Maha Haidar-Makki
Currently the Director of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the American University of Beirut, Maha is dedicated to Education and Inclusion in the context of Lebanon and developing countries. Her work focuses on innovative programming that facilitates access to education and promotes successful transitioning particularly for marginalized and minority youth. Maha has extensive experience […]
Andy Cope
Dr. Andy Cope is a teacher, best-selling author, happiness expert and learning junkie. He has spent the last 15 years researching happiness, wellbeing and human flourishing. Andy is lucky enough to work with some very large businesses, including Microsoft, DHL, Kellogg, Hewlett Packard, AstraZeneca and Marriott Hotels. Recently, he has tailored his workshops to meet […]
Steve Smith
Steve Smith has twenty-five + years of CIO/CTO experience in rural and urban, large and small, school districts in New England, the last 15 years as CIO of Cambridge Public Schools. Recently Mr. Smith has spent a great deal of time navigating student privacy issues. He has represented both Maine and currently Massachusetts on the […]
Mahmoud Suhail El ghazawi
Mahmoud is one of the graduates of the Al-Fakhoura Education Program. Since my childhood, I am obsessed with the film industry, and one of my childhood dreams was to be a professional film maker, producing and filming the stories that revolve in my head, until I finished high school, but unfortunately I could not complete […]
Marcony Meza
Marcony is a Project Coordinator for World Vision International based in Honduras. His focus is on integrating the World Bank’s learning platform, Evoke, with World Vision’s Youth Ready Program for character building among young people so that they can succeed in their lives and become active members in their communities. He also was ICT Specialist […]
Machaille Hassan Al Naimi
As President of Community Development, Machaille Hassan Al Naimi plays a vital role in enriching Qatar Foundation’s contribution to the social and economic prosperity of the people of Qatar. Machaille began her career as an attorney at Patton Boggs, a US law firm where she advised both local and international clients. She later joined ExxonMobil […]
Ravi Sreenath
Over the last 16 years, Ravi has worked with and advised Fortune 500 companies, multilateral and bilateral organizations, universities, government agencies and startups on strategy and social-impact in Asia, Europe and Africa. He has held various positions at UBS Investment Bank, World Intellectual Property Organisation, One Acre Fund, Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency and the Economic […]
H.E. Moustapha Mohamed Mahamoud
It was in 1996 that Moustapha Mohamed Mahamoud, then a young graduate in geography from the Faculty of Human Sciences of Poitiers, put himself at the service of his country. As a teacher at the Djibouti State High School, he began his career in the Ministry of Education, wherein 2004 he climbed the administrative ladder […]
Ioanna Noula
Dr Ioanna Noula is an expert in childhood, education and digital responsibility. She is co-founder of the Internet Commission and EDDS (Education Data | Digital Safeguards). Her research focuses on the advancement of accountability of digital and data-driven organisations and ethical business governance.
Bayan Khaled
Bayan Khaled is a Research Fellow at the College of Islamic Studies (CIS), Hamad Bin Khalifa University. Her research area focuses on Islam, social media and other global affairs and she organizes events that empower youth to unleash their creativity. Her education and experience have added to her wide range of skills in writing, storytelling […]