Twenty-Sixth International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities & Nations

  • The Social Impacts of Geopolitics: Interventions to Strengthen Humanity
  • 27-29 May 2026
  • National Autonomous University of México, México City, México + Online

Plenary Speakers

The Twenty-Sixth International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities & Nations featured plenary sessions by some of the world's leading thinkers and innovators in the field.

Maurice Biriotti

Maurice Biriotti

Professor of Applied Humanities and Co-Chair of the Arista Institute at University College London, UK

"Fragmented Dialogues: Polarization, Its Enablers, and Its Consequences"

Nelia Tello Peón

Nelia Tello Peón

Career Professor and Coordinator of the Interdisciplinary University Seminar on School Violence, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México

"Imperative Social Bonds and Ties of the New World Order"

Sharon G. Borja

Sharon G. Borja

Research Professor at the Graduate School of Social Work, Principal Investigator of the Mixed Methods Study on Latino Health, Behavioral Health. University of Houston, USA

"Ethics and Opportunities with AI for Strengthening Socio-Community Wellbeing Strategies"

​Víctor R. Yáñez Pereira

​Víctor R. Yáñez Pereira

Vice Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Director of the Degree and Master's program in Social Work at the Autonomous University of Chile, Chile.

"Geopolitics and current complexities. Transformative perspectives from Social Work"

Research Network Chairs

Eugenia Arvanitis

Eugenia Arvanitis

Professor of Interculturality & Diversity in Education, University of Patras, Patras, Greece

(English)

Carmen Miguel Vicente

Carmen Miguel Vicente

Professor and researcher in Diversity, Sustainability, and Inclusive employment at the Faculty of Social Work, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain

(Spanish)

Mari Ángeles Medina Sánchez

Mari Ángeles Medina Sánchez

Delegate of the Dean for Social Affairs and Prevention, and Coordinator of the Diversity and Inclusion Unit at the Faculty of Statistical Studies, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain

(Spanish)

Conference Chair

Carmen Guadalupe Casas Ratia

Carmen Guadalupe Casas Ratia

Director, National School of Social Work, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México

Local Conference Committee

María Eunice García Zúñiga

María Eunice García Zúñiga

Academic Secretariat of ENTS, UNAM

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México

Pedro Isnardo De la Cruz Lugardo

Pedro Isnardo De la Cruz Lugardo

Culture of Social Prevention against Violence, Addictions, and Crime.

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México

Emerging Scholar Awardees

For each conference, a small number of Emerging Scholar Awards are given to outstanding graduate students and emerging scholars who have an active research interest in the conference themes. Emerging Scholars perform a critical role in the conference by chairing the parallel sessions, providing technical assistance in the sessions, and presenting their own research papers. The 2026 Emerging Scholar Award Recipients are as follows:

Ulises Charles Rodriguez

Ulises Charles Rodriguez

University of Calgary, Canada

(In-Person)

Nidia Hernández

Nidia Hernández

California State University, Northridge, United States

(In-Person)

Raúl Campos Méndez

Raúl Campos Méndez

Escuela Nacional de Trabajo Social, UNAM, México

Ambar Varela

Ambar Varela

Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana - Iztapalapa, Mexico

(In-Person)

Karla Daniela Fuentes Hernández

Karla Daniela Fuentes Hernández

Escuela Nacional de Trabajo Social, UNAM, México

(In-Person)

Triyanto Pujowinarto

Triyanto Pujowinarto

Universitas Sebelas Maret, Indonesia

(In-Person)

Luis Carrera González

Luis Carrera González

Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain

(Online Only)

Kalen D. Zeiger

Kalen D. Zeiger

Antioch University, United States

(Online Only)

Tynecca Lynch

Tynecca Lynch

Appalachian State University, United States

(Online Only)

José Baptista

José Baptista

Universidade do Minho, Portugal

(Online Only)

Xiaoyu Gao

Xiaoyu Gao

Indiana University of Pennsylvania, United States

(Online Only)

Logan Tayler Pender

Logan Tayler Pender

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States

(Online Only)

Natasha Welcome

Natasha Welcome

Middlesex College, United States

(Online Only)

Lesly Cabrera

Lesly Cabrera

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States

(Online Only)

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Claire Johnston

Claire Johnston

Charles Darwin University, Australia

(Online Only)

Host Institution