Awais plans, coordinates, directs, and designs all operational activities of the IT department at The Ohio State University College of Nursing, as well as provide direction and support for IT solutions that enhance mission-critical business operations. Awais works closely with decision makers in the college to identify, recommend, develop, implement, and support cost-effective technology solutions for all aspects of the organization.

Assistant professor Sandra Kučina Softić is the Assistant Director at the University of Zagreb University Computing Centre SRCE (Croatia). She is also the Head of the E-learning Centre at SRCE. She has 25 years of experience working in higher education. Her work is focused on monitoring and fostering e-learning in Croatian higher education and providing support and advice to institutions, teachers and students in implementation of new technologies in learning and teaching.
Her field of interest is strategic decision making related to digital education implementation in higher education and enhancement of digital skills of teachers. She is also active in field of open education. She is also author of training courses for teachers and speaker at conferences on these topics. In 2021, she authored the book on digital transformation in higher education (Digitalna transformacija: novi pristupi i izazovi u obrazovanju) published in Croatian.
She has a master’s degree in Digital Education at the University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom) and PhD in Information and Communication Technologies at the University of Zagreb (Croatia).
She was president of European Distance and E-learning Network EDEN 2019-2022 and at the moment she is Vice-President of EDEN DLE.

Donald Clark is a Learning Tech Entrepreneur, CEO, Investor, Author, Podcaster, Blogger and Speaker. He was CEO and one of the original founders of Epic Group plc, which established itself as the leading company in the UK online learning market, floated on the Stock Market in 1996 and sold in 2005. He has been involved at all levels of investment – angel, VC, growth, PE and IPO. As well as being the CEO of Wildfire, an AI learning company, he also invests in, and advises, EdTech companies.
An investor and board member of learning companies Cogbooks (sold in 2021 to Cambridge University) and Learning Pool (sold 2021 for $200 million), he was also on the Boards of City & Guilds, Learn Direct, University for Industry and the Brighton Dome and Festival. Wildfire delivers AI products and consultancy. He has published 3 books, on ‘AI for Learning’, ‘Learning Experience Design’ and ‘Learning Technology’. His fourth book on Learning in the Metaverse has just been commissioned.
Donald has over 37 years experience in online learning, video, games, simulations, semantic, adaptive, chatbot, social media, mobile learning, virtual reality, AI and Metaverse projects. He has designed, delivered and advised on online learning for many global, public and private organisations. An evangelist for the use of technology in learning, he has won many awards, including the first ‘Outstanding Achievement in E-learning Award’ and ‘Best AIM Stock Market Company’, ‘Most Innovative Online Product’, ‘Best Online Learning Project and ‘JISC EdTech Award’.
An award winning speaker at national and international conferences, he has delivered keynotes in the UK, Europe, US, Africa, Australia, Middle and Far East.
His podcast series ‘Great Minds on Learning’ and 200+ articles on learning theorists are all online…… also a regular blogger (15 years+) on learning technology.
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AI for learning (2020) https://amzn.to/3HmAcIN
Learning Experience Design (2021) https://amzn.to/3zDMdYk
Learning Technologies (to be published Jan 2023)
Metaverse and learning (to be published late 2023)
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Series on 200 learning theorists, from the Greeks to the Geeks https://bit.ly/3OdrPBs
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Great Minds in Learning
GREEKS https://bit.ly/3HpowVy
ENLIGHTENMENT http://bit.ly/3oy80ec
BEHAVIOURISTS http://bit.ly/3iUnINE
COGNITIVISTS http://bit.ly/3oUxOBK
PRACTICE http://bit.ly/3aAK5mk
INSTRUCTIONALISTS http://bit.ly/3FEdYk8
MORALISTS http://bit.ly/3qgdQC8
SOCIAL https://bit.ly/3MTLGEw
ASSESSORS bit.ly/3IX2A3C
AFFECTIVE https://bit.ly/3HsDDhe
INFORMAL https://bit.ly/3zym8Km
WORKFLOW https://bit.ly/3xU4Q9n
ONLINE LEARNING https://bit.ly/3Qn1Vgw

