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University Global Coalition Conference 2021

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Speakers

Ermias Kebreab

Associate Dean of Global Engagement and Director of the World Food Center, UC Davis

Charlotte Rutnik

Graduate Student, Water Resources Engineering, University at Buffalo

Ashley Perez

Undergraduate Student, Environmental Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, University at Buffalo

Nia Gillam

Remediation Engineer and Recent Graduate, University at Buffalo

Karen Oberer, PhD

Sustainability Officer, McGill University

Felisa González Gómez

Director for the Center of Human Dignity, Tecnológico de Monterrey

Adriana Rojas

Alliances and Transparency Leader, Tecnológico de Monterrey

Laura Penman

Associate Professor of Biology, Monroe Community College

José Eduardo Villalobos

Professor, EARTH University

Geneva Yang

SDG Intern, McGill Office of Sustainability, McGill University

Maryangel García-Ramos

Diversity and Inclusion Office leader, Tecnológico de Monterrey

Michael Brewster

Founder and CEO, Sprung-brett RDI

Dr. Debra Rowe

President, US Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development

Wendy Olmstead

Senior Fellow, US Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development

Sam Vaghar

Executive Director, Millenium Campus Network

Noha Al-Khalqi

Programs Director, Millenium Campus Network

Abigail Canales Ibarra

Partnerships Manager, MCN & Millennium Fellowship Alumni

James Odhiambo

Executive Assistant, MCN & University of Nairobi

Brenda García Portillo

Director of Internationalization at Home, Universidad de Monterrey

Hope H. Windle

Community Development Lead, SUNY COIL Center

Carlos Ramírez Sánchez

Director of International Office, Universidad Adolfo Ibañez

Pearl Gyan-Amponsah

Faculty Associate, African Development University

Avapine Benedicta Apebo

Faculty Associate, African Development University

Alexandra Hiniker

Executive Fellow for Sustainability Initiatives, Carnegie Mellon University

Jason Ens

Executive Director, Academic Policy, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, Concordia University

Jolynn Shoemaker

Director, Global Engagements, UC Davis

Alberto Garrido

Vice Provost of Sustainability and Quality, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Wendy Maria Purcell

Academic Research Scholar, Harvard University

Mara Huber

Associate Dean Experiential Learning, Director Experiential Learning Network

Anca Barcu

PhD Student, University of California, Davis

Andressa Vidigal Rosenberg

PhD Student, University of California, Davis

Jane Mariara

Executive Director, Partnership for Economic Policy

David Ameyaw

President/CEO, International Centre for Evaluation and Development

Charles Amoatey

Program Dir., Development Impact West Africa (DIWA), Ghana Institute of Management & Public Admin.

Dr. Scott Strachan

Senior Research Fellow, University of Strathclyde

Dr. Louise Logan

Learning Enhancement Officer, University of Strathclyde

Muhammed Yunus Aktaş

Project Specialist, Koç University Social Impact Forum

Dr. Gonca Ongan

Managing Director, Koç University Social Impact Forum

Agata Fortuna

Project and Training Senior Specialist, Koç University Social Impact Forum

Jacquelynne Boivin

Assistant Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education, Bridgewater State University

Edward Brush

Professor of Chemistry, Bridgewater State University

John Kucich

Professor of English, Bridgewater State University

Inkyoung Kim

Associate Professor of Political Science, Bridgewater State University

Sheila Marie Aird, Ph.D.

Assoc. Prof, European Academic Programs, Dir., Center for Int’l Education, SUNY Empire State College

Thomas P. Mackey, Ph.D.

Professor of Arts & Media, SUNY Empire State College

José Luis Jiménez

Professor/Collaborative Online International Learning Coordinator, Andrés Bello Catholic University

Jolie Guzmán Cantillo

Prof & Researcher, Dept of Political Science & Int’l Relations, Universidad del Norte, Colombia

Egler Olano Mendoza

Researcher, Inst. for Political & Institutional Development-IDEPI, Universidad del Norte, Colombia

Leah Nichols, PhD

Executive Director, Institute for a Sustainable Earth (ISE), George Mason University

Greg Farley

Director of University Sustainability, George Mason University

Biruk Haregu

Graduate Research Assistant, Institute for a Sustainable Earth (ISE), George Mason University

Krishna Udayakumar

Director, Duke Global Health Innovation Center, Duke University

Matthew T.A. Nash

Adj Prof, Practice & Managing Dir., Social Innovation, Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative

Taylor Conger

Program Manager, Duke-UNICEF Innovation Accelerator, Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative

Ian Rowlands

Associate Vice-President, International, University of Waterloo

Jenna Phillips

Sustainability Projects Coordinator, University of Waterloo

Netra Mittal

University at Buffalo, SUNY

Dr. Robert Hellström

Professor of Geography, Bridgewater State University

Penny Orton

COIL Specialist, Durban University of Technology

Dudu Sokhela

Senior Lecturer, Durban University of Technology

Brighton Kaoma

Global Director UN SDSN Youth Initiative

Luis Fernández-Carril

Sustainability and Climate Change Officer, Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education

