Bangladesh

Agronomist with specialization in applications of remote sensing for agriculture. After 10 years on control of CAP subsidies with remote sensing and GPS, I moved to the group dealing with food insecure countries; we monitor agriculture (with a foucus towards drought) in 80 food insecure countries on a monthly basis (see JRC ASAP); we also work on yield forecasting at regional (infra country) level using meteo and remote sensing yield indicators. Our main challenges there are to access crop statistics (over at least 15 years) and find relations between these statistics (which may be biased) and yield indicators (the ones we have may not be the best ones).

Following two decades spearheading high-value digital transformation, corporate governance, and risk management projects on behalf of prominent clients in Oceania and the Middle East, I have built a vast network of contacts in these two markets that will be a valuable source of leads for Self Adaptive Power using Gravity (SAPG) going forward. He divides his time between cultivating SAPG sales prospects and managing Cannaleaf Pty Ltd, a sustainability-focused startup he recently incorporated.

https://sapg.cannaleaf.org/

https://wastemanagement.cannaleaf.org/

I support leaders and organisations to achieve meaningful change with expertise in the following areas:

Leadership and organisational development: I help leaders and teams navigate complex challenges, enhance decision-making, and build capacity for sustainable growth. My approach is rooted in understanding both the formal and informal aspects of organisations, including power dynamics and the quality of relationships.

Influencing policy and practice: I work with organisations to develop and deliver effective influencing strategies and advocacy campaigns. This includes undertaking policy analysis and advising on outputs and activities, promoting the use of knowledge, as well as internal governance, and evaluating the impact of interventions.

Strengthening innovation systems: I analyse and advise on knowledge and decision making systems, including the production and use of knowledge, stakeholder consultation processes and partnerships between various actors (including how equitable they are).

I've worked on a diverse range of issues (climate change, social affairs, amongst others); with a diverse range of clients, including foundations, government agencies, universities, think tanks, NGOs, and international organisations; and with clients located across the world.

I am a social entrepreneur and founder of Brighter Smiles, which coordinates the EVETTI project under the Erasmus+ Programme action Capacity building in the field of VET. I am a VET teacher in craft-, design and product development-. In media and communication, I am a farmer, a sailor and a fashion designer with 15 years of professional experience in the industry, working in Spain, England and Norway. I am passionate about transforming lives through education and lifelong learning and recognize the critical role of education as one of the main drivers of the development of the individual and society. I believe diverse, inclusive, and thriving local communities that contribute to sustainable production and consumption and equitable, prosperous, and peaceful societies can be achieved through co-creation and comparison with good environments at home and abroad.