Theme: Shaping Strategic Changes

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Logie Lecture Theatre
Logie Lecture Theatre, University of Stirling
Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4NF
United Kingdom

Ally Zlatar

Climate Activist

Ally Zlatar is an artist and climate activist. Her background is in Curatorial Studies (MLlitt) and her PhD is in Creative Arts and Mental Health. Currently she is teaching at the University of Glasgow. Ally Zlatar has received the highest accolade a young person can achieve for their humanitarian work; winner of The Princess Diana Legacy Award 2021, on the 50 Women in ESGs List (2022),Y20 Award Finalist for Diversity and Inclusion (Youth 20 by G20 Summit) and also special recognition from The British Citizen Award 2022

Cara de Lange

Burnout Expert

Cara de Lange is a specialist in the science of burnout. A visionary author, wellbeing consultant and futurist, she founded Softer Success to provide evidence-backed burnout solutions for businesses. Working with the world's top universities, researchers and psychologists, she created the ground-breaking, anonymous wellbeing assessment A Walk 'A Walk Through the Forest', which can diagnose the risk of workplace toxicity & burnout in 90 seconds. Having experienced burnout herself, working in fast-paced, multinational companies such as Google and Reckitt Benckiser, Cara is committed to helping people restore their overstimulated nervous systems and rewire their neural pathways to live a more balanced life. Her work builds on the UN Sustainable Development Goals of good health and wellbeing.

Catherine Pemble

Researcher

Catherine Pemble is a social scientist and researcher who believes that housing can be a gateway to a better future. She works with the Designing Homes for Healthy Cognitive Ageing team at the University of Stirling where the team explores the different ways that adaptations and supportive home design can support people to live more comfortably at home as they age. Their research will guide changes to policy and practice across the UK by influencing working with industry partners, local authorities, and older people to improve the houses we live in today while we design the homes of the future.

Markus Krebsz

AiNR-Tech policy advisor & Drone operator

Markus is an Honorary Professor at Stirling University (United Kingdom), a Professor of Practice at Woxsen University (India) and a Co-founder/NED/Board member at several FinTech start- and scale-ups in the Civil society, DLT/Crypto and Neo-banking realms. He creates unique workflows deploying turn-key sUAVs (‘drones’) with off-the-shelf artificial intelligence apps researching ecosystem risks. As UN expert group work stream leader, he conducts participatory research focusing on developing policy recommendations, soft law and regulatory guidance for governments aimed at Artificial intelligence, Neurotechnology and Robotics (‘AiNR-Tech’). Markus is also an ethical hacker and published author/editor of more than 25 books and other publications on governance, risk management and AI.

Miguel Luengo-Gomez

Sport and Exercise Science undergraduate, fitness instructor and still considered a performance athlete in his late 40s, Miguel Luengo-Gomez combines his working time between coaching high-performance athletes at the University of Stirling, and instructing fitness classes or being a helpful presence at university gym. Passionate about sports, especially American football, where Miguel has reached top levels, like representing his country with the National Team in several occasions. Extremely competitive, but still capable of taking a defeat, shaping it into a challenge that made him strive above and beyond his limits.

Subrina Ward

Artist

iBrina is an artiste steeped in the sounds and rhythms of her Jamaican culture sharing her music with the world. A vibrant and captivating performer with lyrics and music that are refreshing and uplifting. When iBrina steps in front of an audience, she beckons them to feel enlightened and empowered. Fusing together elements of her rich cultural and musical heritage using Reggae, Nyabinghi and other musical styles from the global African Diaspora, iBrina brings a positive healing message to the world through her songs, singing of justice, equality, liberation, oneness and love. Since releasing her first singles in 2010 iBrina has been performing in Jamaica, Europe and Africa. iBrina’s Festival performances have included major festivals such as Reggae Geel in Belgium, Rototom Sunsplash in Spain, and the Karibu Music festival in Tanzania.

Tawnya Renelle

Writer

Dr. Tawnya Selene Renelle graduated with a DFA in Creative Writing from The University of Glasgow and a MFA in Experimental Writing from Goddard College. She founded her small business Beyond Form Creative Writing in September 2021 in order to create a home for artists working across mediums to explore experimental forms. In May 2022 her collection prompts was published with Orangeapple Press. In May 2019 she published her experimental poetry collection this exquisite corpse with Calenture Press. She has published essays and poetry across a variety of online platforms. Dr. Renelle guest lectures at Glasgow School of Art, University of Glasgow, and Edinburgh Napier. She has also taught with non-profit organisations including Kairos Women+ in Paisley and Give a Dog a Bone in Shawlands. She recently received a Renfrewshire Culture and Heritage grant and will be starting a free creative writing program in Paisley.

Zoi Asimaki

Athlete

A Biology student in the University of Stirling, with specific interest in Astrobiology and the exploration of extra-terrestrial environments. By investigating the effects of controlled organic components on a NATURA 2000 protected area in Greece, she was inspired to investigate the link between the world of global conservation with the unexplored cosmos. Two years ago, she was offered a “befriending” position, where she provided emotional guidance to children facing mental health difficulties and was determined to unearth mechanisms to overcome such obstacles. Pushing the human body to the limit was her approach to understand the origins of mental strength. A year ago, she joined the local Hill Running group, where she was introduced to the world of ultra-running and was the first Greek person to compete in a 50k Ultra race in Chile[Ultra Paine], and come second in her category.