{"id":1210,"date":"2025-04-15T00:59:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T00:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/?p=1210"},"modified":"2025-04-15T01:01:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T01:01:54","slug":"mikhail-bullard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/2025\/04\/15\/mikhail-bullard\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikhail Bullard"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1210\" class=\"elementor elementor-1210\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e5c787 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0e5c787\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcfeb34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"dcfeb34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-8730\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-8730\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> About Me <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8730\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fce2b6d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fce2b6d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-8730\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99ac9a6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"99ac9a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21055a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21055a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMikhail Bullard is Minister Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of The Bahamas to the OAS, with over 10 years in public service. His work spans human, economic, and sustainable development. He previously served in the Bahamian Embassy in Washington DC and worked at the OAS Executive Secretariat for Integral Development.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01b6fd0 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"01b6fd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Matching Areas of Interest<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6035a02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"6035a02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1000\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1000\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Climate Change <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-handshake\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M519.2 127.9l-47.6-47.6A56.252 56.252 0 0 0 432 64H205.2c-14.8 0-29.1 5.9-39.6 16.3L118 127.9H0v255.7h64c17.6 0 31.8-14.2 31.9-31.7h9.1l84.6 76.4c30.9 25.1 73.8 25.7 105.6 3.8 12.5 10.8 26 15.9 41.1 15.9 18.2 0 35.3-7.4 48.8-24 22.1 8.7 48.2 2.6 64-16.8l26.2-32.3c5.6-6.9 9.1-14.8 10.9-23h57.9c.1 17.5 14.4 31.7 31.9 31.7h64V127.9H519.2zM48 351.6c-8.8 0-16-7.2-16-16s7.2-16 16-16 16 7.2 16 16c0 8.9-7.2 16-16 16zm390-6.9l-26.1 32.2c-2.8 3.4-7.8 4-11.3 1.2l-23.9-19.4-30 36.5c-6 7.3-15 4.8-18 2.4l-36.8-31.5-15.6 19.2c-13.9 17.1-39.2 19.7-55.3 6.6l-97.3-88H96V175.8h41.9l61.7-61.6c2-.8 3.7-1.5 5.7-2.3H262l-38.7 35.5c-29.4 26.9-31.1 72.3-4.4 101.3 14.8 16.2 61.2 41.2 101.5 4.4l8.2-7.5 108.2 87.8c3.4 2.8 3.9 7.9 1.2 11.3zm106-40.8h-69.2c-2.3-2.8-4.9-5.4-7.7-7.7l-102.7-83.4 12.5-11.4c6.5-6 7-16.1 1-22.6L367 167.1c-6-6.5-16.1-6.9-22.6-1l-55.2 50.6c-9.5 8.7-25.7 9.4-34.6 0-9.3-9.9-8.5-25.1 1.2-33.9l65.6-60.1c7.4-6.8 17-10.5 27-10.5l83.7-.2c2.1 0 4.1.8 5.5 2.3l61.7 61.6H544v128zm48 47.7c-8.8 0-16-7.2-16-16s7.2-16 16-16 16 7.2 16 16c0 8.9-7.2 16-16 16z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1000\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf1d37e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cf1d37e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1000\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-572a0bf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"572a0bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe9d182 elementor-grid-eael-col-1 elementor-grid-tablet-eael-col-2 elementor-grid-mobile-eael-col-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-post-grid\" data-id=\"fe9d182\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;eael_post_grid_columns&quot;:&quot;eael-col-1&quot;,&quot;eael_post_grid_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;eael-col-2&quot;,&quot;eael_post_grid_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;eael-col-1&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-post-grid.