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Annoni, Danielle

Danielle Annoni is an associate professor of International Law and Human Rights at the Federal University of Parana (UFPR-Brazil), where she coordinates the Human Rights Observatory and Legal Practice in Human Rights and Migration. She has been conducting human rights research for 18 years. She is an educator, a mother and an active human rights defender, with a focus on migration, gender and the Latin American human rights protection system. Because of her work developed with vulnerable groups regarding the education of labor rights, the empowering of women through handicraft and gastronomy fairs, advocacy in the mediation of cultural conflicts, and access to justice and education, she has received several awards.

Occupation: International Migration Law Professor and legal consultant
Countries of expertise: Angola, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Italy, Mexico, Mozambique, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Senegal, Spain, Sudan, Timor-Leste, Venezuela

Carter, Simone

Simone Elyse Carter is a public health and humanitarian expert with over 15 years of experience in outbreak analytics, research coordination, and strategic leadership. She currently serves as the Lead for Integrated Outbreak Analytics (IOA) at UNICEF, providing technical guidance and capacity strengthening for emergency response efforts worldwide.

Throughout her career, Simone has played a key role in developing data-driven solutions for complex health crises, leading interdisciplinary teams, and fostering global partnerships. Her work has included chairing the IOA working group under the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) and overseeing systematic research dissemination to improve outbreak response strategies.

Previously, Simone managed the Integrated Analytics Cell (CAI) in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where she contributed to the development of evidence-based response mechanisms during public health emergencies. Her expertise spans epidemiology, humanitarian coordination, and policy development, making her a vital resource in advancing data-informed decision-making in crisis contexts.

Occupation: Lead of Integrated Outbreak Analytics (IOA); Operational Research Manager Specialising in Complex Crises & Emergencies
Countries of expertise: Burundi, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (Republic of), Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, France, Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Iraq, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritania, Nepal, Netherlands, Portugal, Sierra Leone, Spain, Uganda

Gagliardi, Marília Papaléo

Marília Papaléo Gagliardi is a standout legal expert in the intersection of international law, climate migration, and digital rights. With an LL.M. in Public International Law and a stellar academic and advocacy portfolio, she has successfully bridged legal theory with real-world impact. Her track record includes strategic litigation for NGOs, drafting influential policy documents, and pioneering legal innovation for vulnerable communities. She has published widely in peer-reviewed journals and prestigious platforms like Oxford University Press and Asser Press, while also shaping debates at key global conferences. Marília's trilingual fluency, cross-continental legal insight, and commitment to justice and equity make her an invaluable asset to any institution engaged in human rights, climate governance, or digital policy work. Her integrated, visionary approach ensures she not only understands global legal frameworks but actively contributes to shaping them.

Occupation: Marília Papaléo Gagliardi is a highly accomplished attorney
and legal researcher with deep specialization in climate
migration, digital rights, and human rights law. Holding an
LL.M. in Public International Law from the University of São
Paulo, she brings over five years of experience advising
NGOs, UN agencies, and academic centers on strategic
litigation, policy advocacy, and data protection. Her career
spans Latin America and Europe, with significant contributions
to the legal regulation of AI, digital privacy, and migrant rights.
She has authored multiple peer- reviewed publications,
presented at global conferences, and actively shapes policy
dialogues around environmental migration and technology
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Countries of expertise: Brazil, European Union, Latin America, Oceania, Portugal, South America

Garcia, Cameron

Cameron Garcia is a rising leader in international security intelligence, combining academic excellence with practical diplomacy. His intelligence roles in private and governmental sectors demonstrate a deep command of regional threats, sociopolitical dynamics, and global security frameworks. With hands-on diplomatic experience from Latin America to Europe, Cameron excels at crisis analysis and advisory roles. He is an invaluable asset for organizations navigating complex geopolitical environments.

