Speakers at Asia-Pacific Encounters Week
Brad Adams
Brad Adams, executive director of
Human Rights Watch’s Asia Division since 2002, is a general expert
on Asia. The division he oversees covers human rights issues in 20
countries from Afghanistan to the Pacific. Prior to Human Rights
Watch, Mr. Adams worked in Cambodia for five years as the senior
lawyer for the Cambodia field office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights and as the legal advisor to the
Cambodian parliament’s human rights committee. Mr. Adams conducted
human rights investigations, initiated the UN's first in-country
judicial mentor program, drafted and revised legislation, such as
the press law, political party law, NGO law and others. A former
legal aid lawyer in California, Mr. Adams graduated from the
University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law.
Professor Olga Aleksandrova
Professor Aleksandrova is Head of
English at Lomonosov Moscow State University.
Professor Mark Allison
Professor Allinson, Associate Dean,
HASS, at Regent’s College, specialises in film studies, and in
particular in the cinema of Spain. Among his publications are books
entitled A Spanish Labyrinth: the Films of Pedro Almodóvar and
Spanish Cinema: A Student Guide (with Barry Jordan). He was a
founding editor of the specialist journal Studies in Hispanic
Cinemas. Before coming to Regent’s, Mark Allinson was Professor of
Spanish at the University of Leicester, UK.
Dr. Fernando Barrio
Dr. Fernando Barrio has been awarded
the UK Law Teacher of the Year prize by the UK Centre for Legal
Education of the Higher Education. He has attended WIPO and UN
meetings and has been consultant to the Corporation of London and
other public and private institutions in Europe and Latin America.
Dr. Bario was advisor to the Governor of the Rio Negro Province for
international economic cooperation and was alternate representative
to the national groups of the Common Market Group of MERCOSUR and
the ECA 16 with Chile, and to the Foreign Trade Federal Council and
the Free Trade Zones Federal Council. His undergraduate study took
place at the Universidad de Belgrano in Argentina and he completed
an MA in International Cooperation Studies and a Ph.D. in
International Cooperation from the Graduate School in International
Development of the Nagoya University, Japan.
Dr. Kerry Brown
Dr. Kerry Brown is a senior fellow for
the Asia Programme at Chatham House, the world's leading source of
independent analysis, informed debate and influential ideas on how
to build a prosperous world for all. Dr. Brown also serves as an
Executive Director of the Liverpool Shanghai Partnership and Chair
of the China Discussion Group - Chatham House. Some of his recent
publications include, "The Rise of the Dragon - Chinese Inward and
Outward Investment in the Reform Era" & "China is an
opportunity, not a threat". His expertise lies in Chinese politics
and culture, relations among East Asian countries, China's private
sector and its international trade policy. Recent projects include
engaging Chinese public intellectuals and their role and influence
in contemporary China, China’s vision of its role in the world in
the next two decades, and China's private sector. Dr. Brown has
worked as a diplomat in China, commented on China for BBC, ITN, CNN
and Bloomberg, and written about China in the Telegraph and
Independent.
Eric Chan
Eric Chan is a senior lecturer in
International Management & Strategies at Regents College and
holds an MIBA and MBA from Alliant International University, San
Diego, USA and several qualifications in alternative therapies. He
has more than 15 years of academic lecturing and tutoring
experience at various institutions of higher education and his
present area of research is sustainable development. He has worked
extensively as a corporate consultant in management, marketing, IT,
people, change management, education and product development and
strategic management consulting projects, in Europe and South East
Asia. He is also an initiator of collaborative ‘human’ network
efforts globally.
Carlos A. González Carrasco
Carlos A. González Carrasco is a
Senior International Management and Training Consultant for leading
international providers of Global Performance Solutions. Carlos has
designed and facilitated management and training programmes for
leading global corporate clients. He has extensive working and
living experience in key countries of Arabia, Eastern, Central and
Western Europe, USA, Asia, Central Asia and Latin America. Mr
González-Carrasco has graduated in Commercial Engineering (Chile),
BA (Hons) Economics (York-UK), M.A in Economic Development,
(Manchester-UK) M.A. in Sociology, (London-UK) Postgraduate Diploma
Stock Exchange Investment (London–City), and Internationally
Accredited Master in Business Administration (London-Westminster
Business School) and Certificate on Co-Active Coaching – Coaching
Training Institute (London).
