Prof. Stephen Heppell
Stephen’s “eyes on the horizon, feet on the ground” approach, coupled with a vast portfolio of effective large scale projects over three decades, have established him internationally as a widely and fondly recognized leader in the fields of learning, new media and technology. A school teacher for more than a decade, and a professor since 1989, Stephen has […]
Dr. Amber Wigmore Álvarez
Amber Wigmore Álvarez is considered among the foremost authorities in employability and the future of work. She is Executive Director of Career Services for both the Business and Law schools at IE University, Madrid. Dr. Wigmore Álvarez manages a team delivering career services to 4,000 students and 54,000 alumni globally, as well as serving more […]
Dr. Eduardo Padron
An American by choice, Eduardo J. Padrón arrived in the United States as a teenage refugee in 1961. Since 1995, he has served as President of Miami Dade College (MDC), the largest institution of higher education in the United States with more than 165,000 students. He is credited with elevating MDC into a position of […]
Paula Pedro
Paula Pedro is the Executive Director of the Latin America and the Caribbean office of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL). Paula’s experience cuts across multiple sectors including social protection, energy efficiency, and early childhood development. She served as Director of Evaluations at the Ministry of Social Development (MDS) in Brazil and was the […]
Jigyasa Labroo
Jigyasa Labroo is the co-founder and CEO of Slam Out Loud (SOL), where she leads program development, fundraising and partnerships. SOL is a for-mission, non-profit that uses the transformative power of performance and visual arts to build Creative Confidence in disadvantaged children. Slam Out Loud currently reaches 50,000 children across four states in India and […]
Ms Sandy Speicher
Sandy Speicher has pioneered bringing design to the education field — formerly an educator herself, she founded the Education practice at global design and innovation firm IDEO, and has created a portfolio of design solutions that bring effective and meaningful experiences for today’s learners and teachers
Rashid Ferrod Davis
Rashid Ferrod Davis is the Founding Principal of Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) who has more than 20 years of experience working in the New York City Department of Education as a teacher, assistant principal, and, most recently, the Principal of Bronx Engineering and Technology Academy (BETA). P-TECH is the first of […]
الدكتور ستيفانوس جيالاماس
شغل الدكتور ستيفانوس جيالاماس منذ عشر سنوات منصب رئيس مدارس المجتمع الأمريكية في أثينا باليونان. وهو حائز على بكالوريوس في الرياضيات/الفيزياء، وماجستير في الإحصاء، وماجستير في الرياضيات، ودكتوراه في الرياضيات (نظرية العقد). وقد شغل سابقًا منصب وكيل الكلية الأمريكية في تسالونيك باليونان. كما شغل لعدة سنوات منصب عميد قسم تطوير القيادة الأكاديمية، وتطوير أعضاء هيئة […]
José Escamilla
José Escamilla is the director of TecLabs – Learning Reimagined, Tecnologico de Monterrey disruptive innovation unit whose objective is finding out how higher education will be in 2030. He was the Dean of the Graduate School of Education. Has worked in the use of technologies in educational, artificial intelligence in education and other educational […]
Martina Dlabajová
Martina Dlabajová has been a member of the European Parliament since 2014. She is a Vice-Chair of the Committee on Budgetary Control and active member of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Her own initiative report on matching skills and jobs highlights the importance of better cooperation between education and business as well as […]