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• University of Florida / Harvard University – Graduate School of Design • Designer / Architect / Builder / Developer / Innovator / Social Entrepreneur • Technology / Fabricated Modular Housing / Eco-Systems • USA - Pensacola, FL
Dr. Larry Barrow Founder / CEO
• University of Florida & Redding (UK) – ICMA Centre • Six Sigma Master Black Belt • Founder - Voice of the Customer • Senior Manager Continuous Improvement • Cleveland Clinic - Abu Dhabi, Alfa Laval • UAE – Abu Dhabi / Gothenburg, Sweden / USA - Pensacola, FL
Amanda Newmark Strategy / Leadership
• Mississippi State University • Marketing & Sales / Business Development • Insurance Company Owner / Track Star (880-yard dash) • USA – Starkville, MS / Warri, Nigeria
Sule Alli Marketing & Sales
• University of Florida • Director / Executive Administration / Occupational Therapist • Early Childhood Education / Special Needs Children / Geriatrics • Health & Wellness • USA - Pensacola, FL
Mel Barrow Executive Administration
• Manufacturing Systems Designer • Aerospace Technology • Machinist / Tool & Die • Owner – Russell Machine Shop • USA – Anniston, AL
Rocky Russell Fabrication / Systems Design
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• Pierre and Marie Curie University - Paris, France • Materials Science • Structural & Seismic Simulation / IT Communications & Networks • Construction Material Consultant • Karagozian and Case • USA - Los Angeles, CA / Lome, Togo
Dr. Koffi Enakoutsa Mechanical Engineer
• Manufacturing / CNC High Technology Machinist • Aerospace Technology • CNC Machinist / Tool & Die / Motorcycle Chopper Fabricator • Russell Machine Shop • USA – Anniston, AL
Chip Russell Fabrication
Georgetown University Law Center International Operations Officer United States Air Force JAG Corp USA - Newport, Rhode Island • Africa – Bamako / Lisbon – Portugal / USA - Pensacola, FL
Jane Male Attorney
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• University of Louisville • Irving Distinguished Professor • Department of Urban Planning • Ball State University • Community Revitalization / Sustainable Communities • USA – Muncie, IN / Tamale & Accra, Ghana
Dr. Michael Burayidi Urban Planner
• University of Nairobi • Director and Proprietor - Litiku Consultancy • Consulting Quantity Surveyors • Nairobi, Kenya
Festus Litiku Quantity Surveyor
• Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University • Hyderabad, India • Architect / Building Scientist / Construction Manager • Postdoctoral Researcher + Fulbright Scholar • Natural Ventilation / Sustainable Communities • Qatar University • Doha, Qatar / India
Dr. Madhavi Indraganti Architect / Scientist
• Ball State University • Design / Construction • Ove Arup • Ordu, Turkey
Ege Taskin Yener Architect
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• Ball State University • Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology • Ministry of Housing and Public Works - Republic of Bangladesh • Design / Construction / Fabrication • Dhaka, Bangladesh
Pankaj Kanti Dash Architect
• Ball State University • Design • USA – Indianapolis, IN / Luanda, Angola
Lidia A-wan Architect Student
• Florida Atlantic University • Design / Construction / Fabrication • Sustainable Eco-Design • T.R. Hamzah & Yeang (Dr. Ken Yeang) • Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur / USA - West Palm Beach, FL
Michael Goodwin Architect
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• Indiana University / Purdue University - Indianapolis • Mississippi State University • Hunan University, P. R. China • Design / Construction / Fabrication • Human Computer Interaction Design • USA – Indianapolis, IN / Singapore + Hong Kong
Shanglei Zhang Architect / UI Designer
• Mississippi State University • Design / Construction / Fabrication • Burris / Wagnon Architects, P.A. • USA – Jackson, MS + Memphis, TN / Lagos, Nigeria
Olutosin Kusa Architect
• Universidad de Los Andes – Bogotá, Colombia Designer / Social Entrepreneur Founder + CEO - FUNDACION JULIGON Laboratorio de Arquitectura - Juliana Gonzalez Bozzi Business Administration / Management • Bogotá, Colombia
