Inspiration in Education

Professor of computer science at the University of Lille, vice-president for digital infrastructure of the University of Lille. My scientific interests range from computer architecture to embedded and distributed systems. I have special interests towards sustainable ICT, blockchain technologies and ...

John Domingue is a Professor of Computer Science at the Open University, Director of the Knowledge Media Institute, the OU’s technology R&I centre. He has published over 280 refereed articles in areas of semantics, the Web, distributed ledgers and eLearning. Prof. Domingue served as the...

Liz Free is CEO and director of the International School Rheintal, Switzerland.  She was listed as the 33rd most influential international educator in 2021 (ICS).  Liz is a global board member for TES, board member of SGIS and is a global strategic lead for @WomenED, with responsibility for...

1999-2006: University of Aarhus, Denmark. Master of the Arts, English and Film and Media studies.2006-2014: teacher in High School, English and Media Studies, Copenhagen. 2014-2016: lower part executive, Høng High School, Denmark. 2016-2017: lower part executive, Aasiaat High...

Pernille Rydén is Dean of Education at the IT-University of Copenhagen with the overall responsibility for all educational activities, their organization, execution, quality assurance and development. As a PhD in strategic cognition of new technologies from Copenhagen Business School, she uses this ...

Lisa has worked at North London Collegiate School for seven years, and was Director of STEAM and Innovation before becoming Assistant Head with a focus on Digital Strategy and Partnerships. She is overseeing the educational integration of NLCS' new building: the IDEAS Hub, which focuses on...

Ellen van Schoten is appointed as Vice-President of Erasmus University Rotterdam’sExecutive Board, commencing 1 January 2021. She is responsible for a portfoliowhich includes: Finance, Human Resources, Real Estate & Facilities andInformation Technology.She was COO of the Dutch Authority for the ...

Willem van Valkenburg is the Executive Director of the TU Delft Extension School for Continuing Education based in the Netherlands. The Extension School offers open and online education to professionals and lifelong learners worldwide.  Willem has been on the board of Open Education Global...

Helena Alves is Associate Professor of marketing at the Business and Economics Department and researcher at NECE, University of Beira Interior, Portugal. Her areas of expertise include Customer Satisfaction, Services marketing, Tourism marketing and public and nonprofit marketing having authored...

President and CEO, Doukas School | Founder and President, School of the Future International Academy (SoFIA)

Cécile is currently the Head of Professional Learning & Development. In previous roles, she also worked as an Associate Director of school services and evaluation.Prior to working with CIS, Cécile worked for the International Baccalaureate (IB), designing professional development opportunities...

Martin Ebner is currently head of the Department Educational Technology at Graz University of Technology and therefore responsible for all university wide e-learning activities. He holds an Adjunct Prof. on media informatics (research area: educational technology) and works also at the Institute...

As one of the leading specialist in France in sensory marketing and digital innovation, Alain Goudey is Associate Dean for Digital and Full Professor of Marketing at NEOMA Business School in France. He is also serial entrepreneur as founding partner of AtooMedia, a sound communication and musical...

Anne-May Janssen is the Secretary-General of Aurora, which is a network of universities that received an EU grant as part of the prestigious European Universities Initiative. Prior to joining Aurora, Anne-May worked as Head of European Engagement at Universities UK International, tackling the...

Aurélien Krejbich is the Executive Director of CIVICA - The European University of Social Sciences.CIVICA – The European University of Social Sciences unites ten leading European higher education institutions in the social sciences, humanities, business management and public policy, with a total of ...

David Markus is currently the Upper School Principal at Zurich International School.   He has served as a teacher and educational leader at a variety of schools in the United States including public, independent, charter and international schools.  As a teacher, he has taught Russian...

Emma Oliver is Director of Teaching and Learning at the new Thomas’s Battersea Senior School in London. She is leading the development of teaching and learning pedagogy and practice, having previously held leadership roles in the maintained sector at two MATs, ARK and The Harris Federation. She...

February 2020 - Laboratory assistant, responsible for IKT and lab tools. September 2021 - Computer Science Teacher for primary students.Interested in Computer Science and its development and adaptation in education.

Clemmie has enjoyed over 14 years in education, teaching and leading in state, independent and academy schools. Clemmie has led on behaviour and inclusion, learning and teaching, and has been Head of School, and Senior Head of Prep Schools, whilst also supporting a portfolio of Primary...

