Conflict and Refugees
Stream outline: The rise of conflict in the recent years has generated a new humanitarian crisis, creating an influx of refugees, internally displaced people, and vulnerable citizens in general. This stream will evaluate how politics has approached these problems and the subsequent consequences that are implied for international development.
Speaker: Dr Anastasia Voronkova
Part of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a global think tank that researches political and military conflict, Dr Anastasia Voronkova has overall responsibility for the commissioning, editing and production of the annual IISS publication The Armed Conflict Survey. She runs the IISS Armed Conflict Program, established in 2015, and contributes to research and consultancy work in the field of armed conflict. The Armed Conflict Program examines the political, military and humanitarian trends in armed conflict globally such as in analysis of the threats to human security and women and children as agents of political violence.
Speaker: Wayne Visser
Dr Wayne Visser is Founder of Sustainability & Social Responsibility International and Fellow of the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership Is sits on the Advisory Board of Migrant Entrepreneurs International. His work as a strategy analyst, sustainability advisor, CSR expert, futurist and professional speaker has taken him to 74 countries in the past 20 years. Wayne sees his mission as helping to bring about transformative thinking and action in society and business. He obtained a PhD in corporate social responsibility at the Nottingham University Business School, having previously served as Director of Sustainability Services for KPMG.
Speaker: Wayne Visser
Dr Wayne Visser is Founder of Sustainability & Social Responsibility International and Fellow of the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership Is sits on the Advisory Board of Migrant Entrepreneurs International. His work as a strategy analyst, sustainability advisor, CSR expert, futurist and professional speaker has taken him to 74 countries in the past 20 years. Wayne sees his mission as helping to bring about transformative thinking and action in society and business. He obtained a PhD in corporate social responsibility at the Nottingham University Business School, having previously served as Director of Sustainability Services for KPMG.