Fr. Joseph Christie, SJ – moderador

He is the Secretary for Higher Education of the Society of Jesus and President of the International Association of Jesuit Universities (IAJU). He was Director and Professor of Decision Sciences at XLRI – Xavier School of Management in Jamshedpur, one of India's leading business schools. For nearly 20 years, he served at Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA) in Chennai as a professor, dean, and director of the institute. He is currently the President of the Xavier Association of Management Institutes (XAMI), an association of all Jesuit business schools in India, and also serves as the Treasurer of the International Association of Jesuit Business Schools (IAJBS). He holds a Master’s degree in Mathematical Statistics from the University of Madras, India, and earned both his MBA and Ph.D. in Business Administration with a specialization in Decision Sciences from Saint Louis University, USA.

Dr. Tania Tetlow

She is the president of Fordham University. Prior to joining Loyola, President Tetlow served as senior vice president and chief of staff, as well as the Felder-Fayard Professor of Law at Tulane University, where she was a key strategic adviser to President Michael Fitts. President Tetlow graduated cum laude in American Studies from Tulane University and earned a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School, where she graduated magna cum laude and was a Harry S. Truman Fellow.

Fr. Luis Fernando Múnera Congote, SJ

He is currently President of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, holds a Licentiate in Philosophy from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, a Bachelor’s degree in Theology, and a Doctorate in Philosophy from the Centre Sèvres in Paris.

He has served as Dean of the Faculty of Political Science and International Relations; advisor to the Academic Vice President; and co-director of the University Planning Program on Peace and Reconciliation. He has also been an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Philosophy at Javeriana, where he held the position of Program Director.

At the Javeriana Cali campus, he worked in the area of social formation and coordinated the Specialization in Ethics and Values, where he also taught Ethics, Politics, and Philosophy.

Between 2001 and 2003, he was Executive Director of the Program for Peace of the Society of Jesus in Colombia, and he has been involved in the formation of Jesuits in the country. He was a member of the Board of Regents of Javeriana from August 2012 to November 2019.

Fr. Roberto Yap, SJ

He is President of Ateneo de Manila University, a position he assumed in August 2020. Fr Yap received his PhD from University College London, specializing in Environmental Economics. He also holds a Master in Public Policy from the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government; an MA in Economics from New School for Social Research in New York, an MA in Theology from Loyola School of Theology, and a BA in Economics (Honors Program) from Ateneo de Manila University.Prior to his current role, Fr Yap was President of Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan.

Fr. Philip Geister, SJ

Father Philip Geister, S.J., is the Rector of the Newman Institute in Uppsala. A Jesuit and Doctor of Theology, he has been living in Sweden since 1991. He also serves as President of the Kircher Network, a network of Jesuit universities and higher education institutions in Europe and the Middle East. In addition, Father Geister is a board member of the International Association of Jesuit Universities (IAJU).

Dr. Carlos Gómez

He is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. He is a medical doctor specializing in psychiatry and consultation-liaison psychiatry, a psychoanalyst, holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Epidemiology, and a Ph.D. in Public Health. His areas of interest include: affective disorders (depression, bipolar disorder, and suicide), consultation-liaison psychiatry, clinical practice guidelines (methodology, dissemination, and implementation), research methodology (analytical observational studies, qualitative methods, national surveys), and research networks. He is a university professor at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He is the former Director of the Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health and currently serves as Director of the Master’s Program in Clinical Epidemiology. He is also an editor of health sciences journals, former Editor-in-Chief of the Revista Colombiana de Psiquiatría, and current Editor-in-Chief of the Revista Colombiana de Psicoanálisis. He is President of LatinCLEN (Latin American Network of Clinical Epidemiology) and Director of RAB-INCLEN (Scientific Committee of the International Clinical Epidemiology Network - INCLEN). He also works as a psychiatrist at the San Ignacio University Hospital. He has edited books on Clinical Epidemiology and Clinical Psychiatry.

