Beatriz Pont
Having focused on education policy throughout her career, DR. BEATRIZ PONT is passionate about improving education for children internationally. At the OECD, she supports countries with their education policy implementation and has had the chance to work with Greece, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Sweden or United Kingdom (Wales) in their school improvement efforts. She has specialised […]
Sophie Bailey
Sophie Bailey is the founder of the iTunes new and noteworthy, The Edtech Podcast. The mission statement of The Edtech Podcast is to improve the dialogue between ‘ed’ and ‘tech’ through storytelling, for better innovation and impact. The main audience are global education leaders, with a secondary audience of start ups, bluechips, investors, Government and […]
Dr. Zachary Walker
Dr. Zachary Walker is an Associate Professor with the University College London Institute of Education (IOE) and author of Teaching the Last Backpack Generation. Zachary leads the Masters in Special Education and Inclusive Education (MASIE) and Masters in International Leadership in Inclusive Education (MAILIE) graduate programs at IOE. He was named an Emerging Scholar by Think […]
Andreas Schleicher
Andreas Schleicher is Director for Education and Skills, and Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary-General at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). He initiated and oversees the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and other international instruments which create a global platform for policy-makers, researchers and educators to innovate and transform […]
Joel Hellermark
Joel is the founder and CEO of Sana Labs, an artificial intelligence company that powers education companies of the future, by applying recent breakthroughs in machine learning to personalize education at scale. Using deep neural networks, Sana Labs’ algorithms recommend educational content in real time based on each student’s learning patterns. An enterprising child, Joel […]
David Wilgenbus
David Wilgenbus, astrophysicist by training, has worked in the “La main à la pâte” team between 2001 and 2018 as head of the “resource production” department. He coordinated several large-scale educational programs, dealing with science (computer sciences, astronomy) and sustainable development (climate change, health, natural disasters). His educational programs have been implemented by ~ 100,000 classes in […]
Alice Bourassin
Alice Bourassin is the director of Eidos France, a branch of Eidos Global. She believes that education is our best bet for tackling the global challenges that are heading our way. This year, with Eidos, Alice organized the Youth 20 Summit in Argentina in August for the G20 Summit. Eidos develop tailor made educational solutions […]
Svenia Busson
Svenia Busson is a global education innovation explorer, she travelled to 19 countries to find the most innovative teaching and learning practices and will give us some insights on the best practices she experienced across the world. She is the author of ‘Exploring the Future of Education’ a book about education innovations from Europe and […]
Fernando Reimers
Fernando M. Reimers studies and teaches about innovative education policies and programs that help students develop competencies necessary for civic participation, work and life in the 21st century. He also works in the area of global citizenship education and in how to align education policies with the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. […]
Marc Prensky
Marc Prensky is an internationally acclaimed speaker and education consultant. Known as a ‘practical visionary’ and coiner of the terms ‘digital native’ and ‘digital immigrant,’ Marc has authored seven books and spoken in over 40 countries. He has published over 100 articles and essays in publications including Educational Leadership, Educause, Edutopia, and Educational Technology. His writings have been translated […]