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Rawaa Augé Presenter, Al Jazeera
Nina Schick Founder, Tamang Ventures Limited
Conrad Wolfram European Co-Founder/CEO of The Wolfram Group, Wolfram Research Europe
Jeffrey Sachs University Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University
Aidan White Founder of Ethical Journalism Network
Jörg Dräger Executive Director of the Board of Trustees, Kühne Foundation
Mona Diab Professor & Director of Language Technologies institute, Carnegie Mellon University
Pelonomi Moiloa CEO, Lelapa AI
Isabelle Hau Executive Director, Stanford Accelerator for Learning
Ahmed Elmagarmid Acting Vice President of Research and Executive Director, Qatar Computing Research Institute
Hayfa Al Abdulla Innovation Director, Qatar Foundation
Shingai Manjengwa Head of AI Education, ChainML
Kian Katanforoosh CEO and founder, Workera
HE Sayasat Nurbek Minister of Science and Higher Education, Kazakhstan
Jason Czyz Co-President, Institute of International Education
Alvin Graylin Global VP of Corporate Development, HTC
Karim Ginena Founder, RAI Audit
Joe Clement Author/Teacher
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović Former President of the Republic of Croatia
Caitlin Baron CEO, the Luminos Fund
Leanne Robers Cofounder and Co-CEO, She Loves Tech
Nadeem Nathoo Founder, TKS
Lihui Zhang President, Caixin Media
Carine Allaf Senior Programs Advisor, QFI
Paola Arjona Garza Project manager, UCJC/ Sfera Experience
Odette Yidi Executive Director, Institute of Arab Culture of Colombia
Jose Espinosa Co-founder and CEO, Mentu
Khaled A. Harras Senior Associate Dean for Faculty, Professor of Computer Science, and Director of HBJ Center for Education and Outreach, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar
Nariman Moustafa Research Scholar, Brookings Institution and EdTech Hub
Ayesha Ehtisham Content Manager, Taleemabad
Gigi Wang Industry Fellow & Faculty, UC Berkeley Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology
Yomna El-Serafy Analyst, Open Development and Education
Natasa Milic-Frayling Research Director, Arabic Language Technologies, Qatar Computing Research Institute
Lydiah Kemunto Bosire Founder/CEO, 8B Education Investments
Azza Abouhashem Research Assistant, Qatar University
Imane El Guennouni Research Assistant & PHD Candidate, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen/Nürnberg
Seid Aman Country Director, imagine1day
Elvin Freytes Co-Founder of the EdUp Experience
Khalid Al-Kawari Youth Advocate, Education Above All
Salma Waly Head of Multilingualism, ISL Qatar, Assistant Professor, Pace University, NY, Founder, Universal Narratives
Sara Tariq Saleh Science teacher, Teach for Qatar
Sabine El Kahi Project Manager, Studio 5
Awrad Mousa Student, WISE
Mary Burns Invited Researcher, Escola Superior de Educacao de Paula Frassineti
Rana Mobarak Learning Experience Designer, Re:Coded
Shahd Hussein Science teacher, Teach for Qatar - Areefaa Primary School
Papa Amadou Sarr Executive Director of AFD’s Mobilization
Rana Abdou Research assistant, Qatar University Young Scientists Center
Zaid Abusini Senior Edu-Tech Engineer, Studio5
Ilaria La Manna Education Specialist, Studio 5
Christina Wille Director of Insecurity Insight and Aid in Danger Project
Aisha Al Fadhalah Speech-Language Pathologist, Autism Parent Platform