Ignacio Durán Lorea
Mr. Iganacio Duràn Lorea is current
Minister for cultural affairs in the Mexican Embassy to the UK. He
has coproduced several films such as the highly acclaimed "Como
agua para chocolate" and has been director of the Mexican Film
Institute (IMCINE). Ignacio Durán Loera was born in Mexico City. He
obtained his bachelor degree in law at the National Autonomous
University of Mexico and has a master’s degree in cinematography at
the London film school.
Jean-Dominique Giuliani
Jean-Dominique Giuliani is the
Chairman of the Board of the Fondation Robert Schuman and Chevalier
de la Légion d'Honneur. Mr Giuliani was an auditor at the French
Institute of Higher National Defence Studies and the Secretary
General of the French Senate. From 1992 to 1998 he was the
principal private secretary to the President of the Senate. Since
2002 he has chaired the Fondation Robert Schuman, the renowned
French think-tank on European Affairs. He has published extensively
on numerous aspects of European Policy making and European
enlargement.
Dr. Pedro Gurrola
Dr. Pedro Gurrola, Senior Lecturer in
Finance at Regent's College, holds a PhD in Pure and Applied
Mathematics from the University of Montpellier, a PhD in
Mathematics from the University of Barcelona and a Masters degree
in Mathematics for Financial Instruments (Barcelona). He joined
Regents College in August 2008 following previous academic
positions in the University of Barcelona and in the ITAM Business
School in Mexico. He is an active researcher in finance and his
work has been published in specialized academic journals. In 2006
he received from the Mexican Pension Fund Regulation Authority
(CONSAR) an award for his research on pension funds, and in 2007 he
received the National Prize on Derivatives Research awarded by the
Mexican Derivatives Exchange. He also holds a PhD in History of Art
from the University of Barcelona and has published research on
literary theory.
Mr. Aliar Hossain
Aliar Hossain (BSc,MIBA, Dip in SD,
MIBC)is an alumni of Regent's College and a Lecturer &
Programme Administrator at Guildhall College. He is also an
Executive Business Coach & Consultant in Sustainable
Development.
Robert Johnson
Robert Johnson, Lecturer in
Cross-Cultural Management, at Regent's College, spent 5 years in
Japan as a teacher and trainer in business communication skills. He
currently divides his time between lecturing in crosscultural
management at Regent’s College and providing consultancy and
training to a range of corporate clients, including Sony, Hitachi,
Nomura Securities, Deloitte and Tesco.
Dr. Valerie Kaneko – Lucas
Originally from California, Dr.
Valerie Kaneko Lucas has worked for many years in London as a
theatre scholar, director and designer. Her international career as
a scholar and theatre director has encompassed England, Wales,
Europe and the United States. Dr. Kaneko- Lucas holds a B.A. from
the University of California, Santa Cruz, a Diploma in Theatre
Studies from University of Wales Cardiff, an M.A and PhD from the
University of Essex. She is now the Head of Regent’s American
College London.
Professor Jonathan Liu
Prof. Jonathan Liu is Regent’s College
International Visiting Professor in Global Business Management and
specialises in entrepreneurship and corporate venturing. He is
Business Development Director of Hendon Business Consulting (a
business consultancy company based in Beijing) and Vinsprit (an
importer of wines and spirits based in Kuala Lumpur). Over the last
ten years Jonathan has worked with British and European companies
in developing their market presences and businesses in China and
South East Asia. Prior to this he was Professor of Chinese
Management at Middlesex University Business School and Professor of
Management at Newport Business School.
