About Our Speakers

Founder | Our World Too

Co-Founder | The Hybrid Tours

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Topic: 19 September | Storytelling for change: Rehumanising the narrative around refugees and displaced communities through emphasising human connections

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Dean, College of Graduate Studies | Professor of Family and Community Medicine

Director, Medical Ethics and Humanities Program | Northeast Ohio Medical University

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Session: 18 September | How climate change affects communities: mental health, resilience and adaptation. 

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Professor of Art and Photography | Dickinson College

Co-founder and Faculty | Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Academic and Research Program 

 

Exhibition Reception & Workshop topic: 19 September | Arrivals: What's Left Behind, What Lies Ahead

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Professor and Historian | Boise State University

​Board Director | Idaho Museum of International Diaspora

Faculty | Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Academics and Research Program

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Session topic: 18 September | Climate Change:  Interconnected Impacts on the Environment and Societies​

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Professor | Faculty of Arts, Matej Bel University

​Author | Theory of Neutralization in Translation

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Session topic: 19 September | Climate for All: Bridging Understanding with Accessible Language in Professional Environments​

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Sustainability Consultant; Interdisciplinary Lecturer in Public & Environmental Humanities and Sustainability Studies,

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Session topic: 18 September | Climate Change:  Interconnected Impacts on the Environment and Societies

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National Geographic Explorer

Fulbright Specialist | Matej Bel University

Professor of Art and Design | University of Delaware

​Co-founder and Faculty | Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Academic and Research Program 

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Exhibition Reception & Workshop topic: 19 September | Arrivals: What's Left Behind, What Lies Ahead

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Global Leaders Fellow | Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Global Leaders Fellowship Program - Emory University

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Topic: 19 September | Health and Wellbeing: Embracing Community in a Changing Climate

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Toxicologist, Chemist and Life Scientist

Head of the Technical Office for Chemistry

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Session topic: 19 September | Climate for All: Bridging Understanding with Accessible Language in Professional Environments​

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Postdoctoral Researcher | Horizon EU Project TRANSMIXR

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Workshop: 20 September | Augmented Reality and Sustainability - TRANSMIXR workshop​

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Manager and Curator | Murney Tower Museum National Historic Site of Canada

Faculty | Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Academics and Research Program

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Session topic: 18 September | Climate, Crisis, & Displacement: How Cultural Institutions Shape Global Climate Action​

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Global Leaders Senior Fellow | Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Global Leaders Fellowship Program

Founder and CEO | UpStride Solutions, LLC

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Topic: 20 September | Exploring Resilience – Strategies for Navigating Change​

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Founder and Managing Director | Corc Impact

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Topic: 19 September | The Role of Media in Shaping the Climate Debate

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Assistant Manager & International Affairs Manager | Donostia Kultura

Donostia-San Sebastian City Council

​Co-founder | Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Global Leadership Council

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Session topic: 18 September | Climate, Crisis, & Displacement: How Cultural Institutions Shape Global Climate Action​

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Natural Sciences Education Officer | National Museums Northern Ireland

​Faculty | Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Academics and Research Program

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Topic: 19 September | Planting Seeds for the Future – Inspiring Young People Through Nature

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Associate Teaching Professor

Department of Spanish & Portuguese | Emory University

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Workshop: 19 September | “Class beyond the class”: Fostering Creativity and Collective Learning

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Associate Professor, Department of Public Policy, Environment, Ecology and Energy (E3P) Program | University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

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Topic: 18 September | The Climate Crisis: A Brief History, Current Trends, and an Unwritten Future; Climate Change:  Interconnected Impacts on the Environment and Societies​

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Global Leaders Fellow | Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Global Leaders Fellowship Program - Emory University

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Global Leaders Senior Fellow | Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Global Leaders Fellowship Program - The University of Utah 

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Topic: 20 September | Unveiling Diasporic Exclusion: Fear, Political Climate, and the Agencies of Diasporic Culture

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Topic: 19 September | The Art of Recycling, Upcycling and the Circular Economy

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Professor, Chinese Language, Department of Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures | Emory University

Faculty | Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Academics and Research Program

Workshops: 20 September | Voices of the Diaspora Through Cooking and Reflection: Changing Climate Through Food; The Climate of Food: Through Cooking, Eating Together, and Writing Intentionally About These Experiences, We Can Change, Grow, and Heal​​

