Mr. Javier Arroyo
Javier Arroyo is co-founder of the math education company, the Smartick Method, which won the European Union’s Horizon 2020 prize in 2016. The company was selected by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s for their Global Entrepreneurship Lab program for the world’s premier startups.
Dr. Junaid Mubeen
Dr Junaid Mubeen is a research mathematician turned educator, working at the nexus of education, innovation and technology. As Director of Education at Whizz Education, Junaid oversees the educational strategy and development of the Maths-Whizz virtual tutoring service, which has reached over half a million students worldwide. Junaid has a PhD in mathematics from Oxford […]
Mr. Danish Faruqui
Danish Kamal Faruqui is a Partner and founding member of the Global Education Practice at L.E.K. Consulting. Danish frequently advises leading education companies and private equity investors on market growth potential, investment decisions, asset scans, pricing and profitability assessments, and market entry strategies. Danish has deep relationships with C-suite clients across the globe. He has […]
Mr. Thomas Arnett
Thomas Arnett is a senior research fellow in education for the Christensen Institute. His work focuses on Disruptive Innovations in K–12 education and the changing roles of teachers in innovative educational models. He also examines how teacher education and professional development are shifting to support the evolving needs of teachers and school systems. Thomas previously […]
Dr. Vishakha Desai
Dr. Vishakha N. Desai currently serves as Chair of the Board of Trustees of AFS Intercultural Programs, an international education organization with nearly 50,000 volunteers and staff in 60 countries. AFS develops active global citizens, empowers schools and institutions, and expands access to intercultural education in order to build a more just and peaceful world. […]
Mr. Scott Featherston
Scott Featherston is a former Global Health Sector Leader and Principal Investment Officer for the IFC, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group. During his time at IFC (2005-2015), Scott led numerous equity transactions in the health and education sectors, founded IFC’s Health in Africa initiative, and was an important member of the […]
Sir Kevan Collins
Sir Collins took up post as the first Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) Chief Executive in October 2011, having previously been Chief Executive in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The EEF is a grant-making education charity dedicated to challenging educational disadvantage, sharing evidence and finding out what works in education. The EEF has established over […]
Dr. Yinuo Li
Yinuo Li is the co-founder of ETU School, an education effort aiming to promote changes in the education ecosystem by combining personalized education philosophy from China and the west, management expertise from private sector as well as technology platform and the online communities enabled by it to build schools and promote education equality at the […]
Mr. Ben Castleman
Ben Castleman is an Assistant Professor of Education and Public Policy at the University of Virginia, and the Founder and Director of the Nudge4 Solutions Lab at UVA. He is a senior advisor to Former First Lady Michelle Obama’s Reach Higher Initiative and is the Faculty Director of the University of Virginia-US Army Partnership on Veterans’ Education. Ben’s […]
Khalifa Alyafei
Khalifa is the Manager of National Scholarship at Sidra Medicine. As Scholarship Manger, he develops and overseas the implementation of policies and processes for student recruitment, scholarship administration and talent pipelines in accordance to Sidra National Development goals. Prior to joining Sidra, Khalifa was Student Recruitment Specialist at Hamad bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Member of […]