UBC experts on the G7 summit
Canada is hosting the 51st G7 summit from Sunday to Tuesday in Kananaskis, Alta. UBC experts are available to comment.
Simon Donner
Professor, Dept. of Geography
Dr. Florian Gassner, PhD
(He/Him/His)
Associate Professor of Teaching, Dept. of Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies
Email: florian.gassner@ubc.ca
Interview languages: English, German, Italian, Russian
Expertise:
- Russia’s war in Ukraine
Prof. Terri Givens, PhD
(She/Her/Hers)
Professor, Dept. of Political Science
Tel 514-668-4576
Email: terri.givens@ubc.ca
Interview languages: English, French, German
Expertise:
- global issues, including immigration and technology
Dr. Kurt Huebner
Professor, Dept. of Political Science
Tel: 604-822-9439
Email: kurt.huebner@ubc.ca
Interview languages: English
Expertise:
- trade policy conflicts
- climate change
Philippe Le Billon
Professor, Department of Geography, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Email: philippe.lebillon@ubc.ca
Interview languages: English, French
Expertise:
- critical minerals
- illegal fishing
- environmental conflicts
*limited availability
Dr. Stewart Prest, PhD
(He/Him/His)
Lecturer, Dept. of Political Science
Email: stewart.prest@ubc.ca
Interview languages: English
Expertise:
- Canada-U.S. policy
- Canadian foreign policy
- global conflicts
- security
- economics
- trade
Dr. Samuel Roscoe, PhD
(He/Him/His)
Lecturer, Division of Operations and Logistics
Tel: (236) 339-1758
Email: samuel.roscoe@sauder.ubc.ca
Interview languages: English
Expertise:
- Supply Chain
- Global value chains
- Tariffs
- Geopolitical disruptions
- Innovation
- Artificial Intelligence
Prof. Yves Tiberghien, PhD
Professor, Department of Political Science
Email: yves.tiberghien@ubc.ca
Interview languages: English, French, Japanese
Expertise:
- global economic governance, global order in transition
- relations with China
- relations with, and role of, Japan and Korea
- EU and global order, Ukraine
- economic security questions: critical minerals, AI governance, green technology
- U.S. and global order, global trade order in transition
Prof. Heidi Tworek
(She/Her/Hers)
Professor of International History and Public Policy, Dept. of History, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Tel: 617-905-2321
Email: heidi.tworek@ubc.ca
Interview languages: English, German
Expertise:
- social media
- artificial intelligence
- platform governance
- online abuse and harassment
