Suchetha Bhat
Suchetha Bhat is the CEO of Dream a Dream, an organization working towards empowering young people from vulnerable backgrounds to overcome adversity and flourish in a fast-changing world using a creative life skills approach.
Vishal Talreja
Vishal Talreja is co-founder of Dream a Dream, an Ashoka Fellow and Eisenhower Fellow. He is also part of the Founding Team at The Weaving Lab, Catalyst 2030 and Karanga. Vishal also sits on the Board of Goonj and Partners for Youth Empowerment.
Louka Parry
Louka Parry is CEO and Founder of The Learning Future, an organisation that supports schools, systems and companies to thrive in tomorrow’s world. He is also Founding Executive, Karanga: The Global Alliance for SEL and Life Skills. A former teacher, he became a school principal at only 27 years old and was named Inspirational Public […]
Leslee Udwin
Leslee Udwin is the Founder and Executive Chair of the global not-for-profit education organization, Think Equal. Think Equal is both a movement and a program. Its vision is to create a safe, free, and equal world. It seeks to realize this vision through implementing its holistic and comprehensive Social and Emotional Learning Program in every […]
Andrew Frishman
In 2002 Andrew heard a student describe unique transformational learning experiences at The Met High School in Providence, RI, the “mothership” of the Big Picture Learning Network. That fall, Andrew joined the Met as an Advisor (Teacher) with a 9th grade advisory group through their graduation in 2006. He moved to California supporting development of […]
Randa Grob-Zakhary
Dr. Randa Grob-Zakhary is the CEO and co-Founder of Insights for Education, and Board Member representing foundations at the Global Partnership for Education. As former CEO of the LEGO Foundation and Global Head of Education at Porticus, she launched strategic transformations contributing to systems-level change. She is an established speaker and author on learning and […]
Mike Feerick
Mike Feerick is CEO & Founder of Alison, one of the world’s largest free empowerment platforms with 22m registered members. Alison provides 3,500 free courses for workplace learning. One of the first free learning platforms, it also provides free psychometric and aptitude tests and assessments, along with free tools for mental health and well-being. Subject matter […]
Dolores Dickson
Dolores Dickson has over 15 years’ experience as an international development practitioner. Dolores joined Camfed in 2007. During her tenure as Regional Executive Director, Camfed West Africa, the Ghana program grew substantially in reach and influence. She led high-level dialog with the Ministry of Education securing the replication of Camfed’s approaches widely. In September 2017, […]
Jo Besford
Jo Besford is the Co-Founder and Director of Green Shoots, a South African social enterprise transforming maths education through sustainable, tech-enabled, and people-focused solutions. After a decade as an Advanced Skills Teacher in the UK, Jo moved to South Africa in 2007 and immersed herself in the country’s diverse school communities. At the heart of […]
Dr. Shannon May
Dr. Shannon May is the President and Co-Founder of NewGlobe, the largest supporter of technology-enabled schools across Africa. NewGlobe supports national and state governments and communities by creating powerful technology-enabled education systems. NewGlobe has unequalled experience in transforming educational outcomes at speed and at scale, delivering increased learning gains in often marginalized and under-served communities. […]