Douglas Roche
Chairman, Middle Powers Initiative

The Honorable Douglas Roche, O.C., is an author, parliamentarian and diplomat, who has specialized throughout his 35-year public career in peace and human security issues.
Chairman, Middle Powers Initiative
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, International Relations, Religion, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: North Africa and Middle East, North America
Language: English
Field of Work: Activist/Humanitarian, Author/Novelist, Non-Governmental, Politics
City: Edmonton
Country: Canada
Continent: North America
Eboo Patel
Founder and Executive Director, the Interfaith Youth Core

Dr. Eboo Patel is the founder and executive director of the Interfaith Youth Core, a Chicago-based international nonprofit working to build mutual respect and pluralism among religiously diverse young people by empowering them to work together to serve others.
Founder and Executive Director, the Interfaith Youth Core
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Migration and Integration, Minority Rights, Religion, Terrorism, War and Conflict, Youth Issues
Geographical Expertise - Region: North America
Language: English
Field of Work: Author/Novelist, Journalist/Commentator, Non-Governmental
City: Chicago
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Efrat Elron
Senior Fellow, International Peace Institute

Efrat Elron is a Senior Fellow at the International Peace Institute, and works as an independent consultant with multinational companies in Israel, conducting intercultural workshops in graduate programs around the globe.
Senior Fellow, International Peace Institute
Area of Expertise: Business and Globalization, Civil Society, Women's Rights
Geographical Expertise - Country: Israel
Languages: English, Hebrew
Field of Work: Think tank/Research center
City: New York
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Ellen Marrone
Urban Policy Researcher

Ellen Marrone is a freelance urban researcher living in New York City. Her primary research interest is urban development and social polarization or marginalization, which she has approached through studying social policy, culture, and the ways in which the two intersect in some of the world’s largest cities.
Urban Policy Researcher
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Development, Media, Youth Issues
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America
Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish
Field of Work: Academia
City: New York
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Fabienne Hara
Vice-President (Multilateral Affairs), International Crisis Group

Fabienne Hara is Vice-President (Multilateral Affairs) of International Crisis Group. She formerly served as Chief of the Political Affairs Division of the UN Mission in Sudan, and has over fifteen years of experience in African conflict resolution.
Vice-President (Multilateral Affairs), International Crisis Group
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, International Relations, Law and Human Rights, Migration and Integration, War and Conflict, Women's Rights
Geographical Expertise - Region: North Africa and Middle East, North America, Subsaharan Africa
Languages: English, French
Field of Work: Non-Governmental
City: New York
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Fadi Elsalameen
CEO, Palestinenote.com

Fadi Elsalameen is the CEO of PalestineNote.com, an internet newspaper on The Middle East, Israel, and Palestine. Elsalameen served as the Director of Institutional Advancement at the American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) where he established the Development Department by securing the first foundation grant to the organization.
CEO, Palestinenote.com
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Media, Religion, Youth Issues
Geographical Expertise - Region: North Africa and Middle East
Geographical Expertise - Country: Israel, Palestine
Languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Hebrew
Field of Work: Journalist/Commentator
City: Washington DC
Country: USA
Continent: North America
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