The Learning & Development Podcast with David James https://bit.ly/3zzCGSd
Reimagining Education with James Manion bit.ly/32D2LSf
AI, Data, and Optimism with Leading Learning https://bit.ly/3tEyQUa
AI is the New UI with John Helmer apple.co/3qF8oas
Enhancing learning experiences using AI with Learning Science bit.ly/3FJGdNR
The History of Learning and the Learning of History apple.co/3sMjXQ2

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Don't lecture me! bit.ly/3HmLOtT
TEDx Talk More pedagogic change in 10 years than last 1000 years bit.ly/3quRxqU

Perttu Pölönen has been given many titles, such as inventor, author, composer, keynote speaker, futurist and visionaire. In Finnish media Perttu has been called a gentle highbrow and a fearless inventor. Perttu himself still prefers not to use titles at all –it’s difficult to put him into any known box. Perttu is a classically trained composer by education, but became an entrepreneur at a young age. Perttu has studied at Singularity University, a think tank located at the NASA Ames Research Center in California. While in California, he co-founded a non-profit, 360ed, that develops AR apps for the education sector in developing countries–the company is run and operated in Myanmar. Perttu’s own invention, MusiClock, is an example of how a personal challenge can be turned into an internationally awarded and patented invention. It won the at biggest science fair in Europe, the European Union's Competition for Young Scientists. The MusiClock mobile app became #1 music app in over 10 countries. In 2014 Perttu was given the “Most Creative Finn” Award at Slush and in 2018 MIT Tech Review honored him among 35 Innovators Under 35 in Europe. Perttu has written two books: Future Skills (2020) and Future Identities (2021). Perttu is known as an inspiring thinker who believes that human skills and values will be crucially important in the future, to balance technological advancements.

Inge is a senior learning strategist, long-time researcher, award-winning learning innovator and (e)Learning coordinator. She developed multiple online and hybrid courses, she coaches and co-creates international, blended curricula with engineers and teachers, and explores new, innovative learning formats. Her expertise has been recognised by peers, resulting in additional co-authored papers, invited talks and keynotes in both academic as well as professional conferences, workshops and seminars. But most of all, she likes to connect, listen and share stories.

Her latest project is twofold and involve AI in Education (https://skillcharge.innoenergy.com/), as well as reskilling and learning above 50 (https://www.secretshakers.com). These two projects fit within the goal of providing a more tailored, lifelong learning journey to employees of all ages. In the AI project, Inge oversees the learning aspect of SkillCharge, a skill project launched by EIT InnoEnergy. This project combines AI, HR and Learning to match courses to skill gaps that individuals. In the Secret Shakers project, Inge researches what makes new projects started by people aged 50+ be successful, and how do these people reskill themselves. This project is a response to the societal view on employees over 50 and their capacities to learn and thrive in new, innovative environments.

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I graduated from the University of Twente in 2015 as an educationalist, since then i have worked at Saxion University of Applied Sciences at different positions (researcher, ICT coach, advisor, educationalist). For 2 years now we are working on a Dutch National project (Accelaration plan Educational Innovation with ICT) to bridge the gap between education and the workplace, to invest in futureproof digital skills and to educate the human capital that is needed tomorrow (zone Human Capital). https://versnellingsplan.nl/english/zones/human-capital/

Dr. Dominic Orr is adjunct professor for educational management at the University of Nova Gorica, Slovenia and part of the leadership team at GIZ for the BMZ-funded digital learning platform called atingi, which has over 400 thousand registered users. He follows and shapes educational reform through his work. In 2020 a publication he co-authored on the future of higher education in 2030 was published by Springer. He has worked as an external consultant for the EU, the OECD, UNESCO and the World Bank.

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Sven Elbert arbeitet als Senior Analyst in der HCM- und Talent-Practice der Fosway Group, mit dem Hauptfokus auf Cloud HR, Talentmanagement und Recruiting. Seine praktische Erfahrung im HR- und HR-Tech-Umfeld umspannt zweit Jahrzehnte und bildet eine einzigartige Basis für seine Analysten-Arbeit bei Fosway. Im HR-Umfeld sammelt Sven in seiner Tätigkeit aktuelle Trends und Erkenntnisse von Käufern, Anbietern und Investoren und bringt diese in Fosways aktuelle Studien und Forschungsprojekte ein.

Auf Basis dieser Fülle an Daten und Analysen hilft Sven Unternehmenskunden, ihre Entscheidungsfindung in allen Aspekten der Lösungsauswahl bei der nächsten Generation von HR- und Talentmangement-Software zu beschleunigen.

