Authors

Kobie Brand

Deputy Secretary General, ICLEI; Regional Director, ICLEI Africa
Kobie Brand is the deputy secretary general of ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, regional director of ICLEI Africa, and global…
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Matt Leighninger

Head of Democracy Innovation, National Conference on Citizenship
Matt Leighninger is the head of democracy innovation at the National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC), a congressionally chartered non-profit…
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Clarence Anthony

CEO and Executive Director, National League of Cities
Clarence E. Anthony is CEO and executive director of the National League of Cities, the largest and oldest organization representing America’s…
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Heather Conley

President, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
Heather A. Conley is president of the German Marshall Fund. Previously, she was the senior vice president for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic at…
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Paul Huang

Research Fellow, Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation
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Celine Ruby

Former Foundation Relations Officer
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Ryo Sahashi

Associate Professor, University of Tokyo

Satoru Mori

Professor, Hosei University

Satoshi Machidori

Professor, Kyoto University

Takeshi Iida

Professor, Doshisha University