Meet the OEB Speakers

Mairéad Pratschke is an independent researcher, author and advisor specialising in AI strategy, ethical governance and human-centred learning design. With over 25 years of experience in digital education a... Read More

Laureen Rwatirera Chivere is VP Talent Management and Chief Learning Officer at Prosus, where she leads AI adoption and talent development across a global group of technology businesses, and a keynote spea... Read More

We are pleased to welcome Annasofie Wædeled-Møller as keynote speaker for OEB 2026. Drawing on experience in Greenland and the Danish and Swedish Defence, she argues for moving beyond educator-centred teac... Read More

We’re delighted to welcome Gregory Fowler, to the OEB 2026 keynote stage. As President of the University of Maryland Global Campus, Dr Gregory Fowler is questioning long-established assumptions about educa... Read More

We are pleased to welcome Dr Lani Watson as a keynote speaker for the OEB 2026 Opening Plenary. Philosopher Dr Lani Watson, Honorary Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, has spent nearly two decades e... Read More

We are delighted to welcome Dr Helen Beetham, Lecturer in Digital Education at the University of Manchester, as a keynote speaker at OEB 2026. Helen has spent decades examining, and challenging, the promis... Read More

We are delighted to welcome Aruj Khaliq as a keynote speaker for the OEB Annual Plenary Debate. A Founder and AI Policy Advisor, Aruj works at the intersection of technology, ethics and public policy. H... Read More

We are thrilled to welcome Adam Salkeld as keynote speaker for the OEB Annual Debate. Adam is the Co-Founder and Director of Digital Learning Associates, a former BBC producer who now brings broadcast-qual... Read More

We are proud to welcome Niyazi Arda Aygül, Learning and Development Manager at İşbank, Turkey’s largest private bank, to the keynote stage at OEB25. With over 20 years of experience in HR and corporate ... Read More