Dr. Graeme Atherton
Dr. Graeme Atherton is an international leader & researcher in the field of access and diversity in higher education He founded and leads both AccessHE and the National Education Opportunities Network (NEON) in the UK. AccessHE is a network of over 200 schools, colleges and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), working together in London to extend […]
Mr. Eric Stoller
Eric Stoller is a higher education thought-leader, consultant, writer, and speaker with an expertise in how educators can use social media for learning and engagement. As the Student Affairs and Technology blogger for Inside Higher Ed, Eric generates conversations, answers questions, and provides insight about a variety of “tech topics,” drawing on his background in student […]
Dr. Steve Cantrell
Dr. Steve Cantrell is Vice President for Measurement and Evaluation at Bridge International Academies. He is a former head of evaluation and research at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation where he co-directed the Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) project and led the foundation’s internal measurement, learning, and analytics. Cantrell is a former Executive Director […]
Jyoti Rahaman
Jyoti is a student in her senior year at the Asian University For Women, in Chittagong, Bangladesh, majoring in P.P.E. (Philosophy, Politics & Economics) and minoring in Asian Studies. In 2012 she received an IKEA Foundation scholarship for academic accomplishment and leadership in her university. Because of her passion for innovative education she got the […]
Ms Tessa Jolls
Tessa Jolls is President and CEO of the Center for Media Literacy, a position she has held since 1999. She also founded the Consortium for Media Literacy, a nonprofit which provides research and a monthly newsletter publication. During her tenure at CML, Jolls’ primary focus is working in partnership to demonstrate how media literacy works […]
Prof. Lesley Farmer
Dr. Lesley Farmer, Professor at California State University Long Beach, coordinates the Librarianship program and the Applied Disabilities Studies Certificate program. She also manages the CSU ICT Literacy Program. Dr. Farmer has worked as a library media teacher in K-12 school settings as well as in public, special and academic libraries. She serves as International […]
Mr. Chido Onumah
Chido Onumah has worked for over two decades as a journalist, rights activist and media trainer in Nigeria, Ghana, Canada, India, the USA and the Caribbean. He is currently the coordinator of the African Centre for Media & Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), Abuja, Nigeria, the Co-Chair, Global Alliance for Partnerships on Media & Information Literacy (GAPMIL) […]
Mr. Paolo Celot
Paolo Celot is an economist from Pisa University and a European affairs advisor specialising in the media sector. He is the founding member and Secretary General of EAVI – the European Association for Viewers Interests, a not-for-profit organization active in the fields of media, education and citizenship. Before moving to Brussels, he worked extensively in […]
Mr. Paul Mihailidis
Paul Mihailidis is an associate professor of civic media and journalism in the school of communication at Emerson College in Boston, MA, where he teaches media literacy, civic media, and community activism. He is the founding program director of the MA in Civic Media: Art & Practice, Principle Investigator of the Emerson Engagement Lab, and […]
Ms Eva Van Passel
Eva Van Passel works as media programme manager at the Evens Foundation, a public benefit foundation based in Antwerp, Belgium and with offices in Paris and Warsaw. The Evens Foundation initiates and supports sustainable projects, and awards biennial prizes, that contribute to the progress and strengthening of Europe based on cultural and social diversity. It […]