Cheryl Doig
Cheryl Doig CEO, Think Beyond New Zealand Dr Cheryl Doig is a leadership futurist, weaver and connector. She lives in Ōtautahi, Christchurch a small city in Āotearoa, New Zealand and acknowledges Māori as the indigenous ancestors of the land. Cheryl has a passion for growing futures thinking and strategic foresight through her company, Think Beyond. Her […]
Gregg Behr
Executive director of The Grable Foundation, Gregg Behr is a father and children’s advocate whose work is inspired by the legacy of his hero, Fred Rogers. For more than a decade, he has helped lead Remake Learning—a network of educators, scientists, artists, and makers he founded in 2007—to international renown. Formed in Rogers’ real-life neighborhood of […]
Carlos Moreno
Carlos Moreno earned recognition as a scientist with an innovative mind, pioneer works and his unique approach on urban issues. He is also a scientific advisor of national and international figures of the highest level, including the Mayor of Paris Smart City special Envoy. He works at the heart of issues of international significance as […]
Helen Shwe Hadani
Dr. Hadani is a Fellow of the Center for Universal Education (CUE) and the Bass Center for Transformative Placemaking at Brookings. An expert in early childhood and creativity development, Dr. Hadani conducts research on the benefits of playful learning in both formal and informal contexts. Prior to joining the Brookings Institution, Dr. Hadani spent 20 […]
Jason Twill
With a career spanning over 20 years’ in urban development, Jason has been at the forefront of built environment transformation. A globally recognised pioneer in innovation districts, alternative housing and regenerative urbanism, Jason’s work is informing the next generation of city making. His career experience includes mixed-use developments throughout New York City, the South Lake […]
Jay Deshmukh
An award-winning architect with over 20 years of experience, Jay is recognized for thought leadership and design excellence in institutional architecture of varied typologies in Canada and overseas. As a project and design lead at IBI’s Global Learning+ Studio, she leads the design, strategic thinking and planning for education projects, and engages meaningfully with clients, […]
Soon Joo Gog
Gog Soon Joo is the Chief Futurist, Chief Research Officer and Chief Skills Officer at the SkillsFuture Singapore Agency, and has held a number of posts in Singapore government. She leads a team of Jobs-Skills Analysts, Data Scientists, and Futurists, to identify global trends that impact business, jobs and skills. Soon-Joo and her team work […]
David Atchoarena
David Atchoarena is Director of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning since April 2018. He was previously Director of the Division for Policies and Lifelong Learning Systems at UNESCO, including policy, higher education, TVET and Technology in Education. Prior to working for UNESCO, including many years at the International Institute for Educational Planning as programme […]
Dana Al Fardan
Qatari contemporary composer, songwriter and symphonic artist, drawing on her rich cultural heritage and influenced by her love of world music, her work is a blend of Arabic influenced contemporary classical, epic in scale and universally accessible. Dana is the brand ambassador of the internationally renowned Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra (QPO), with whom she recorded “Layla” […]
Ana Carcani Rold
Ana Carcani Rold is an award-winning media executive with a portfolio of print and digital assets reaching audiences across five continents and 182 countries. She began her entrepreneurial career as the founder of Diplomatic Courier, the flagship media network and magazine serving top diplomats and policy leaders around the world. She is the co-founder and […]