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"eael-post-grid-fe9d182\" class=\"eael-post-grid-container\">\n            <div class=\"eael-post-grid eael-post-appender eael-post-appender-fe9d182 eael-post-grid-style-three\" data-layout-mode=\"masonry\"><article class=\"eael-grid-post  eael-post-grid-column eael-pg-post-1446 category-circular-economy-climate-change-economic-development-in-general\" data-id=\"1446\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a class=\"eael-grid-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/2025\/04\/22\/alik-sargsyan\/\" title=\"Alik Sargsyan\">Alik Sargsyan<\/a><\/h2><\/header><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post  eael-post-grid-column eael-pg-post-1210 category-climate-change-economic-development-in-general\" data-id=\"1210\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a class=\"eael-grid-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/2025\/04\/15\/mikhail-bullard\/\" title=\"Mikhail Bullard\">Mikhail Bullard<\/a><\/h2><\/header><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post  eael-post-grid-column eael-pg-post-1172 category-advanced-manufacturing-climate-change-transportation-distribution-and-logistics\" data-id=\"1172\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a class=\"eael-grid-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/2025\/04\/15\/radin-rahimzadeh\/\" title=\"Radin Rahimzadeh\">Radin Rahimzadeh<\/a><\/h2><\/header><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post  eael-post-grid-column eael-pg-post-1062 category-clean-energy-climate-change-emerging-advanced-and-transformative-technologies\" data-id=\"1062\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a class=\"eael-grid-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/2025\/04\/14\/jana-liebe\/\" title=\"Jana Liebe\">Jana Liebe<\/a><\/h2><\/header><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post  eael-post-grid-column eael-pg-post-910 category-climate-change-information-and-communications-technology-smart-cities\" data-id=\"910\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a class=\"eael-grid-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/2025\/04\/11\/carlos-edilson-de-almeida-maneschy\/\" title=\"Carlos Edilson de Almeida Maneschy\">Carlos Edilson de Almeida Maneschy<\/a><\/h2><\/header><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><\/div>\n            <div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1001\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1001\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Economic Development in General <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-handshake\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M519.2 127.9l-47.6-47.6A56.252 56.252 0 0 0 432 64H205.2c-14.8 0-29.1 5.9-39.6 16.3L118 127.9H0v255.7h64c17.6 0 31.8-14.2 31.9-31.7h9.1l84.6 76.4c30.9 25.1 73.8 25.7 105.6 3.8 12.5 10.8 26 15.9 41.1 15.9 18.2 0 35.3-7.4 48.8-24 22.1 8.7 48.2 2.6 64-16.8l26.2-32.3c5.6-6.9 9.1-14.8 10.9-23h57.9c.1 17.5 14.4 31.7 31.9 31.7h64V127.9H519.2zM48 351.6c-8.8 0-16-7.2-16-16s7.2-16 16-16 16 7.2 16 16c0 8.9-7.2 16-16 16zm390-6.9l-26.1 32.2c-2.8 3.4-7.8 4-11.3 1.2l-23.9-19.4-30 36.5c-6 7.3-15 4.8-18 2.4l-36.8-31.5-15.6 19.2c-13.9 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34z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1001\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a40099 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8a40099\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1001\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f8dda0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9f8dda0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd9023b elementor-grid-eael-col-1 elementor-grid-tablet-eael-col-2 elementor-grid-mobile-eael-col-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-post-grid\" data-id=\"cd9023b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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href=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/2025\/04\/22\/alik-sargsyan\/\" title=\"Alik Sargsyan\">Alik Sargsyan<\/a><\/h2><\/header><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post  eael-post-grid-column eael-pg-post-1438 category-business-creation-and-development-culture-and-arts-economic-development-in-general-workforce-development\" data-id=\"1438\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a class=\"eael-grid-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/2025\/04\/22\/angel-saltos\/\" title=\"Angel Saltos\">Angel Saltos<\/a><\/h2><\/header><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post  eael-post-grid-column eael-pg-post-1336 category-economic-development-in-general-entrepreneurship-public-procurement\" data-id=\"1336\">\n        <div 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eael-post-grid-column eael-pg-post-994 category-economic-development-in-general-life-sciences-workforce-development\" data-id=\"994\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a class=\"eael-grid-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/riacevents.org\/ACE\/illinois\/2025\/04\/11\/yarisol-lopez-martinez\/\" title=\"Yarisol Lopez Martinez\">Yarisol Lopez Martinez<\/a><\/h2><\/header><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><article class=\"eael-grid-post  eael-post-grid-column eael-pg-post-980 category-business-creation-and-development-economic-development-in-general-entrepreneurship\" data-id=\"980\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a 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