Speakers

Here we list the speakers and workshop leaders who have shared their knowledge at SPAN meetings and SPAN-related events.

Professor Michaël Aklin

Affiliation:

  • Associate Professor at EPFL, Chair of Policy & Sustainability, and Co-Managing Director at Enterprise for Society (E4S)
  • Also, the academic advisor for SPAN

SPAN Speaking Event:

  • June 21st 2024: SPAN Inaugural Event: Just Transition of Energy and Job Markets

Professor Michaël Aklin received his PhD from New York University in Political Science in 2014. He completed a postdoc position at the University of Pennsylvania. After eight years as a professor at the University of Pittsburgh, he accepted the positions of Associate Professor of Economics at EPFL and of
Co-Managing Director Enterprise for Society Center (E4S). E4S is a joint venture between EPFL, IMD, and the University of Lausanne. Prof. Aklin collaborates with a variety of NGOs, policymakers, academics, private industry companies, and more.

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Professor Karen Scrivener

Affiliation:

  • Ordinary Professor at EPFL, heading the Laboratory of Construction Materials (LMC) 

SPAN Speaking Event:

Professor Philippe Thalmann

Affiliation:

  • Associate Professor at EPFL, heading the Laboratory of Environmental and Urban Economics (LEURE) 

SPAN Speaking Event:

Professor Dominique Foray

Affiliation:

  • Professor Emeritus and Honorary Chair of Economics & Management of Innovation at EPFL

SPAN Speaking Event:

Dr. Jack Williams

Affiliation:
  • President of the Institute for Global Negotiation

SPAN Event:

Dr. Mazlan Othman

Affiliation:

  • Advisory Council Institute for Global Negotiation
  • Former Director of United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
  • Founding Director General of Malaysian National Space Agency

SPAN Event:

Dr. Sophie Girardin

Affiliation:

SPAN Event:

  • February 26th: Early Career Science Policy Roundtable Event

Dr. Benedikt Knüsel

Affiliation:

SPAN Event:

  • February 26th: Early Career Science Policy Roundtable Event