Conference Speakers
Highlighted Speakers
Ass. Prof. Sokol Lleshi
Sokol Lleshi is an Assistant Professor of Politics at the University of New York Tirana, Albania. His research interest focuses on the role of memory politics in post-authoritarian regimes, teaching and learning practices in political science in politicized settings, cultural and political elites, and EU norm diffusion in the semi-periphery. Honorable mention of the Zumkehr Prize in Public Memory Scholarship from Ohio University in 2020. Best Teaching Award of the Year in 2024, University of New York Tirana. ./p>
Dr. Valentina Rossi
Valentina Rossi is Tenure Track Researcher in English Language and Translation at the eCampus University of Novedrate, Italy. Her research interests span pragmatics, Shakespearian adaptations, Elizabethan and Restoration drama. Her publications include a monograph on the Italian staging of Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra (Carocci, 2020); essays on Congreve, Ford, Shakespeare and Wycherley.
Dr. Mirawati Mirawati
Mirawati is a student specializing in educational psychology. Her academic interests encompass educational psychology, fear of missing out, student well-being and mental health, and learner development. She actively engages in scholarly writing and has published her work in several reputable international journals, focusing on issues related to educational psychology.
Dr Mpolokeng Given Ramajoe
Dr Mpolokeng Given Ramajoe is a Lecturer at the Tshwane University of Technology with a Doctorate in Organisational Leadership. She specialises in Business administration and information management, employee engagement, and ethical leadership. Her research and teaching emphasise transformative learning, while her leadership roles reflect a commitment to academic excellence, quality assurance, and community empowerment..
Dr. Khopotso Matsoso
Dr Matsoso, one of the first scholars to earn a doctorate in Contact Centre Management, lectures at Tshwane University of Technology in South Africa. Her work bridges academia and industry, focusing on innovation, technology, and customer experience in contact centres. She also researches strategic management, organisational leadership, and people-centred approaches to performance and well-being.
Dr. Amina Chandad
Amina Chandad is a PhD candidate in Human Resource Management at ENCGT in Abdelmalek Essaâdi University and Managing Partner (HR) at 4AConsulting (4AC). Former HR Manager at Tenneco Morocco, she led award-winning programs recognized as a “Best in Class” HR site. A certified Social Auditor (IAS) and IRCA ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, her research focuses on women’s well-being at work and AI’s impact on talent practices. Interests: social sustainability, capability building, and ethical governance.
Dr. Zukiswa Princess Ndaba
Dr ZP Ndaba, a DBA (Doctor of Business Administration) graduate, is a lecturer at TUT, South Africa. She has extensive lecturing experience, served as a subject head, supervised Master’s students, contributed to the curriculum development and community engagement initiatives. Her research focuses on administrative management, service quality, client engagement, etc. She was honoured with the Departmental Lecturer of the Year Award.
Mrs. Niken Setyaningrum
Niken Setyaningrum, S. Kep., Ns., M. Kep. is a doctoral student in Islamic Educational Psychology at Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta. With a background in nursing, her research interests focus on Islamic educational psychology, character development, and mental health. She actively integrates Islamic values into educational and mental health practices.
Msc. Vilma Milašiūnaitė
Vilma Milašiūnaitė is a psychologist, lecturer, and researcher with extensive experience in counseling children and adolescents, educational psychology, and social inclusion. She holds degrees in Social Work, Psychology, and Business Management, and is currently pursuing a PhD in Psychology at Mykolas Romeris University. Vilma lectures at Mykolas Romeris University and has participated in several Erasmus+ research projects. Her professional interests include developmental psychology, education, and human rights./p>
Past Speakers
Prof. Dr. Kinga Anna Gajda
Associate Professor and a head at the Institute of European Studies, Jagiellonian University, Poland
Topic: Global Shelters: Resilience and Safety in the Light of the Ukraine War and Geopolitical Tensions
Prof. Dr. Wai-ming Ng
Wai-ming Ng is professor of Japanese Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton. He is an expert of early modern Japanese intellectual and cultural history and is the author of The I Ching in Tokugawa Thought and Culture (University of Hawai’i Press) and Imagining China in Tokugawa Japan (SUNY 2019). He is currently working on a book project on Animals and Mythical Creatures in Tokugawa Religion.
Mrs. Georgina Kwofie
Mrs. Georgina Kwofie is a PhD candidate at the University of South Africa. Her research focuses on youth development, substance abuse, and community interventions. She has extensive experience in social research, policy analysis, and community engagement and contributes to academic discourse through publications and conference presentations. Passionate about addressing societal challenges, she is committed to promoting effective prevention and rehabilitation strategies for substance abuse among young people.
Ms. Yujia Zhu
Yujia Zhu is a social entrepreneur, business strategist, and trailblazing Woman in STEM with 12+ years in the humanitarian sector. She founded For A Safer Space (FASS) and created Fassling.ai, the first AI platform for human care services. A Ph.D. candidate at Sofia University, she champions innovation, ethics, and social impact. Her work spans business ethics, psychology, and social entrepreneurship, redefining possibilities at the intersection of technology and social change.
