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George Washington University (Washington D.C., U.S.A.). He is also giving
lectures in the French Military School in Paris. He is also the European
Editor of the international academic review Space Policy.
Christian Olarean is Legal Advisor to the Permanent Mission of Romania
to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in
Geneva.
Gayantha RL Kodikara is a Research Scientist at the Arthur C. Clarke
Institute for Modern Technologies, Sri Lanka.
Dr. Ýbrahim ÖZ is Vice President of Turksat Satellite Operations and Cable
TV Incorporation. He is responsible for operations of Turksat Satellites,
generating and uplinking digital television bouquet, procurement and
program management of new satellites as well as research, development and
satellite design. Prior to his current position, he was satellite control and
monitoring director of Turksat AS. He was responsible for operations of
Turksat Communication Monitoring Centre to provide its customer
continuous and reliable any kind of video, voice or data transmission via
Turksat satellites.
Beatrice Fihn is the Programme Manager of Reaching Critical Will. She
monitors and analyzes a wide range of disarmament negotiations and
discussions at the UN and elsewhere. She joined Reaching Critical Will in
2010 and prior to this position, she worked as a research officer at the
Geneva Centre for Security Policy, where she carried out research on
geopolitics and global security in areas such as outer space and emerging
strategic technologies. Beatrice represents Reaching Critical Will on the
steering groups of several international civil society campaigns, like the
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons and the Campaign to
Stop Killer Robots. She has a BA in International Relations from Stockholm
University and a Masters of Law at University of London with a
specialization in public international law.
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