Adrian was a leader in international education for 30 years, most recently as the first-appointed dean of international studies at Providence College. Prior to that, he held
study abroad director positions at Smith College and the George Washington University. He is a member of the Forum on Education Abroad, where he served as a peer reviewer and
an assessor in the Forum’s professional certification program. He holds an Ed.S. degree in higher education administration from the George Washington University and a S.T.L degree
in theology from the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University (in Berkeley, CA).  Adrian is a proud charter member of Red Sox Nation.

Amin was born in Jordan and raised in the USA. He makes films about dreamers and unsung heroes, bridging cultural gaps between East and West. His films include: Captain Abu Raed, winner of the Sundance World Cinema Audience Award (2008) and the first Oscar submission from Jordan; Disney’s soccer drama, The United; Strangely In Love,  a Chaplinesque Los Angeles-set comedy adaptation of Dostoevsky’s Russian novella White Nights; and The Rendezvous, a caper adventure starring Stana Katic (Castle) and Raza Jaffrey (Code Black). Most recently, he co-wrote the pilot and directed two episodes of Netflix’s controversial first Arabic language teenage supernatural show, Jinn (2019). Amin has an MFA in Directing from the American Film Institute and is an alumnus of the ABC/DGA TV Directors program.

David is a consultant, educator, writer, and  career coach focusing on the fields of conflict resolution, international education, peacebuilding, and humanitarian action. He is  president of the Forage Center for Peacebuilding and Humanitarian Education, Inc. He was formerly a senior program officer and head of national outreach at the U.S. Institute of Peace. He has taught at several post-secondary institutions including Georgetown University. David served as a U.S. Fulbright Scholar at the University of Tartu (Estonia) teaching peace studies and alternative dispute resolution. He is a recipient of the William Kreidler Award for Distinguished Service to the field of Conflict Resolution given by the Association for Conflict Resolution. His publications include Peace Jobs: A Student’s Guide to Starting a Career Working for Peace and Peacebuilding in Community Colleges: A Teaching Resource.  He  directs the National Community College Peacebuilding Seminar held annually at George Mason University. David is a graduate of American University (BA), George Mason University (MS, conflict resolution), and the University of Baltimore (JD).  He can be reached at www.davidjsmithconsulting.com.

David has performed over 3000 concerts worldwide and released twelve full-length CDs. He performs with the musical trio, Abraham Jam, an interfaith band consisting of a Christian, a Jew, and a Muslim. David’s speaking engagements have included the PC(USA) Mission to the United Nations, peace conferences in Berlin, and Scotland’s Parliament. He and his wife Deanna founded PEG Partners, a non-profit organization supporting literacy, critical thought, and artistic expression in Guatemala. He is a consultant on Peace and Justice for the North Carolina Council of Churches, and served as Clerk the AFSC Nobel Peace Prize Nominating Task Group. David’s most recent book, Worldchanging 101: Challenging the Myth of Powerlessness, is being used as a textbook in universities in the United States and Australia. He is the creator of Let’s Be Neighbors, a project with emphasis on collaborative, compassionate decisions. Learn more about David at his website, www.davidlamotte.com.

Ed has four decades of experience in global education. He has most recently served as Interim Director of iEARN-USA in New York and the Global Campaign for Education in Johannesburg, South Africa. From 2012-2015, he served as the Director of the Global Campaign for Education-US, an advocacy coalition in Washington, DC of 80 organizations committed to securing a quality education for all young people worldwide. For 23 years previously, he served as the Executive Director of iEARN-USA, pioneering and expanding online collaborative learning among schools worldwide. He also served as Executive Director of ICYE-US, an international youth exchange program, and worked for the International Relations Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. Ed received a B.A. in Japanese political science from the University of Washington, an M.A. in Korean History, and a Ph.D in Japanese History from Columbia University. He published Landownership Under Colonial Rule: Korea’s Japanese Experience in 1994. He has authored numerous articles and book chapters on educational technology and teacher professional development and has a column on Huffington Post.