Dr. Patrizia Palumbo
Patrizia Palumbo is a Senior Lecturer of Italian at Columbia University. She has published articles on Italian culture from the Middle Ages to the present. She is also the editor and contributor of a collection of essays entitled A Place in the Sun. Africa in Italian Colonial culture.
Dr. Tina Gudushauri
Tina Gudushauri, Ph.D., serves as the Director of the School of Arts and Humanities and is a professor specializing in Ethnology/Anthropology. She has completed scientific internships at the educational institutions in Germany, including the Free University of Berlin, and the Universities of Saarbrücken and Münster. Dr. Gudushauri actively participates in local, regional, and international scientific conferences, focusing her research on early systems of religious thought in the Caucasus, ethnos and related theories, and issues of identity (ethnic and cultural). She has authored over 38 scientific publications in Georgian, English, and Russian languages.
Dr. Revaz Tabatadze
Revaz Tabatadze, Ph.D., is an associate professor at the University of Georgia. His areas of interest encompass pragmatics, semantics, sociolinguistics, teaching English, educational systems, and curriculum development. He actively participates in national and international conferences. He is the author of 2 books and numerous scientific articles. His recent scientific article “Georgia: Transformation of the National Curriculum” has been published in “Research Handbook on Curriculum and Education”. Mr. Tabatadze is a member of various international scientific organizations including the International Pragmatics Association, TERA, and FIPLV.
Mrs. Gabriella Jeki
Gabriella Jeki works as a science journalist while pursuing her Ph.D. studies at the Doctoral School of History at Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary. Her research focuses on the role of journalists at the turn of the century in the communication of the First World War. Due to her interdisciplinary research interests, she is intrigued by the fields of historical psychology, press history, and personal life trajectories. She conducted research in Vienna on a scholarship, exploring various aspects of media history.
Msc. Zorana Jurinjak
Zorana Jurinjak, MA of English Language and Literature, student of the final year of The Doctoral Programme in Language Studies, lecturer at the Academy of Applied Preschool Teaching and Health Studies, Serbia. Editor and proofreader for the English Language of the medical magazine PONS, member of the editorial board of the school magazine, member of the Association of English Language Teachers ELTA and member of the Institute for Modern Education.
Prof. Dr. Maia Chkheidze
Maia Chkheidze, Ph.D., is a professor of Philological Sciences at the University of Georgia. She serves as the Head of the Department of European Languages and Philology. Dr. Chkheidze's prolific contributions include authoring scholarly publications and textbooks, with a focus on linguistics, communicative didactics, intercultural communications, and research methodologies. She actively participates in international, national, and local conferences. Dr. Chkheidze's affiliations include UNESCO's partner organization FIPLV and the Multilingual Association of Georgia (MAG), reflecting her commitment to advancing linguistic studies and educational excellence.
Msc. Hansae Jeong
Hansae Jeong is a first-year PhD student in sociology at Ewha Womans University. Her research focuses on Korean culture and values, and how they are intertwined with globalization. She is particularly interested in revealing the hidden traces that reproduce and strengthen capitalism and western-centrism. She holds a Master of Sociology from Ewha Womans University and a Bachelor’s in English Literature from Yonsei University. Before joining her Master program, she worked as a Vice President of AIESEC in Korea, specializing in Human Resource Management and Organization Development.
Dr. Daniel Susilo
Associate Professor at Graduate School of Strategic Communications at Universitas Multimedia Nusantara
Topic: Digital Nomad Rising: Blessing or Curse?
He is former of Visiting Research Fellow at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Waseda University Japan. His current position was the Manager of Research Department of Universitas Multimedia Nusantara.
Dr Daniel have more than 25 publication indexed at Scopus and hundreds of Publication as Book and Reviewed Journal.
Dr. Luca Serafini
Luca Serafini, PhD in Philosophy, is postdoctoral researcher in Sociology at University of Naples Federico II. His main areas of interest are media studies, science and technology studies and sociology of knowledge.
Dr. Tien Ly Quyet
Lecturer and Researcher at Eastern International University (Binh Duong), Dr. Ly Quyet Tien has been guest lecturer at many universities in Vietnam. He holds bachelor's degrees in History & in English from University of Social Sciences and Humanities. He also holds M.A. degrees in FLE from University of Rouen, in Vietnam History from the Southern Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities in HCMC. In 2008, he received his Ph.D. in Oriental Studies and Humanities from University of Paris 7- Diderot. Specialist in Vietnamese studies, he has participated as presenter in international conferences since 2014. His research interests focus on LGBTQIA+, music, culture and international relations.
Ms. Gabriella Jeki
Gabriella Jeki works as a science journalist while pursuing her Ph.D. studies at the Doctoral School of History at Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary. Her research focuses on the role of journalists at the turn of the century in the communication of the First World War. Due to her interdisciplinary research interests, she is intrigued by the fields of historical psychology, press history, and personal life trajectories. She conducted research in Vienna on a scholarship, exploring various aspects of media history.
Prof. Dr. Cristina MATIUTA
Dr. Daniel Susilo
Mr. Kyle Song
Ms. Jung Sunwoo
Ms. Isabel Mahmoud
Ms. Lýdia Gabčová
Ms. Zorana Jurinjak
