French - Global Experts

Georgette Bennett

President and Founder, Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding

February 9th, 2010, English, French, Journalist/Commentator, Media, New York, Non-Governmental, North America, North America, Religion, USA

Dr. Georgette Bennett has had a distinguished career as an academic sociologist, author, organizational development consultant, broadcast journalist, and marketing specialist.

President and Founder, Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding

Area of Expertise: Media, Religion
Geographical Expertise - Region: North America
Languages: English, French
Field of Work: Journalist/Commentator, Non-Governmental
City: New York
Country: USA
Continent: North America

Email: georgette.bennett@theglobalexperts.org

Gilles Kepel

Professor and Chair, Middle East and Mediterranean Studies, at the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris

May 4th, 2010, Academia, Arabic, Author/Novelist, English, Euro-Med, Europe, Europe, France, French, International Relations, Italian, Journalist/Commentator, North Africa and Middle East, Paris, Religion, Terrorism, War and Conflict

Dr Gilles Kepel is Professor and Chair, Middle East and Mediterranean Studies, at the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), where he heads the programs on the Arab and Muslim World, at the PhD, M.A.. and undergraduate levels – the later in Menton (French Riviera). He was also the founder in 2003 and is the current chairman of the Eurogolfe Network. A visiting professor at NYU and Columbia University in 1995-96, Gilles Kepel holds degrees in Arabic, English and Philosophy, is a graduate from Sciences Po and received his PhD in political science.

Professor and Chair, Middle East and Mediterranean Studies, at the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris

Area of Expertise: International Relations, Religion, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe, North Africa and Middle East
Languages: Arabic, English, French, Italian
Field of Work: Academia, Author/Novelist, Journalist/Commentator
City: Paris
Country: France
Continent: Europe

Email: gilles.kepel@theglobalexperts.org

Gregori Volokhine

President, Meeschaert Capital Markets

December 6th, 2010, Business and Globalization, English, French, New York, North America, North America, Think tank/Research center, USA

Gregori Volokhine is the President and CCO of Meeschaert Capital Markets. He has sixteen years of experience advising major international financial institutions on their investments in the US equity market. He has provided macroeconomic analysis and commentary for a variety of international newspapers and media such as Le Monde, BFM radio, Agence France Presse and Radio France, and uses his experience to present an independent and original approach to the psychology of investing.

President, Meeschaert Capital Markets

Area of Expertise: Business and Globalization
Geographical Expertise - Region: North America
Languages: English, French
Field of Work: Think tank/Research center
City: New York
Country: USA
Continent: North America

Email: gregori.volokhine@theglobalexperts.org

Gunther Dietz

Research Professor, Universidad Veracruzana

February 10th, 2010, Academia, English, French, German, Latin America and the Caribbean, Mexico, Migration and Integration, Minority Rights, North America, Religion, Spanish, Veracruz, Women's Rights

Dr. Gunther Dietz is a specialist on issues relating to minority, indigenous, and ethnic communities. He currently serves as Research Professor at the Universidad Veracruzana in Mexico.

Research Professor, Universidad Veracruzana

Area of Expertise: Migration and Integration, Minority Rights, Religion, Women's Rights
Geographical Expertise - Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Languages: English, French, German, Spanish
Field of Work: Academia
City: Veracruz
Country: Mexico
Continent: North America

Email: g.dietz@theglobalexperts.org

H.A. Hellyer

Fellow, Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations

February 4th, 2010, Arabic, Asia, Asia, English, Euro-Med, Europe, French, India, Migration and Integration, New Delhi, North Africa and Middle East, Polster, Religion, Terrorism, Think tank/Research center

Dr. H.A. Hellyer is Associate Fellow at the Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations at the University of Warwick (UK), Member of the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies of the University of Oxford and Principal Research Fellow at the International Institute for Advanced Islamic Studies (Malaysia).

Fellow, Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations

Area of Expertise: Migration and Integration, Religion, Terrorism
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, Europe, North Africa and Middle East
Languages: Arabic, English, French
Field of Work: Polster, Think tank/Research center
City: New Delhi
Country: India
Continent: Asia

Email: ha.hellyer@theglobalexperts.org

Hazel Smith

Professor of Security and Resilience at Cranfield University

April 22nd, 2010, Academia, Activist/Humanitarian, Author/Novelist, China, Civil Society, Development, English, Euro-Med, Europe, Europe, French, Korea, Law and Human Rights, Media, Oxford, Terrorism, UK, United Nations, War and Conflict, Women's Rights

Dr. Hazel Smith is Professor of Security and Resilience at Cranfield University. Professor Smith has worked on the North Korea for over twenty years; and lived and worked in-country for two years, traveling and working throughout the country between 1998 and 2001 while on secondment to United Nations agencies. Dr. Smith was also seconded to the United Nations University, Tokyo as Senior Program Officer (2003-2004).