H.E. Naledi Pandor
Her Excellency Naledi Pandor is South Africa’s Minister of Home Affairs. Her grandfather, Z. K. Matthews, an anthropologist and lawyer, played a prominent role in African political history. Her father’s political activism led to his long exile, which provided Naledi Pandor with the opportunity to receive an international education. Mrs Pandor received a B.A. degree […]
Jeffrey Selingo
Jeffrey Selingo, an author and columnist, has spent his journalism career covering colleges and universities worldwide. His book, College (Un)Bound: The Future of Higher Education and What It Means for Students, explores the college of tomorrow– how families will pay, what campuses will look like, how students will learn, and what skills will lead to success […]
Dr. Hans Rosling
Hans Rosling is a well-known public speaker on global change, listed as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine. He is Professor of International Health at Karolinska Institute, the medical university in Stockholm, Sweden. He is also “Edutainer” at Gapminder Foundation where he produces educational videos and other educational material […]
Dr. Prachi Srivastava
Dr. Prachi Srivastava is tenured Associate Professor at the School of International Development and Global Studies, University of Ottawa, and Visiting Research Fellow, ISAS, National University of Singapore in the area of education and international development, with a regional focus on South Asia. She holds a doctorate from the University of Oxford. Dr. Srivastava coined […]
Prof. Geoffrey Walford
Geoffrey Walford is Emeritus Professor of Education Policy and an Emeritus Fellow of Green Templeton College at the University of Oxford. He was previously Reader in Education Policy at Oxford, and Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Education Policy at Aston Business School, Aston University, Birmingham. He has academic degrees from Oxford, Kent, London and the Open […]
David Archer
David Archer is Head of Programme Development with ActionAid (www.actionaid.org), a board member of the Global Campaign for Education (www.campaignforeducation.org) and is the elected representative for Northern civil society on the board of the Global Partnership for Education. Trained as a secondary school teacher in the 1980s, he specialised in adult literacy, working on programmes […]
Dr. Yang Liu
Yang Liu is the Director for Education at Beijing Guokr Interactive Information Technology Co. Ltd, with experience organizing science conferences and a passion for interdisciplinary collaborations. She received her B.S. in biology from Peking University, and got her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 2010. She is also a science writer and translator. She […]
Mr. Bilal Musharraf
Khan Academy produces educational content under a creative commons non-commercial license for free and open access. As its Dean of Translations, Bilal Musharraf works towards making the portal’s educational content available in the world’s most widely spoken languages. He also works with organizations across the globe to improve access to these quality educational resources. Prior […]
Mr. Mark Surman
A community activist and technology executive of 20+ years, Mark currently serves as Executive Director of Mozilla, makers of Firefox and one of the largest social enterprises in the world. At Mozilla, he is focused on using the open technology and ethos of the web to transform fields such as education, journalism and filmmaking. Prior […]
Dr. Kari Stubbs
Dr. Kari Stubbs is an internationally recognized educator who began her career as a public school teacher in Kansas and Texas. She went on to lead the Kansas Title IID program, and served as an adjunct professor while earning her Ph.D. in Curriculum with an emphasis on Technology. Currently, she serves as Vice President of Learning […]