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Horst Kremers (Berlin) (*1948)
Senior Engineer, Information Systems Strategy Advisor
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3992-6340

Horst Kremers is particularly interested in Applied Informatics and in Information Management in the context of operating and controlling complex dynamic information systems. 

After his studies (RWTH Aachen and University of Bonn) and after positions at the Technical University of Berlin and the University of Stuttgart, he joined the Technical Administration of the Berlin Senate Administration (Ministry level). 

Horst Kremers has continuously participated actively in the definition of innovative strategies and in the elaboration of methodological as well as technical innovations in several professional associations and organizations. For many years he has also been involved in discussions around the implementation of UN instruments at global, national, regional and local levels, mainly in the areas of sustainable development (UN SDGs ) and information management for disaster risk reduction (UN DRR).  

Since the days of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development and Agenda 21and according to the requirements specified in the UN SENDAI Framework text, he is deeply concerned in substantially extended stakeholders / all-of-society roles in governance and implementation of UN instruments. 

Details of papers, presentations and activities in these fields are documented at
https://Horst-Kremers.de   

Prof. GONG Ke is Executive Director of the Chinese Institute for the New Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Strategies, Chinese Academy of Engineering; He was President of World Federation of Engineering Organizations from 2019-2021, and now chairing the Task Force for Strategic African Programs of WFEO.

He obtained his doctor degree for technical sciences from Technical University Graz, Austria in 1986, and joined Tsinghua University, China in 1987. Since then, he has more than 30 years’ experience in engineering education and research. He had served as vice president of Tsinghua University (1999-2006), and president of Tianjin University (2006-2011) and Nankai University (2011-2018). Prof Gong Ke was member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the UN Secretary General from 2014-2017. He is honorary fellow of International Science Council (ISC). 

Audrey Yue is Provost’s Chair Professor of Media, Culture and Critical Theory and Deputy Director at the NUS Centre for Trusted Internet and Community, at the National University of Singapore. Her research covers intercultural communication, and Asian media and cultural studies. She has worked with vulnerable communities (youths, women, and young migrants/refugees) to develop new models of multiculturalism, cultural participation and digital citizenship, and conducted cultural evaluation for international industry and government organisations such as Creative Australia and the Singapore National Arts Council. She is a member of UNESCO’s Editorial Board for the 2026 4th Re/Shaping Policies for Creativity Report, and is also in the editorial boards of Journal of Communication, Feminist Media Studies, Television and New Media, and European Journal of Cultural Studies. Her current funded research project is “Digital Information Resilience” (AcRF Tier 3 Grant, MOE-MOET32022-0001).  Her latest publication is The Oxford Handbook of Misinformation (2026).

Dr Jun Yu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communications and New Media at the National University of Singapore, where he is also a Research Affiliate at the Centre for Trusted Internet and Community and the NUS Artificial Intelligence Institute. His research examines the intersections of digital media, artificial intelligence, and data governance through the lens of social theory and mixed-methods approaches. Currently, he is the principal or co-investigator on three major projects: (1) the impact of AI on workers at public cultural institutions in the UK, France, and Singapore; (2) the development and measurement of digital resilience; and (3) the role of social media algorithms in shaping contemporary notions of solidarity and recognition. His work has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals such as Information, Communication & Society, New Media & Society, Social Media + Society, and American Behavioral Scientist. Prior to joining NUS, he worked as a Policy Analyst at the OECD’s Directorate for Education and Skills where he analysed digital infrastructure for education across OECD countries and developed policy recommendations for governments.

Dr. Renae Loh is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Trusted Internet and Community (CTIC) at the National University of Singapore. Her research focuses on socio-digital inequalities, youth digital culture, and digital resilience, literacy, and well-being. Her work emphasizes the importance of understanding how digital technologies intersect with social structures and practices. She holds a PhD in Sociology from Radboud University, The Netherlands, an M.Sc in Sociology and Social Research from Utrecht University, The Netherlands, and a B.Soc Sci in Communications and New Media from the National University of Singapore, Singapore.

Bengü Sezer graduated from Mersin University, Faculty of Science and Letters, Department of English Linguistics. She completed her MA degree at Mersin University, Institute of Social Sciences and her PhD degree at the same institute between 2014-2022. She has been working as a lecturer at Mersin University, School of Foreign Languages since 2006. On the other hand she continues her work in the fields of new media and social media.

Dr. Zhan Zhang joined the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) in September 2023 as Assistant Professor in International Communication and International Liaison and Exchange Officer for the School. She holds a PhD in Communication Sciences from Università della Svizzera italiana (USI, Lugano, Switzerland), and completed her postdoctoral research at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California (USC, Los Angeles, the United States), funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. Prior to joining UNNC, Dr. Zhang worked as a full-time researcher and lecturer at USI in Lugano, Switzerland, between 2017 and 2023. She was the co-founder of the Europe-China Dialogue: Media and Communication Studies Doctoral Summer School (2014–2019), in collaboration with the School of Journalism and Communication at Peking University (PKU, Beijing, China). Since 2017, she has also been a guest lecturer at Peking University in Beijing, China. She had over 20 publications in various international academic journals and edited books, and has co-edited three special issues in peer-reviewed academic journals. Her research fields include strategic communication, intercultural communication, technology and society (with a particular focus on Chinese tech companies), and China’s soft power in Europe.

Emillie de Keulenaar is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Copenhagen, a researcher at the University of Amsterdam's Digital Methods Initiative and Open Intelligence Lab, and a consultant for UN DPPA's Innovation Cell. Her research is about the politics of speech moderation and the implementation of public dialogue processes in algorithmic systems.