Tony Wan
Tony Wan is Managing Editor at EdSurge, where he covers business and financing trends in the edtech industry. He was named one of Forbes’ “30 Under 30” in Education in 2014. Prior to joining EdSurge as its first employee, he co-founded a startup that developed a game best described as “Zelda with math.” (It was […]
Jim Bildner
Jim Bildner is the CEO of the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation where he focuses on investing in nonprofits and social enterprises that are working to solve complex issues including systemic poverty, environmental and conservation issues, food insecurity, access to healthcare, homelessness, community development and second generation strategies to address these issues. Jim is also an […]
John Fallon
John became Pearson’s chief executive on 1 January 2013, succeeding Marjorie Scardino. Since 2008 John has been responsible for the company’s education businesses outside North America, and a member of the Pearson management committee. He joined Pearson in 1997 as director of communications and was appointed President of Pearson Inc., a role he combined with […]
Rabea Ataya
Mr. Rabea Ataya, is the founder and CEO of Bayt.com, the Middle East’s leading job site, which now serves over 27 Million professionals and 40,000 employers from its 12 regional offices. He is focused on providing employment opportunities for Middle Eastern youth by aiding in developing both the Internet and SME sectors in the region. […]
Kiley Adolph
Dr. Kiley M. Adolph is the Vice President of Partnerships for Project Lead The Way, an educational nonprofit focused on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. She is also an Adjunct Professor at Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California. Kiley earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Trine University, a Master […]
Elizabeth Robison
Elizabeth Power Robison is Founder and CEO of Strategic Fundraising Advisors (SFA), where she and her associates raise capital for nonprofit organizations. Her primary client is the Michael and Lori Milken Family Foundation where she works directly with Chairman Mike Milken on advancing his philanthropic passions: medical research, education, public health and access to capital. Prior […]
Jordan Shapiro
Jordan Shapiro, PhD is senior fellow for the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop, and Nonresident Fellow in the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution. His Forbes’ column (2012-17) on global education, learning through digital play, kids and culture was read by over 5 million people around the world. He is an […]
Aurora Chisté
Aurora is the Managing Director of Orb Africa. Orb is a San Francisco based firmographic database of 50M businesses. She became inspired by how Orb’ s data has boosted the growth of Fortune 500 companies. She has taken that inspiration to explore how the same data infrastructure can play a key role in Africa by […]
Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock is a space scientist, broadcaster and author who has a passion for presenting science to a general audiences and demonstrating that you ‘don’t need a brain the size of a small planet’ to understand, participate in and enjoy science and that space truly is for everyone. Maggie studied at Imperial College where […]
Helena Barroco
Helena Barroco was admitted to the Portuguese Diplomatic Service in 1997 and is a Diplomatic Advisor to the President of Portugal, Mr. Jorge Sampaio, since 1999. From 2006 onwards she serves mainly in the context of his international activities (i.e., United Nations Alliance of Civilizations; fight against Tuberculosis as part of the MDG’s Agenda; Dialogue […]