Dr. Vesa Taatila works as the rector and president of Turku University of Applied Sciences, a member of the national research and innovation council in Finland and as an adjunct professor of innovation pedagogy in the University of Turku. Previously he has worked in executive and expert positions...

Aune Valk (PhD in Psychology) is currently vice-rector for academic affairs at the University of Tartu, Estonia. In years 2008 – 2014 she was Estonian national project manager for OECD survey of adult skills – PIAAC, in 2014 – 2018 she was working as a head of the analyses department in the...

Director with a financial and strategic profile. Work experience in the higher professional education, scientific education and financial services sectors. Portfolio manager finance, IT, facilities, real estate. Administratively responsible for an organization with more than 3000 employees and over ...

Bernadette has worked in a variety of roles within international education for thirty plus years. She has had the opportunity to serve as Director for the past ten years, first in the Kingdom of Bahrain, then in PR China before moving to the Netherlands in July, 2019. Bernadette started her career...

I have been involved in International Education in the Netherlands for the past 20 years.  The last 15 years have been as director/principal of international schools that offer the International Baccalaureate curriculum.   Since January 2021, I am the principal of the Amsterdam International...

Rachel leads on digital innovation at Wimbledon High School and works with teachers to evaluate the use of technology for teaching and learning, implementing evidence-based practices. She is passionate about using technology in an authentic way, keeping human relationships at the heart of...

Michael was born 1959. He became a Professor for Sociology, and since 2011 President of Trier University (Germany), since 2014 Member of the Council for Information Infrastructure.

Pekka Kähkipuro is Chief Information Officer at Tampere University and Executive Secretary at the European University Information Systems organisation (EUNIS). Prior to joining Tampere University, Pekka has been CIO at Brunel University London 2016-2021, Director of IT at Aalto University in...

Sarah Morgan has been the Headteacher of Danesfield School, in Marlow, for the past 7 years and has driven huge improvement in all areas of the school since gaining her Headship. Her passion for technology to be embedded in all areas of school life has enabled the school to go from strength to...

Micha Pallesche was born in Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, in 1975. He completed his teacher training at the University of Education in Karlsruhe, where he also studied media education. After serving as deputy principal, in 2015 he took over the overall management responsibility of the Ernst- ...

Since October 2021, Prof. Dr. Niels Pinkwart is Vice President for  Academic Affairs at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. He studied Computer Science and Mathematics in a teacher education program at the University of Duisburg. In addition to his activities at HU Berlin, Prof. Pinkwart acts as...

Armando Pires is a graduate of Electrical Engineering from the Technical University of Lisbon. He received his MSc degree in 1988 and PhD degree in 1994 in Electrical Engineering at the same university. He was the President of the Setúbal Polytechnic Institute (2006-2014). He was also the...

Fiona has led UCL’s Digital Education team since its inception in 2002. In that time she has led on institutional digital education strategies, and on the successful pivot to remote learning and back again. Her team – which is based in UCL’s Information Services Division - provides support and...

Miles is Professor of Computing Education at the University of Roehampton, where he runs the secondary PGCE in computing course and contributes to the University's BA in Digital Media. Prior to joining Roehampton, he spent 18 years in four schools, much of the time as an ICT coordinator and...

Jonathan currently leads on digital learning and monitoring of student progress at the British School of Milan. Whilst spearheading the implementation and transition to online and hybrid learning, he has developed and tailored systems that enable student progress to be monitored and successes...

Gwen graduated from the University of Manchester, UK in 1992 with a first-class Honours degree in Biochemistry and began a career in genetic research at Guy’s Hospital, London. She trained as a teacher several years later, graduating from Goldsmith’s College, University of London.  She also holds...

Lucie is a teacher, academic manager, and teacher trainer based in the South of Italy, where she works for IH British School Reggio Calabria as Director of Innovation. She has been in ELT for 20 years, during which time she has taught a range of learners and has held various academic management...

Prof. Dr. Uta Hauck-Thum holds a professorship for elementary school pedagogy and Didactics at LMU since 2018. Among other things, she teaches and conducts research at the Munich Unilernhaus, a project school where teaching and learning processes are rethought and redesigned under a digital...

Antonia is the Executive Principal of ICS Milan, an international K-12 school in Italy.  She has spearheaded the development of a STEAM education at the school since 2020. Her commitment to STEAM has resulted in the launch of bespoke, fully equipped STEM and Design Labs for Primary and Secondary...

