Sascha Priewe, PhD
Toronto, Ontario | Canada
Director of Collections & Public Programs
Aga Khan Museum
Founding Member and Chair
Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Global Leadership Council
Palina Louangketh, DSL MHS
Boise, Idaho | USA
Founder and Executive Director / CEO
Idaho Museum of International Diaspora
Professor of Global Studies
Boise State Univerisity
Chief, Bureau of Equity & Strategic Partnerships
Idaho Department of Health & Welfare, Division of Public Health
Anna Slatinská, PhD
Banská Bystrica | Slovakia
Manager
Faculty of Arts, Matej Bel University
Founding Member
Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Global Leadership Council
Elke Shaw-Tulloch, MHS
Boise, ID | USA
Chair, Board of Directors
Idaho Museum of International Diaspora
State Health Official and Administrator
Idaho Department of Health & Welfare, Division of Public Health
His Excellency, Dermot McGauran, Ambassador of Ireland
to the Slovak Republic
Bratislava | Slovakia
Miroslava Knapková, PhD
Banská Bystrica | Slovakia
Vice-Rector for Strategy, Internationalisation and International Cooperation
Matej Bel University
Jakub Gajdošík, MA
Banská Bystrica | Slovakia
Deputy Mayor
City of Banská Bystrica
Marian Uhrin, PhD
Banská Bystrica | Slovakia
Director
Slovak National Uprising (SNP) Museum
Senator Mark Daly
Dublin, Ireland
Senator in Senate of Ireland - Leas Cathaoirleach
24th Chair of the Senate of Ireland
Chair of American Irish State Legislators Caucus
Julie Aultman, PhD
Rootstown, OH | USA
Dean, College of Graduate Studies | Professor of Family and Community Medicine
Director, Medical Ethics and Humanities Program
Northeast Ohio Medical University
Panel topics: (Day 1) Diaspora Relationships: Connecting Hearts, Mind, and Communities; (Day 3) Healing Journey: Narratives of Mental Health and Wellbeing
Andy Bale, MFA
Carlisle, PA | USA
Professor of Art and Photography
Dickinson College
Founding Member,
Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Academic and Research Program
Exhibition Reception (co-host): (Day 2) Arrivals: What's Left Behind, What Lies Ahead
Workshop topic: (Day 3) Arrivals: What's Left Behind, What Lies Ahead
John Bieter, PhD
Boise, ID | USA
Professor and Historian
Boise State University
Board of Directors Member
Idaho Museum of International Diaspora
Topics. (Day 1) Historical and Current Basque Diasporas: A New Scenario; (Day 2) Today's Basque Diaspora: Challenges and Opportunities
Jon Cox, MFA
Newark, DE | USA
National Geographic Explorer
Fulbright Specialist, Matej Bel University
Professor of Art and Design
University of Delaware
Founding Member,
Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Academic and Research Program
Exhibition Reception (co-host): (Day 2) Arrivals: What's Left Behind, What Lies Ahead
Workshop topic: (Day 3) Arrivals: What's Left Behind, What Lies Ahead
Zuzana Drugová, PhD
Banská Bystrica | Slovakia
Ethnologist
Methodological Centre, Matej Bel University
Topic: (Day 2) Slovak Minority Environments Abroad: Forms of Education and Traditional Culture
Simge Erdogan-O’Connor, PhD
Kingston, Ontario | Canada
PhD Candidate, Cultural Studies
Queen’s University
Manager and Curator
Murney Tower Museum National Historic Site of Canada
Panel topic (moderator): (Day 1) Cultural and Diaspora Museums: Foundations of Transformational Engagement
Workshop topic: (Day 3) The Museum as a Platform of Global Citizenship: Key Definitions, Principles and Applications
Alica Frühwald
Banská Bystrica | Slovakia
Author | The Love I Lost
Retired | former Head of the British Council Centre
Workshop topic: (Day 3) The Love I Lost: A narrative of life before the war and survival of a racially persecuted family duriing WWII
Imanol Galdos Irazabal
Donostia, Basque Country / San Sebastian | Spain
Assistant Manager & International Affairs Manager
Donostia Kultura
Donostia-San Sebastian City Council
Founding Member
Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Global Leadership Council
Topics. (Day 1) Historical and Current Basque Diasporas: A New Scenario; (Day 2) Today's Basque Diaspora: Challenges and Opportunities