Sven bringt ein breites Spektrum an Fachwissen von der Anbieterseite in die Rolle ein, da er Teams für Produktstrategie und Produktmanagement, Vertrieb, Customer Success und Professional Services geleitet hat. Er hat bei vielen HR-Software-Implementierungen und Change-Initiativen sowohl auf Anbieter- als auch auf HR-Seite in Unternehmen gearbeitet. Seine einzigartigen Einblicke und ein pragmatischen Ansatz helfen Unternehmen, aktuelle Herausforderungen bei der Auswahl der nächsten Generation an HCM- und Talentmanagement-Software erfolgreich zu meistern. Er ist auch ein erfahrener Redner, der regelmäßig auf Veranstaltungen in ganz Europa und online präsentiert.

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• Cloud HR
• Talent Acquisition/ Recruiting
• Learning
• Talentmanagement
• Markttrends
• Lösungsstrategien and -auswahl

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Fiona Leteney has worked in the learning technology market since 2000, gaining a wealth of experience by either selling, implementing or managing learning solutions in a corporate context. As a recognised industry figure, she has been a magazine columnist since 2006 and judges the annual LT awards.
In 2016 Fiona joined Fosway Group, Europe’s #1 HR industry analyst, as a Senior Analyst. Currently, she is the primary lead on research in the Learning Systems market. With this abundance of market information, Fiona also helps corporate clients accelerate their decision making across all aspects of next generation learning.
Prior to joining Fosway Group, she was the Global Learning Technologies Services Manager at healthcare provider, Bupa.
Fiona is a Charter Engineer and has an MBA from Manchester Business School.

I am an experienced international speaker, author and facilitator with a passion for exploring, challenging and sharing. I believe that the role of learning leaders in the changing workplace is to unlock the potential of business and people. My goal has always been to help learning leaders ensure that their organisations are equipped and ready through outcome-led and evidence informed practice.

Together we will co-create the future of learning - one where learning leaders will become business critical as they uncover new ways to add value. As the founder of Towards Maturity- I led a global research programme for 15 years, bringing a community of practitioners, policy makers, experts and suppliers together to investigate how learning innovation delivers business value.
I continue to investigate, to explore , to communicate insights and facilitate collaborative change in the industry through workshops, coaching and sounding board work via #LearningChangemakers and as co-founder of Emerging Stronger.

Tracking the L&D learning innovation journey since 2003, I have authored/ co-authored of over 70 major research reports and, as a regular contributor to industry publications I have written over 300 articles. I continue to play an active role in research working with the CIPD and other significant industry bodies.

As an industry change maker, I regularly share good practice findings as a keynote presenter at conferences around the globe and through masterclasses, webinars and seminars. I have served on several advisory boards including the original LPI Capability Map, the CIPD Professional Map and Learning boards, the Online Educa Global Council and the original Distributed Electronic Learning Group for the UK government.

I am an academic fellow of the CIPD, a fellow of the RSA and the first female recipient of the Learning and Performance Institute’s Colin Corder Award for outstanding achievement. I was also the first recipient of the Learning Technology award for outstanding achievement and regularly appear in the top influencer lists for our industry.

I am always willing to work with LearningChangemakers across the industry so please contact me if you would like to find out more about my writing, facilitation, coaching or soundingboard work.

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In the last 20 years I worked in the intersection of human resources, people development and learning technology - after studying Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

As a Business Development Manager and Digital Ambassador at SAP Training and Adoption I help our customers and partners to get the most out of our services & software. May it be a better innovation adoption, higher productivity, increased knowledge transfer or engagement. A key goal is to improve our customers digital journeys and learning experience. Before this role I was product manager for Education Software, earlier I led the SAP internal learning and development team responsible for strategic learning programs and new media.

I am passionate about learning, collaboration and all facets from people development, talent management, social media, learning technology/ EdTech, coaching, knowledge management up to machine learning in learning & education. I also try to reflect and share my experiences via blogs, articles, books or presentations at conferences. Actually this is a great way for me to learn also.

And since 2018 I co-Host the Podcast "EducationNewscast". You find it on Spotify / Apple Podcasts / Google or on openSAP.

