tecnológica de La Habana "José Antonio Echeverría"​, CUJAECuba
Prof Daniela Mendez Goyzueta Organizational Behavior, Behavioral Economics, and Game Theory Professor Universidad Francisco MarroquínGuatemala
Perri Grace MSc Geopolitics, Misinformation, & Open Source Intelligence Curator Twitter Inc.Australia
Dr Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović Political Science 4th President & 1st female President of the Republic of Croatia Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia
Member, International Olympic Committee – IOC
Previously Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy NATO
Croatia
Dr Jelena Graovac Natural Language Processing, Information Retrieval & Knowledge-Based approaches Professor University of BelgradeSerbia
Dr Simmy Grover Organisational Psychology Lecturer & Indepenent Consultant University College LondonUnited Kingdom
Dr Svala Gudmundsdottir Human Resource Management Professor Háskóli Íslands (University of Iceland)Iceland
Dr Jean-Sébastien Guy Work, Globalisation, Modernity, Political Sociology Professor Dalhousie UniversityCanada
Julie Habran LLM International Humanitarian Law & Human Rights Head of Mission Médecins Sans FrontièresMadagascar
Dr Juliana Hadjitchoneva Business Administration (Social Sciences), and International Economic Relations Professor New Bulgarian UniversityBulgaria
Dr Vasila Hajiyeva Political Science and International Relations Professor Khazar University, and Western Caspian UniversityAzerbaijan
Dr Diana Haladay Leadership & Organisational Systems Professor American University of Phnom PenhCambodia
Dr Hadeer Hammad Marketing Professor The German University in CairoEgypt
Prof Dr Christoph Hartmann Business & Management Professor ISEC - Institut Supérieur de l'EconomieLuxembourg
Ahmed Said Hassan Pedagogical integration of information and communication technologies Director Institute for Teacher Training and Research in Education (IFERE) at University of the ComorosComoros
Dr Kiran Hassan International Relations Research Fellow University of LondonUnited Kingdom
Dr Victoria Ann Hasson Parliamentary Practice Parliamentary Advisor Westminster Foundation for DemocracyNetherlands
Dr Shai Harel Strategy and Entrepreneurship Professor and Academic Director Tel Aviv University - Coller School of ManagementIsraael
Dr Shavana Haythornthwaite Human Rights & International Law Head of Human Rights The CommonwealthUnited Kingdom
Dr Sibylle Heilbrunn Sociology, Anthropology, & Entrepreneurship Dean, School of Social Sciences and Humanities Kinneret Academic CollegeIsrael
Prof Phaedra Henley Environment & Sustainability Director and Assistant Professor of One Health University of Global Health EquityRwanda
Dr Halidou Hima Higher Education & Chemistry Professor and Director of Research University of Niamey, and Ministry of Higher EducationNiger
Dr Janja Hojnik Law Professor & Vice-Rector Univerza v MariboruSlovenia
Dr Debra Howcroft Technology and Organisation Professor, Alliance Manchester Business School & Deputy Director Work and Equalities InstituteUniversity of ManchesterUnited Kingdom
Dr Tomoko Ishikawa Public International Law Professor Nagoya UniversityJapan
Dr Feride Bahar Işın Management Professor Baskent UniversityTurkey
Dr Olimpius Istrate Education Sciences & E-Learning Professor University of BucharestRomania
Dr Fahimeh Jabbari Entrepreneurship Professor & Director, College of Business Qazvin Islamic Azad UniversityIran
Dr Jasmine Jaim Business & Management Professor Jahangirnagar UniversityBangladesh
Dr Dima Jamali Social Policy & Business Administration Dean, College of Business Administration University of SharjahUnited Arab Emirates
Dr Maha Ibrahim Jasim Linguistics, Phonetics, and Phonology Faculty Member & Lecturer University of MosulIraq
Prof Karen Jimeno Law & Business for Sustainability Professor San Beda UniversityPhilippines
Dr Lala Jumayeva International Politics Director of BAPA and MPA Programs, School of Public and International AffairsADA UniversityAzerbaijan
Dr Kristi Kaeppel Adult Learning Learning Designer Brown UniversityUnited States
Dr Felix Kanungwe Kalaba Environment & Development Professor Copperbelt UniversityZambia
Dr Ilir Kalemaj Political Science & International Relations Vice Rector and Chair of Department University of New York TiranaAlbania