Dr. Anna B Moreland

Dr. Anna Bonta Moreland is the Anne Quinn Welsh Endowed Chair and Director of the University Honors Program at Villanova University. A full professor in the Department of Humanities, her academic expertise and research include medieval theology, interfaith dialogue, and comparative theology. She is the author of Known by Nature: Thomas Aquinas on Natural Knowledge of God (Crossroad/Herder, 2010), Muhammad Reconsidered: A Christian Perspective on Islamic Prophecy(University of Notre Dame Press, 2020), and The Young Adult Playbook: Living Like it Matters (CUA Press, 2024). She is recipient of a “Hope in Higher Education” Templeton Foundation three-year grant, and a Lilly funded Educating Character Initiative “Augustinian Leadership and Character Education Beyond the First-Year Experience: Toward a Shared Understanding and Collaborative Practices at Villanova” one-year grant.

Dr. Regina Hechanova Alampay

Ma. Regina M. Hechanova Alampay is a full professor and licensed psychologist and the Chief of Party of the USAID RenewHealth project. Gina was formerly the, Chair of the Department of Psychology, Ateneo de Manila University and past President of the Psychological Association of the Philippines (PAP).   A prolific researcher, Gina was named one of the Outstanding Young Scientists in 2005. Gina has always been active in outreach, making sure that mental health services are provided for those who need it most. She led the efforts in creating Katatagan, a resilience program for disaster survivors in the Philippines. For her efforts, she was named Outstanding Women in Nation’s Service in 2010 and in 2018, Outstanding Professional in Psychology by the Professional Regulatory Commission.

Dr. Neeta Pereira

Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and Counselling at St. Joseph's University, Bengaluru – India. She holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from Jain (Deemed-to-be) University, a Bachelor's degree in Education from Christ (Deemed-to-be) University, and a Master's degree in Psychology from Bangalore University. Her research focuses on developing a psychoeducation module for mothers on the prevention of child sexual abuse and on designing psychoeducational strategies aimed at preventing such abuse.

Fr. Michael Garanzini, SJ

Father Michael J. Garanzini, S.J., assumed the role of President of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) on July 1, 2020. Just prior to this position, Father Garanzini served as Secretary for Higher Education of the Society of Jesus and as Chair of the Board of Directors of the International Association of Jesuit Universities (IAJU). He was President of Loyola University Chicago from 2001 to 2015. As Secretary for Higher Education, Father Garanzini led several initiatives to foster national and international collaboration among Jesuit institutions. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Saint Louis University and a Doctorate in Psychology and Religion from the Graduate Theological Union / University of California, Berkeley. He has taught at the University of San Francisco, the Gregorian University in Rome, Rockhurst University, and Fordham University. He also served for four years as Academic Vice President at Saint Louis University and for two years as Special Assistant to the President at Georgetown University.

Fr. Albertus Bagus Laksana, SJ

Albertus Bagus Laksana, S.J., teaches at Sanata Dharma University in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. He also previously taught at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles. He received his PhD in comparative theology from Boston College (2011) with a focus on MuslimChristian encounters. His most recent publications include Muslim and Catholic Pilgrimage Practices: Explorations through Java (Ashgate, 2014). He also contributed essays in Ritual Participation and Interreligious Dialogue (Ed. Marianne Moyaert and Joris Geldhof; Bloomsbury, 2015); The Oxford Handbook of Christianity in Asia (Ed. Felix Wilfred; Oxford, 2014) and in The New Comparative Theology: Interreligious Insights from the Next Generation (Ed. Francis Clooney; Continuum, 2010).

Fr. Rafael Fernández, SJ

Rector of the Antonio Ruiz de Montoya University in Peru. He previously served as Director of Research and was a senior professor at the School of Philosophy at the same university. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, a Master's degree in Theology and Philosophy, and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the Centre Sèvres – Jesuit Faculties of Paris. He is the author of the book I Believe, Therefore I Am: Revelation and Religion in Levinas.

Dr. Katia Passerini

She is the new President of Gonzaga University in the United States. She holds degrees in Political Science (LUISS University, Italy), Economics (University of Rome II – Tor Vergata, Italy), and both an MBA and a Ph.D. from The George Washington University, as well as a Certificate in Business Project Management from New York University. Her research interests focus on understanding the macroeconomic drivers of knowledge management, the study of wireless broadband applications and industry trends, and computer-assisted learning and education. She has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings, particularly in areas such as computer-mediated learning, IT productivity, and knowledge management. She has been nominated five times for best paper awards at regional and national conferences, winning once. She serves on the editorial boards of various journals in information systems and entrepreneurship and has acted as program and track chair at selected IS conferences.