Welcome and Conclusion

WELCOME SESSION | 22ND MARCH | 2:30 PM - 2:50 PM EET

Professor Henrietta L Moore will be in conversation with RELIEF Centre co-investigators, Professor Howayda al-Harithy, Professor Diana Laurillard, Professor Fouad Fouad to discuss the overlapping crises in Lebanon, how we seek to adapt to the circumstances and respond to them and how they frame the conference.

Moderator

Professor Henrietta L. Moore is the Founder and Director of the Institute for Global Prosperity and the Chair in Culture Philosophy and Design at University College London (UCL). A leading global thinker on prosperity, Professor Moore challenges traditional economic models of growth arguing that to flourish communities, businesses and governments need to engage with diversity and work within environmental limits. She is the lead academic on the ESRC-funded RELIEF Centre aiming to improve levels of prosperity in Lebanon, the country with the world’s largest number of refugees per capita.

SPEAKERS

Professor Howayda Al-Harithy is a Professor of Architecture at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon. Her research in Islamic art and architecture focuses on the Mamluk period and engages theoretical models of interpretation, particularly post-structuralist models, as analytic tools of the production of architectural and urban space. Her more recent research focuses on urban heritage with special emphasis on the theoretical debate on heritage construction and consumption related to identity building and post-war reconstruction. Her professional engagements have recently focused on two projects she is leading: the Urban Sustainable Development Strategy for Saida in Lebanon and the Central Area Plan for al-Madina al-Munawara in Saudi Arabia.

Professor Diana Laurillard is Chair of Learning with Digital Technologies, UCL Knowledge Lab at the Institute of Education. Professor Laurillard's research projects include: Developing in the Learning Designer suite of tools and online community for teachers and trainers, adaptive games apps for learners with low numeracy and dyscalculia, and the use of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) for professional development courses, and as a research tool.

Professor Fouad M. Foaud, MD, is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences at the American University of Beirut. His research focuses on refugees' health and the Syrian refugee crisis, including displacement inside Syria and the neighbouring countries. Professor Fouad currently serves as a commissioner on two Lancet Commissions; AUB Lancet Commission: Syria and the crises in global governance, health and aid, and UCL-Lancet Commission on Migration and Health.

CONCLUSION | 22ND MARCH 2021 | 16:00 PM – 6:50 PM EET

Professor Henrietta L Moore will be in conversation with RELIEF Centre co-investigators Dr Maha Shuayb, Dr Camillo Boano and Dr Elaine Chase to reflect on the conference and discuss the future of the RELIEF Centre.

Moderator:

Professor Henrietta L. Moore is the Founder and Director of the Institute for Global Prosperity and the Chair in Culture Philosophy and Design at University College London (UCL). A leading global thinker on prosperity, Professor Moore challenges traditional economic models of growth arguing that to flourish communities, businesses and governments need to engage with diversity and work within environmental limits. She is the lead academic on the ESRC-funded RELIEF Centre aiming to improve levels of prosperity in Lebanon, the country with the world’s largest number of refugees per capita.

speakers:

Dr. Maha Shuayb is the Director of the Centre for Lebanese Studies, a visiting fellow at the Faculty of Education at the University of Oxford, and the president of the Lebanese Association for History. Dr. Shuayb's research focuses on the sociology and politics of education. Her research areas include education and social cohesion, refugee education, citizenship education, and history education.

Professor Camillo Boano is an architect, urbanist and educator. He is a Professor of Urban Design and Critical Theory with over 20 years of experience in research, design consultancies, and development work in South America, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and South East Asia. His research is centred on the encounters between critical theory, urban and architectural design processes, and informal and contested urbanisms as well as the different spaces of humanitarian actions and post-conflict interventions.

Dr. Elaine Chase is a Senior Lecturer in Education, Health Promotion, and International Development at UCL's Institute of Education. Her research focuses on the wellbeing outcomes of young people and communities, particularly those most likely to experience disadvantage and marginalisation. Elaine is Principal Investigator on an ESRC-funded study 'Becoming Adult' (www.becomingadult.net), exploring the wellbeing outcomes of former unaccompanied migrant young people after turning 18, and CoInvestigator on an international ESRC-DFID funded study examining ways to reduce stigma in antipoverty policies.