Dr Jacques Kalumba Psychology & Educational Sciences Dean of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences University of LubumbashiCongo (DRC)
Dr Päivi Karhu Organisational Ambidexterity Management & Marketing Lecturer Kajaani University of Applied SciencesFinland
Dr Moch Faisal Karim Political Economy & International Relations Professor Binus UniversityIndonesia
Prof Dr Raja Suzana Raja Kasim Entrepreneurship and Management Professor Universiti Malaysia KelantanIndonesia
Dr Elena Kašťáková International Economic Relations Professor, Dept of International Trade University of Economics in BratislavaSlovakia
Dr Happy Kayuni Political Science Professor and Dean of Faculty of Social Science University of MalawiMalawi
Dr Lara Khabbaz Lifelong Learning Director, Lifelong Learning Centre Notre Dame University - Louaize (NDU)Lebanon
Dr Ahmed Khalid Business & Economics Dean - School of Business University of Brunei DarussalamBrunei
Dr Danielle Khalife-Fraiha Business & Finance Professor & Dean School of Business Holy Spirit University of Kaslik - USEKLebanon
Dr Altaf Khan Development Communication & Media Ethics Professor University of PeshawarPakistan
Prof Mohammad Saif Noman Khan Strategy & Innovation Professor Institute of Business Administration, University of DhakaBangladesh
Dr Shad Ahmad Khan Business Administration & Sustainability Professor University of BuraimiOman
Dr Hewa Haji Khedir Sociology Professor Salahaddin University-ErbilIraq
Dr Eric Kim Positive Psychology & Clinical Science Professor University of British ColumbiaCanada
Dr Junghyun Kim Marketing Professor Inha UniversitySouth Korea
Dr Damien King Economics & Leadership Executive Director & Professor Caribbean Policy Research Institute, & University of the West IndiesJamaica
Dr Chandran Kukathas Social & Political Science Dean S pore Management UniversitySingapore
Dr Oleg Konovalov Visionary Leadership Independent
Author - The Vision Code; Leaderology
Thinkers50 RadarUnited Kingdom
Dr Mari Kooskora Business, Economics, and Ethics Head of the Centre for Business Ethics Estonian Business SchoolEstonia
Dr Dmitrijs Kravčenko Organisational Behaviour Professor Rīgas Ekonomikas augstskola - Stockholm School of Economics in RigaLatvia
Dr Catharina Juul Kristensen Socialolgy Professor Roskilde UniversityDenmark
Dr Maria Kreuzer International Business & Marketing Professor International University of MonacoAustria
Dr Monika Nadova Kroslakova Entrepreneurship & Innovation Associate Professor & Founder of the Family Business Centre; Co-founder IBERA-International top leaders and researchers networkUniversity of Economics in BratislavaSlovakia
Dr Despo Ktoridou Management & Expert Systems Professor & Head of Management Department University of NicosiaCyprus
Prof Jenny (Ensi Tszie) Jenish KyzyDesign Thinking, Innovation, and Social Enterprise Professor and Head of Experimentation at UNDP Accelerator Lab American University of Central Asia (AUCA), and UNDP Accelerator LabsKyrgyzstan
Dr Davor Labas Crisis Management Professor University of ZagrebCroatia
Dr Paolo Landoni Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Professor Politecnico di TorinoItaly
Dr Philip Larrey Logic and Epistemology Dean of Philosophy Pontificia Università LateranenseVatican City
Dr Ayoyemi Lawal-Arowolo Intellectual Property Law Professor School of Law and Security Studies, Babcock UniversityNigeria
Dr Tiffany Leung Management & International Business Professor City University of MacauMacau
Dr Zehavit Levitats Organizational Development & Emotional Intelligence Professor Bar-Ilan UniversityIsrael
Dr Sunil Lohani Renewable and Sustainable Energy Professor Kathmandu UniversityNepal
Dr Soulla Louca Computer Science Professor & Director, Institute for the Future University of NicosiaCyprus
Dr Tore Lunde JD Law Professor University of BergenNorway
Dr Naoise McDonagh Political Economics President Australian Institute of International AffairsAustralia
Dr Michelle McQuaid Positive Psychology & Positive Systems Change Co-Founder The Wellbeing LabAustralia
Maya Madkour MSc Positive Psychology & Sociology Professor Misr International UniversityEgypt
Dr Jemilah Mahmood Planetary Health Professor & Director Sunway Centre for Planetary Health, Sunway UniversityMalaysia
