Matt Boguslawski

Matt Boguslawski is the Director of Conservation at EarthX. He received his JD from the University of St. Mary’s University School of Law. He has been very involved in conservation throughout his career having represented various conservation organizations on legal and policy matters related to international and domestic conservation. He is a former professional hunter […]

Catherine Semcer

Catherine Semcer is a research fellow with the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC). Her research focuses on conservation geopolitics, environmental security, and sustainability, especially as they relate to the African continent. Prior to joining PERC Catherine was part of the executive team of a US NGO supporting anti-poaching programs in Africa. She is a […]

Dr. Jonathan Epstein

Dr. Jonathan Epstein (@epsteinjon) is the Vice President for Science and Outreach at EcoHealth Alliance (@EcoHealthnyc), a science-based NGO in New York City. A veterinarian and epidemiologist, his research focuses on the ecology of zoonotic viruses that impact animals and people, particularly those associated with bats, such as Nipah virus, Ebola, and emerging coronaviruses (SARS, […]

Dr. Vanda Felbab-Brown

Vanda Felbab-Brown is a senior fellow in the Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings. She is the director of the Initiative on Nonstate Armed Actors. She is also the co-director of the Africa Security Initiative and the Brookings series on opioids:“The Opioid Crisis in America: Domestic and International […]

Dr. Quarraisha Abdool Karim

Prof. Quarraisha Abdool Karim is an infectious diseases epidemiologist and Associate Scientific Director of CAPRISA. She is Professor in Clinical Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York and Pro-Vice Chancellor for African Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Prof Abdool Karim is the UNAIDS Special Ambassador for Adolescents and HIV and co-chairs the UNAIDS Advisory Group to […]

Ido Aharoni

Ambassador Ido Aharoni serves as Global Distinguished Professor for International Relations at New York University’s Graduate School of Arts and Science. Since 2016 he has been a member of the International Advisory Council (IAC) of APCO Worldwide. He is a senior advisor to private investment firm Value Base, co-founder of Emerson Rigby Ltd., co-founder and […]

Major General (Ret.) Yaacov Amidror

Major General Yaacov Amidror served as the National Security Advisor to the P.M of Israel and the Head of the National Security Council, for more than 2.5 years (April 2011- November 2013). Major General Yaacov Amidror served with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for 36 years (1966-2002). During his long military career, Gen. Amidror held […]

Federica Saini Fasanotti

Federica Saini Fasanotti is a nonresident fellow in the Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology in the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution. She is also a senior associate at ISPI in Milan. She is a historian specialized in counterinsurgency and asymmetric wars. Her fieldwork and research have covered, among others, Afghanistan, Libya, and […]

H.E. Alexandra Papadopoulou

Born in Athens, Greece, on 10 April 1957   Studies Law Degree/Law School/University of Athens, Greece Department of Political Science/University of Athens, Greece Master’s Degree in International Relations/International Law/University of Pennsylvania USA (Fulbright Scholar) Practice Administrative Law at the State Legal Council   Career February 2020-Ambassador of Greece to the United States July 2019 – […]

Divine Uwase

Divine Uwase, Founder of Sharama Events & Tours. Divine is passionate about Entrepreneurship, Digital Marketing, Environmental Protection and Community involvement. She is constantly searching for opportunities to grow, learn, and give back to her community. Divine’s company provides eco-friendly extraordinary biodiversity exploration, with incredible wildlife living throughout Rwanda’s volcanoes, rainforests, Lakes, and sweeping plains. Divine […]