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Dr Mamoeletsi Mosia is the Managing Director at the South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement, a business unit of the National Research Foundation (NRF-SAASTA). Prior to joining NRF-SAASTA, she worked at the CSIR as a senior manager in different roles including Human Capital Development, Research Management and Operations Management. Before then, she was a scientist at Sasol where she grew within the ranks to Principal Scientist level. Throughout her career, she has been involved in the development of STEM professionals in one way or the other, a role she is very passionate about. Mamoeletsi earned her BSc (Hons) and MSc in Chemistry from the University of Natal, and her PhD in Chemistry from the Technical University of Eindhoven, The Netherlands. She also completed a MCom degree in leadership studies from University of KwaZulu-Natal as well as BA (Hons) in Psychology from UNISA.

Founder-President of Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA). Dr. Tandon is an internationally acclaimed leader and practitioner of participatory research and development. He is Founder-President of Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA), a global centre for participatory research & training. He is also Co-Chair of the UNESCO Chair in Community Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education since 2012. Dr. Tandon also heads the Forum for Indian Development Corporation (FIDC) as its Chairperson. Engineering in Electronics from IIT, Kanpur, MBA from IIM Calcutta and PhD in Management from Case Western Reserve University, USA, Dr. Tandon has taught courses on participatory research & democratic governance in South Africa, UK, Canada, Italy, USA, Colombia, Malaysia, Philippines and Cambodia, in addition to several universities in India. He has written more than 100 books, articles and training manuals on participatory research, social responsibility of higher education, civil society & local governance.

Sophie Duncan and Paul Manners co-direct the UK’s National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE). The NCCPE was established in 2008 to support universities to embed innovative approaches to involving the public in their work. The NCCPE is widely recognised for its expertise in supporting organisational change, partnership working, impact assessment and innovation in engagement. Sophie leads on business development and strategy, and co-edits Research for All, an international peer reviewed journal about the processes of Engaged Research. Sophie is a physicist, who has worked in engagement her whole career, including for the Science Museum and for the BBC. Paul leads on the centre’s policy work. He began his career as an English teacher, before joining the BBC where he worked as an educational television producer and campaign director for 18 years.