Mediterranean Sustainability Partners

Segment 1 : introduction to Gunay Bayramova, her background, her education, what she currently does and hopes to do Segment 2 : policy and actions Azerbaijan is taking as a Sustainable tourism destination Segment 3 : Azerbaijan’s challenges and long term objectives in Tourism. Biography of Gunay Bayramova : Gunay Bayramova is the head of the Tourism Industry and Project Management Division at the...

This is Ellen Wasylina’s speech at the Stratcom Summit in Istanbul, November 24, 2023. Strategic communication is a prerequisite for combating hybrid threats, as it comprises crisis communication, public relations, public diplomacy, civil preparedness, awareness, strengthening coordination, and the fight against disinformation.  The biggest challenge for governments and politicians is to inform th...

This is a very spécial épisode of Ellen Wasylina’s speech at this Sustainable Development Forum that took place in Baku on November 16, 2023. The National Coordinating Council for Sustainable Development of Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Economy of Azerbaijan and the Delegation of the United Nations Development Program in Azerbaijan jointly organised the Sustainable Development Forum on the topic of...

What’s next for Raj and Juice? They have some advice for you!

Learn more about the AMAR, the sustainable fashion pop-up curated by Raj , and supported by Juice, who entered a jacket made of cactus material.

This is a very special episode of the podcast, as I interview two of my former students in Sustainability in the Fashion industry at IESA Arts and Culture School Raj Rathod, who was the curator of the exhibit/pop-up in Paris from November 8-10 , and who will introduce the concept of the AMAR exhibit, the backstory, and tell us about the group of multicultural designers, notably, with Hayford Okyer...

segment 1 Meet the designers of the AMAR pop-up upcycled, vintage Sustainable Fashion expo, who introduce themselves in this first segment

Interview with Dr. Ruby Makhija, a trained ophthalmologist, but who has transitioned to dedicating her time to waste management and eliminating single use plastic (SUP). Here are the 3 segments of the podcast : 1. Her Journey from A medical doctor to Waste Management  2. Plastic: From A Miracle to A Menace 3. Key solutions  Here are some highlights of her actions in this space : * Ophthalmologist....

Following the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, this is an interview with Dr. Stephen Blank . Here are the 3 segments : 1)Israel attacked, 2) What should Israel do? 3) Endgame Biography of Dr. Stephen Blank Dr. Stephen J. Blank is Senior Fellow at FPRI’s Eurasia Program. He has published over 900 articles and monographs on Soviet/Russian, U.S., Asian, and European military and foreign pol...

Le titre de cet episode s’inspire d’une exposition collective qu’a organisé Anna Canter a Verderonne (Oise) en 2012, intitulé « Chaos et Merveilles »  Voici les 3 segments de ce podcast : Segment 1 : Little Odessa Gallery : la culture comme arme de guerre Segment 2 : Terre d’Ukraine : accueillir les femmes et les enfants ukrainiens en France; Intégration, Déplacement, Création  Segment 3 : Centre...

This is a very special Podcast episode : my speech on Zero Waste at a side event at the G20, on the kind invitation of the Directorate of Communications of the Turkish presidency. As a former director of Environment of a French city from 2008-2011, I was happy to share my expertise in three parts : 1) Recycling 2) Economic And Social Governance (ESG) 3) a sustainable Business model is necessary

Segment 1 : EGET Foundation : vison and mission (https://www.eget.org.tr/en/our-mission/) Segment 2 : Scholarships for Good, dedicated to the principles of secularism, republic and democracy. (SDG.s ?) Segment 3 : Nurturing social entrepreneurship in Agriculture, Lavendar, Olive oil , Truffles and Eco-Tourism Short bio of Özlem Uzman : Özlem is the co-founder and chairperson of EGET Foundation.  S...

Title of this episode : "Dare to Partner with the Future!" the 3 segments: Segment 1 : What is NELIS , Next Leaders' Initiative for Sustainability, its vision and mission Segment 2 : What is OML : One Million Leaders? Segment 3 : What is the OML App as a tool both for empowerment and fundraising? Short bio of Peter David Pedersen Born in Denmark, he is a resident of Japan for 31 year...

