Peter Nicholson
Peter grew up in California and relocated to Europe 15 years ago. He has travelled extensively and developed an appreciation of the importance of education across cultures and geographies. A father of three children, he was inspired to somehow awaken their imagination through the positive use of technology and was fortunate to partner with like-minded […]
Mona Mourshed
Dr. Mona Mourshed is the President and founding CEO of Generation: You Employed, a global non-profit. Generation trains and places disconnected youth and mid-career learners in jobs that would be otherwise beyond their reach. After six years of operation, it is live in thirteen countries and 130 cities, with 37,000+ graduates. Generation has an 80% […]
Dina Buchbinder
Dina is a social entrepreneur passionate about reimagining education. She founded Education for Sharing (E4S), an innovative, action-oriented organization that helps shape better global citizens using the power of play. Growing up, Dina didn’t like to sit still and didn’t understand the sense of school. She started to wonder how education could be improved and become a […]
Nieves Segovia
Educator and expert in educational innovation, Nieves Segovia is president of SEK Education Group, founded in 1892. The group currently caters to over 21,000 students at its ten international schools in Spain, France, Ireland, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, and at Camilo José Cela University. Nieves Segovia chairs the Steering Committee of the Talloires Network of […]
DeLonn Crosby
DeLonn Crosby believes children learn best through real-world, interactive play. He is the founder of SayKid, an award-winning educational technology company that blends voice technology with hands-on play to help kids learn in an engaging, screen-free way. Grounded in the science of child development, SayKid’s system empowers children to take on the role of teacher, […]
Tanushree Narain Sharma
Kristin Fawaz
Dr. Louise van Rhyn
Elizabeth Dearborn Hughes
Elizabeth Dearborn Hughes is the CEO & Co-Founder of the Akilah Institute for Women, a college with campuses in Rwanda and Burundi. Elizabeth moved to Rwanda after graduating from Vanderbilt University in 2006. Elizabeth and her husband Dave Hughes founded Akilah to provide market-relevant education and career development to promising young female leaders. Ninety percent […]
Hal Speed
Hal Speed is an advocate for all students learning computer science and believes these skills are necessary for socioeconomic mobility and the future prosperity of nations in the digital age. He is currently the Chief of Global Engagement for the Micro:bit Educational Foundation that provides educational learning tools for computational thinking, programming and making. Previously, […]