Raisa Gladushyna, PhD
Kyiv | Ukraine
Associate Professor, English Language and Communication Department
Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University
Topic: (Day 3) Ethos of Diasporic Cultural Heritage in ESL Discourse: Crucial Agenda for Education
Alžbeta Gregorová Brozmanová, PhD
Banská Bystrica | Slovakia
Associate Professor
Matej Bel University
Topic: (Day 1) Invisible Women in Banská Bystrica
Steven Hatcher
Boise, ID | USA
Director of Folk and Traditional Arts
Idaho Commission on the Arts
Workshop topic: (Day 3) Idaho Diaspora Human Journey Stories: Artisan Lens
Jana Javorčíková, PhD
Banská Bystrica | Slovakia
Department of English and American Studies
Matej Bel University
Topic: (Day 2) Remembering Forward: The Importance of Preserving Individual and Collective Memory Artifacts
Kate Howard
Galway | Ireland
Arts Development Officer
Galway City Council
Panel topic: (Day 1) Ireland's Greatest Resource: Irish Diaspora
Nataliia Kalnychenko, PhD
Banská Bystrica | Slovakia
Ukrainian Researcher and Instructor
Matej Bel University
Topic: (Day 3) Cultures of Diasporas: Role of Private Collections
Oleksandr Kalnychenko, PhD
Banská Bystrica | Slovakia
Ukrainian Researcher and Instructor
Matej Bel University
Topic: (Day 3) Cultures of Diasporas: Role of Private Collections
Jaro Koleda
Banská Štiavnica | Slovakia
Activist
Community Centre in Povrazník
Workshop topic: (Day 3) Engaging Roma Communities: Povrazník and Šobov
Majka Koledová
Banská Štiavnica | Slovakia
Manager
Community Centre in Povrazník
Workshop topic: (Day 3) Engaging Roma Communities: Povrazník and Šobov
Katarína Koštiaľová, PhD
Banská Bystrica | Slovakia
Associate Professor
Department of Social Studies and Ethnology, Faculty of Arts
Matej Bel University
Topic: (Day 2) Research and Innovation Agenda in Cultural Heritage: Slovak Minorities
Sera Koulabdara
Washington, DC | USA
CEO
Legacies of War
Chair
US Campaign to Ban Landmine and Cluster Munition Coalition
Founding Member
Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Global Leadership Council
Topic: (Day 1) The Legacies of War: History, Healing, and Hope Across Diaspora Generations
Workshop topic: (Day 3) Museum as a Platform of Global Citizenship: Key Definitions, Principles and Applications
Hong Li, PhD
Atlanta, GA | USA
Professor, Chinese Language
Department of Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures, Emory University
Workshop topic: (Day 3) Diaspora Engagement in the Classroom Through Food
Roman Ličko, PhD
Banská Bystrica | Slovakia
Assistant Professor
Department of English and American Studies
Faculty of Arts, Matej Bel University
Topic: (Day 2) Slovak Diaspora in the United States: Can Democracy Be Exported Back to One's Mother Country?
Palina Louangketh, DSL MHS
Boise, Idaho | USA
Founder and Executive Director / CEO
Idaho Museum of International Diaspora
Professor of Global Studies
Boise State Univerisity
Chief, Bureau of Equity & Strategic Partnerships
Idaho Department of Health & Welfare, Division of Public Health
Panel topic. (Day 1) Cultural and Diaspora Museums: Foundations of Transformational Engagement
Ivan Murín, PhD
Banská Bystrica | Slovakia
Associate Professor
Department of Social Studies and Ethnology, Faculty of Arts
Matej Bel University
Topic: (Day 2) Research and Innovation Agenda in Cultural Heritage: Slovak Minorities
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh
Galway | Ireland
Director of Operations and HR
TG4
Founding Member
Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Global Leadership Council
Panel topic: (Day 1) Ireland's Greatest Resource: Irish Diaspora
Topic: (Day 2) Connecting with Ireland Diaspora: Role of Media in in the 21st Century
Jana Odrobiňáková, PhD
Banská Bystrica | Slovakia
Head of School Office
Department of Education and Youth
City of Banská Bystrica
Topic: Jewish Cultural Heritage and the Learning Ecosystem in Slovakia
Niall Murray, PhD
Athlone | Ireland
Senior Lecturer and Transmixr Project Lead
Technological University of the Shannon
Panel topic: (Day 1) Ireland's Greatest Resource: Irish Diaspora