Seungah Lee Senior Lecturer of Social Research and Public Policy, New York University Abu Dhabi
Aiman Erbad Associate Professor and ICT Division Head, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Ana Chirita Strategic Projects Director, ATIC
Layisha Paerhati Partnership & Business Development Manager, NaTakallam
Luis Benveniste Global Director of Education, The World Bank
Fatema Al-Malki Project Manager, Qatar Reads
Michal Malinowski Director, Storyteller Museum
Veda Sunassee Chief Executive Officer, the African Leadership University, Mauritius
Ignacio Sell University Ombudsman of the Camilo José Cela University. Director of Innovation and Social Impact Projects, Camilo José Cela University
Dominic Regester Director of the Center for Education Transformation, Salzburg Global Seminar
Safwan Masri Dean, Georgetown University-Qatar
Selma Talha-Jebril Policy and Research Manager, WISE
Mark Kabban Chief Knowledge Officer, Examined Leadership Collective
Nadir Durrani Senior Scientist, QCRI
Bilal Barakat Independent Researcher, Vienna Institute of Demography (VID) and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIAS)
Mark Patterson Executive Director, Magnet (Toronto Metropolitan University)
Ghada Al Subaey Fashion Designer and Entrepreneur
Olivia Fossali Co-founder, Baobabooks Education
Fernanda Martinez Networks Manager, The Wellbeing Project
Denise Buote Researcher/Evaluator, UIC
Greg Ross Associate Professor, IOE, University College London
Stefania Giannini Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO
Dhruv Goel Activator, The Knowledge Society
Ana Sofia Sanchez Hernandez Alumn, The Knowledge Society
Héctor González Álvarez Teacher, SEK Education Group
Isabela Ferrer Activate Student, The Knowledge Society
Gaurav Gupta Global Managing Partner & Director, Dalberg Advisors
Carla Aerts Futures of Education and EdTech Leader, Independent consultant
Shelby Cosner Professor and Director, Center for Urban Education Leadership, University of Illinois Chicago
Louka Parry CEO and Founder, The Learning Future
Younes Bensouda Mourri Founder/CEO, LiveTech.AI LLC
Khadija El-Bedweihy Founder & CEO, PraxiLabs
Hamdy Mubarak Principal Software Engineer, QCRI
Ibrahim Alhouti Assistant Professor, Kuwait University
Rachel Kay Chief Learning Officer, Babington
Nidhi Singal Professor of Disability and Inclusive Education, University of Cambridge
David Brown Director, Executive Education, Imperial College Business School
Elena Sinel CEO, Teens in AI
Marta García Matos Education Manager, "la Caixa" Foundation
Marina Pistarini Relationship & Development, Eidos Global
Eva Keiffenheim Education System Change Consultant, Self-Employed
Jonah Kokodyniak Senior Vice President, Institute of International Education
Husa Alangari Assistant Professor of Instructional Design & Technology, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University
Claudia Urrea Senior Director, MIT Open Learning
Pak Tee Ng Associate Professor, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Chris Klune Researcher, Open Dev Ed
Lasse Leponiemi Co-founder & Executive Director, HundrED
Mujtaba Naqib Qatar Scholarship for Afghans scholar, Bard College
Jishnu Das McCourt Distinguished Professor of Public Policy, Georgetown University
Mo Amer Palestinian-American stand-up comedian, producer and award-winning writer.
