Florence Robine
Florence Robine has a teaching background in physics and holds the high-level French ‘agrégation’ qualification as well as a PhD in epistemology and science history. In 2004, she was appointed to the rank of inspector-general for the French Ministry of Education. Subsequently, she held the position of Chief Executive (rectrice) to the local education authorities […]
Laetitia Basselier
Jean Michel Blanquer
Mr. Blanquer has held several administrative and scientific posts in French national education and higher education. A Lecturer in Civil Law at the University of Tours (1994-1996), professor of civil law at the Lille Institut of Political Studies then the University of Lille 2 (1996-1998), he became Director of the Institute of Latin American Higher […]
Daniel Janicot
Nandita Vij Tandan
Nandita Vij Tandan is multimedia journalist, author and editor with experience in designing and launching new editorial projects, producing digital content, managing editorial staff and fostering interaction with the audience through social media. As digital curator and strategy manager at the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), she leads the global strategy and content for […]
Charles Hardy
Charles heads up LinkedIn’s presence in the world of Education, across both Secondary and Higher, principally focused on the careers and employability agenda. Charles’ career began at IBM as a graduate, where he experienced several roles building into a focus on recruitment, specifically technology in recruitment. Charles became the lead for IBM EMEA on recruitment […]
Khalid Alkhudair
Khalid Alkhudair, the Founder and CEO of Glowork, is a proud Ashoka Fellow and a Global Shaper at the World Economic Forum. In 2014, Khalid was elected a Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum for his work in social entrepreneurship. Previously, he held the role of COO- Markets at KPMG in Saudi Arabia, […]
Barbara Schack
A graduate in international management from HEC Paris and the CEMS Alliance, Barbara Schack has been leading Libraries Without Borders / Bibliotheques Sans Frontieres’ strategic development and international growth since 2012, driving the creation of overseas branches and the global coordination of LWB’s Ideas Box, a major innovation for access to education, information and culture […]
Dr. Anant Agarwal
Anant Agarwal is the CEO of edX, an online learning destination founded by Harvard and MIT. Anant taught the first edX course on circuits and electronics from MIT, which drew 155,000 students from 162 countries. He has served as the director of CSAIL, MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, and is a professor of […]
Dr. Jean Lebel
Jean Lebel was appointed president of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) on May 1, 2013. Mr Lebel leads IDRC’s contributions to Canada’s international development priorities. He is responsible for significant funding partnerships with foreign governments, philanthropic organizations, and the private sector. Mr Lebel previously served as vice-president of the Program and Partnership Branch, overseeing […]