Amy Henry

Executive Director of International Education, Georgia Institute of Technology

Rebecca Watts Hull

Service Learning & Partnerships Spec Center for Serve-Learn-Sustain, Georgia Institute of Technology

Dr. Maria Luisa López Segura

Professor of Chemistry, Tecnológico Nacional de México-Campus Laguna

Ángel Cabrera

President, Georgia Institute of Technology

Ángel Tuiran Sarmiento

Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations, UniNorte-Colombia

María Carolina Serrano

International Relations Director, Universidad de la Sabana

Anxo Sanchez

Climate Strategic Initiative, Universidad Carlos III Madrid

Thomas Maillart

Sen. Lect., Geneva School of Econ & Mgmt, Uni. of Geneva, Pres, Open Geneva Assoc. & Uni. of Geneva

Carlos Mataix

Thomas Osdoba

Senior City Advisor, EIT Climate-KIC

Jonas Haertle

Chief, Executive Director Office, UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

Afroditi Anastasaki

Partnerships Consultant, Office of Executive Director, UN Institute for Training and Research

Ugo Bernasconi

Head of the Environment and Energy Area, City of Lugano, Switzerland

Pearl Mao

Executive Director, China Steering Committee for SDG Open Innovation Hack!

Denise Rotondo

Sustainability Business Consultant

Beatriz Gorospe Ballesteros

Global Challenge ONGAWA, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Marie Helena Gehrig

Global Challenge ONGAWA, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Juan Azcárate

Deputy General Director of Energy and Climate Change, Madrid City Council

Nadia Moukanni

PhD Student, University of California, Davis

Akshaya Karthikeyan

B.S. Cell Biology, University of California, Davis

Tara Chiu

Assoc. Dir., Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Markets, Risk & Resilience, Uni of California, Davis

Joanna Regulska

Vice Provost and Dean, Global Affairs, Professor, Gender, Sexuality an Women's Studies, UC Davis

Arnold Katende

Undergraduate Student, EARTH University

Jiana Choi

Undergraduate Student, UC Davis

Thiago Esslinger

Georgia Tech undergrad student, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, RCE Greater Atlanta Leadership Circle

Zach Jones

Arturo Condo

Luis Eduardo Gillen

Maria Gema Quintero Lima

Julia Dallest

Executive Director, Open Geneva

Stefano Batilossi

Assistant Professor, Social Sciences, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Sarah Ranchev-Hale

Head of Programmes and Partnerships, Imperial Entreprise Lab

Francois Grey

Director, Geneva Tsinghua Initiative

Fangling Yu

Sarvash Malani

Patrice Mokam

Mingxing Liu

Yuen Ping

Perla Salinas-Olivo

Coach & Education Leader, Center for the Recognition of Human Dignity

Lena Allison Pransky

Regina Resendiz Vargas

Jasmine Amoako-Agyei

Kosuke Terai

Meghan Riley

Alfonso Pineda Fernandez

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Sustainability at McGill

The McGill Office of Sustainability

The Kendeda Building at Georgia Tech

Georgia Institute of Technology

Skills for Employability and Human Capital Development in India: Connecting the Dots

Dr. Anjali Taneja, Associate Director, Ashoka University

Mapping the SDGs for a Course Inventory at NC State University

North Carolina State University: Vanessa Merritt and Dr. Seth Murray

SDGs: All in at IUPUI

Hilary Kahn, Associate Vice Chancellor for International Affairs at IUPUI, Associate Vice President for International Affairs with Indiana University and Ian McIntosh, Director of International Partnerships, Office of International Affairs, IUPUI

Mainstreaming the SDGs Across the World: Diversity and Innovation in Online Continuing Education

University of the Philippines-Centre International de Formation des Autorités et Leaders Philippines (UP-CIFAL Philippines)

Transforming Academic Journal Assessment from 'Quality' to 'Impact'

Simon Linacre, Marketing Director, Cabells

Building Connections & Actions for the SDGs

Dr. Julie Richards, Associate Professor of Social Work, Plattsburgh College at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh and Dr. Shankar Das, Professor and Dean, School of Health Systems Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Connecting Freshman with the SDG’s and Facilitating Student Engagement

Dr. Anne Kern, Dean for Global Strategy and International Programs, SUNY Purchase; Angie Kim, Sustainability Coordinator, SUNY Purchase; Francesca Harman, Global Scholar, SUNY Purchase

EARTH University - Culture for the SDGs

Regina Katongo, Faith Sakala, Hellenah Khunga, Rhema Oyedele, Jessenia Mármol Carlosama, José Paspuel Orellana, Wendy Esquit Asjtuj

Unfolding the Process: the Collective Creation of a Zine

Natalia Botonaki, doctoral candidate, University Carlos III de Madrid; Angela Denore Lopez, illustrator, creator, educator. nopintonada.com; Silvia Sanchez Leonore, art historian and cultural manager