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Board of Trustees

David Baxter


David Baxter is a globally recognized PPP specialist and international development advisor. He is a collaborator with a number of international institutions (including the World Bank, the IFC, the Inter American Development Bank, and UNECE ). He is currently the Executive Director for Read more

Christopher Briggs


Dr. Christopher is a sustainable development expert with over 25 years of experience in ecosystem management, climate change and livelihoods spanning in over 5 continents. Over the last ten years, he has acted as Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, worked as Environmental Practice Leader for Latin America and the Caribbean for United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)Read more

Akiça Bahri


Dr. Akissa is a research and development expert and a professor at the National Agricultural Institute of Tunisia. Previously, she has served as Coordinator of the African Water Facility at the African Development Bank from 2010-2015; as Director for Africa at the International Water Management Institute from 2005-2010; and as Director of Research at the National Research Institute for Agricultural Engineering, Read more

Noman F Qadir


Dr Qadir is a globally recognized expert for analyzing complex sustainability issues and implementing green projects. With over 3 decades of experience, he has an international development career that spans several Governments and United Nations Agencies (UNIDO, UNDP, UNEP, UNESCAP), African Development Bank and The World Bank. Read more

Atul Kuma


Dr Atul is a renowned energy research expert with over eighteen years cogent experience in the areas of Energy Technology Systems Analysis, Energy Modeling, Techno-economics of Renewable Energy Systems, Rural Energy Planning. As a consultant expert with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Planning Commission of Government of India at the national level, UNDP, and the International Energy Agency (IEA), Read more

Chijioke J. Evoh


Dr. Evoh has over 15 years of progressive professional experience spanning over 5 continents in policy analysis, urban governance and sustainability. Dr. Evoh is an independent researcher and consultant to United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Labour Office (ILO) and has served as a technical advisor to various countries in labour policies and sustainable development. Read more

Michael Newton


Michael Newton is a Published, award winning, writer and inventor, and the Winner of MIT Climate CoLab Heat Island Contest, April 2015, for design concept "Variations on the Velarium". He has written, edited, and researched major (1/2 hour) speeches delivered in Africa, Middle East, Europe, and across the United States Read more

Koki Ogura


Dr. Koki Ogura is an associate professor in Electrical Engineering at Kyushu Sangyo University, Fukuoka, Japan. During his career at Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., Kobe, Japan from 2005 to 2016, he was engaged in the development of the next-generation, renewable energy systems through battery-driven, low-floor light rail vehicle (LRV) Read more

kieshae Louis


kieshae is a social advocate with a deep passion for individuals with disabilities. She is National Coordination for Disability Aid Organisation (DisAid Nigeria), the Director of Corporate and Enterprise Disability Inclusion Project (CEDI Project) which focuses on sustainable inclusion of disabled persons in the work place. Globally, she is a committee member of the International Labor Organisation’s (ILO) of the Global steering working Group against stigma of Persons with disabilities in the work place Read more