Dr Desmond Bermingham is currently the CEO of the Australian Council for Education Research International UK Ltd (ACER UK) and the Co-Chair of the GPE Provisional Independent Technical Advisory Panel (ITAP). Desmond has a personal commitment to promoting education as a key factor in combatting global warming and climate change. He is currently the director of a grassroots charity supporting efforts to stop dangerous deep sea oil production off the coast of Guyana in South America.