Brianna Gray (she/her) is the Head of Professional Learning & Growth for ACS International Schools in London and Doha. She spent a decade as a middle and high school teacher in the US and UK, focusing on special education, IT, and digital learning before shifting to adult learning. In her...

Ulla Hemminki-Reijonen is an awarded EdTech innovator with +12 years of experience in leading kids´ media and software projects. As a community lead at the Helsinki Education Hub, which is a new EdTech startup and innovation center in Helsinki, she innovates new ways to bring EdTech...

I started my career as a primary school teacher and director in Brittany in France, 31 years ago. In 2004, I became a director for French International Schools abroad, first at the Lycée Français of San Francisco, then at the International French School of Singapore, both for 5 years, and finally...

Katalin Horvath is Director of Admissions at Central European University (CEU), an international private university located in Vienna, Austria. She joined CEU in 2001 and has held various administrative positions, mostly focusing on student affairs and admissions. She is part of the core team...

Gert Jervan is a professor of dependable computer systems and a Dean at the School of Information Technologies of Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech), Estonia.He received his Ph. D. degree from Linköping University, Sweden in 2005. He has been a coordinator of several national and...

Thomas Ekman Jørgensen is Director of Policy Co-ordination and Foresight at EUA. His responsibilities include ensuring coherent policies for universities as well as overall policy development and managing cross-cutting issues with policy relevance.Dr Jørgensen worked with EUA as Head of the Council ...

Dr. Mika Luimula works as a Research Group Leader of Futuristic Interactive Technologies and as a Principal Lecturer of Game and Interactive Technologies for Turku University of Applied Sciences. He holds a PhD in Information Processing Sciences and an MSc in Mathematics. He also holds an Adjunct...

Christian Marty studied history, philosophy and media studies at the University of Zurich from 2009 to 2015. He received his doctorate there in 2019 with a thesis on Max Weber. Parallel to his doctorate, the football lover founded, built and led a very successful tutoring school that still exists...

Ianis G. Matsoukas holds a PhD degree from University of Warwick, and has completed his post-doctoral studies at Cornell University, ETH-Zurich, and University of Warwick. He has worked for many years as an executive and non-executive director in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry. Ianis ...

Marc Oswald is Co-Founder & CEO of Open Assessment Technologies S.A, a Luxembourg software company and Education Technology leader, which he launched in 2013 and established as the de facto market leader for open and innovative assessment solutions.Marc is a vocal proponent of interoperability...

Simona joined the Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture of the European Commission in 2017 She is part of the team in charge of the implementation of the Digital Education Action Plan 2021-2027, the Commission strategy to support effective and sustainable digital...

Matt is the Global Director of Education at OneSchool Global, a truly global school with over 120 campuses in 20 countries, including cities such as New York, Paris, Sydney, Rome, Auckland, Copenhagen, Los Angeles and San Francisco.With an innovative approach to learning, delivered in...

Vasanti Ramdeen is the current Deputy Head of Primary at the British Council School, Madrid. She joined the school in 2013 after working as ICT co-ordinator and teacher in Primary schools in London, UK. She has developed professional development strategies and opportunities with a particular focus...

Anna Rantapero-Laine is in charge of developing Edtech Testbeds in Helsinki. In addition, she is co-lead in the innovation and startup centre Helsinki Education Hub. The Hub brings all the innovators in education together in order to boost new solutions and research in the field. Prior to this...

Leader of digital education working for 12 years in the international independent schools sector for ACS International Schools and recently joining the Innovation and Learning Team at the Girls Day School Trust.  Focused on developing digital strategy and technology proficiency with schools and...

I am a Portuguese and I hold a Primary Teaching degree and a Masters of Primary and Preparatory Teaching in Math, Science, Portuguese, History and Geography. Plus, I am postgraduate in Coding and Robotics in the Primary and Preparatory School.I follow a student-centered pedagogy, based on...

Maura Striano is full professor of Education and Director of the Center for the Active and Participated Inclusion of the Students (Sinapsi) at the University of Naples "Federico II".

Dr. Márta Turcsányi-Szabó Ph.D. is an associate professor, former vice-dean and now the Dean's Commissionaire for Educational Innovation at Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Informatics, Hungary. She is also the head of STEAM Lab, interdisciplinary makerspace for university students also...

