Dr. Monique Canto-Sperber
Monique Canto-Sperber is the President of PSL Research University (Paris), a new and innovative excellence entity that brings together 17 of the most prestigious academic institutions in Paris (such as the École Normale Supérieure, the Collège de France, the Paris Observatory, the Curie Institute, the Superior School of Industrial Physics and Chemistry, the National Chemical […]
Paul Tough
Paul Tough challenges our culture’s belief that intelligence, endlessly measured by test scores, is the sole indicator of value in our education system. It’s not. In How Children Succeed, he ushers in a tidal change in thinking and argues that non-cognitive skills—or, character—are better indicators of success: curiosity, conscientiousness, optimism, self-control, and grit. A contributing […]
Ms Su-Mei Thompson
Su-Mei joined The Women’s Foundation as CEO in 2009. Her responsibilities include strategic planning, donor relations, overseeing grants and programmes, as well as government relations and community outreach. Previously, she held senior management positions at The Walt Disney Company, the Financial Times and Christie’s, having started her career as lawyer at Linklaters in London. An […]
Dr. Yong Zhao
Yong Zhao currently serves as the Presidential Chair and Director of the Institute for Global and Online Education in the College of Education, University of Oregon, where he is also a Professor in the Department of Educational Measurement, Policy, and Leadership. His works focus on the implications of globalization and technology on education. He has […]
Dr. Hugo Pardo Kuklinski
Hugo Pardo Kuklinski is the CEO & Founder of Outliers School and producer of Digitalismo. He has a PhD on Audiovisual Communication from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). He has been a Visiting Researcher at HCI Group (2007-2009), Stanford University and is the author of: “Opportunity Valley. Lecciones (aún) no aprendidas de 30 años de cultura digital.” (2014); “Geekonomía: […]
Mr. Julian Cristia
Julian Cristia is a Lead Economist in the Research Department of the Inter-American Development Bank. His current research aims to identify effective ways of using technology to improve educational outcomes in developing countries. His work has appeared in academic publications including the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Human Resources, and Journal of […]
Dr. Mioko Saito
Mioko Saito is a Programme Specialist in the Training and Education Programme Unit at the International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) which is a Category-I institute of UNESCO. She has a PhD degree in the field of Educational Psychology with emphasis on Educational Technology from the University of Oklahoma in the USA, 1990. She is […]
Prof. Guy Claxton
Guy Claxton is a cognitive scientist best known for his work on unconscious cognition and creativity. He is the author and co-author of many books including Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind: Why Intelligence Increases When You Think Less, WISE Up: The Challenge of Lifelong Learning, New Kinds of Smart andThe Learning Powered School. The British comedian John Cleese described […]
Prof. William Zumeta
William Zumeta, PhD, is Professor of Public Affairs and Education at the University of Washington (Seattle) where he directs the PhD program at the Evans School of Public Affairs and co-directs the CREST interdisciplinary doctoral training program in education sciences. He is a Fellow of the TIAA-CREF Institute and served from 2005-11 as Senior Fellow […]
Dr. Geoff Mulgan
Geoff Mulgan is Chief Executive of Nesta (the UK’s National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts). Nesta combines investment in early-stage companies, grant programs in fields ranging from health and education to the arts and giving, and research. From 2004 to 2011, Geoff was the first Chief Executive of the Young Foundation, which became […]