Vice President for Research and Innovation | University of Galway

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Opening Remarks: 18 September 

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Founder and CEO / Executive Director | Idaho Museum of International Diaspora

​Professor of Global Studies | Boise State University

Co-founder | Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Global Leadership Council and Academics and Research Program

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Opening Remarks: 18 September

Workshop: 20 September | Cross-Culinary Voices of Diaspora: A Perfect Mix of Culture and Ingredients​​

Lecturer (Above the Bar), School of Biological & Chemical Sciences | University of Galway

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Session topic: 18 September | Climate Change:  Interconnected Impacts on the Environment and Societies​

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Global Leaders Senior Fellow | Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Global Leaders Fellowship Program - Matej Bel University

Journalist | Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine

 

Exhibition Reception & Workshop topic: 19 September | Arrivals: What's Left Behind, What Lies Ahead

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Lecture & Placement Coordinator | School for Creative Arts & Media, Atlantic Technological University

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Topic: 19 September | The Art of Recycling, Upcycling and the Circular Economy​

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Head of News and Current Affairs | TG4

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Workshop: 20 September | Augmented Reality and Sustainability - TRANSMIXR workshop​

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Topic: 19 September | The Art of Recycling, Upcycling and the Circular Economy

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Director of Operations and HR | TG4

Co-founder | Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Global Leadership Council

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Opening Remarks: 18 September 

Topic: 19 & 20 September | The Art of Recycling, Upcycling and the Circular Economy; Workshop: 20 September | Augmented Reality and Sustainability - TRANSMIXR workshop​​

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Director, English Language Learning Program, Emory College of Arts and Sciences | Emory University

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Online presentation: 19 September | Tibetan Monastics in Exile: The Preservation of Language, Culture and Religion

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Multi-award-winning film documentary director​

Lecturer | Atlantic Technological University

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Topic: 19 September | The Role of Media in Shaping the Climate Debate​

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Co-Founder and Director | The Green Team Network

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Topic: 19 September | The Art of Recycling, Upcycling and the Circular Economy​

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​Director of Collections & Public Programs

Aga Khan Museum

Co-founder and Chair | Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Global Leadership Council

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Session topic: 18 September | Climate, Crisis, & Displacement: How Cultural Institutions Shape Global Climate Action

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Global Leaders Fellow | Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Global Leaders Fellowship Program - Emory University

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Topic: 19 & 20 September | Health and Wellbeing: Embracing Community in a Changing Climate; Cross-Culinary Voices of Diaspora: A Perfect Mix of Culture and Ingredients​​

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TV Producer and Director | Telesgop 

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Topic: 19 September | The Role of Media in Shaping the Climate Debate​

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Professor of Practice, Department of French and Italian in the College of Arts and Sciences | Emory University

Faculty | Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Academics and Research Program

​Workshops: 20 September | Voices of the Diaspora Through Cooking and Reflection: Changing Climate Through Food; The Climate of Food: Through Cooking, Eating Together, and Writing Intentionally About These Experiences, We Can Change, Grow, and Heal​​

Executive Director / CEO | Children's Home Society of Idaho

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Session: 18 September | How climate change affects communities: mental health, resilience and adaptation. 

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Chair, Board of Directors | Idaho Museum of International Diaspora

​State Health Official and Administrator | Idaho Department of Health & Welfare, Division of Public Health

Professor of Public Health | Boise State University

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Session: 18 September | How climate change affects communities: mental health, resilience and adaptation. 

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Manager, Faculty of Arts | Matej Bel University

​Co-founder | Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Global Leadership Council

Faculty | Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Academics and Research Program

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Topic: 20 September | Teaching for the Future in Banská Bystrica

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Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair in Art, Culture and Global Relations
Faculty of Information and Media Studies | Western University

Faculty | Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Academics and Research Program

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Session topic: 18 September | Climate, Crisis, & Displacement: How Cultural Institutions Shape Global Climate Action

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Peacemaker

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Topic: 18 September | Conflict Resolution as a Response to the Impact of Climate Change on Coastal Communities​

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Global Leaders Fellow | Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Global Leaders Fellowship Program - Emory University

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Topic: 20 September | Western Root, Eastern Shore: The Journey of American Ginseng

 

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