Organizing Committee
The local and international conference organizing committees consist of members
from universities in Ethiopia, Israel , The Netherlands, Italy, France, Japan,
Germany, and Poland. Their profiles are presented below.
Main Organizing Committe

Prof. Tesfaye Semela
Director, Institute of Policy and Development Research
Chairperson

Dr. Mengistu Dinato
College of Social Sciences and Humanities
Secretary

Dr. Emebet Bekele
Director, Office of External Relations & Communications
Member

Dr. Fekede Menuta
Editor-in-chief, Journal of ETHIOENQUIRY, College of Social Sciences and Humanities |
Member

Dr. Melisew Dejene
Institute of Policy and Development Research
Member

Dr. Seyoum Yunkura
Director, Institute of Sidama Cultural Studies
Member

Prof. Zeleke Arficho
Dean, College of Social Sciences and Humanities |
Member

Prof. Mebratu Mulatu |
Coordinator, Collaborative Researches |
Member

Dr. Rahmeto Abebe
Director, Research Programs
Member

Dr. Aseged
Director, Research Programs
Member
International Organizing Committee

Dr Ahmed Hassen
Head, Office of International Relations, Addis Ababa University (Addis Ababa) |
Ethiopia

Mr. Mitiku GabreHiwot
Department of Anthropology, Mekelle University (Mekelle) |
Ethiopia

Dr. Anbessa Teferra
Tel Aviv University (Tel Aviv)
Isreal

Dr. Éloi Ficquet
Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (Paris) |
France

Dr. Takele Maried
Director, Institute of Ethiopian Studies (IES), Addis Ababa University (Addis Ababa)
Ethiopia

Dr.Alula Pankhurst
Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (Paris)
Ethio-UK

Prof. Gianfrancesco Lusini
Dipartimento di Studi e Ricerche su Africa e Paesi Arabi, Universita degli Studi di Napoli "L'Orientale" (Naples)
Italy

Prof. Hanna Rubinkowska
University of Warsaw (Warsaw)
Poland

Prof. Masayoshi SHIGETA
Centre for African Area Studies, Kyoto University (Kyoto) |
Japan

Prof. Stefan Weninger
Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies, Philipps-Universitaet (Marburg) |