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Dr. Lutz Marten is with working in IBM Corporation for 20 plus years. In his actual scope of responsibility in IBM Transformation & Culture he is the squad leader of leadership consultants and facilitators for Europe & MEA regions. His focus is on Leadership & Management Development starting at the aspiring manager population and reaching up to the senior executive level in IBM. Before Lutz joined IBM Corporate Learning, for about 10 years he was a consultant and manager with IBM Global Business Services, in different areas of expertise and in different industries.
Lutz studied Computer Sciences and at RWTH Aachen and received his doctoral degree while working with Fraunhofer Gesellschaft in Aachen. He is senior member of ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) and GI (Gesellschaft für Informatik).

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Action Researcher in Organizational Learning Ecosystems at Mondragon Unibertsitatea, Spain.

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Maria Conterno is a sound engineer with a passion for sound design, field recording, and live sound. But in a previous life she was a university researcher and teacher: a historian, specialised in historiography and cultural history of the Middle East. Love for history and stories is not something you get easily rid of. And if you combine it with a passion for sound you get… audio storytelling! Her academic training and sound design skills complement and enhance each other in Kaleidacoustics’ productions.

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Jef Staes (1956, Belgium) is an authority on learning processes, innovation and culture change. With decennia of professional experience (Engineering Digital Telephony, Training Manager & Corporate Learning Officer), he currently assists CEO’s and Managers to find a comprehensive answer to the changing dynamics of today’s world. He is a passionate & inspirational author, keynote speaker & concept creator. His striking metaphors and stories are guaranteed eye-openers and his thoughts on the future of business and education inspire many. Google 'Jef Staes' or 'Red Monkey' and you know where he stands for.

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I am an experienced international speaker, author and facilitator with a passion for exploring, challenging and sharing. I believe that the role of learning leaders in the changing workplace is to unlock the potential of business and people. My goal has always been to help learning leaders ensure that their organisations are equipped and ready through outcome-led and evidence informed practice.

Together we will co-create the future of learning - one where learning leaders will become business critical as they uncover new ways to add value. As the founder of Towards Maturity- I led a global research programme for 15 years, bringing a community of practitioners, policy makers, experts and suppliers together to investigate how learning innovation delivers business value.
I continue to investigate, to explore , to communicate insights and facilitate collaborative change in the industry through workshops, coaching and sounding board work via #LearningChangemakers and as co-founder of Emerging Stronger.

Tracking the L&D learning innovation journey since 2003, I have authored/ co-authored of over 70 major research reports and, as a regular contributor to industry publications I have written over 300 articles. I continue to play an active role in research working with the CIPD and other significant industry bodies.

As an industry change maker, I regularly share good practice findings as a keynote presenter at conferences around the globe and through masterclasses, webinars and seminars. I have served on several advisory boards including the original LPI Capability Map, the CIPD Professional Map and Learning boards, the Online Educa Global Council and the original Distributed Electronic Learning Group for the UK government.

I am an academic fellow of the CIPD, a fellow of the RSA and the first female recipient of the Learning and Performance Institute’s Colin Corder Award for outstanding achievement. I was also the first recipient of the Learning Technology award for outstanding achievement and regularly appear in the top influencer lists for our industry.

I am always willing to work with LearningChangemakers across the industry so please contact me if you would like to find out more about my writing, facilitation, coaching or soundingboard work.

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Helen Gray is the International Development Manager at IÐAN Education Centre in Iceland. She holds a BS in Administration Dietetics from Umeå University, Sweden, an MA in Pedagogy from the University of Iceland, and a teaching qualification. With over 20 years in the vocational education and training (VET) sector, Helen has led research and development at IÐAN for 15 years, contributing to both national and international initiatives in initial VET (IVET), continuing VET (CVET) and continuous professional development (CPD). Currently, she is focused on advancing digital transformation in education.