Ayaz Karimov Co-Founder & Game Designer at Inskillz
Warda Abdelrahman ElKhalifa Associate, WISE
Matthew Hutson Journalist/Writer The New Yorker, USA
Cindy Mi Founder & CEO, VIPKid
Jerome Marston Acting Director, Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack
Jim Jansen Principle Scientist, Qatar Computing Research Institute
Uriel Kejsefman Senior Product Manager, Duolingo
Taha Bawa CEO & Co-founder of Goodwall
Khalifa bin Jassem Al-Kuwari Director General, QFFD
Shammur Chowdhury Scientist, Qatar Computing Research Institute
Zubair Junjunia Founder & CEO, ZNotes
Natalie Delille Inclusive Impact and Sustainability, Visa
Marie Voisin Learning Experience Coordinator, OpenClassrooms
Manshvi Palan Manager (National Partnerships), Dream a Dream
Madeleine Ross Social Impact Researcher, Pathways to Education Canada
Felipe Child Partner, McKinsey & Company Colombia
Guillermo Delso Segovia Learning and Business Analytics Project Manager, SEK Education Group
Emi Koch Co-Founder, Coast 2 Coast
David Timis Global Communications and Public Affairs Manager, Generation.org
Hana Elshehaby Youth Advocate, Education Above All
Lauren Goodlad Distinguished Professor of Humanities, Rutgers University
Amanda Abrom Director, Global Schools Program, UN SDSN
Alejandra Ycaza Leader of Institutional Development, Fundacion Reimagina
Geoffrey Simon Richmond ICT Team Leader, Education Development Center
Dalia Ibrahim CEO, Nahdet Misr Group
Yanis Ben Amor Executive Director, Center for Sustainable Development - Columbia University
Ahmed Al Malki Project Manger, PUE
Kim Moloney Assistant Professor, HBKU College of Public Policy
Fatima El Mahdi Manager of Student Enrichment, Qatar Foundation
Marc Owen Jones Associate Professor, Middle East Studies, Hamad bin Khalifa University
James S. Gordon Founder and CEO, Center for Mind-Body Medicine
Jose Francisco Aguirre Borda Executive Director, Santo Domingo Foundation
Luis Camargo Founder & Director, OpEPA
Armando Ali Chief Executive Officer, PAL NETWORK
Tino Kreutzer Chief Operating Officer, KoBo
Lama Nassif Associate Teaching Professor, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar
Omar Triki Director, Fondation Tunisie pour le Développement
Camilla Hadi Chaudhary Doctoral Researcher, University of Cambridge
Marianne Stone Regional Project Director, International Rescue Committee
Basel Hindi AI/ Accessibility Researcher at Columbia University and Incoming AI/ML Software Engineer at Nike, Columbia University
Dhun Davar Head of Social Finance for UBS Optimus Foundation and Head of Social Impact & Philanthropy, India & Middle East Africa, UBS
Ikhlaq Sidhu Member of the Board of Directors, Qatar Foundation
Fahad Alnemary Cofounder and CEO, Ynmo
Mashail Al-Naimi Program Manager, Qatar Foundation
Simon Smith Project Manager, AI Curriculum, Teens in AI
Sebastián Mármol Gaviria Student, Northwestern University
Eman Al Muhannadi Director for Training and Development Center, Ministry of Education and Higher Education
Nayib José Chalela Ambrad Lawyer, Independent
Tyler Samstag Executive Director, Remake Learning
Janhvi Maheshwari-Kanoria Director of Innovation Development, Education Above All
Prachi Jain Windlass Director at Michael & Susan Dell Foundation India LLP
Randa Al-Dawoudi Qatar Scholarship recipient - Gaza, Education Above All
Siddhant Sachdeva Co-Founder, Rocket Learning
Nisreen Elsaim UNSG's Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change
Malgorzata Gruchola Professor, The Educational Research Institute
Atif Shafique Public Policy Consultant and Researcher
MC Abdul Artist, Universal Arabic Music
Alia Al-Khatar-Williams Deputy Director, Division for Resilience and Solutions, UNHCR
Stéphane Cloâtre Learning Technologies Coach, International School of London Qatar
Humphrey Mrema Youth4Climate
Nyagaki Gichia Africa Hub Director, Team4Tech
Hassan Al Mulla CEO, Silatech
Nieves Segovia President, SEK Education Group
Jere Keskinen Global Curriculum and Instruction Lead, Arkki International
