Mr. Ali Mnif
Ali Mnif is the country manager of Silatech in Tunisia, an initiative engaging the public, private and civil society sectors to promote large-scale job creation, entrepreneurship and access to capital and markets, and the participation and engagement of young people in economic and social development. He is the founder of MAZAM, an agency specialized in event creation and […]
H.E. Dr. Mohamed El-Aziz Ben Achour
Prof. Dr. Mohamed-El Aziz Ben Achour was born on 5 January 1951 in La Marsa, the Northern suburb of Tunis, and is a historian specialised in Islamic civilization in Tunisia and the Arab World. He has a Doctorate in Islamic Civilization (Paris – Sorbonne, 1977) and a Doctorat d’Etat in Arts and Humanities (Paris – […]
Dr. Mahmoud Triki
Dr. Mahmoud Triki is a Tunisian scholar and an entrepreneur holding a Bachelor degree from Washington U. in Saint Louis, an MBA from the American University in Washington D.C. and a Ph.D. from The Ohio State university in Columbus Ohio. He spent one year at Harvard Business school as a participant in the International Teachers […]
Mr. Gabriel Sanchez Zinny
Mr. Gabriel Sanchez Zinny is an entrepreneur focused on education and the improvement of educational quality in Latin America. He is the Founder and former president of KUEPA, a blended learning Initiative in Latin America. In December 2015, he was assigned as the Director of Argentina’s National Institute of Education Technology. In 2002, he launched the […]
Ms Bonnie Lathram
Bonnie has extensive experience as a school design coach in the development of engagement-driven schools. Bonnie has taught elementary, middle, and high school students in the United States and Tanzania. Before becoming a school design coach, Bonnie taught at an innovative public high school near Seattle, where she honed her skills working with students, mentors, […]
Prof. Nigel Thrift
Professor Sir Nigel Thrift is the Executive Director of Schwarzman Scholars. Dr. Thrift is one of the world’s leading human geographers and previously served as Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Warwick and as Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research at the University of Oxford. Dr. Thrift is a Fellow of the British Academy. During his career, […]
Ms Adriana Balducci
Adriana Balducci launched and currently runs a recognized accelerator program at WISE, a program that has supported the development of education projects all around the world, many of which operating in vulnerable and post-conflict zones (e.g. Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Burundi, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Rwanda and Kenya). Before joining WISE, Adriana worked at UNESCO as well as […]
Dr. Maha Al-Hendawi
Dr. Maha Al-Hendawi is the Director of the Foundation Program and Core Curriculum Program, Qatar University. As an advocate for progress and empowerment through education, she supports and facilitates learner engagement in a knowledge-based economy characterized by innovation and excellence. Dr. Al-Hendawi holds a BA in Education from Qatar University, an MA from the University […]
Darleen Opfer
Darleen Opfer is vice president and director of RAND Education and Labor and holds the Distinguished Chair in Education Policy at the RAND Corporation. She served as director of RAND Education from 2011 to 2018; from 2005 to 2011, she was director of research and senior lecturer in research methods and school improvement at the […]
Dr. Helena Lindholm
Helena Lindholm is Pro Vice-Chancellor and Professor in peace and development research at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Her research area covers conflicts in the Middle East with a focus on the Palestinian–Israeli conflict, Palestinian politics, identity, the refugee issue, as well as the reconstruction of war-torn societies. As Pro Vice-Chancellor, Helena is currently coordinating […]