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Andreas Wittke is the CDO (Chief Digital Officer) of the Institute for Digital Learning at Luebeck University of Applied Sciences and of oncampus – a wholly owned subsidiary of Lubeck University of Applied Sciences.
Holding a degree in Electrical Engineering, Andreas is a specialist in the fields of Digital Transformation, Innovation and Educational Technologies in higher education. He has invented the interactive MOOC platform mooin (www.oncampus.de) and the cloud based authoring tool LOOP (https://loop.eduloop.de/). Organized by the federal state of Schleswig Holstein, Andreas visited both Silicon Valley in 2016 and Shanghai in 2018. As a project manager of various international MOOC projects, Andreas publishes articles on www.onlinebynature.com and on Twitter under @onlinebynature. Andreas is a keynotespeaker and he organizes various events, among them the Moodlemot DACH and the Barcamp Luebeck.
Andreas’s current research focuses on a Quorum Blockchain for digital certificates using a Moodle interface (www.digicerts.de) and is Head of Platform development for the FutureSkills project (https://futureskills-sh.de/de/).

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Rolf Reinhardt works for LinkedIn at the intersection of government, education and organizational learning. He is also an active member of the International Council on Badges and Credentials [ICoBC] to ensure a systemic view of badges and credentials for individuals, organizations and societies. Additionally, he serves as a Council Member to the Union of International Associations, as a Council Member to the OEB Global and as a Certified Supporter to the Corporate Social Responsibility community of ZiviZ at Stifterverband (W.I.E.). Prior to joining LinkedIn in 2016, he worked for Pearson, the largest education company in the world, on secondary, post-secondary and corporate training initiatives across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

From 2011 to 2012, Rolf was tinkering on various visionary projects such as eLearning quality (epprobate), streaming (TEDx etc.), ePortfolios, Immersive Worlds, Networks of Change Structures as well as Coworking and Community Spaces.

The focus of his work from 2007 till 2009 was on the ROI of eLearning programs for larger corporations. This focus changed with his assignment as Executive Manager of the European Foundation for Quality in E-Learning where innovation and technology as an enhancer of personal, organisational and societal development became a central topic.

By the time he obtained his Engineering degree in Media Technology, Rolf worked on large digital transformation projects, for instance, for the L&D department of L’ORÉAL. Rolf later designed and managed complex eLearning projects mainly for corporate customers.

Jimena Pereyra is the Learning Design and Innovation Cluster Coordinator within the IIEP-UNESCO Global Campus Team in Paris. She oversees the design and delivery of online and hybrid training aimed at strengthening the educational planning capacities of UNESCO Member States and leads innovation projects to improve IIEP’s training practices. Jimena also contributes to technical assistance projects and has supported several national and regional institutions worldwide in enhancing their training capacities in educational planning and management.

Alessia Messuti, is Learning Innovation Programme Officer at ITCILO where she is responsible of the thematic cluster on Learning Technologies by ensuring the Centre’s in-house capacity to use and mainstream learning technologies in capacity development projects. She is graduated in Foreign Languages for International Communication, with a special focus on the use of new media and webradio for social inclusion and local development. Before joining the International Training Centre of the ILO in 2016, she worked as training specialist in both private and development sector in Italy, Spain, Switzerland and The Netherlands where she gained experience in instructional design and quality assurance for e-Learning, facilitation of online and face-to-face trainings, applied research methods, mobile learning, MOOCs and gamification. As a certified international facilitator (IAF) she is actively involved in training facilitation with a focus on participatory learning approaches.

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Gemma Tejedor holds a PhD in Sustainability from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), focusing, as well as her research, on transdisciplinary learning for sustainability within engineering education. She holds a master's degree in Sustainability from the UPC and a degree in Forestry Engineering from the University of Lleida. She works at the Institute of Research in Science and Technology for Sustainability of the UPC (ISST) in sustainability education projects. She teaches sustainability at undergraduate level, and transdisciplinarity at master level at UPC. She worked as forestry engineer for 17 years and in several cooperation projects in Latin America.

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Jordi Segalàs (1967) is the Director of the Research Institute of Sustainability Science and Technology at UPC-Barcelona Tech University. He is the head of the Research Group on Sustainability Education and Technology in Higher Education. He is the chair of the Sustainability working group of the European Society for Engineering Education. He has been working in curriculum greening policies and actions plans since 2000. He is also working in Erasmus + Capacity Building and knowledge Alliances projects related to sustainable development in higher education. He has published more than 150 articles on sustainability in higher education and has more than 15 years’ experience in teaching sustainability courses in technological universities. More information about Jordi Segalàs research: http://futur.upc.edu/JordiSegalasCoral.