Ngo Van Cuong Vietnam Youth Union Secretary
Francisco Marmolejo Higher Education President, Qatar Foundation
Claire Mongeau Co-Founder & CEO, M-Shule
Deirdre Remida Conde COO, Edukasyon.ph
Shoug Khozestani Student, Qatar Foundation
Stephen Tremaine Bard College’s Vice President for Network Education, and a founding leader of Bard Early College
Hoang Phuong Thao Executive Director, ActionAid Vietnam
Mary Joy Pigozzi Executive Director, EAA’s Educate A Child Programme
Nguyen Tra My High School Student, Youth Environmental Protection Activist
Fernando Diaz del Castillo Chief Learning Officer, Mentu
Yaser Bishr Digital Transformation Senior Advisor, Chairperson's Office of Qatar Museums
Logan Cochrane Associate Professor, HBKU
Nuria Vives Teachers' Professional Development Programmes Lead, "la Caixa" Foundation
Thomas Banchoff Vice President for Global Engagement, Georgetown University
Leonardo De Piniero Executive Director of Strategy, Policy, and Research at the Education Above All Foundation (EAA)
Muhammad Danish Team Lead - AI Deployment, Taleemabad
Revanth Voothaluru Global Implementations Project Manager, Learning Equality
Robert Jenkins Director, Education and Adolescent Development, Programme Group, UNICEF
Victoria Basma Head of EdTech, WISE
Catherine Morgan Technology Coach, International School of London, Qatar
Amy Marie Abela PhD Student and Visiting Assistant Lecturer, University of Malta
James Shaw-Hamilton CEO of Educate A Child International
Jonathan Becker Vice President, Open Society University Network
Maryam Al-Khalaf Research Associate, WISE
Henrique Paim General Director of the Center for the Development of Public Management and Educational Policies, FGV
Fahim Dalvi Software Engineer, Qatar Computing Research Institute, HBKU
Lý Nhạc Linh ROTA-EAA-ActionAid Project Manager
Maleiha Malik Executive Director, EAA’s PEIC Programme
Mercy Musomi Executive Director, Girl Child Network (GCN)
Yasmeen Alzabalawy Regional Digital Projects Coordinator, International Rescue Committee
Nguyen Le Khanh Minh High School Student, Youth Environmental Protection Activist
Safeena Husain Founder and Board Member of Educate Girls
Ross Hall Co-Lead, Learning Societies, the Jacobs Foundation
Tariq Cheema Country Representative, Alight Pakistan
Inga Afanasieva Senior Economist, Education Global Practice, World Bank
Brighton Kaoma Global Director, SDSN Youth
Abha Thorat Shah leads the British Asian Trust’s Social Finance work across South Asia
Haroon Yasin Co-founder & CEO, Taleemabad
Chibeza Agley CEO, Obrizum Group
Shannon May Co-Founder & President, NewGlobe Education
Juan Manuel Restrepo Director, Cosmo Schools | Comfama
Athar Ahmed Qatar Scholarship recipient - Gaza, Education Above All
Asmaa Al-Fadala Director of Research, WISE, Assistant Professor, College of Public Policy (Hamad bin Khalifa University)
Elyas Felfoul Director of Policy Development & Partnerships, WISE
Rosie Clayton Research Fellow, Global Education Leaders Partnership / WISE
Sabeena Abbasi Chief Digital Learning Officer, Taleemabad
Liesbet Steer President & CEO, EDC
Vicky Colbert Founder and Director, Fundación Escuela Nueva
Ulises Brengi Learning Experience Designer, Eidos Global
Mehdi Benchaabane Director, Qatar Academy, Qatar Foundation
Ana C. Rold CEO & Founder, Diplomatic Courier
Mervi Jansson-Aalto CEO, Omnia Education Partnerships
Ahmed Baghdady Manager, International Agreements, University of Waterloo
Aldo de Pape CEO, TeachPitch
Patrick Gyimah Awuah Jr Founder & President, Ashesi University
Anthony Mackay Board Co-Chair, NCEE
Aurelio Amaral Manager, WISE
Sakena Yacoobi President, Executive Director, Afghan Institute of Learning
Ben Nelson Founder & CEO, Minerva Project
Wendy Kopp CEO & Co-founder, Teach For All
Max McCabe COO, Education Outcomes Fund
Agustín Alejandro Batto Carol Founder & Strategy Lead, Eidos Global
Eman Al Kuwari Director of Digital Innovation Department, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology