Inspiration in Education

In 2012, as Head of e-Learning at The British School of Paris and with the support of the IT Department we rolled out iPads on a 1:1 scheme from EYFS to Year 13. As chair of the school's IT Committee, I have helped develop the school's policies and digital learning curriculum. A large part ...

Social pedagogue. Principal at kindergarten. President at the Association of Kindergarten Principals in Slovenia. NLP practitioner and Coach.

Derek Jan leads the Strategy & Policy directorate of the University of Twente. The team of 55 highly skilled professionals monitors developments in higher education and translates these into execution and change, university-wide. Before coming to the University of Twente, Derek Jan was a...

Whole school Educational Technology Specialist, experienced school senior leader, K-12 educator and EdTech champion for change. My desire and passion for the delivery of exceptional educational leadership have led to highly meaningful whole-school change using technology through pioneering EdTech...

Carlos Garriga, currently Chief Information Officer at IE University, has extensive international experience in managing Innovation, Technology and Information Systems.During his professional career, he led the development and implementation of numerous large enterprise applications, managed...

As one of the leading specialists 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 a serial entrepreneur as founding partner of AtooMedia, a sound communication...

Primary school principal. 26 years in education. 10 years as principal.  Vice-president of the Association of Principals of Slovenia. NLP practitioner and coach.

Originally from New York, Matt Manfredi is an impassioned school leader and innovator for over twenty years, he has worked internationally since 2010. He is a constructivist educator and consummate professional committed to student-centered learning and growth for all. He holds New York State...

Matt is Global Director of Education at OneSchool Global, an organisation with 120 Campuses in locations across 20 countries, teaching around 9000 students and employing over 1600 staff. A K-12 school, OneSchool Global use a distinctive 'Learning to Learn Framework' whereby all learning is...

Madhumalti, founded Workshop4Me. Luxembourg non-profit organization to move children from being “consumers” to “creators” using technology. Her efforts brought coding into the primary school curriculum of Luxembourg. She was awarded Inspiring Fifty Women in Tech Belgium in 2022. She is an Executive ...

I have worked as an teacher since 2005 in Wales, Italy and latterly Switzerland. Having trained as an ICT teacher, I have taught Computer Science, Design, Economics and Business Studies and been a Head of Department and whole school IT coordinator. I am very much interested in how ICT is used to...

Alper is the Founder and President of  European Leadership University (ELU), a new generation university built to respond to the skills gap by providing developing tech talent for exceptional organisations through tech degree programmes such as Software Development, Data Science, and AI. Alper is...

Santiago Ordejón Zuckermaier is a secondary school teacher and holds a degree in English, Physical Education and German from the Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf, Germany. He is an expert in educational innovation and assessment a strong advocate of active methodologies.Currently he is Head...

My original vocation, by birthright, was to be a lawyer, following in my father's footsteps since I was one year old. But something went wrong.   Jazz musician by age 25, jazz teacher, teacher of Law and Economics, author of Italian books on Education,  Head of School and Head of Academics...

The first 14 years, I was a primary school teacher (classroom teacher). Then I was a principal of a primary school with more than 800 students for 11 years. Now, I am the head of a regional unit of the Nationa Education Institute Slovenia, where I provide support to principals and teachers...

Olly has a decade and a half of qualified experience including various middle and senior leadership roles responsible for academic, pastoral, digital strategy, and professional development within schools. He's currently Head of Digital Transformation across Thomas Deacon Education Trust, a MAT...

EdTech Wizard. IT Director. Digital Education Advocate. Making sure your school's WiFi is stronger than your student's excuses.

Pegor Papazian is one of the founders of the TUMO Center for Creative Technologies and its head of development. He graduated from The University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business and has a Master of Science from MIT where he worked on Artificial Intelligence and design automation. He has been...

Julien has been a long-standing educator since 2002. From his early days as a Design Technology teacher to his current role as Head of IT at the International School of Lausanne, he has continuously pursued work that he loves and is passionate about. Julien strives to make a positive difference in ...

Vice-rector of NOVA University Lisbon (2022-) was Director of NOVA Information Management School (NOVA IMS) between 2018 and 2022.  Graduated in Chemical Engineering from the University of Coimbra in 1987, and received his PhD in the same area from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

Willem van Valkenburg is the executive director of the TU Delft Extension School for Continuing Education. The Extension School offers open and online education to professionals and lifelong learners worldwide. Since the start in 2014 of the Extension School Willem has been involved in different...

Born in 1977 and attended the University of Maribor. Finished undergraduate study of English and German languages and started working as a primary school teacher in 2001. Became a headmaster in 2013 and became involved in analysing, researching, questioning and possibly improving all aspects of...

