Dr. Robert Muggah is a globally recognized expert in urban resilience, cybersecurity, digital technologies, and climate resilience, with a distinguished career spanning academia, policy, and entrepreneurship. He is the co-founder of the Igarapé Institute, a leading think tank focused on security and development, SecDev, a cybersecurity and data science firm, and Bioverse, an innovative forest intelligence start-up. A sought-after advisor, Robert works with leading tech companies, governments, and international organizations, and holds fellowships and expert roles at Princeton University, the Bosch Foundation, the Graduate Institute, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and Singularity University. He regularly advises major institutions including the IMF, World Bank, and the World Economic Forum's Global Risk Report. A prolific thought leader, Robert has authored eight books and over a hundred peer-reviewed journal articles, and contributes regularly to top-tier publications such as the Atlantic, BBC, CNN, Financial Times, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The Guardian, The New York Times, Reuters, and Wired. He has delivered TED Talks in 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2021, cementing his reputation as one of the world's foremost voices on global risk and urban futures. Robert holds a DPhil from the University of Oxford and an MPhil from the University of Sussex.