Speakers / Resource Persons

Dr.Lata Satyen (Australia)-Lata Satyen is an Associate Professor in Psychology at Deakin University and a Registered Psychologist. She is the Founding Co-Convenor of the Deakin Network Against Gendered Violence. She is also the Victorian State Lead for the Australian Domestic, Family, and Sexual Violence Recovery Alliance. she received the Government of Victoria Award for Excellence in Multicultural Affairs; in 2019 and the Australian Crime and Violence Prevention Award; in 2021. She has received over $7 Million of research funding and she has published extensively on the prevention, intervention and recovery from family violence especially in multicultural communities.

Dr. Madhu Sharan (India) She is a Livelihoods and Gender Specialist with over three decades of work experience in academia and development sector. As President of a leading, international NGO, Hand in Hand India, she oversees projects related to livelihoods promotion, financial inclusion, women empowerment and community development. Additionally, she worked as a Consultant with multilateral organizations including ADB, GIZ, and DFID for monitoring and evaluating projects related to gender and development. Dr. Sharan is a Sociologist, having completed her graduation from Delhi University and post graduation, M Phil and PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.

Dr Michelle Philip (India)- She is an Indian researcher with a keen interest in Culture Studies, Film, and Media from a gendered perspective. She is currently Associate Professor and Head of the Department of English at Wilson College, University of Mumbai, where she teaches Popular Culture, Modern British Literature and Film.Dr Philip was awarded her PhD in Gender from Panjab University for her research on the "Representation of Women in Mainstream Hindi Cinema". Dr Philip, has designed and teaches a course on Visual Media and the Art of Making Meaning to Post-Graduate media students at St. Paul’s Institute of Communication Education, Bandra, Mumbai.

Dr. Prabhath Patabendi (Canada)- He is a Development Specialist with more than three decades of work experience in facilitating women empowerment, Gender, Livelihood regeneration, financial knowledge and leadership. He has contributed his expertise as a consultant with multilateral organizations including FAO, UNFPA, IOM, UNDP for many international projects related to Women empowerment and development. Presently, Dr. Patabendi hold the post of Editor -in -Chief of International Multidisciplinary Research Journal, a scholarly, open access, Canadian online journal focusing on Multidisciplinary research. His is a Co-Founder and Convener of GWS2026 conference.