WEBINAR PARTICIPANTS
Meredith Storey: Dr. Meredith Storey is a manager and content developer at the UN Sustainable Development
Solutions Network’s flagship education initiative, the SDG Academy. In her role as Education and Data Analytics Manager, Meredith oversees new content development, partner engagement, business development, and engagement metrics. She earned her PhD from the
Kemmy Business School at the University of Limerick, Ireland; her dissertation examined how the framing of sustainable development reporting by businesses and business schools has changed over time.
Kayla Colyard: Kayla Colyard is the Education Coordinator for the SDG Academy, based at the Secretariat
office of the SDSN in New York City and also serves as the Events & Partnerships Leader for SDSN Youth. Her professional interests lie at the intersection of change management, youth empowerment, technology and innovation, quality access to education, corporate
social responsibility, and storytelling as a tool for progressive change.
John Dilyard: Dr. Dilyard is a Professor in the Management & Information Technology and Interdisciplinary
Studies Departments at St. Francis College, Brooklyn, New York. He is a Co-Chair of the Sustainability Shared Interest Group in the Academy of International Business. He earned his PhD from Rutgers University, has an MBA from the Wharton School, an MA from
American University and a BA from the College of Wooster. He is the principal contact at St. Francis College for the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UNSDSN) and its Community of Practice. His research interests include investigating
how the private sector can best contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals and what pedagogical approaches are best to teach sustainable development at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Shasha Zhao: Dr. Zhao is Associate Professor of International Business and Innovation at Surrey University
Business School. Dr. Zhao is a Co-Chair of AIB Sustainability Shared Interest Group. Her research focuses on MNE innovation and knowledge management, and impact on sustainable development. She has published in journals including Journal of World Business,
International Business Review, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Human Resource Management Journal, among others. Dr Zhao is editing a Special Issue in International Business Review on: MNE Innovation for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, and
a Special Issue in AIB Insights (official AIB journal) on: Managing Sustainable Development in International Business. She also edited a Special Issue entitled: Do MNEs contribute to, or reduce, inequality?, in Critical
Perspectives on International Business.
Daria Panina: Dr. Daria Panina is a Clinical Associate Professor in Management at Mays Business School,
Texas A&M University, USA. She holds Ph.D. and M.A. from Rutgers University, USA; MBA from American Institute of Business and Economics, Russia; and B.A. from Moscow State University, Russia. Daria is the Chair of the Teaching & Education Shared Interest Group
of the Academy of International Business. She teaches international business and management courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and directs several Study Abroad programs annually. Dr. Panina does research in the areas of cross-cultural skills
and global competencies development.
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