Oubah Malow Business & Entrepreneurship Executive Director Centre for Leadership and Entrepreneurship (CLE)Djibouti
Prof Dr Judith Mangelsdorf Positive Psychology Director German Society of Positive PsychologyGermany
Dr Aurora Martin Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Professor & Vice President Pontifical Oriental Institute, (& International Institute for Human Security; Bucharest, Romania)Vatican City
Tony Matchaba-Hove DCom Business Management Head of Department Nelson Mandela UniversitySouth Africa
Dr Pippa Malmgren International Relations
Political Economy
Independent
Author - 2018 Business Book of the Year
'The Leadership Lab'
Inspiring 50
Top 100 Women in Tech
United Kingdom
Dr Art Markman Psychology and Cognitive Science Professor & Vice Provost The University of Texas at AustinUnited States
Dr Rosa Mariño Business Organisation & Strategy Professor University of AndorraAndorra
Dr Miguel Masjuán Hypermedia & Communication Sciences Professor University of HavanaCuba
Dr Margarita Mayo Authentic Leadership Professor of Organisational Behaviour & Leadership
Author - 2019 International Business Book of the Year
Yours Truly - Staying Authentic in Leadership and Life
IE Business SchoolSpain
Dr Claude-Hélène Mayer Positive Psychology & Cross-Cultural Management Professor University of JohannesburgSouth Africa
Dr Nils Melzer LawDirector of International Law, Policy & Humanitarian Diplomacy, International Committee of the Red Cross; Vice President, International Institute of Humanitarian Law; Human Rights Chair, Geneva Acedemy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights; (prev UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, United Nations)University of GlasgowSwitzerland
Dr Eleonora Meli Messineo International Relations, Law and Good Governance Political Affairs Advisor, United Nations; Professor, Sciences Po; (Prev. Head, Rule of Law Department - United Nations Operation in Côte d/'Ivoire)United NationsSenegal
Dr Dwayne Menezes Emerging threats to human security Managing Director Polar Research and Policy Initiative & Human Security CentreUnited Kingdom
Prof Senida Mesi Political Science & Macroeconomics for a Sustainable Planet Former Deputy Prime Minister and MP AlbaniaChair and Funder of Albanian Sustainable Development subcommitteeAlbania
Dr Rita Meyerson Organizational Psychology & Learning Professor The George Washington UniversityUnited States
Dr Ivona Mileva Entrepreneurship & Leadership Development Professor & Chief Academic Officer University American College SkopjeNorth Macedonia
Dr Inga Minelgaite HRM & Social Science Professor Háskóli Íslands (University of Iceland)Iceland
Dr Santiago Mingo Business Administration, Strategy & International Business Professor Universidad Adolfo IbáñezChile
Dr Carles Miquel Climate Change Director Energy and Climate Change AgencyAndorra
Dr Eric Mongo Applied Management & Decision Sciences Professor University of Bamenda - Higher Institute of Commerce and ManagementCameroon
Dr Eurídice Monteiro Culture, Politics & Management Professor & Secretary of State for Higher Education University of Cape VerdeCape Verde
Dr João Ilhão Moreira Law Professor University of MacauMacau
Dr Ahmad Morsy E-Learning & Instructional Development Professor Bin Faisal UniversityEgypt
Prof Yolanda Montances Professional Development Professor Polytechnic University of the PhilippinesPhilippines
Dr Carlos Arrue Montenegro International Arbitration Professor and Attorney in Charge Universidad de Panama & Panama Canal AuthorityPanama
Dr Laine Munir Law & Society, Human Rights Professor & Senior Research Fellow The African Leadership University, and University of RwandaRwanda
Dr Najiba Mustafayeva Human Rights and Law Professor ADA UniversityAzerbaijan
Prof Thomas Paul Muthucattu Business & Economics Dean of Faculty of Business & Tourism Studies Solomon Islands National UniversitySolomon Islands
Dr Loai Naser Business Management Professor Israa UniversityState of Palestine
Dr Muzamil Naqshbandi Strategic Management & Leadership Absorptive Capacity Professor University of Brunei DarussalamBrunei
Dr Bitange Ndemo Entrepreneurship Professor University of NairobiKenya
Dr Mohamed Ndiaye Economics & Policy Analysis Professor Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar (UCAD)Senegal