After studying Computer Science and Media Innovation, she passionately spent the last twenty years working in higher education and health care as a lecturer, innovator, coach, workshop moderator, community leader, online content developer and project leader. She is driven by her passion to engage students in developing transdisciplinary skills to prepare them in becoming the future global complex problem solvers. For this, she introduced the Challenge-Based Learning (CBL) concept seven years ago. She is currently working for the Dutch strategic alliance (www.ewuu.nl) and Biomedical Sciences department where she co-develops pilots to translate her vision on educational innovations towards a sustainable academic CBL landscape.

Sabine Uijl is programme manager ‘U-Collaborate in Education’ for Utrecht University and project leader for the Dutch strategic alliance of Eindhoven University of Technology, Wageningen University & Research, Utrecht University and University Medical Centre Utrecht. As project leader, her main projects are ‘Innovative didactic concepts’, focussed on challenge-based learning, ‘Flexible innovative programmes’ and ‘Research of educational innovation’. Her presentation experience over the course of her academic career has a wide range, and vary from conference presentations and teaching and leading workshops, to webinars and podcasts.
As epidemiologist and social scientist Sabine is familiar with the chances and challenges of transdisciplinarity in research and education. Due to her experience as education manager/ director and education innovator, she knows the developments in higher education and continues to contribute to these.

Inge is a senior learning strategist, long-time researcher, award-winning learning innovator and (e)Learning coordinator. She developed multiple online and hybrid courses, she coaches and co-creates international, blended curricula with engineers and teachers, and explores new, innovative learning formats. Her expertise has been recognised by peers, resulting in additional co-authored papers, invited talks and keynotes in both academic as well as professional conferences, workshops and seminars. But most of all, she likes to connect, listen and share stories.

Her latest project is twofold and involve AI in Education (https://skillcharge.innoenergy.com/), as well as reskilling and learning above 50 (https://www.secretshakers.com). These two projects fit within the goal of providing a more tailored, lifelong learning journey to employees of all ages. In the AI project, Inge oversees the learning aspect of SkillCharge, a skill project launched by EIT InnoEnergy. This project combines AI, HR and Learning to match courses to skill gaps that individuals. In the Secret Shakers project, Inge researches what makes new projects started by people aged 50+ be successful, and how do these people reskill themselves. This project is a response to the societal view on employees over 50 and their capacities to learn and thrive in new, innovative environments.

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Wojciech has gathered almost 20 years of experience in a wide range of learning technology fields. He implemented Learning Management Systems in Canada, Central & Eastern Europe and Africa together with setting up digital learning functions to complement traditional L&D teams. He designed and developed many online learning programmes, always eager to experiment in bridging his technical expertise with organisational design, coaching and change management. His new interests include the ethics of new technologies as the power of technology permeates social and psychological realms.

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A United Nations Senior Executive with 20 years of work experience in managing capacity development programmes with focus on learning innovation and digital transformation. Worked with cross-functional teams on innovation projects across more than 50 countries. Diplomas from the University of Leuven and University of Antwerp (Belgium) and executive certificates from the University of Stanford and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Public speaker on Innovation, Strategic Foresight and digital transformation. Author of different toolkits, publications. Chief Learning Innovation of the Training Centre of the International Labour Organization since 2015. Specialized in providing sustainable learning solutions with the objective to generate impact and organizational change.

As a certified international facilitator (IAF) actively involved in strategy facilitation, participatory knowledge sharing, networked learning and ICT4Development. Passion for complexity adaptive thinking, intentional serendipity, foresight analysis and futures exploration.

The Programme he is leading has a double mandate: to strengthen the Centre’s in-house capacity to apply state-of-the art learning, communication and knowledge sharing methods and technology, and to provide learning, innovation and communication services to outside partners on a global scale. In this context he works closely together with UN agencies, development banks, international organisations, governments and NGO’s.

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Thomas manages training development projects in global wind industry. Thomas had a long career in the Royal Danish Navy, Training and Education branch, before joining Global Wind Organisation in August 2020. His key focus areas are pedagogical and didactic development and design with an uncompromising curiosity in the pursuit of how we can design teaching that meets the taxonomic ambitions of the set learning goals. In 2016 Thomas presented his project "Didactic Ambitions in e-learning" at OEB. The same year his publication "The Military Instructor's Handbook" was published by the Danish Defense College in Danish and English language and is now syllabus on the Danish Defense NCO instructors training. Thomas holds a Master in Adult Learning and HR Development from Aarhus University.

