Ministerial Round Table
4th May, 2023
Paris: 11:00–11:55 (UTC+2)
Adelaide: 18:30–19:25 (UTC+9:30)
Ms. Arancha González
Ms. Arancha González is the third Dean of PSIA at
Sciences Po and first woman to lead the world's third school for Politics and
International Studies. Prior to joining PSIA, Ms González served as Spain’s Minister of
Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (2020-2021). She previously was
Assistant-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the
International Trade Centre (2013-2020). Between 2005 and 2013 she served as Chief of Staff
to the Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Pascal Lamy. Before that she held
senior positions at the European Commission in the areas of international trade and
development. Ms González started her career as lawyer in the private sector. Ms González has
been a member of PSIA's Strategic Committee since 2017. A Spanish national, Ms González
holds a degree in law from the University of Navarra and a Postgraduate Degree in European
Law from the University Carlos III of Madrid.
Ms. Hon Susan Close MP
Ms. Hon Susan Close MP is the Deputy Premier of
South Australia and the Minister for Climate, Environment and Water; Minister for
Industry, Innovation and Science; and Minister for Defence and Space Industries.
Susan has been the Member for Port Adelaide since 2012. Before entering parliament,
Susan was an executive in the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and
played a key role in the establishment of the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary as a
community advocate. She previously worked at the University of Adelaide managing
student services and holds a PhD from Flinders University.
Ms Costa, Ines dos Santos
Ms Costa, Ines dos Santos was Secretary of
State for the Environment, and previously assistant to the Minister of the
Environment and the Minister of Environment and Energy Transition for the circular
economy. Ines is currently Advisor at Deloitte Sustainability & Climate at Risk
Advisory. She has 20 years of experience in the areas of research, consultancy, and
public policy, particularly on corporate sustainability, industrial ecology and
circular economy. Within these areas, she has developed work in environmental
policy, waste management, eco-parks, and industrial symbiosis. Besides having a PhD
in Environmental Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico, she is also an author
and co-author of scientific articles, books, and technical documents in industrial
ecology. In 2006, she was a visiting researcher at the Centre for Industrial Ecology
of Yale University, in the United States.
Ciaran Cuffe
Ciaran Cuffe is a former Irish Minister of
State for Sustainable Transport and Planning and since 2019 a Member of the European
Parliament. Ciaran is a member of the Irish Green Party, part of the European Green
Party. Ciaran had the opportunity to Chair the Transport Committee, the Committee of
Planning and Conservation as well as the Conservation Committee of Dublin City
Council. Ciaran is an architect and urban planner by education. He holds a Bachelor
of Architecture and a Master of Regional and Urban Planning from the University
College Dublin.
