Kaya Henderson
Kaya Henderson leads the Global Learning Lab for Community Impact at Teach For All. There, she seeks to grow the impact of locally rooted, globally informed leaders, all over the world, who are catalyzing community and system-level change to provide children with the education, support, and opportunity to shape a better future. She is perhaps best known for […]
Samy Naim
Samy Naim is a 24 year old Al Fakhoora Programme medical student in his fifth year. He was always amazed and still is by the human brain and how it can be used as a guide for improving the education system. He believes that if we understand how our brain works, humans will be the […]
Mark Power Robison
Dr. Mark Power Robison is a Professor of Clinical Education and History as well as Chair of the Global Executive Doctor of Education program in the USC Rossier School of Education. As Chair of the Global Executive Ed.D. Faculty Steering Committee, Robison focuses on curricular development, marketing, recruitment, admissions, and maintaining external partnerships critical to […]
Urvashi Sahni
Dr Urvashi Sahni is a social entrepreneur, women’s rights activist, and educationist, who has been active in the field for more than three decades. She is a leading expert in school governance, curriculum reform, and teacher training with a special focus on girls’ education and gender equality. She founded Suraksha (a women’s rights organisation), DiDi’s […]
Etienne Van der Walt
Etienne is an accomplished neurologist with a special interest in cognitive neuroscience, and authority in early childhood brain development. In 2011 Etienne founded Neurozone, a neuroscience business dedicated to the application of brain science, analytics and coaching to enhance human capacity for all walks of life. Etienne is the founder of AmazingBrainz, an organization dedicated […]
Steven Van Zandt
Steven Van Zandt is a Musician, Performer, Songwriter, Arranger, Music Producer, Music Supervisor, TV Producer, Actor, Director, Broadway Producer, TV and Film Composer, Live Event Producer, International DJ, Activist, Historian, Teacher, member of the New Jersey Hall of Fame, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and is recognized internationally as one of the world’s foremost […]
Farooq Burney
Farooq Burney is the Executive Director of Al Fakhoora and Together, programmes of Education Above All. Al Fakhoora works to promote the right to education in conflict and post-conflict states by providing opportunities for marginalized youth to become educated, professionally skilled and inspirational leaders of the future. The programme provides comprehensive scholarship and empowerment packages, […]
Silvia Montoya
Silvia Montoya is the Director of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), which is the official UN repository for statistics in the fields of education, science and technology, culture and communications. Dr. Montoya has extensive experience in a wide range of national and international initiatives to improve the quality, management and use of education statistics, […]
Alvin Wang Graylin
Mr. Graylin is the China President at HTC, leading all aspects of the Vive/VR (VIVE.com) and the Smartphone businesses in the region. He is also currently Vice-Chairman of the Industry of Virtual Reality Alliance (IVRA.com) with 300+ company members, President of the $18B Virtual Reality Venture Capital Alliance (VRVCA.com) and oversees the Vive X VR […]
Fadi Makki
Dr. Fadi Makki heads the first behavioral insights and nudge unit in the Middle East – B4Development (formerly Qatar Behavioural Insights Unit) and is the founder of Nudge Lebanon. He pioneered applications of behavioral insights and nudge concepts through RCTs in the Arab region and has more than 23 years of experience in public policy, socio-economic […]