James Watt has nearly four decades of diplomatic experience mostly in the Middle East and West Asia, much of it working in support of humanitarian and development programmes serving refugees and the internally displaced and dealing with the wider phenomenon of migration.
Dr Viera Obeid
Dr Viera Obeid holds a PhD in Foreign Relations and has extensive academic and professional experience in international relations, diplomacy, political science, and higher education leadership. She is Chairperson of the International Affairs Department at AUST, Beirut, and teaches across areas including international relations, diplomacy, human rights, environmental policy, and political science.
Paul Nabil Assaf is an academic and practitioner in international affairs, political science, communication, and foreign policy. He teaches at the American University of Science and Technology and has experience in programme delivery, research, proposal writing, youth leadership, events, and international cooperation.
Alexandra Fratrič
Alexandra Fratrič has substantial experience in international stakeholder engagement, strategic partnerships, policy outreach, events, and educational initiatives. She is currently Deputy Executive Director at Adapt Institute and has worked with organisations including GLOBSEC and the European Commission.
Chairman of the International Advisory Board
Roberto is a member of the Senior Management of Hume Institute for Postgraduate Studies. He is a researcher and educator.
Professor Dr Daniela Piana
Currently OECD Justice Research Committee, Chair of Political Science, University di Bologna, Coordinator Rule of Law and Digital Citizenship ICEDD, Roma.
Professor Jean-David Avenel
Professeur émérite des universités, Sorbonne Graduate, President of the Commission française d’Histoire militaire, France
Dr Francine Saint-Ramond
Holds a Doctorate in History from Pantheon-Sorbonne. Francine is a well-known author in History and is the author of ‘Les Desorjentes: experiences of French soldiers in the Dardanelles and in Macedonia, 1915-1918’. The book is based on testimonies from soldiers who took part in the Orient campaign.
Dr Vincent Arbaretier
Retired Lieutenant-Colonel of French Army, educated in Saint-Cyr Military Academy, and Science-Po Paris, PhD in Political Sciences and Contemporary History (since 2006), currently preparing a post – PhD memorandum on “King Hussein of Jordan, as a military leader”.
Genevieve Elizabeth Cadei-Millot
Currently working in the Banking Industry in Geneva. Former President of the Alliance Francaise of Geneva. She has been working with the French Embassy in Bern on a number of cultural initiatives.
Dr David Roberts
Associate Professor, Kings College London, Adjunct Faculty at Sciences Po
Assistant Professor at the School of Applied Humanities and Languages at the German Jordanian University, Amman, Jordan. Specialist in intercultural communication and foreign policy
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