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Parvez Ahmad Rony is a team leader at Drik, a leading independent media organization in Bangladesh. He has been working as a photojournalist for over a decade, covering social, political and environmental issues in the region. He has also been managing the digital assets and archives of Drik, ensuring the preservation and accessibility of its

Sarah Zeines is a Geneva-based, American-born journalist. She has written extensively for Swiss and international news outlets in both English and French, focusing mainly on social disruption and civil unrest. 

Erhard Anthes is a retired professor of didactics of mathematics at Ludwigsburg University of Education, Germany. He is a member of GdM Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Mathematik, IFHB Internationales Forum Historische Bürowelt, OS Oughtred Society, and TMV Tobias-Mayer-Verein, and cooperates with the Arithmeum University Bonn. His publications themes include mathematics learning, Tobias Mayer, mechanical calculators

Komeil Soheili, an award-winning filmmaker and journalist based in South Korea, earned his MA in Cultural Studies and Media from the University of Tehran. Komeil, who studied at the Asian Film School in South Korea and recently completed an International Trade Fellowship in Singapore, has covered diverse subjects in both South Korea and Iran. His

Vanesse Chan is a multimedia journalist based in Hong Kong, with a focus on local politics and social issues. She earned her Bachelor degree of journalism at the University of Hong Kong. In 2019, she covered the Hong Kong protests for multiple news outlets, including CNN and Channel 4. In 2023, she worked as a

Yuping Ni is Professor of History Department, Tsinghua University, China. He researches the financial history of China in a comparative perspective. His books include “China’s Road in the Great Divergence: Qing’s Model of Economic Development in the 1644-1911 Era” (Groningen University, 2020) and “Customs Duties in the Qing Dynasty, ca. 1644-1911” (Brill, 2016).

Kristen Talman is a journalist who covers finance, focusing on emerging themes such as ESG and the change afoot in global capital flows. Previously, she worked for the Morning Brew and Financial Times where she covered corporate finance and ESG. During Kristen’s tenure at the Financial Times, she was part of the founding team for

Yannick Vanderborght is full-time Professor of Political science at UCLouvain in Belgium. He has published several books and articles on basic income and poverty alleviation. His book “Basic Income. A Radical Proposal for a Free Society and a Sane Economy” (co-authored with Ph. Van Parijs, Harvard University Press, 2017) has been translated into 10 languages

Greg Wright is a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institute’s Global Economy and Development Program, where he leads the Workforce of the Future initiative. Wright is also an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of California, Merced. His academic work has appeared in various economics journals and is focused on the impacts of globalization,

Taneka Thompson is a journalist and writer living in the Bahamas. A former newspaper editor, she writes about Bahamian politics, the environment, motherhood and vegan lifestyle. Follow her on X (formerly Twitter) @tanekatwrites.