Alper is the Founder and President of  European Leadership University (ELU) which is a next-generation university built to respond to skills gap by providing developing, recruiting and retaining talent for exceptional organizations through tech-driven, competency-based degree programmes. ELU offers ...

Maria Amor Vieira Alvarez holds a degree in Political Science and Sociology by the Universidad Complutense,  awarded a Masters in Gender & Development from the London School of Economics and a PGCE at the University of London. Maria Amor is currently Head of Learning in an international school...

He has worked as a secondary school teacher of Geography and History in different high schools. He has held the position of Head of Department and responsible for New Technology and Training in secondary schools. Coordinator of Working Groups referred to new technologies, since 2019 he joined as...

Therese studied Geography at the University of Nottingham before completing her PGCE. After teaching in North London, she moved to teach internationally in Boston where she became Head of Middle School, and subsequently to Shanghai where she became Deputy Head. Therese was Head of the International ...

Trained in Cologne/Germany, worked for several years at the German Embassy School in Beijing, since 2016 responsible for Pedagogical Quality Management and for the last two years as Deputy Head at the International German School Brussels.Main focus: School development, especially...

Head of Global Admissions and Enrollment, IE University, SpainMiguel Costa is currently Head of Global Admissions & Enrollment, Undergraduate programs at IE University, and a full-time professor of Marketing at IE Business School in Madrid. Miguel is also Chair of the Board of Trustees at the...

During several years teaching English in secondary schools, I experienced new technologies and innovative teaching methods in my classes. I was recruited as a teacher trainer for Réseau Canopé in 2020 (just after the Covid) to train teachers on digital innovations, hybrid learning, neurosciences in ...

Alejandro Delso is currently the Head of Strategy and Innovation at SEK Education Group. A former SEK International School Student, Alejandro graduated from Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Science in Management, specialising in Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises. Having obtained a...

I am currently school director of St George's, The British International School, Munich, where I am entering my fifth year in the role. St George's cares for and educates children aged 2-18, following British and IB curricula. Our aim is to provide a happy and engaging place for young...

Brian is the Director of Technology & Innovation at the American International School of Budapest, and has previously worked as a teacher, librarian, and technology leader in public and private schools in Ontario and British Columbia, Canada, Japan, Korea, and the United Arab Emirates. An...

Eva Cano is Doctor in Philology and MA in Teacher Training, and holds three bachelor degrees in Hispanic Studies, Translation and Interpreting, and Law. Eva is the Director of International Relations at SEK Education Group (including SEK International Schools and Camilo José Cela University). Over...

With over 18 years of whole-school leadership and teaching experience, both in the UK and internationally, I have been lucky enough to have a wide and varied career. Leading the drive towards teaching and learning excellence through the use of classroom tools and technology, linked with outstanding ...

Carlos Garriga, currently CIO at IE University and IT Professor at IE Business School, has extensive experience in managing Innovation, Technology and Information Systems. During his professional career, he led the development and implementation of large enterprise applications, managed complex...

Tom Hall serves as the General Manager, International for LEFO Education, where he oversees the international business and channel partners. Tom is passionate about the potential technology brings to business and learning, as well as the social and business impact of education. Tom is dedicated to...

Iain has taught in both state and independent sectors in the UK. He has been a Biology teacher; a Head of Year; a Boarding Housemaster; Assistant Head, and Deputy Head. He works with all of the schools in the Wellington Family to embed the essential Wellington DNA, ethos or culture, sensitively in...

Carol is the Global Learning Director at LEGO Education. She leads a team of Learning Designers and Content Developers in embedding learning through play in products across the Learning LEGO System. Carol has over twenty years’ experience in education, as a teacher, writer, publisher and product...

Stig Johannessen is currently president of the Association of School Leaders in Norway, he is in his second 4-year term. The ssociations organize leaders in the education sector The organization he leads has 4,300 members. He has a broad background from the public sector at management level. He has ...

Mrs. Georgia Karagianni is an english teacher with further training in educational psychology, inclusive education, counseling and teaching greek as a foreign language. She holds an MA in ‘’New forms of education and learning’’ and an MA in ‘’Language Education in Migrants and Refugees’’ and...

The combination of making people understand each other in the fields of technology, innovation and entrepreneurship has been Annet's biggest passion for the past years. She's trying to grow her knowledge in this particular field by maintaining close relationships with the entrepreneurs in...

