Conference Chair, Professor of Comparative Sociology and Development, The University of the West Indies, Mona Jamaica; Chairman of the Africa Caribbean Centre for Development
Professor at the University of Applied Sciences Campus Vienna and Coordinator of the Erasmus+CBHE „Strengthening Conflict Management and Transformation Studies in Africa (CONMAT)“, January 2025 to December 2027.Head of Program International Relations and Urban Policy
(Austria)
is Professor of Management at University of Maryland Global Campus, and Human Communications at Montgomery College, Maryland, USA. He is also Vice President Elson Consulting Group, a management consulting firm.
Britannia Johnson is currently a student in the Faculty of Law at University of the West Indies, Mona. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and does independent research on rural life, climate justice and sustainable development. She is a former research assistant in the Institute of Caribbean Studies, UWI Mona and a former high school educator.'
Dr. Stefan Walcott is a Barbadian performer and academic specialising in Caribbean popular music. He holds a PhD in Cultural Studies from The University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill, where he lectures and coordinates music programmes. A published author and cultural innovator, his works are used in Barbados’ education system. He created Handel’s Caribbean Messiah and directs the UWI Big Band. A 2024 Anthony N. Sabga Laureate, he is a leading voice in Caribbean music and culture.
Dr. Roger Nesbeth is the Director of Human Resources at The Global Campus, The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Jamaica. He has served for over thirty-one years as a Higher Education/HR Manager. Dr. Nesbeth has served as a Research Supervisor in the EdD programme at the UWI, Global Campus.
