Ian Linden

Ian Linden

Professor Ian Linden formerly taught at the School of Oriental & African Studies in London and is a visiting Professor at St Mary’s University, Strawberry Hill, London. He worked for the Swedish Government in the 1980s liaising with the African National Congress in apartheid South Africa.  A past director of the Catholic Institute for International Relations where…

Jason Costain

Jason Costain

Jason Costain is a fraud trouble-shooter and the founder of Javloc.com, a boutique fraud consultancy that provides specialist fraud advice. Jason has spent 30 years fighting fraud; building and leading successful banking fraud defence teams for some of the world’s biggest banks. Jason specialises in fraud defence systems, scam prevention, biometric authentication, big data and…

Anna Provan, CFFP

Anna Provan

Anna Provan is the Peace and Security Programme Manager at the Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy (CFFP). She has a proven track record of research, writing, public engagement, and capacity-building on the gendered and humanitarian impacts of weapons use and transfer, as well as the wider implications of conflict and militarisation for the pursuit of…

Dr. Shan Nair

Dr. Shan Nair

Dr. Shan Nair is an entrepreneur and consultant on international expansion and provides great insights on identifying and managing international risks. He was the first to spot and develop the niche market of International Expansion Services, which was previously fragmented. In the process he has worked with many companies in their early stages who have since become…

Meadhbh Park

Meadhbh (Meave) Park

Meadhbh Park is a researcher and practitioner focused on the manosphere – the loose network of online communities that promote rigid views on gender roles and misogyny – specifically in relation to young people. Her work spans multiple countries, including the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Germany and the United States, where she has contributed to…

Ali Fowle

Ali Fowle

Ali Fowle is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and investigative journalist focused on international news and current affairs. She specialises in long form investigative journalism for broadcast, often working in remote and hostile environments. Ali focuses mostly on conflict, human rights and civil disobedience in the Asia Pacific region where she was based between 2008-2021 and…

Michael Sheldrick

Michael Sheldrick

Michael Sheldrick is a policy entrepreneur, author and a driving force behind the efforts of Global Citizen to end extreme poverty and build climate resilience. As a Co-Founder and Chief Policy, Impact, and Government Affairs Officer, he has mobilized over $43 billion in support for healthcare, education and climate from governments, businesses, and foundations. Michael is…

Muraly Srinarayanathas

Muraly Srinarayanathas

Muraly Srinarayanathas, author of Between Borders, Beyond Boundaries: Strategies for Authentic Business Engagement in an Interconnected World, is a global strategist and serial entrepreneur. He is co-founder and executive chairman of 369 Global, a conglomerate involved in skills training and workforce development, media and communications, and global market facilitation. He also founded 3 Magazine, a luxury…

Duncan Green

Duncan Green

Duncan Green is a Professor in Practice at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), where he is the Director (alongside Tom Kirk) of the LSE’s Activism, Influencing and Change Programme. He also serves as the Director of the Global Executive Leadership Initiative’s Influencing Programme. In addition to his academic and leadership roles,…

John Bruce

John Bruce

Prior to retirement in September 2022, John was the General Counsel for Field Effect SoftwareInc., a cybersecurity firm in Ottawa. Before taking on this role, John spent 22 years with theDepartment of Justice, serving as legal counsel and providing strategic policy advice to theGovernment of Canada on the conduct of cyber security programs and cyber…