Amitav Acharya
Chair of the ASEAN Studies Program, American University

Amitav Acharya is Professor of International Relations and Chair of the ASEAN Studies Program at the School of International Service, American University, Washington, D.C. He is a specialist on global and Asian regional security issues, focusing on Southeast Asian states. His writings have covered regional conflicts such as Kashmir, Iran, Tibet, Cambodia, the South China Sea, Taiwan, and the Korean peninsula.
Chair of the ASEAN Studies Program, American University
Area of Expertise: Defense and Security, International Relations, Migration and Integration, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, North America
Geographical Expertise - Country: China, Indonesia, Korea
Languages: Bahasa Indonesia, English, Hindi
Field of Work: Academia, Author/Novelist, Think tank/Research center
City: Washington DC
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Bani Dugal
Principal Representative, United Nations Bahá'à International Community

Bani Dugal is the Principal Representative of the Bahá’à International Community to the United Nations. She is a human rights expert, and has devoted her career towards advancing the rights of women and children, and promoting freedom of worship around the world.
Principal Representative, United Nations Bahá'à International Community
Area of Expertise: Law and Human Rights, Religion, Women's Rights, Youth Issues
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, North America
Geographical Expertise - Country: India
Languages: English, Hindi
Field of Work: Non-Governmental, United Nations
City: New York
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Charu Hogg
Asia Program Manager, Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers

Charu Hogg is Asia Program Manager at the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers, and Fellow of the Asia Programme at Chatham House. She is former South Asia Researcher at Human Rights Watch. She develops research and advocacy campaigns on protection of children in armed conflicts in ten Asian countries.
Asia Program Manager, Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers
Area of Expertise: Business and Globalization, Civil Society, Law and Human Rights, Media
Languages: English, Hindi
Field of Work: Activist/Humanitarian, Journalist/Commentator, Non-Governmental
City: London
Country: UK
Continent: Europe
Ebrahim Moosa
Associate Professor of Islamic Studies, Duke University

Professor Ebrahim Moosa is Associate Professor of Islamic Studies in the Department of Religion and Associate Director (Research) of the Duke Islamic Studies Center at Duke University, North Carolina, USA.
Associate Professor of Islamic Studies, Duke University
Area of Expertise: Law and Human Rights, Women's Rights
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, North Africa and Middle East, North America
Geographical Expertise - Country: India, Pakistan
Languages: Arabic, English, Hindi
Field of Work: Academia, Author/Novelist, Journalist/Commentator, Law, Think tank/Research center
City: Durham
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Farhan Nizami
Director, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies

Dr. Farhan Nizami is the director of the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies and the Prince of Wales Fellow in the Study of the Islamic World at Magdalen College, Oxford.
Director, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies
Area of Expertise: Religion
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe, North Africa and Middle East
Languages: English, Hindi, Urdu
Field of Work: Think tank/Research center
City: Oxford
Country: UK
Continent: Europe
Gurmeet Kanwal

Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (Retd) is Director and CEO of Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS) in New Delhi, India.
Area of Expertise: Defense and Security, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia
Languages: English, Hindi, Panjabi
Field of Work: Author/Novelist, Military, Think tank/Research center
City: New Delhi
Country: India
Continent: Asia
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