Alexandra Agudelo
Master in Education, Professional in Psychology, passionate about the processes that help advance Education. She has coordinated diverse programs and projects within the sector, including positions in the national service of learning (SENA), Higher Education and Education for Employment and Human Development. Coordinator and creator of the Sport, Recreation and Physical Activity Unit at SENA, […]
Helen Manchester
Dr Helen Manchester is a Reader in Digital Inequalities and Urban Futures at the University of Bristol. She started out as a teacher in secondary schools, and a community media practitioner, before entering academia. She works at the intersection of education and cultural studies. Helen works on topics including urban futures, generational divides, care and inequality […]
Kari Facer
David Julien
Akshay Chaturvedi
Akshay is the creator and driving force behind one of India’s fastest growing startups LeverageEdu – which empowers students across India to choose the best-matched career & higher education options, with one-touch access to personalised mentors and leading global universities. The company initially began as a higher education mentorship marketplace in Silicon Valley’s Draper University’s 2015 cohort, & […]
Julia Freeland
Julia Freeland Fisher is director of education research at the Clayton Christensen Institute. She is the author of Who You Know: Unlocking Innovations That Expand Students’ Networks (Wiley, 2018). The book focuses on emerging tools and practices that leverage technology to radically expand who students know – their stock of “social capital” – by enhancing their access […]
Flavio Bassi
Flavio Bassi is a global Leadership Group Member of Ashoka and Vice President for Latin America. He currently leads Ashoka’s Education and Childhood strategy. Previously, Flavio served as regional director of Ashoka in Southern Africa. With degrees in Biology and Social Sciences and a Master’s in Social Anthropology, he also founded and served as executive director […]
Diana Wells
Diana Wells is President Emerita of Ashoka. As President, she led Ashoka’s global expansion and the significant increase in the number of Fellows, while helping to shape overall strategy and operations. In earlier roles at Ashoka she implemented one of the first standard assessment tools for systems change impact. Dr Wells has a Ph.D in anthropology […]
Bo Stjerne Thomsen
Dr. Bo Stjerne Thomsen is the Vice-President and Chair of Learning through Play in the LEGO Foundation. The function of the Chair is to be the expert at the highest level to the executive leadership on how children and adults learn through play, and providing consultation at the bilateral, regional and multilateral levels to international […]
Sébastien Turbot
Sébastien Turbot is the CEO and Chief Strategist of eko6, a Canada-based consultancy that guides governments, cities, businesses and civil-society in creating engaging platforms that turn ideas into action. Sébastien is currently a research fellow at WISE (World Innovation Summit for Innovation) and developing a living lab on Learning Ecosystems and Cities. The lab will […]