Global Advisory Member, Mexico Professor Luis Eduardo Velázquez Contreras is a senior sustainability researcher with over 30 years of experience as an Industrial Engineer. Dr. Velazquez holds a doctoral degree in engineering science with a major in Cleaner Production and Pollution Prevention from the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He has been a sustainability research intern at several higher education institutions, such as the Center for Health and the Global Environment

Global Advisory Member, United States Professor John Gunn is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown Law Center Georgetown University, United States. He was a tax partner with Ernst & Young for 32 years. Prior to 2007, at Ernst & Young, he focused on tax planning for business combinations. In 2007 he moved to Ernst & Young’s National Tax Group in New York. He worked in the Tax Advisory and

Global Advisory Member, Mexico Professor Gabriel Puron Cid of the Public Administration Department of the Center for Economic Research and Teaching, A.C. (CIDE) in Mexico. Member of the research system, Level II, of the National Institute of Science and Technology (Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología – CONACYT). His research agenda includes auditing and control entities, financial transparency, budget management, performance evaluation, electronic government, technological innovations, open government, smart cities.

Global Advisory Member, Saudi Arabia Cultivating a career spanning over 15 years, Professor Fahdah Sultan Alsudairi brings extensive expertise to the fields of accounting and auditing. As a Professor of Accounting and Auditing at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, she has made significant strides in both academia and practical application. Prof. Fahdah’s career journey began as a Teaching Assistant and progressed through various academic ranks to her current role as

Global Advisory Member, Saudi Arabia Trained as a Three-Dimensional Designer, Frank managed own creative consultancy group for 25 years, employing and managing designers in interior, graphic, branding, advertising, conference, venue, and exhibition design working with UK, European and Asian clients. Later he went on to offer design and management consultancy to various entities before being recruited by the Chartered Society of Designers to deliver strategic change. During his time as

Deputy CEO – Global, Saudi Arabia HH Princess Abeer S. bin Farhan Al Saud has 20 years of experience in social impact roles, spanning multilateral settings, sustainability, peacebuilding, development agencies, and nonprofit organizations. She is dedicated to supporting global peace, cultural and sustainability projects. During her time as Director of European Countries Department at the Gulf Cooperation Council, Abeer played a key role in spearheading and leading development policies to

Global Advisory Member, Sri Lanka Dr. P.R. Weerathunga attained his bachelor’s degree in accountancy and finance from Rajarata University of Sri Lanka in 2009. He subsequently achieved a master’s degree in financial mathematics from Moratuwa University in 2015. He received his PhD in Management Science and Engineering from Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, P.R. China in 2020. At present, Dr. Weerathunga is a Senior Lecturer affiliated with the Department of

Global Advisory Member, Saudi Arabia With over 18 years of experience in the education sector, Dr. Mohammed is the General Supervisor of Planning and the Secretary of the National Educational Committee for Sustainable Development Goals (SDG4) at the Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia. He holds a PhD in Educational Leadership from the University of Strathclyde and a certificate in Leading Smart Policy Design from Harvard Kennedy School. He is

Global Advisory Member, Italy Dario Salerno is a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Banking and Finance at the Department of Management Studies and Quantitative Methods (DISAQ) of University of Naples “Parthenope”, where he teaches Corporate Finance and Financial Institution and Markets. Prior to this position Dario was Assistant Professor in Finance (tenure track position) at Wenzhou-Kean University in China. He is qualified as an associate professor by the Italian Ministry of