Natalia Albert, Victoria University of Wellington: Natalia is a former public servant and current PhD candidate at Victoria University of Wellington, focusing on government policies, social cohesion, and fostering peaceful coexistence within New Zealand’s growing and diverse populations.
She has over a decade of experience in the public sector, where she worked in a few key roles, including Principal Advisor at Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission, supporting the public sector efforts to grow and improve the quality of diverse and inclusive practices across the system; and Programme Lead for the social cohesion policy that emerged from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the 15 March attacks.