This is a special podcast, of Ellen Wasylina’s written speech for a recent EU Green Week in Brussels on June 7 at the Press Club on how to prepare and train our youth for the green transition. In this prepared and written speech, Ellen Wasylina shares her past experience and why she decided to create the Trocadéro Forum Institute in Paris, France in 2022. « Having just spoken in Istanbul, on the k...

This a a very special podcast episode : Ellen Wasylina was invited to speak at two EU Green Week events. This is her speech written for the first event on June 6, 2023, where she relays her experience as former director of environment of a French city, and gives four personal recommendations, four priorities . She also talks about why she founded the Trocadéro Forum Institute, to train the next ge...

This is Ellen Wasylina’s entire speech , delivered at the Istanbul Security Forum, May 3, 2023 Here is the link to the website and to the panel : https://isf.org.tr/en/ , https://isf.org.tr/en/events/challenges-on-the-governance-of-global-security/ Her speech is divided into 3 parts : geopolitics, geoeconomics and energy.

Segment 1 : who is Hatem? Segment 2 : AI & NLP in Africa are the next disruptors Segment 3 : AI & NLP applications in Africa for equity, inclusion and diversity Bio : Hatem Haddad received a doctorate in Computer Science and Information Systems from University Grenoble Alpes, France. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at VTT Technical Research Center of Finland and at Norwegian University of Sci...

Segment 1 : Suzy is Development director at MEANS : what does she do? Segment 2 : what is MEANS data base ? Segment 3 : what are your challenges ? Means data base : MEANS (Matching Excess And Needs for Stability) Database is an online platform connecting those with excess food, like grocery stores, co-ops, and restaurants, with nearby emergency food providers who serve those in need. Our organizat...

Season 3 Episode 10 : Addressing 4 Sustainability Challenges Segment 1 : Empowering next generation leaders  Segment 2 : 4REVS summit  Segment 3 : innovative solutions needed Felix Iziomoh is the Founder of Bee-Flex Consultancy Ltd. He is passionate in providing sustainable solutions to individuals, private and corporate organizations by helping them achieve their goals faster than they can imagin...

Intro : This is a special Women’s Day podcast, celebrating, saluting women I admire , who have inspired me and others, to join me in a 15 minute segment (English and French) to speak about their work as professionals in different sectors of the economy. Bio : Professeur associé invité à l'Université de la Défense nationale "Carol I", Faculté de sécurité et de défense, Département des opé...

This is a special Women’s Day podcast, celebrating, saluting women I admire , who have inspired me and others, to join me in a 15 minute segment (English and French) to speak about their work as professionals in different sectors of the economy Tanya Shea, President, People of Ukraine Foundation, USA Bio : Tetyana Shea grew up in Kyiv, Ukraine in a military family. Her father is a combat vete...

This is a special Women’s Day podcast, celebrating, saluting women I admire , who have inspired me and others, to join me in a 15 minute segment (English and French) to speak about their work as professionals in different sectors of the economy. Bio : Anna Aleksandra Koj is Managing Director of Mavence , Brussels. She helps individual clients to thrive by aligning their personal and professional v...

Intro : This is a special Women’s Day podcast, celebrating, saluting women I admire , who have inspired me and others, to join me in a 15 minute segment (English and French) to speak about their work as professionals in different sectors of the economy. Bio : Working at the highest level, Julia Lagahuzère was previously Deputy Casting Director of Opéra National de Paris in the two theatres of...

Intro : This is a special Women’s Day podcast, celebrating, saluting women I admire , who have inspired me and others, to join me in a 15 minute segment (English and French) to speak about their work as professionals in different sectors of the economy. Bio : Valeria Giannotta studied in Milano at Catholic University where she obtained her Ph. D. Since 2009 she has been active in Turkey where...

Intro : This is a special Women’s Day podcast, celebrating, saluting women I admire , who have inspired me and others, to join me in a 15 minute segment (English and French) to speak about their work as professionals in different sectors of the economy. Bio : Adria is the founder of The Vine Global Impact. Her background builds on diverse experience working with family offices, government lea...