Helena Alves is Full Professor of marketing at the Business and Economics Department and researcher at NECE, University of Beira Interior, Portugal. Currently is Vice-Rector for Teaching Academic Matters and Employability. Recently coordinated the U-Value project on the impact of HEI's on the...

Diane Barghouthy is an ICT Subject specialist and classroom teacher at the International School Haarlem in The Netherlands. Ms. Barghouthy has been an educator for 12 years. Diane's interest in educational applications of ICT started early in her career. Currently, oversees and develops how ICT ...

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...

Tawhid Chtioui is an international expert and serial entrepreneur in the field of Higher education and learning. He is Founding President of aivancity Paris-Cachan, The Grande Ecole of AI & Data and President of EDVANTIS GROUP (ISGA & ARTCOM SUP) based in Morroco.Holder of a doctorate in...

ASCL President of 2022-23 and Headteacher, Copthall School  Evelyn Forde MBE is the Headteacher of Copthall School in Mill Hill North London, a highly successful and diverse girls' school which has been on an upward trajectory since 2016.   Evelyn has been in the profession for over 20 years...

2012 - ongoing:  As external expert, I have been responsible for the quality management of the European Baccalaureate examination since 2012. Our team is international and operates in the three vehicular languages German, French and English.   2019-ongoing:  As head of secondary school and deputy...

Gary has worked in education for over 20 years, initially as a trained secondary school teacher in the UK before periods working in further and higher education, international schools in the Middle East and more recently in his current role as Director of IT in a large UK Independent School. Gary...

Une Kaunaite is the director of EDU Vilnius, the Centre for Education Improvement in Vilnius. EDU Vilnius is responsible for improving education quality in the capital of Lithuania through various initiatives, including piloting and scaling innovative education practices in schools, improving...

Timothy Kelley, the Director of the International School of Stuttgart, an International Baccalaureate World School, has been an educator for 30 years. Formerly the Head of Ross School in East Hampton New York, Tim has also served as the Headmaster for the Leysin American School in Switzerland. ...

Maryse, in her position as principal and chairperson of the board of “Open Schoolgemeenschap Bijlmer” (OSB), is responsible for governing a unique school for secondary education in The Netherlands. In the Dutch school system, most students leaving primary education and starting secondary education...

Secondary school principal, 35 years in education, 9 years as principal. President of the association schoolmasters of Iceland.

Larry Love has over thirty years of experience in educational technology in his native New Zealand and international schools in Asia and Europe. He has served as a teacher, technology coordinator and coach, and technology director. His passion is exploring and sharing innovative technologies that...

Georgios is a highly accomplished and competent Senior Leader with over 16 years of professional experience, specialising primarily within the international education sector. He has a proven record in leading educational operations on behalf of large and international academic...

I have 29 years experience as an educator in Education and Media Technology in International Schools ( Africa, Asia & Europe), of which 18 years in school leadership as an IT Director, Director of eLearning, Head of Education and Media Technology and Deputy Principal.Blogs:...

Fidelma is the Regional Director of Learning for schools in Europe. She currently works with 7 schools in the UK, Italy, Switzerland and Poland as a critical friend. Fidelma studied languages at Trinity College Dublin. Following her HDipEd she embarked on an International career working in schools...

Mrs. Alissar Nasr Soubra earned her master’s degree from Harvard University. She has 30+ years of experience in academicplanning, curriculum development, and school operations. She has assumed several roles at a strategic and operational level in school management, where she worked on a wide range...

Kai Nordlund is professor of computational materials physics and Vice rector of the University of Helsinki. As vice rector, he puts particular emphasis on high-quality education, student and staff wellbeing and promotion of highest level science.  He received his PhD in physics in 1995 at the...

Micha Pallesche was born in Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, in 1975. After studying at the University of Education in Karlsruhe, where his additional studies included media education, he worked for many years alongside his teaching profession as a consultant in school digitization processes for the...

Born 1962, headteacher of combined pre-school. basic school institution dealing with children/students aged 2 to 15, 1050 altogether for 18 years. President of Slovenian Association of primary school headmasters and deputy headmasters for 8 years.

Vasanti is a Senior Leader at the British Council School in Madrid. She has been working at the school for nine years, as a class teacher, senior leader, and Deputy Head of Primary, specialising in digital and assessment. Vasanti supported staff, students and parents during remote learning through...

Ruth is the Principal at The British School of Amsterdam, and has worked in international schools around the world for 25 years. She is a school leader with passion. She enjoys building relationships with students, parents and teachers to develop trust, confidence and a supportive community. Ruth...