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Joana Sousa Ribeiro is a researcher at Centre for Social Studies (Europe and the Global South: Heritages and Dialogues´ thematic line) and a PhD student at the School of Economics, University of Coimbra, Portugal. Her PhD thesis is about the de-skilling and re-skilling process of migrants in the healthcare sector. Her main research interests include socio-professional mobility of migrants and refugees, admission and inclusion´migrant policies, health and migration, longitudinal studies, intercultural studies and citizenship. From its publications stand out the organization of the book, in co-authorship, (2021), Material Politics of Citizenship Connecting Migrations with Science and Technology Studies. London: Routledge. She was a co-founder and coordinates a CES working group, the ITM - Inter Thematic group on Migration and she is a member of CES Trauma Observatory.

He holds a joint Erasmus Mundus master’s degree in migration and intercultural relations (EMMIR) from a consortium of African and European universities led by the University of Oldenburg (UOL), a second master’s degree in human rights and rights of native peoples, and a bachelor’s degree in law from the Autonomous University of Yucatan (UADY) in Mexico. His master thesis was focused on the notions of home of LGBTIQ+ refugees in the Netherlands, being published by the University of Stavanger (UiS).
Guillermo worked at local human right commissions and NGOs in Mexico and was involved in women, LGBTIQ+ and indigenous rights advocacy by providing human rights training for NGOs, universities and governmental institutions. He has also conducted research in Germany, the Netherlands and Norway and co-authored publications for peer-reviewed academic journals and media outlets on the topics of gender equality, feminist foreign policies and LGBTI migrants in Europe.
Guillermo worked as an intern for the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Interesex Association (ILGA World) during the year 2021 in the UN advocacy programme supporting LGBTIQ+ rights defenders in their involvement with UN Treaty Bodies and Special Procedures. He is currently leading ILGA World’s engagement with UN Special Procedures and the Sustainable Development Goals, and supporting LGBTIQ+ advocates to participate in United Nations spaces,

Antonio Ricci is Deputy President of the Italian Study and Research Centre IDOS (www.dossierimmigrazione.it). Expert on international migrations, after having obtained his PhD in “History of Europe: cultural roots and international policy” at University Sapienza of Rome (2004), he was the Project Manager of the Italian National Contact Point within the European Migration Network – EMN (till March 2014), an EU funded network.

Academic Tutor, Asian Studies, College of Humanities and Sciences & Graduate Student, Malay Studies, National University of Singapore | National University of Singapore Teaching Award Recipient 2023 | Current until 30 June '23 - Teaching and Curriculum Specialist, illum.e | From July 1st '23 - Language and General Paper Specialist, Curriculum Innovation and Strategy Lead | Co-Lead for Asia Region and Youth Leader, Regional Steering Committee, Global Indigenous Youth Summit on Climate Change, United Nations Institute of Training and Research | Intellectual Contributor and Co-Signatory to invited commentary in Nature to stimulate development of a global partnership among Indigenous youth, supporting SDG 17 with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals | Member, Interreligious Organisation | Member, INSPIRIT | Associate Member, Alpha Society | Volunteer Docent, Harmony Centre | Volunteer Research Trainer & Consultant, AMKFSC Community Services Pte. Ltd | Grassroots Leader, People's Association | Mentor for Asian Environmental Youth Network Members | 2023 Bahas 4PM National Malay Debates Judge | Expert on Migration Research Hub, IMISCOE | Member, International Society for Cultural History | Member, International Society for Cultural History | Member, The Peranakan Association of Singapore | Best Male Delegate, Global Peace Summit Dubai 2023 | Harmony Champion, Temasek Foundation, Roses of Peace | Content, Topics & Moderator Lead, Akar, Variasi Performing Arts

Silver (Voice, Professional Category) Prize Winner of the 2023 Euro-Elite International Music Competitions | Unique Interpretation Award of the 2023 UK International Music Competition | Bronze Prize Winner out of 2 Winners Internationally in the Voice, Professional Category, of the 2023 Grand Metropolitan International Music Competition | Silver (Voice, Professional Artist Category) Prize Winner of the 2022 - 2023 Canadian International Music Competition | Second Prize Winner (Vocal, Professional Category) of the 2023 UK International Music Competition

First Class Honours in Sociology with a Minor in European Studies, National University of Singapore | Distinction for Singapore-Cambridge GCE Higher Malay Language | Diplôme Approfondi de Langue Française Niveau C2 - Highest Diploma of French as a Foreign Language, awarded by the French Ministry of Education | Distinction in Singapore-Cambridge GCE Arabic | Distinction in Intermediate German Qualifications from the National University of Singapore

PhD (Cum Laude) in Migration Studies. Patrizia is an expert in contemporary international migration, with special interest in the migration of unaccompanied minors. She is part of the Institute for Migration Research, University of Granada. Her PhD thesis was: "Unaccompanied Migrant Minors in Spain and Italy: the application of the Best Interest of the Child". Supervisors: F. Javier Garcia Castaño and Francisco J. Durán Ruiz.
She held a Master at the Research Institute for Migration Studies, Comillas Pontifical University of Madrid.

Veronica Riniolo is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences of the Catholic University of Milan. Since 2008 she collaborates with ISMU Foundation taking part to national and international research projects on migration and integration topics. She is a member of the Scientific Board of the Methodology Section at AIS (Italian Association of Sociology) (2019-2021).
Her research interests include:
1) activism and political participation of migrants and youths with a migrant background;
2) socio-economical inclusion of Roma people.

Sebastian Rinken (PhD, EUI) is researcher and deputy director at the Institute for Advanced Social Studies (IESA), a unit of Spain's Research Council (CSIC) located in Córdoba. Having worked extensively on a variety of integration processes, his current research focuses mostly on attitudes toward immigration and immigrants and related measurement issues.