Kamana has lived, worked, and traveled in over 30 countries. She has over 20 years of experience in U.S. Immigration Law, with the federal government and in private practice.  She is a former U.S. Diplomat, having served as a Consular Officer in New Delhi, India; Public Diplomacy Officer at the U.S. Mission to NATO in Brussels, Belgium; and as an Economic/Commercial Officer for Southern Africa.  She has also served as an Asylum Officer and Community Relations Officer for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.  In addition, Kamana managed a law practice and was Chair of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers’ Association. She has won several awards, including the Women of Achievement Award, and was invited to contribute a chapter for the book Inspired Entrepreneurs.  Most recently, she volunteered to teach village children with the Peace Corps in Nepal.  Kamana is currently working on her memoirs.

Nancy is a Go-to-Market Strategist at Adobe and co-founder of “The Pursuit, Global Women for Change” (thepursuitforchange.com). A former solutions architect designing communications for the U.S. military, and founder of a global Muslim headscarf startup, she is a woman in leadership advocate, discussing the need for more women leader role models and addressed Chancellor Angela Merkel on the topic. She is part of the Leadership California 2020 cohort, a Young Global Changer Ambassador for Global Solutions, a NextGen Leader honoree and recognized as a Leadership scholar at Berkeley-Haas. She is part of the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business professional faculty teaching Audience Focused Communications.She holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from UC San Diego, a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from San Diego State University, and a M.B.A. from UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business. Through “The Pursuit”, her goal is to create a global network of women who support emerging leaders in business and society.

Rachel has 30+ years of experience in media and advocacy and currently handles communications for the Canadian Association of University Teachers. Formerly, she co-directed the Nobel Women’s Initiative, where she led the development of a global strategy for increasing the power and presence of grassroots feminist peacebuilders in public policy conversations around foreign policy. She built a communications team that has succeeded in bringing the analysis of hundreds of grassroots women activists into mainstream media, and produced a wide range of multi-media and social media products to help make the case for why women are key to sustainable peace. Rachel started her career as a radio journalist, working in Canada, the US and Mexico, where she had her own radio program. She was then head of communications for the Commission for Environmental Cooperation. She has also worked as a senior communications strategist on health and foreign policy issues, and for a global campaign on sexual violence in conflict. She is the editor of When We Are Bold: Women Who Turn Our Upside Down World Right.

Urooj considers himself a global citizen, having studied and worked at a number of places around the world. He is a seasoned professional commanding over 35 years of experience in sustainable development. He is currently a Professor at the Mindanao State University (MSU) where he is engaged in teaching in the doctoral program covering the topics of governance, development and peace education. He also serves as the Principal Adviser on Development Management at the Bangsamoro Development Agency. Urooj is the former Chairman and CEO of Hineleban Foundation Inc. (HFI), a social development organization with a focus on ecosystem conservation and livelihood development. Prior to joining HFI, he was with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) where his career spanned over two and half decades. During his last 10 years at ADB, he served in the senior management stream. Urooj holds a BSc in Natural Resource Management, an MSc in Resource Economics and a Ph.D. in Sustainable Development Management. He has authored a number of publications on sustainable development and has spoken at various Asian and global conferences. He is a recipient of high-level awards from public organizations and private sector agencies.

Valeria earned her Doctorate from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2017. She is Head of Applied Studies at the Chair of History of the United States, Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, University of Buenos Aires, where she is also professor of the Graduate School. Valeria is a Post-doctoral Researcher at the Interdisciplinary Institute of Latin American Studies (University of Buenos Aires) and a Post-doctoral Fellow for the National Scientific and Technical Research Council of Argentina (CONICET). She is a two-time Fulbright Fellow (University of Massachusetts, 2008, and University of Pennsylvania, 2014) and a Roosevelt Institute for American Studies Research Fellow (Middelburg, Netherlands). She has been working on International Educational Cooperation since 2005 and is a firm believer in cross-cultural exchange as a medium to address the most critical global issues of the day within specific cultural and geographical contexts.