Mr. Thierry Zomahoun
Thierry has dedicated two decades of his life to development in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean in the sector of education, human capital and medium size enterprise development. He holds successful track record in not-for-profit business startup and growth, strategy development, global management and operational excellence. Recognized for leading regional and global ground-breaking educational […]
Mr. Joel Smith
Joel M. Smith, Vice Provost and CIO at Carnegie Mellon University, also directs the Office of Technology for Education and is co-Principal Investigator of the Open Learning Initiative. He has served on advisory boards for Apple Computer, Intel Corporation, Internet2, Campus Technology and a number of universities. He has a PhD in History and Philosophy […]
Dr. Dan Wagner
Dan Wagner is the UNESCO Chair in Learning and Literacy, and Professor of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. He is Director of the International Literacy Institute, co-founded by UNESCO and the University of Pennsylvania , and Director of its National Center on Adult Literacy. Dr. Wagner is also Director of Penn’s International Educational Development Program […]
Ms Saschia Seibel
Saschia Seibel has a BA in Education from the Universidad Catolica Santo Domingo and an MA in Education from Pine Manor College in Boston, MA. She is also certified as a Quantum Learning lead facilitator. Saschia started her journey as Project Director of Entrena by developing innovative educational programmes in collaboration with the Dominican Ministry […]
Mr. Mushtaq Chhapra
Mushtaq Chhapra is the Chairman and a Founding Director of The Citizens Foundation (TCF), a non-profit educational organization in Pakistan. Born and based in Karachi, he is a well-known personality in the country’s business circles. While he has manufacturing concerns in Pakistan, he is a philanthropist at heart and is involved with many charities in […]
Ms Ayla Göksel
Ayla Goksel is CEO of ACEV, a Turkish NGO working in early childhood, female literacy and parent training, and of the Özyeğin Foundation, which provides financial aid to students, builds educational facilities and founded Özyeğin University. She holds a BSc from the University of Bath and an MSc from the London School of Economics, and […]
Mr. Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu
Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu, a leading social entrepreneur, is Executive Director of The Smallholders Foundation, a social development organisation he founded in 2003, when he was 21. Through Smallholder Farmers Rural Radio, he develops and broadcasts daily agricultural, environmental management and market information radio programmes in the local Igbo language. He has participated in numerous international forums, […]
Ms Silvina Gvirtz
Silvina Gvirtz is a Doctor in Education. She was Director of the School of Education at the University of San Andrés and has published more than 20 books and many articles for renowned international journals on education. In 2003, she received the Guggenheim Fellowship and has won many other national awards. The turning-point in her […]
Ms Cecilia D’Oliveira
As Executive Director of OpenCourseWare (OCW) at MIT, Ms. d’Oliveira provides leadership for the institution’s highly acclaimed OCW program. She heads a staff of 25 professionals who work with MIT faculty to publish MIT’s educational materials for free and open access and with external groups to advance the adoption of the opencourseware approach worldwide. As […]
Mr. Alan Pence
Alan Pence is UNESCO Chair for Early Childhood Education, Care and Development and Professor, University of Victoria. He is the recipient of the International Education Leadership Award from the Canadian Bureau for International Education and the University of Victoria’s Craigdarroch Research Award for Societal Benefit. Dr. Pence’s career began with a decade of work in […]