Prof Stela Burzanović Nedović Business Psychology Professor University of Donja GoricaMontenegro
Anya Neistat JD Human Rights, and Corporate Crime Legal Director
(prev Senior Director for Research - Amnesty International)
Clooney Foundation for JusticeFrance
Dr Bernard Nkuyubwatsi Educational/Instructional Technology (eLearning and Learning Technologies) Professor EUCLID (Euclid University - Pôle Universitaire Euclide)Rwanda
Dr Melissa Newman Leadership & Organization Development Professor University of CincinnatiUnited States
Dr Sixte Vigny Nimuraba Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Lecturer Université du BurundiBurundi
Dr Calliste Nizana International Trade Law & Public Administration Deputy Dean Université du BurundiBurundi
Dr Mathew Njamba Education Administration & Policy Studies; Adult and Higher Education Professor & Senior Education Standards Officer - ODL Ministry of EducationZambia
Dr Krisztina Némethy Future of Work, AI, Sustainable Humanity Lecturer International Business SchoolHungary
Dr Mohammad Nurunnabi Accountancy & Leadership Professor Prince Sultan UniversitySaudi Arabia
Dr Ciaran O'Boyle Positive Psychology & Psychopharmacology Director RCSI Centre for Positive Psychology & HealthIreland
Dr Adegoke Ojeniyi Computer Science Professor The Maldives National UniversityMaldives
Dr Cecilia Olexova HRM, Business Intelligence and Business Ethics Professor University of Economics in BratislavaSlovakia
Dr Dženeta Omerdić International Law Professor University of TuzlaBosnia and Herzegovina
Prof Gerardo Ortiz Corporate Finance & Strategic Management Professor Escuela Superior de Economía y NegocioEl Salvador
Prof Rodrigo Claver Ossio International Trade, Corporation Law, and Bussiness Law Professor Universidad Franz Tamayo, and Universidad Privada Boliviana - Fundación EducativaBolivia
Dr Umut Ozkaleli Social Science, Conflict Analysis and Resolution Professor ADA UniversityAzerbaijan
Dr Tania Fahey Palma Linguistics & Cultural Communication Director & Dean for InternationalisationUniversity of Aberdeen United Kingdom
Dr Vincenzo Perrone Management & Organisation Theory Professor Bocconi UniversityItaly
Dr Mpho Pheko Organisational Psychology Professor University of BotswanaBotswana
Dr Aaron Phillips Education and Academic Services Professor American University of AntiguaAntigua and Barbuda
Dr Myrtani Pieri Human Physiology Professor University of NicosiaCyprus
Dr Steven Poelmans Neuroscience and Strategic Leadership Professor Antwerp Management School; University of Antwerp - Faculty of Business and EconomicsBelgium
Dr Silvia Popa Sociology Professor University of BucharestRomania
Dr Gabriella Pravettoni Cognitive Neuroscience & Psychology of Decision-Making Professor Università degli Studi di MilanoItaly
Dr Paula Puskarova International Relations & Affairs Professor and Vice Rector for Research and Doctoral Studies University of Economics in BratislavaSlovakia
Dr Francis Rakotsoane Philosophy & Ethics Professor University of EswatiniLesotho
Dr Ana María Novillo Rameix Performance Leadership & Innovation Professor, founder and Executive Director of Escuela de Empresas, the business education unit.Universidad San Francisco de QuitoEcuador
Dr Abhishek Ranjan Computer Engineering, Intrusion & Malicious Attack Detection Professor & Dean, Head of Institution Botho UniversityLesotho
Dr Silvia Ravazzani Corporate Communications & Cultural Teaching Professor IULM University of MilanItaly
Dr Herintsitohaina RazakamanarivoForestry and Social Science Professor University of AntananarivoMadagascar
Dr Andrea Reid Marketing & Management Programme Director Ulster UniversityUnited Kingdom
Dr Gadaf Rexhepi Business Strategy & Management Professor South East European University (SEEU)North Macedonia
Dr Lutzer Reyes Business & Management Director, Information and Communications Technology Office; Program Chair, Doctor in Business Administration; Program Chair, Master in Business AdministrationPolytechnic University of the PhilippinesPhilippines
Dr Jacinthe Rihan Sociology, Sustainable & Organisational Development Professor Ain Shams UniversityEgypt
Dr Lazaros Rizopoulos Behavioral Economics & Nudge Theory Lecturer University of PeloponneseGreece
Dr David Robbins Environmental Communication Director DCU Centre for Climate & SocietyIreland