Willi Bernhard is a Professor at the Swiss Distance University of Applied Sciences. As an expert in digital engineering at the Department of Computer Science, he works as an engineer, lecturer, researcher, consultant and book author in the fields of computer simulation, serious games and digital education. He is a member of the board of Swiss Engineering STV Basel and head of the special interest group Digital Collaboration of the Swiss academic e-learning community.

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Dr. Zubair Ahmad has been continuously working with High school Research Experience Programs (HSREP) and Undergraduate Research Experience Programs (UREP) since 2016. Currently, he is executing two NPRP projects, 3 UREP projects, and a QU collaborative project and completed many other projects funded by QNRF (~$2.5M). He has also played a leading role in two other completed international research projects funded by the Japanese Society for Physical Sciences (JSPS) and the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) Malaysia. He has supervised five postdoctoral fellows and over 5 Ph.D. students to completion, while he currently supervises 2 Ph.D. students. He published more than 185 research articles in the well-reputed international journals besides the 3 international patents (filled) and two book chapters (see cv). Additionally, Dr. Zubair has an extensive collaboration network worldwide. He has a robust research alliance with Stanford University, Georgia Southern University USA in STEM education.

A United Nations Senior Executive with 20 years of work experience in managing capacity development programmes with focus on learning innovation and digital transformation. Worked with cross-functional teams on innovation projects across more than 50 countries. Diplomas from the University of Leuven and University of Antwerp (Belgium) and executive certificates from the University of Stanford and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Public speaker on Innovation, Strategic Foresight and digital transformation. Author of different toolkits, publications. Chief Learning Innovation of the Training Centre of the International Labour Organization since 2015. Specialized in providing sustainable learning solutions with the objective to generate impact and organizational change.

As a certified international facilitator (IAF) actively involved in strategy facilitation, participatory knowledge sharing, networked learning and ICT4Development. Passion for complexity adaptive thinking, intentional serendipity, foresight analysis and futures exploration.

The Programme he is leading has a double mandate: to strengthen the Centre’s in-house capacity to apply state-of-the art learning, communication and knowledge sharing methods and technology, and to provide learning, innovation and communication services to outside partners on a global scale. In this context he works closely together with UN agencies, development banks, international organisations, governments and NGO’s.

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Alessia Messuti, is Learning Innovation Programme Officer at ITCILO where she is responsible of the thematic cluster on Learning Technologies by ensuring the Centre’s in-house capacity to use and mainstream learning technologies in capacity development projects. She is graduated in Foreign Languages for International Communication, with a special focus on the use of new media and webradio for social inclusion and local development. Before joining the International Training Centre of the ILO in 2016, she worked as training specialist in both private and development sector in Italy, Spain, Switzerland and The Netherlands where she gained experience in instructional design and quality assurance for e-Learning, facilitation of online and face-to-face trainings, applied research methods, mobile learning, MOOCs and gamification. As a certified international facilitator (IAF) she is actively involved in training facilitation with a focus on participatory learning approaches.

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Almost 20 years experience of being a teacher, trainer, facilitator, coach, learning and development practitioner and ... still enjoying it! Empowering effect of learning technologies, human capital development, organisational development and transforming communities via international development projects have been the focus of career and professionals interests against the backdrop of various organisational settings from big corporate business (American Express) to non-profit - further education and local government (UK) and for the past 4 years fast-paced, supremely diverse world of high speed connectivity at GÉANT.

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A digitization and resilience management consultant with a worldwide reputation for ecosystem-wide transformation and business model implementation, Dr. Flügge applies 20+ years of c-suite experience with industry and technology leaders (SAP, Telekom, BMW, Volkswagen, Montblanc, Ariba, Transnet), of complex ecosystems (countries, cities, ports). She consults SDG projects for vulnerable groups, smart cities and regions. Dr. Barbara is an inspiring keynote speaker (MWC, Smart Cities Expo), bestselling author and trendscout. Through digital value creators (DVC) product based companies scale faster digitally. Her Mobility Moves Minds research over 2.5 years investigated the individual and organizational resiliency.

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I am an experienced international speaker, author and facilitator with a passion for exploring, challenging and sharing. I believe that the role of learning leaders in the changing workplace is to unlock the potential of business and people. My goal has always been to help learning leaders ensure that their organisations are equipped and ready through outcome-led and evidence informed practice.

