Xueqin Jiang
From 2008 to 2010, Mr. Xueqin Jiang built and managed a study abroad program at Shenzhen Middle School (Shenzhen, China) to promote the ideas of creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking skills in China. From 2010 to 2012, he built and managed the International Division at Peking University High School (Beijing, China) to promote the ideas […]
Lorenzo Benussi
Lorenzo Benussi is Chief Innovation Officer of the Fondazione per la Scuola della Compagnia di San Paolo, one of the biggest foundation of banking origins in Europe. He is also fellow of the NEXA Centre for Internet and Society at the Polytechnic of Turin, innovation expert for the European Commission and co-director of the Civic […]
Deborah Kimathi
Deborah has led Dignitas’ strategic growth since late 2017, leveraging insight and skills honed as a senior development professional, with 19 years’ experience in the fields of education and child protection in East Africa. As well as overseeing significant organizational growth, Deborah has rallied a global conversation on the role of School Leaders as agents of […]
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.
Stavros Yiannouka
Stavros N. Yiannouka is the CEO of the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), a global think tank of the Qatar Foundation. WISE is dedicated to enabling the future of education through innovation. Its activities encompass research, capacity-building programs, and advocacy. WISE flagship initiatives include an annual series of research publications, a biennial global summit […]
Ms Maryanna Abdo
Mary Abdo is a Senior Manager at L.E.K. Consulting’s Global Education Practice. Mary leads Global Education Practice work with public and social impact sector clients including governments, public and non-profit universities, impact investors, and foundations. She also leads Global Education Practice thought leadership initiatives. Mary has worked directly on-ground with key advisors to senior public […]
Mr. Ashwin Assomull
Ashwin Assomull is Managing Director and a founding member of the Global Education Practice at L.E.K. Consulting. He advises CEOs of top education companies and investors on market-entry and pricing strategies, diligence, and full potential assessments. Ashwin has worked extensively with leading investors, government bodies and foundations, operators, and regulators all across the globe. He […]
Mr. Joe Hallgarten
Joe Hallgarten joined the RSA as Director of Education in 2012, where he leads a program of policy research and practical innovations which focus on “closing the creativity gap”. This includes working with a growing family of RSA-sponsored Academy schools. Joe spent five years as a primary teacher in Manchester and London before becoming Head […]
Ms Janet Looney
Janet Looney is the Director of the Institute of Education and Social Policy. Ms Looney has worked internationally as a consultant with several public and private sector organizations. Between 2002 and 2008, she worked at the OECD, leading two major international studies on assessment and evaluation. She was Associate Director of the Institute for Public […]
Prof. Marwan Awartani
Prof. Marwan Awartani is the Minister of Education, president of the Palestine Academy for Science and Technology, former President of Palestine Technical University Kadoorie and a professor of mathematics. Dr. Awartani is the chairman of the Palestinian European Academic Cooperation Council and secretary general of the Learning for Wellbeing Foundation. He serves as a member […]