Dr Ana Rocha Psychology & Human Resources Professor Universidade Católica de AngolaAngola
Dr Carlos Rojas Business & Innovation Professor Universidad La Salle BoliviaBolivia
Dr Borut Roncevic Sociology Professor, Jean Monnet Chair and Head of Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence "Strategic Observatory for Europe 2030"School of Advanced Social Studies in Nova Gorica (SASS)Slovenia
Anna Rosling Rönnlund Sociology & Information Awareness Vice President Gapminder FoundationSweden
Dr Talita Rosolen Business Innovation & Social Impact Professor FIA Business SchoolBrazil
Dr Willibald Ruch Positive Psychology & Character Strengths Professor & Founder and Director of International Summer School and Symposium on Humour and LaughterUniversity of ZurichSwitzerland
Laura Round MSc* International Relations Director of Communications
(prev Special Adviser to UK Minister for Women and Equalities)
The Sustainable Markets InitiativeUnited Kingdom
Professor Michele Russell Educational Leadership Joint Director of Education - UCL
Head of Learning (Provost) of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom
National Leadership Centre - Service Academies Board - Cabinet Office, UK.
Visiting Professor of Clinical Education, Newcastle University and New York University (NYU)
University College LondonUnited Kingdom
Dr Wonsang Ryu Strategic Management Professor Yonsei University School of BusinessSouth Korea
Dr Farzad Sabetzadeh Knowledge Management Professor City University of MacauMacau
Dr Erica Salvaj Strategic Management Professor Universidad del DesarrolloChile
Dr Laura Sánchez-Vincitore Neuroscience & Education Professor & Director of the Neurocognition & Psychophysiology Laboratory Universidad IberoamericanaDominican Republic
Dr Mohd. Azizuddin Mohd. Sani Politics and International Relations Professor Universiti Utara MalaysiaMalaysia
Dr Dahiana Vásquez Santiago Social Communications Professor Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y MaestraDominican Republic
Prof Dr Roselina Ahmad Saufi Business & Management Dean of Malaysian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship and Business Universiti Malaysia KelantanMalaysia
Professor Alexandra Saz Psychology of Personal Learning Professor University of AndorraAndorra
Dr Heïdi Sevestre Glaciology and Climate Glaciologist, Project Coordinator & Consultant in Science Policy and Science CommunicationAMAP - The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment ProgrammeFrance
Dr Ahmed Shahid Human Rights & International Law Professor and Dean of Research Villa CollegeMaldives
Dr Julia Shamir Business Ethics Professor & Director of Strategy and Operations Tel-Aviv UniversityIsrael
Dr Yael Elraz Shapira Psychology Professor Lahav Executive Education, Tel-Aviv UniversityIsrael
Dr Buddhi Sharma South Asia-China Affairs and International Communication Professor; President Himalaya Dialogue and Leadership Foundation (HDLF)Nepal
Dr Steve Sharra Educational Policy & Peace Studies Professor Unicaf University MalawiMalawi
Dr Edmund Sheng Political Economy and Public Policy Professor University of MacauMacau
Dr Hallur Sigurdarson Entrepreneurship, Philosophy and Organisation Studies Professor & Director of Graduate Programmes Reykjavik UniversityIceland
Dr Alena Slezáčková Positive Psychology & Mindfulness Professor Masaryk UniversityCzech Republic
Dr Sertac Sonan Political Science & International Relations Professor Cyprus International UniversityCyprus
Dr Katrin Stefan Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management Head of Master Program "Global Business Development" Kempten University of Applied SciencesGermany
Prof Dr Beata Stępień International Management Head of Department Poznan University of EconomicsPoland
Dr Jon Sturluson Business Administration & Economics Professor & Department Chair Háskóli Íslands (University of Iceland) & Reykjavik UniversityIceland
Dr Liza Alili Sulejmani Economics & Intellectual Property Law Dean - Faculty of Economics & Administrative Sciences International Balkan UniversityNorth Macedonia
Dr Silvia Tăbușcă Law & Human SecurityProfessor & Director Center for Human Rights and Migration at the Romanian-American UniversityRomania