Professor Laixiang Sun
Prof. Laixiang Sun is the Chair
Professor of Chinese Business and Management, SOAS, University of
London and a Senior Research Fellow at Guanghua School of
Management of Peking University in Beijing, China. He holds a BSc
and MSc from Department of Mathematics, Peking University as well
as a PhD in Economics from the Institute of Social Studies (ISS).
He is the Leading Scientist of the SOAS Team in the EU 6th
Framework Project on “Chinese Agricultural Transition: Trade,
Social and Environmental Impacts”
Yossi Mekelberg
Yossi Mekelberg graduated in Political
Science from Tel Aviv University. He has an MA degree, with
distinction, in International Relations from Middlesex University.
He has taught International Relations at Webster University,
Regent's College, London since 1996 and is currently the head of
the International Relations department. His fields of interest are
International Relations theory, Middle East politics, US foreign
policy and International Relations and revolutions. Yossi Mekelberg
is also an associate fellow of the Middle East programme at the
Royal institute of international affairs, Chatham House. Among his
research interests in the institute are: international politics in
the Middle East, the Arab-Israeli peace process and the
implications of the war in Iraq for the region. He is a regular
contributor to the international media on these issues.
David Parrish
David spent 30 years in industry, 12
of which were spent in Asia. For nearly 10 years he has taught
business, management and finance here at Regent’s College, apart
from 6 months teaching in China. For the last 5 years he has been
Webster University’s resident director in London.
Professor JR Monroy
Prof. J R Monroy was born in and
brought up in Chile where he studied History and Sociology at the
National University of Chile. Former Professor in Sociology at the
University of Chile and National Technical University (Santiago),
Professor of Sociology with specialisation in Education in the
Universities Ricardo Palma and National University of Education,
Master Programme, Lima, Peru. Higher Diploma in Systems Analysis
& Design (London), Editor and founder of the Diplomatic
publication "NUEVO MUNDO 2000", London, U.K., founder and Chairman
of the Latin American & Caribbean Cultural Society (LACCS UK),
with extensive lecturing experience in sociology of the music: The
Praxis of the Music, in countries such as Singapore, Vietnam,
Australia, Czech Republic, Chile, etc. At present he is working in
the book An approach to the enterprise of the music, a cultural and
theoretical analysis.
Eduardo Rios
Eduardo is an Advisory Board Member of
Houston Business Bank and has a BBA in Accounting from the
University of Texas at Austin. Eduardo has worked both in the
private and nonprofit sector with roles at Pennzoil Company, The
Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau, JP Morgan Chase and
Amegy Bank of Texas. Mr. Rios worked in Mexico City for two and a
half years with the Convention Bureau, ten years in commercial
banking and currently serves as an Advisory Board Member for
Houston Business Bank. He and his family recently moved to London
as his wife Aleida works at her current role at British Petroleum.
Eduardo is an MBA candidate at Webster Graduate School London.
Dr Karem Roitman
Dr. Karem Roitman, Lectuer in
International Relations at Regent's College, holds a DPhil and
MPhil in Development Studies from Oxford University. She joined
Regent's College in January 2008, and also works as an independent
social development consultant, with experience in Ecuador, Peru,
Cuba, Morocco, and India. Lynne Rienner's First Forum Press is
publishing her book on racism in Ecuador 'Race, Power, and
Ethnicity in Ecuador - The Manipulation of Mestizaje'.
Pedro Serrano
Pedro Serrano has published three
books of poems El miedo (1986) Ignorancia (1994) and Tres poemas
(2000), Turba ("Peat") and Desplazamientos (2007). With Carlos
López Beltrán Pedro edited and translated the groundbreaking
anthology La generación del cordero: Antología de la poesía actual
en las Islas Británicas (The Lamb Generation) which brought
together translations of 30 contemporary British poets. His
libretto for the opera Marimbas de l'Exile/El Norte en Veracruz was
first staged in Besançon France in January 2000 and then travelled
to Paris and Mexico. He has also translated Shakespeare's King John
into Spanish.
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