Universalia regularly hosts Lunch & Learn sessions which provide a space for the Universalia team to share learnings from our work in a collaborative team setting.
Universalia Speaker Series
The Universalia Speaker Series, a sub-project of the Lunch & Learn initiative, hosts Speakers with a wide range of expertise to share their knowledge and skills across the firm, and with our wider community. Speakers include members of the Universalia team, Associate Consultants, and external experts and collaborators with whom we have established relationships. The Speaker Series focuses on cutting-edge topics that drive forward excellence and innovation in our field.
If you are interested in being a Speaker, please contact our Speaker Series Coordinators, Maria Fustic and Beement Alemayehu.
Highlighted Presentations
EnSeCT, Environmental Peacebuilding, March 2022
This Lunch and Learn was presented by the Environment, Security, and Peacebuilding Practice at Universalia, including Eric Abitbol, Marie-Eve Yergeau, Aurelie Ieroncig, Rennie Jordan, Natalie Martin, and Shaida Mahmoud. The presentation shares the practice’s insights regarding the Environmental Peacebuilding Conference held by the Environmental Peacebuilding Association in February 2022. The presentation shares reflection from;
- Rennie Jordan regarding “Climate Change, Security Risks, and Action in Africa as well as Disaster Risk Reduction and Peacebuilding.”
- Aurelie Ieroncig regarding “Climate Change, FCV, and Forced Displacement.”
- Natalie Martin regarding “Gender and Environmental Peacebuilding.”
- Shaida Mahmoud regarding “Community-Based Approaches.”
- Eric Abitbol regarding “Systems Change Evaluation: Is Environmental Peacebuilding Ready?”
Maria Fustic, Global Security Economy Forum, October 2021
This Lunch and Learn was presented by Maria Fustic, Consultant with the Organizations and Partnerships Practice and Gender Equity and Inclusion Practice. Maria attended the Global Social Economy Forum (GSEF) in October 2021 to present her research. The GSEF is a multilateral international gathering for the promotion of Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) to achieve sustainable development. It was launched in Seoul in 2014, and has since taken place in Bilbao, Montreal, and this year in Mexico City. Maria’s presentation included;
- A brief introduction to the forum and the concept of SSE,
- The contents and findings of my Master’s research which I presented at the forum and which focused on the SSE of food in Montreal,
- A discussion about the relevance of SSE in the context of international development evaluation.