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Who are our speakers? They are cultural practitioners, industry leaders, museum practitioners, historians, climate scientists, academics and researchers, global explorers, photographers, film makers, artists, healthcare and public health professionals, storytellers, food explorers, community connectors, international innovators, peacemakers, and the list continues. Our speakers come from various parts of the globe and across many industry sectors including the museum industry; arts, entertainment, and recreation; academic and research; healthcare and public health; film industry; public service; private and government; tourism; non-profit; and more. Join us September 18 - 21, 2024 in Galway, Ireland to #LearnDiscoverExplore the wide variety of intriguing and relevant topics of today aligned to this year's conference theme, Climate on Culture.
Meet Our Growing List of Speakers
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
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Andy Bale, MFA
Carlisle, PA | USA
Professor of Art and Photography | Dickinson College
Co-founder and Faculty | Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Academic and Research Program
Exhibition Reception & Workshop topic: Arrivals: What's Left Behind, What Lies Ahead
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John Bieter, PhD
Boise, ID | USA
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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Jon Cox, MFA
Newark, DE | USA
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: Arrivals: What's Left Behind, What Lies Ahead
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Julianna Cruz
Atlanta, GA | USA
Global Leaders Fellow | Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Global Leaders Fellowship Program - Emory University
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Simge Erdogan-O’Connor, PhD
Kingston, Ontario | Canada
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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Topic: forthcoming
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Megan Farrow, MPH RT(R)(MR)
Boise, ID | USA
Global Leaders Senior Fellow | Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Global Leaders Fellowship Program
Founder and CEO | UpStride Solutions, LLC
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Imanol Galdos Irazabal
Donostia / San Sebastian | Spain
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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Topic: forthcoming
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Nigel Gilmore-Cook, MSc
Belfast | Northern Ireland
Natural Sciences Education Officer | National Museums Northern Ireland
​Faculty | Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Academics and Research Program
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Topic: Planting Seeds for the Future – Inspiring Young People Through Nature
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Angel Hsu, PhD
Chapel Hill, NC | USA
Associate Professor, Department of Public Policy, Environment, Ecology and Energy (E3P) Program | University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
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Mari Ismail
Atlanta, GA | USA
Global Leaders Fellow | Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Global Leaders Fellowship Program - Emory University
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Kosta Kambouris, PhD Candidate
Salt Lake City, UT | USA
Global Leaders Senior Fellow | Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Global Leaders Fellowship Program - The University of Utah
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Sera Koulabdara
Washington, DC | USA
CEO | Legacies of War
​Chair | US Campaign to Ban Landmine and Cluster Munition Coalition
Co-founder | Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Global Leadership Council
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Topic: forthcoming
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Hong Li, PhD
Atlanta, GA | USA
Professor, Chinese Language
Department of Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures | Emory University
Faculty | Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Academics and Research Program
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Palina Louangketh, DSL MHS
Boise, Idaho | USA
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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Nataliia Metsenko, MJ
Banská Bystrica | Slovakia
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
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Trevor Ó Clochartaigh
Galway | Ireland
Director of Operations and HR | TG4
Co-founder | Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Global Leadership Council
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Jane O'Connor, EdD
Atlanta, GA | USA
Director, English Language Learning Program, Emory College of Arts and Sciences | Emory University
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Online presentation topic: Tibetan Monastics in Exile: The Preservation of Language, Culture and Religion
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Sascha Priewe, PhD
Toronto, Ontario | Canada
​Director of Collections & Public Programs
Aga Khan Museum
Co-founder and Chair | Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Global Leadership Council
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Topic: forthcoming
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Moyo Odugbemi
Atlanta, GA | USA
Global Leaders Fellow | Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Global Leaders Fellowship Program - Emory University
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Christine Ristaino, PhD
Atlanta, GA | USA
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
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Anselme Sadiki, MIA
Boise, ID | USA
Executive Director / CEO | Children's Home Society of Idaho
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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
Professor of Public Health | Boise State University
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Anna Slatinská, PhD
Banská Bystrica | Slovakia
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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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
Faculty | Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Academics and Research Program
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Knight Sor, JD
Seattle, WA | USA
Peacemaker
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Yingyi Tan
Atlanta, GA | USA
Global Leaders Fellow | Idaho Museum of International Diaspora Global Leaders Fellowship Program - Emory University
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