In advance of an upcoming session at the 2025 IIIEE Alumni Conference, this episode offers background and food for thought on the ongoing discussions regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion at the IIIEE. Specifically, it foregrounds perspectives from the Global South at the Institute and the implications for sustainability of working in diverse international contexts. Host, Ari Ronai-Durning is joined by Patricia Pasaribu and Daniela Alfaro Valle from Batch 29 of the EMP program.