Conference Speakers

Dr. Anastasia Kitiashvili

She is a Full Professor at Tbilisi State University and Director of the Social Psychology Center. With a Ph.D. in Psychology from the D.Uznadze Psychology Institute and an MSc in Psychology from the University of Edinburgh. Dr. Kitiashvili’s expertise lies in social identity, migration, and acculturation, with a strong focus on cross-cultural adaptation and the socio-psychological impacts of social identity. She has authored over 40 research articles, with extensive contributions spanning critical areas such as the social and psychological consequences of poverty, youth unemployment, and marginalized identities. Her work is widely published in renowned journals.

Dr. Alane Naidoo

She has 30 years of experience in the field of education. She has a master’s degree in education management, a master’s degree in business administration and a PhD in Education. Dr Alane Naidoo is the of Head of Education for the Faculty of Education at the IIE’s Varsity College in Pretoria. Research interests: Educational leadership and management; aligning technological innovation with social innovation, futuristic learning and issues in education.

Dr. Stancu Adriana Iuliana 

Stancu Adriana Iuliana is Associate Professor, PhD at “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, Head of the Legal Sciences Department, Faculty of Law and Administrative Sciences, where she started her professional activity in 2005. In 2010 she received her Doctorate Degree in Law. She is the author of four books and published over 23 scientific papers in recognized international journals.

Dr. Cristina Gomes 

Cristina Gomes is a PhD in Population and Development. Researcher at Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences, FLACSO Mexico. She has worked as Regional Advisor at the UN Population Fund -UNFPA, and as evaluator of social policies for the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Social Development in Brazil, as well as for the Cash Transfer Program Oportunidades in Mexico. Her areas of specialization include poverty, inequalities, discrimination, racism, family, institutions and social policies. She has received the recognition of Who is Who in the World in 2012 and she is currently in the National System of Researchers of the National Council of Science, Technology and Humanities of Mexico.

Mr.Cristian Camilo Reyes Galeano

He is PhD Candidate in Education and Society and Master in Didactics of Languages from Universidad de La Salle. B.A. in Modern Languages from the University of Quindio. Tenure professor at the University of Quindio and researcher of the ESAPIDEX-B group in the line of Interculturality and bilingual training in educational contexts. His research interests focus on issues related to decoloniality and interculturality in the didactics of foreign and/or second languages in rural multicultural contexts.

Ms. Elvan Kiremitçi-Canıöz

She studied in the Department of Psychology, Ankara University. Elvan currently works at the Department of Psychology, Balıkesir University. She does research in Social Psychology. Her research interests are well-being, mindfulness, helping behaviour, and seasonality.

Ms. Yujia Zhu 

She is currently a Ph.D Candidate at Sofia University in USA. Yujia is a strategic disruptor, life explorer, curious student, and resilient survivor. As a seasoned and multifaceted social entrepreneur, business strategy advisor, executive coach, and philanthropist, she embodies a unique blend of experience and insight. A classical INFJ-A and 8W7, Yujia embraces her identity as a perfectly imperfect human being. With 12 years of experience in the humanitarian field, Yujia is also a dedicated Woman in STEM. As the founder and executive director of a Canadian federally registered nonprofit For A Safer Space(FASS), She is also the creator of FASSLING(Fassling.ai), an AI bot that has become the most-used and highest-rated emotional support and coaching app (non-medical/non-therapy) on the official ChatGPT store.  Her areas of interest include religion, spirituality, business ethics, innovation and strategy, entrepreneurship, I/O Psychology, human centered-interaction and psychology and holistic human care.

Prof. Renata Relja received her Ph.D. in Sociology at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Croatia. She has experience in scientific research, educational policies, and mentorship. She has published over seventy scientific articles and five books and presented more than sixty papers at international scientific and professional conferences on various social topics. Expert areas: sociology of work, ethnographic research, sociology of entertainment, sociology of tourism, and sociology of youth. High expertise in academic publishing and high education activities. Leader and team member of numerous national and international research projects.

Dr. Sc. Maksym Vakulenko

Maksym Vakulenko is a Ukrainian scholar affiliated at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences. Though his current research is focused on development of the Ukrainian wordnet, he is also interested in terminology, phonetics, semantics and other areas of applied linguistics.

Dr. Cornelia Ene-Dinu

Lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the „Nicolae Titulescu” University of Bucharest. She is also lawyer at the Bucharest Bar Association and DPO at „Nicolae Titulescu” University of Bucharest. His research focuses on general theory of law, history of the state and law and personal data protection.

Ms. Sara PintoBastos Rodrigues 

Sara Pinto-Bastos is a PhD student at Vigo University, in collaboration with the Centre for Intercultural Studies of ISCAP. With a master’s degree on Intercultural Studies for Business, her work focuses on social development through the art. Sara works in the field of culture in Porto, Portugal and her areas of interest englobe Creativity, Social Innovation, Interculturality and Street Art.