Maria Gonzalez Bozzi Architect
• University of Lomé Project Manager / Researcher + Inventor Renewable Energy (wind, solar) Generators / Control systems Electrical Protection / Automated Systems Engineering Control • Lomé, Togo
Xavier Kaley Electrical Engineer
TEAM
• University of Lomé Business / Mathematics / CISCO Networks / Database Management IT / Web Enterprises / Systems Administration • Director of AGOA Resource Centre – Lome Head Consular Service File / Economic Observatory at CCIT First Vice President - Togo Internet Society • President – NGO Human Solidarity Humane for … Advancement of Women & Children • Lomé, Togo Gilbert Kavege Business / IT Systems
Architecture + Urban Planning at Instituto Camillo Filho (ICF) - Brazil • Federal University of Piaui – UFPI - Brazil Exchange Student at College of Architecture and Planning, Ball State University, Muncie-IN, USA • Sponsored by the Federal Program: Science Without Borders Brazil – CSF Sao Domingos do Maranhao, MA, Brazil
Antonia Lorrayne Assuncao Dos Santos Architect / Urbanist • University of Stuttgart - Master’s Degree, Master of Science (MSc), ITECH Integrative Technologies & Architectural Design BSc in Architecture, Ball State University CAP Waterford Kamhlaba United World College of Southern Africa [UWCSA] Mbabane, Swaziland Machabeng College, International School of Lesotho - Maseru, Lesotho Stuttgart, Germany / Rome, Italy
Alexandre Mballa- Ekobena Designer / Architect
Network Infrastructure Design / VoIP / Wireless Systems Network Security / Migrations / Intrusion Prevention & Detection Installations / Configurations • Facebook – Menlo Park, CA / Lome, Togo
Guy Bouaka Sr. Network Engineer
ADVISORS Academic Director Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Illinois Institute of Technology Harvard University - Graduate School of Design Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi – India Research Professor - IIT Institute of Design Technology and Media Convergence USA - Chicago, IL / India
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Dr. Anijo Mathew Academic Director MBA - Middlesex University Business School, London University Law - University of Nigeria • United Nations University Tokyo Japan – International Courses on Environment and Sustainable Development Partner / Goldsmiths Solicitors Lagos, Nigeria / London, UK
Colin Egemonye Attorney / Barrister
• Carnegie Mellon University – HCI Mississippi State University - MS in Architecture • College of Engineering and Technology – (Architect), Bhubaneswar, India Product Management and Development Product vision and business objectives for compelling user experience SAP Ariba • USA – San Francisco, CA / India
Lalatendu Satpathy UX Architect
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art Founder / CEO ArcSphere Architecture & Research, LLC Information Services Digital Design and Technology • USA – New York, NY / Philadelphia, PA
Paul Seletsky Architect
Institute of Design - IIT Chicago Masters of Design - Industrial Design Center - IIT Bombay BArch - BIT Mesra, Ranchi, INDIA • Senior Researcher – Furniture Herman Miller • USA – Chicago, IL / India
Shilpi Kumar Industrial Designer
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• University of Pennsylvania – E.D. - Higher Education Management Kansas State University MArch Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India - B.Arch Dean - School of Architecture - University of Kansas USA - Lawrence, KS / India
Dr. Mahesh Daas Architect • Harvard University – Graduate School of Design • Founder – Design Convergence Principal Author - UN HABITAT Urban Planning for City Leaders Spatial planning and urban and regional development specialist Territorial strategies / economic development drivers / governance setups International consortiums / Complex multidisciplinary teams International Financial Institutions Asian Development Bank, CAF Banco de desarrollo de América Latina Inter-American Development Bank World Bank Group Madrid, Spain Pablo Vaggione Architect-Urban Planner