My academic education and previous work experience both in the public and private sectors are mainly related to education. I have worked as a teacher and form tutor, deputy head of school, and currently as head of school.In addition to my work duties, I have actively participated as a trainer in...

Ben McGinnes has been a teacher at Danesfield School for the last 5 years and has taught across KS1 and KS2. For the last 2 years he has lead the EdTech Demonstrator Programme, supporting over 200 schools and training hundreds of teachers and support staff in the use of technology to support...

Rikke Toft Nørgård is Associate Professor in Educational Design & Technology at The Danish School of Education, Aarhus University, where she is also Steering group member of Centre for Higher Education Futures (CHEF). She is elected board member of the international Philosophy and Theory of...

Mark is Director of Curriculum and Student Performance at Nord Anglia. In this role he leads the development and implementation of a strategic and world-class curriculum model that drives the very best student outcomes.Prior to joining Nord Anglia Education in 2011, Mark served as Senior National...

Chris Osman is the Client Relations |Regional Marketing Manager at ETS Global. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Studies from the University of Missouri, USA and a Global Master’s degree in International Relations from Webster University. Having participated in three study abroad...

17 years in IT education in Central and Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Poland, Hungary). Ph.D., Associate Professor. Certified Project manager (PMP), co-author of several social education projects for teachers from universities and students. VP of IT Ukraine association in education issues. He manages...

John Papadakis is the Director of Enrollment Management, Communications & Technology at the American Community Schools of Athens since 2005. Since 2017 he is leading the “Suheil Sabbagh” Media Studio of ACS Athens that provides media literacy education and production opportunities and...

Dr. Arum Perwitasari is an education enthusiast and researcher. Over the course of 12-plus years in education, she has experienced education from all sides of the desk in Europe and SE Asia. This has included being a classroom teacher and an Associate Lecturer, managing academic affairs and student ...

Dr. Bart Rienties is Professor of Learning Analytics and programme lead of the learning analytics and learning design research programme at the Institute of Educational Technology at the Open University UK. He leads a group of academics who provide university-wide learning analytics and learning...

Economics and Administrative Sciences Director & Assistant Professor in International Commerce & Marketing.

Currently the Academic Dean of CTY Greece (Center of Talented Youth) and director of the Athens CTY Greece site from 2016 till 2020.From 2018 till today the head of CPD training for CTY Greece offering training to educators (F2F and online) across Greece and Cyprus. Director of Instructional Design ...

Teacher, Edtech coordinator, and administrator with over 18 years of experience in international schools. Global nomad, traveler, and lifelong learner, always looking for ways to better myself.

Petra van Haren is director of the European School Heads Association ESHA since January 2022 (https://www.esha.org/ ). ESHA connects about 100.000 school heads through their national organizations from nearly 25 European countries. Before that, she was president of the Dutch school head...

I have been the Principal of Amity International School Amsterdam for the past 4 years. Amity is young school that has grown significantly during this time. I am passionate about developing a positive culture in schools and strong relationships within the community.

Ann-Kristin Wallengren is professor of film studies at the Centre for Languages and Literature and was pro dean at the Faculties of Humanities and Theology with responsibility for first and second cycle studies between 2018 and 2020. She has previously worked as the director of studies and...

Clare Doherty is currently the Head of Technology and Design at St. Mary’s College, Derry.  She has established an annual award-winning Engineers Week and Entrepreneurial Week events.  In June 2021 Clare was selected by STEM Learning Northern Ireland to run a Goldman Sachs Enthuse Partnership to...

Dr Sandra Leaton Gray is an applied sociology of education specialist with an interest in the morals and ethics surrounding the use of new technologies in education. She has published many popular and academic books and articles on artificial intelligence in education, biometrics and...

Prof. Dr. Jan L. Plass holds the Paulette Goddard Chair in Digital Media and Learning Sciences at New York University. He is the founding director of the CREATE Consortium for Research and Evaluation of Advanced Technology in Education and co-director of the Games for Learning Institute. Dr. Plass’ ...

Kate is a writer, speaker, and Director of Nevergrey, which served as the global head office for her father, Sir Ken Robinson, and is now dedicated to his legacy. She is the Co-Founder of the Imagine if… festival, an annual celebration of human potential, and the Co-Author of Sir Ken’s manifesto:...