Asst. Prof. Gizem Yakupoğlu 

Gizem Yakupoğlu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design at Atilim University. She obtained her Ph.D. in the History of Architecture program at METU, where she explored architectural history narratives as representations of the past, with a particular focus on modern architecture in Turkey. Her research centers on the representational aspects of architecture, questioning how diverse concepts are represented through architectural works across different mediums.

Mr. Radek Pileček

Radek Pileček is a PhD candidate in the field of Regional and Political Geography at the Faculty of Science, Charles University. In his research, he focuses on spatial patterns of electoral behaviour, voter decision-making process and the possibility of connecting electoral geography with political marketing. Outside the academic environment, he works as a public opinion and market research analyst.

Asst. Prof. Upalat Korwatanasakul 

Upalat Korwatanasakul is an associate professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Waseda University (Japan). He is an international development economist interested in economic, environmental, and social development topics in Asia and the Pacific.

Ms. Mariamawit T. Belete

Senior Lecturer in College of Computing and Informatics, Haramaya University.  BSc. Degree in Information Science, Masters of Science (MSc.) Degree in Information Science, a Master of Art (MA) Degree in Public Administration and Development Management, and a Diploma on Higher Diploma Program in Teacher Education.

Dr. Listia Natadjaja

Listia Natadjaja is an associate professor that has research interest in semiotic, packaging design, advertising, Service-Learning, media and cultural studies.  Contact address: Visual Communication Design Department, Faculty of Humanities and Creative Industries, Petra Christian University, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia

Mr. Francis Ankyiah

Francis Ankyiah teaches Painting, Drawing, History of Art, and Digital Animation as a Lecturer in the Department of Art Education at Winneba, Ghana. He earned his MFA in Sculpture and Painting from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana. Ankyiah’s research focuses on popular culture and the representation of identity, exploring how different concepts are portrayed through blackness and colonization across various mediums.

Dr. Mihaela Aghenitei

Mihaela Aghenitei is a PhD Lecturer at the Faculty of Law and Administrative Sciences at the University of the “Lower Danube” and participates in a grant funded from the funds of the research project carried out by the University “Lower Danube” from Galati. She is an associate researcher at the Institute of Legal Research – Romanian Academy and a member of ELI and ESIL. She has published 81 articles indexed in national and international databases and 5 specialized books in criminal law.

Mr. Serafeim A. Triantafyllou

Serafeim A. Triantafyllou has worked as a Computer Science Teacher in schools of Secondary Education of Greek Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs. He holds a BSc in Applied Informatics, an MSc degree in Continuing Education and a Master Degree of Education in Special Education. He taught in School of Pedagogical and Technological Education (ASPETE), Annex of Thessaloniki (Greece) for the academic years 2017-2018 and 2018-2019. Serafeim is also author of computer science and pedagogy books.

Dr.Oana Chicos

Oana Chicos – PhD Lecturer at the Faculty of Law and Administrative Sciences at the University of the “Lower Danube” and participates in a grant funded from the funds of the research project carried out by the University “Lower Danube” from Galati.

She worked as a legal adviser at the University of the “Lower Danube”

She is a member of the Association of the forensics in Romania.

She published 15 articles indexed in national and international databases and 1 specialized book in criminal law.

Dr. Janet Brewer

Janet Brewer is Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice & Sociology, Governors State University, Illinois, United States where she teaches Exploring Ethics and Research Design, as well as law-related courses. With a health justice lens, her studies center on socially recognizable, at-risk participants in biotech research conducted by multinational pharma in the developing world.

Dr. John Megson

John Megson is an Adjunct Professor in Political Science at Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois, USA, as well as Lecturer in Political Science at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. He earned his PhD in Political Science from Purdue with a major in American Politics and dual minors in International Relations and Comparative Politics. The application of game theory to issues pertaining to foreign policy and diplomatic relations is one of his areas of research interest.

Ms. Jisun Hwang

Senior at Hankuk Academy of Foreign Studies, Yongin, South Korea

Dr. Martin Gál

In 2020, he finished his PhD. studies of social work at Trnava University. After his studies, he worked for one and half year as processual guardian of minor and later as an employee of a project within social-legal protection of children. Since 2022 he has been working at UCM in Trnava as a research worker in the project APVV – Environmental justice in the context of social work

Mr. George Boakye Yiadom

Holds a Diploma in Basic Education (DBE), from the University of Cape Coast, Bachelor of Education in English Language (BEd) from the Valley View University, Masters of Philosophy in English Language (MPhil) from the University of Ghana, Legon and currently a PhD student at the University of Debrecen pursuing English Linguistics.  Research interests; include Discourse Analysis, Conceptual Metaphor, Political Cartoons and Multimodality.

Ms. Dibyangana Chakraborty

A PhD Research Student affiliated to Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune, India. My thesis title is ‘Socio-Economic Impact of Rubber Plantation on Tribal Livelihoods of Select States in North-East India’. My current research interest areas are Tribal development, Sustainable Livelihoods and Natural Resource Economics.

Mr. Moulappa

Research scholar (Ph.D), Department Of Social work, Mangalore University of Karnataka state, India. Researching on community Development based on Socio-economic situations and challenges facing communities in India.