Occupation: Cameron Garcia is an accomplished geopolitical analyst and
open-source intelligence (OSINT) expert with extensive
experience in crisis monitoring and global risk assessments.
With firsthand exposure through internships across multiple
U.S. embassies, Cameron has become a trusted advisor for
international travel, diplomatic affairs, and strategic security
analysis. His depth in Latin American, Caribbean, and
African geopolitical dynamics positions him as a forward-looking
security and diplomacy specialist.
Countries of expertise: Belize, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, North Macedonia, Portugal, United States of America

Johnson, Michelle

Michelle Johnson is Associate Dean of Faculty for the Social Sciences and Professor of Anthropology at Bucknell University. A cultural anthropologist specializing in religion and ritual in Africa and the contemporary African diaspora (i.e., Africans in Europe and the United States), she has conducted extensive fieldwork in Guinea-Bissau and with Guinean immigrants in Portugal. She has held grants from the Social Science Research Council, the U.S. Department of Education (Fulbright-Hays), and the Institute for Citizens & Scholars (formerly the Woodrow Wilson Foundation). Her articles have appeared in the Journal of Religion in Africa, African Studies Review, Anthropology Quarterly, and Food and Foodways. She is author of Re-making Islam in African Portugal: Lisbon - Mecca - Bissau (Indiana University Press, 2020) and co-author (with Edmund "Ned" Searles) of Reciprocity Rules: Friendship and Compensation in Fieldwork Encounters (Lexington Books, 2021). She also provides expert testimony on asylum cases pertaining to West Africa and the contemporary African diaspora on topics such as genital cutting, forced marriage, and religious persecution and freedom. She teaches courses on cultural anthropology, the anthropology of religion, African Studies, and the life course and was… Read more

Occupation: Associate Dean of Faculty for the Social Sciences and Professor of Anthropology
Countries of expertise: Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d`Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Portugal, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Spain, United Kingdom, United States of America

Magalhães Martins, Clara

Occupation: Clara Magalhães Martins is a dual-national PortugueseBrazilian legal expert with extensive experience in Ukraine,
specializing in human rights, humanitarian access, and conflictrelated legal analysis. She currently serves as Country
Manager for a European defense company and Professor of
Public International Law at the Kyiv School of Economics.
Clara’s dynamic career includes legal training delivery, access
negotiation, crisis planning, and public speaking across global
forums. She has produced legal briefs, risk assessments, and
stakeholder reports for high-level international decisionmakers. Her unique background combines field coordination in
active conflict zones with deep academic and practical
expertise in international… Read more
Countries of expertise: Brazil, Germany, Portugal, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

Pacifico, Andrea Pacheco

Dr. Pacifico has been an international lawyer since 1993, with expertise in International Human Rights Law, particularly human rights of refugees and forced migrants, since 1997. She has been an associate professor for Law and International Relations at Maceio, Brasilia, and Joao Pessoa universities since 1997.  She has taught International Law/Relations, Human Rights, and Refugee and Migration Issues for more than two decades. Dr. Pacifico has also presented seminars, given lectures and interviews, published papers, supervised theses and dissertations on these issues, and my own research principally focuses on human rights of legal minorities and human rights protections of refugees and legal minorities in Brazil and abroad.

Currently, Dr. Pacifico is a full-time associate professor in International Relations at Paraiba State University and a full-time collaborator/researcher at the Post-Graduate Program in Comparative Studies on the Americas, at University of Brasilia, both in Brazil, in addition to being a Senior Research Associate at the Refugee Law Initiative at University of London, UK. She was a post-doctoral fellow at the York University Centre for Refugee Studies, Canada (2009 to 2010), visiting research fellow at the Refugee Studies… Read more

Occupation: Professor
Countries of expertise: Angola, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Italy, Mexico, Mozambique, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Senegal, Spain, Sudan, Timor-Leste, Venezuela

Reed, Christian

Christian Reed is a Medical Anthropologist and Epidemiologist who specializes in sub-Saharan and East Africa. He has extensive research experience in Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia and speaks Portuguese, Swahili, Lunda-Ndembu, and Bemba. His single-authored book "Landscapes of Activism" pertains to pharmaceutical treatment access and HIV/AIDS activism with the matrilineal and Muslim tribes of northern Mozambique. He specializes in the social ramifications of infectious and communicable disease and rural and urban global health. Christian also studies religion with interests in traditional religion and healing, Pentecostalism, Catholicism, Santaria, Voodoo, and spirit possession.

Occupation: Medical Anthropologist
Countries of expertise: Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Jamaica, Malawi, Mozambique, Portugal, South Africa, Tanzania, United States of America, Zambia