Sascha Priewe, PhD
Toronto, Ontario | Canada
Founding Member and Chair
Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Global Leadership Council
Director of Collections & Public Programs
Aga Khan Museum
Panel topic: (Day 1) Cultural and Diaspora Museums: Foundations of Transformational Engagement
Maria Prokopchuk, PhD
Kyiv | Ukraine
Associate Professor, Faculty of Romance and Germanic Linguistics Deputy Dean
Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University
Topic: (Day 3) "Spell Your Name" Project: The Importance of Oral History Today
Christine Ristaino, PhD
Atlanta, GA | USA
Professor of Practice
Department of French and Italian in the College of Arts and Sciences, Emory University
Workshop topic: (Day 3) Diaspora Engagement in the Classroom Through Food
Anselme Sadiki, MIA
Boise, ID | USA
Executive Director / CEO
Children's Home Society of Idaho
Panel topics: (Day 1) Diaspora Relationships: Connecting Hearts, Mind, and Communities; (Day 3) Healing Journey: Narratives of Mental Health and Wellbeing
Elke Shaw-Tulloch, MHS
Boise, ID | USA
Chair, Board of Directors
Idaho Museum of International Diaspora
State Health Official and Administrator
Idaho Department of Health & Welfare, Division of Public Health
Panel topics: (Day 1) Diaspora Relationships: Connecting Hearts, Mind, and Communities; (Day 3) Healing Journey: Narratives of Mental Health and Wellbeing
Svitlana Shekhavtsova, PhD
Banská Bystrica | Slovakia
Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor
Faculty of Art, Slavic Languages Department
Matej Bel University
Topic: (Day 3) Cross-Cultural Competence: Life-Long Global Skills
Anna Slatinská, PhD
Banská Bystrica | Slovakia
Manager
Faculty of Arts, Matej Bel University
Founding Member
Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Global Leadership Council
Collective Conversation Theme: (Day 3) Global Perspectives: Integrating Diasporas and Culture in Education
Sarah E.K. Smith, PhD
London, Ontario | Canada
Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair in Art, Culture and Global Relations
Faculty of Information and Media Studies, Western University
Panel topic: (Day 1) Cultural and Diaspora Museums: Foundations of Transformational Engagement
C. Scott Smith, MD
Boise, ID | USA
Internal Medicine Physician
Global Talent Doctors
Professor of Medicine, Emeritus
University of Washington
Panel topics: (Day 1) Diaspora Relationships: Connecting Hearts, Mind, and Communities; (Day 3) Healing Journey: Narratives of Mental Health and Wellbeing
Jana Šolcová, PhD
Banská Bystrica | Slovakia
Associate Professor
Matej Bel University
Topic: (Day 1) Invisible Women in Banská Bystrica
Lucia Sotáková, PhD
Banská Bystrica | Slovakia
Manager and Head of Head of the Educational Centre
Slovak National Uprising Museum
Topic: Diaspora and the Museum: Formation of a Tolerant Society Through Educational Activities
Zuzana Tomaš, PhD
Ypsilanti, Michigan | USA
Professor of ESL/TESOL
Eastern Michigan University
Topic: (Day 3) Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Pedagogy for Language Learners: The What, Why, and How
Jana Turanska, MA
Bratislava | Slovakia
Project Manager
Centropa
Topic: (Day 2) HerStories Project: Stories of Jewish Women in the 20th century
Martin Urban, PhD
Banská Bystrica | Slovakia
Associate Professor, Centre for Art and Culture, Faculty of Education; Artistic Director and Choreographer, University Folklore Ensemble Mladost
Matej Bel University
Topic: (Day 2) Diaspora of Slovaks in Argentina and Australia in the Context of Current Aspects
Madeline Vadkerty
Bratislava | Slovakia
Holocaust Researcher and Doctoral Student
Gratz College (Philadelphia, PA | USA)
Topic: (Day 3) Speaking to Power: Teaching about the Holocaust through Entreaties to Slovak President Jozef Tiso about the Jewish Question
Martin Javor, PhD
Prešov | Slovakia
Associate Professor of History
University of Prešov
Director, Center for Lifelong and Competent Education PU
Topic: (Day 2) Remembering Forward: The Importance of Preserving Individual and Collective Memory Artifacts