1. Dr. Mei Lin Chen
Institution: University of the South Pacific, Fiji
Research Scope: Pacific Islander Urban Resettlement Patterns
2. Dr. Marcus Brown
Institution: Sri Lanka Centre for Poverty Studies
Research Scope: Post-War Rural Livelihood Reconstruction
3. Dr. Priyantha Fernando
Institution: Mauritius Social Research Council
Research Scope: Creole Cultural Identity in Coastal Urbanization
4. Dr. Aminata Diop
Institution: Senegalese Institute of Sociology
Research Scope: Gender Roles in Sahelian Rural-Urban Migration
5. Dr. Juris Burlakovs
Institution: Latvian Institute of Anthropology
Research Scope: Baltic Depopulation and Rural Revitalization