Dr Jack Barrie is a research fellow in Chatham House’s Environment and Society Programme, and an expert on the circular economy. He leads on pioneering research examining the intersections between the circular economy, international trade and global development. He holds a PhD from University of Strathclyde on circular economy innovation policy, and previously held the role of Schmidt-MacArthur fellow with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
Latifahaida Abdul Latif is an assistant director at the ASEAN Secretariat, and is responsible for the implementation of the ASEAN Framework for Circular Economy for the ASEAN Economic Community. Prior to this role, Latifahaida was an international trade negotiator with experience negotiating free-trade agreements including the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. She holds an MSc in political economy of development from SOAS University of London.
Manuel Albaladejo is the head of UNIDO’s regional office covering Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. He leads UNIDO’s work on circular economy and energy transitions in Latin America’s Southern Cone through technical cooperation, policy advisory services and research. He holds an MPhil in development studies from the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex.
Ieva Baršauskaitė is a senior policy adviser at the International Institute for Sustainable Development, working on international trade and sustainability. As an experienced diplomat and negotiator, she has been involved in a broad range of high-profile trade negotiations, and has over 15 years of experience in the making of international trade, environment and energy policies.
Dr Alexey Kravchenko is an economic affairs officer in the Trade Policy and Facilitation section of the Trade, Investment and Innovation Division of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. His work focuses primarily on trade policy and trade data analysis, and capacity-development in the Asia-Pacific region. He holds a PhD in economics from the University of Waikato.
Dr Amelia Kuch is a policy research manager at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. She develops and communicates circular economy policy insights for national and city governments and other key ecosystem players, including global businesses and universities. Amelia holds a PhD in international development from the University of Edinburgh.
Dr Nanno Mulder is chief of the International Trade Unit at the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. His main areas of research and technical assistance are Latin America’s participation in global value chains, with a focus on services, digital trade and cross-border e-commerce; and sustainable trade, with a focus on the internationalization of SMEs, gender equality and climate change.
Melissa Murara is an environmentalist and sustainable development practitioner who specializes in the low-carbon transition and circular economy. She has worked for development finance institutions in Africa and the Americas, where she supported climate action and environmental and social risks management. She holds a BA in economics from the University of Toronto, and an MSc in environmental technology from Imperial College London.
Antoine Oger is the head of the Global Challenges and SDGs team at the Institute for European Environmental Policy. He specializes in the coherence of the EU’s internal and external policies related to trade and sustainable development, including through circular trade solutions, and in the provision of trade-related technical assistance to developing countries.
Dr Patrick Schröder is a senior research fellow in the Environment and Society Programme at Chatham House. He researches the global transition to an inclusive circular economy, with a specific focus on collaborative opportunities between key countries, closing the investment gap and building an evidence base for trade in the circular economy.
