Dr Winterford (from UTS-ISF) has more than 20 years work experience working in the international development sector. Keren's areas of expertise include research design in partnership, particularly with NGOs; participatory research; facilitation and training; design, monitoring and evaluation; and strengths-based approaches to development. She has a passion for enabling change processes where individuals, groups and communities realise and draw on their own strengths and assets to create their vision to change. Keren is well versed in the three topics which are the core focus of this panel. She has co-authored a book on a strengths-based approach for international development, is passionate about decolonising development and the importance of including multiple world views and has experience in climate change integration in the civil society programming.