We are proud to welcome an exceptional lineup of keynote speakers at the VOICES Final Conference in Paris! These thought leaders bring cutting-edge perspectives on gender equality, inclusive academia, and transforming research cultures.

From institutional change to intersectional policy-making, their contributions will spark dialogue and inspire action.

Zuzana Andreska

She studied law and gender studies at Charles University. She has been working at the Gender and Science department since 2021 and is dedicated to working with the state administration to promote gender equality in science. Her dissertation project at the Department of Public and Social Policy, Faculty of Social Sciences, focuses on the roles of ombudsperson in protecting the rights of students and employees.

 

Kimberley Aparisio

Kimberley (she/her) holds a degree in Psychology and Sociology from the University of Pennsylvania and studied abroad at Goldsmiths College, University of London. She is currently a PhD candidate at the UCL Institute of Education, where she earned an MA in Education and International Development. Her doctoral research explores how temporary migration from the U.S. to the UK shapes the identities of Black women in higher education. Kimberley teaches on the BSc Sociology module Identities: Sociological Perspectives at UCL and is also a dedicated yoga practitioner and instructor.

 

Martin Andler

Martin Andler is a mathematician and historian of science. He is Professor Emeritus at the Université de Versailles St-Quentin (Paris-Saclay). His main domains of research are Lie theory in mathematics, and in history the development of mathematics in France since 1870. A graduate of École normale supérieure in Paris, he obtained his PhD (doctorat d’État) from Université Paris-Diderot in 1983. He has held positions as a CNRS researcher, before joining Versailles-St-Quentin University. He has held visiting positions as professor at MIT, Rutgers, and as visitor at IAS-Princeton. He was vice-president of the Société mathématique de France (1997-1999) and the founding president of Animath, the main mathematics outreach organisation in France (1998-2017). His interest in European policy issues led him to be Vice-President of Euroscience (2012-2018). Since 2017, he has been the President of the Initiative for Science in Europe. His web page (with link to his CV and list of publications) is here.

 

Jennifer Redmond

Associate Professor in Twentieth Century Irish History in the Department of History at Maynooth University and formerly the Director of the MA in Irish History (2014-19). She is also one of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion representatives to the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. She is the Chair and main proposer of the successfully funded COST Action HIDDEN: History of Identity Documentation in European Nations which brings together scholars in different disciplines across the EU and its affiliated members to examine issues of identity documentation, migration and citizenship from the twentieth century to the present day. The network runs from October 2022 to October 2026 and incorporates five thematic Work Groups with public facing as well as academic outputs.  Jennifer is also a member of the Motherhood Project at Maynooth University, which is leading the way in examining cultural representations of motherhood and the way that mothers are depicted in popular culture, film, literature and the media. Jennifer brings her research in the area of motherhood and work and motherhood and citizenship to the project. The Motherhood Project is member of the European Union Horizon 2020 funded research network on contemporary European motherhood, involving researchers from Vilnius University in Lithuania and Uppsala University in Sweden. Jennifer is also part of the Intersectional Humanities Research Strength in Arts and Humanities Institute at Maynooth University which brings together leading European scholars whose research addresses key contemporary issues of intersectional experience, politics, and justice from contemporary and historical perspectives.

 

Anne‑Sophie Godfroy

Associated Professor in Philosophy at Université Paris‑Est Créteil (UPEC) and Equality Officer for the university. She specialises in the philosophy and epistemology of science, with a strong focus on gender and diversity in research and higher education.

With over two decades of experience, Anne‑Sophie has played a leading role in developing and implementing institutional Equality Plans, promoting gender-sensitive approaches in academic careers, research design, and innovation. She is an active contributor to European projects on gender equality (including ACT and GENDER TIME) and leads the VOICES COST Action.

Her teaching and research aim to bridge critical theory with practical change, especially in STEM, AI, and educational policy. She is affiliated with the “République des Savoirs” research centre at ENS.

Violette Toye

Secrétaire générale du Programme d’études sur le genre de Sciences Po, raconte l’administration d’un tel projet. Read more.

Shaban Darakchi

Shaban Darakchi holds a Ph.D. degree in Sociology. Dr. Darakchi is a junior researcher at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. His main professional interests are gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and religion in Eastern Europe and Bulgaria. His doctoral thesis explores the changing gender roles and notions of sexuality among the Bulgarian Muslims. He has published one book and several articles devoted to the intersections of gender and sexuality. Currently, Shaban is investigating sexual minorities’ activism and identities in Bulgaria and Eastern Europe. In 2014 he was a Fulbright Visiting Fellow at the University of Hartford in Connecticut, USA and in 2016 he spent six months at the Australian Centre for Sex Research as an Endeavour Fellow. Shaban has also been working as a trainer in non-formal education projects and he has participated as an invited speaker to conferences and summer schools in many European countries, Canada, South Africa, Australia, and the USA.