Dr Tatjana Tambovceva Sustainability and Management Professor Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte (Riga Technical University)Latvia
Dr Raeda Tartory Linguistics; Discourse Analysis, Language & Gender Professor Al-Ahliyya Amman UniversityJordan
Dr Carlos Tellez Strategy - Decision Sciences, Corporate Governance Professor Universidad de Los AndesColombia
Dr Francis Tembo Geology & Earth Sciences Executive Director Zambian Institute of Earth Sciences and Resource TechnologyZambia
Dr Juliette Thiolas Geopolitics and International Perspectives Professor INSEEC Business School - BordeauxFrance
Prof Darko Tipurić Business & Management Professor and Head of Department of Organisation &Management University of ZagrebCroatia
Dr Marija Todorovic Culture & Media, Gender & Politics ProfessorUniversity of Montenegro & University of Domba Gorica Montenegro
Dr Mariateresa Torchia Management & Governance Professor & Director of Research International University of MonacoMonaco
Dr Edna Tormon-Bernabe Communication Management & Broadcast Journalism Dean, College of Communication Polytechnic University of the PhilippinesPhilippines
Dr Adam Tratner Psychology Professor Instituto Alberto Einstein PanamáPanama
Dr Theophilus Tshukudu Business & Management Professor Botswana Open University (BOU)Botswana
Dr Chrysa Tsirimokou Organisational Behavior and HRM Insights Executive Global Link InternationalGreece
Dr Bermet Tursunkulova Political Science Professor & Director of Development American University of Central Asia (AUCA)Kyrgyzstan
Dr Mauricio Umana Business Competitiveness, Sustainability and Strategic CSR Professor Universidad Católica de El SalvadorEl Salvador
Dr Habeeb Ur Rahman Human Resources Management and Organisation Behaviour Professor Kingdom UniversityBahrain
Dr Dianne Vella-Brodrick Positive Psychology Professor and Gerry Higgins Chair in Positive Psychology University of MelbourneAustralia
Dr Madhav Verma Business & Management Professor Royal Thimphu CollegeBhutan
Dr Manish Verma Management, Journalism & Mass Communication Professor & Vice President University College of BahrainBahrain
Prof Mirian Vilela Public Administration & Policy Executive Director, Professor, & Director Earth Charther International, University for Peace (UN Mandated), & Earth Charter Centre on Education for Sustainable DevelopmentCosta Rica
Prof Maria Fabiana Viola Macroeconomics, International Economics, and Finance Professor Link Campus UniversitySan Marino
Dr Laura Vorpsi International Law Lecturer University of TiranaAlbania
Dr Jobila Williams Sy Educational Policy, Planning and Leadership Associate Dean for Academic Success American University of AntiguaAntigua and Barbuda
Dr Paige Williams Positive Systems Science (inc. Antifragility in leaders, teams and organisations) Honorary Fellow, Centre for Wellbeing Science University of MelbourneAustralia
Dr John Wilson Entrepreneurship, Disruption, and Innovation Professor, Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship Drexel UniversityUnited States
Dr June Wilson Adult Education & Human Resource Development Professor University of The BahamasBahamas
Dr Cristina Yañez de Aldecoa Humanities, Cultural Heritage, Social Sciences Professor University of AndorraAndorra
Dr Adu-Ampomah Yaw Junior Leadership & Management Professor University of SeychellesSeychelles
Dr Colin Young Ecology Executive Director Caribbean Community Climate Change CentreBelize
Dr Younis Younis Cyber Security Professor University of Benghazi (Garyounis)Libya
Yusmadi Yusoff LLM Law, Human Rights, Public Policy, International Affairs Founder & Chairman RIGHTS Foundation (Regional Initiatives for Governance, Human Rights & Social Justice)Malaysia
Dr Katerina Zabrodska Social & Organisational Psychology Professor & Head of Research Methodology, Institute of Psychology Czech Academy of SciencesCzech Republic
Dr André Corneille Zannou Political Science & International Relations Professor University of Abomey-CalaviBenin
Dr Julia Zwank Business & Positive Psychology Professor SRH Fernhochschule - The Mobile UniversityGermany
Dr Olaf Zenker Social & Cultural Anthropology Professor Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-WittenbergGermany
Prof Hernando Zurita Entrepreneurship Professor Universidad de LimaPeru


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