Together we will co-create the future of learning - one where learning leaders will become business critical as they uncover new ways to add value. As the founder of Towards Maturity- I led a global research programme for 15 years, bringing a community of practitioners, policy makers, experts and suppliers together to investigate how learning innovation delivers business value.
I continue to investigate, to explore , to communicate insights and facilitate collaborative change in the industry through workshops, coaching and sounding board work via #LearningChangemakers and as co-founder of Emerging Stronger.

Tracking the L&D learning innovation journey since 2003, I have authored/ co-authored of over 70 major research reports and, as a regular contributor to industry publications I have written over 300 articles. I continue to play an active role in research working with the CIPD and other significant industry bodies.

As an industry change maker, I regularly share good practice findings as a keynote presenter at conferences around the globe and through masterclasses, webinars and seminars. I have served on several advisory boards including the original LPI Capability Map, the CIPD Professional Map and Learning boards, the Online Educa Global Council and the original Distributed Electronic Learning Group for the UK government.

I am an academic fellow of the CIPD, a fellow of the RSA and the first female recipient of the Learning and Performance Institute’s Colin Corder Award for outstanding achievement. I was also the first recipient of the Learning Technology award for outstanding achievement and regularly appear in the top influencer lists for our industry.

I am always willing to work with LearningChangemakers across the industry so please contact me if you would like to find out more about my writing, facilitation, coaching or soundingboard work.

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Bert’s professional life is all about competent people. He thinks, publishes, consults, designs and sets up learning and development projects for corporations. His areas of expertise include technology enhanced learning, leadership development and innovation.

Bert has been active in the field of corporate learning and e-learning for the last 25 years, first as instructor and course designer, later as project manager, consultant and business development manager. He worked at IBM Learning Development Europe where he was responsible for commercial e-learning development projects across Europe, and the management of the learning innovation initiatives. Thirteen years ago he joined the Center for Creative Leadership where he is now part of the global innovation team.

As Senior Account Manager at create, Alexander Schunk has a great expertise in the field of digital learning and new learning experiences. Especially Gamification is a focus issue for him as he sees it as the future of tomorrows learning techniques.
Alexander Schunk also works as presenter and was able to host different events in Austria and Germany for companies and charities.

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Isabelle is currently in charge of the Innovation related to Learning and Culture for Thales Group. After almost 10 years working for consultancy firms, she joined one of the six Global Business Units of Thales Group and became its Head of Talent and Culture. Before moving to the US to lead North America Talent and Culture team for 5 years, she held various positions such as Business Lines HRD and Site director. She created also an incubator to develop Digital services for Public transportation customers. More recently, she joined the internal start-up of Thales, Thales Digital Factory, to lead the Thales Digital Academy to support the Group Digital transformation with upskilling and change management.

Sina is truly a wanderer between the worlds and has never stopped being curious and open for what life offers her. Her passion is building a reputation of HR as a strong partner of business and cultural transformation. She is currently working at AXA Group Operations /AXA's tech & data engine) in Paris as Global Head of People Development & Wellbeing. In her current role she is leading three teams with global responsibility (L&D, Talent & Leadership Development, D&I/Wellbeing) to accelerate AXA Group Operations Business Transformation. Born in a little village in the German area “Sauerland”, she spent her Kindergarten-time in the Netherlands and her teenager years by travelling to China twice a year. She studied/worked in Germany, Switzerland, UK, the Netherlands, Belgium and France. Her highest degree is a Ph.D. from the University of St.Gallen, Switzerland. She changed sides several times: from academia to the business world, from smaller to larger companies (e.g. METRO Group, Deutsche Telekom, AXA), from Germany to other European countries – and vice versa.

Donald H Taylor has worked in learning and technology since the mid-1980s.

He has chaired the Learning Technologies Conference in London since 2000 and writes and speaks world-wide. His annual L&D Global Sentiment Survey, started in 2014, provides a unique perspective on L&D trends from over 100 countries. From 2010 to 2021, he chaired the Learning and Performance Institute.

He chairs the Workforce Development board for VC firm Emerge Education, and advises several EdTech start-ups.

The author of Learning Technologies in the Workplace, Donald is a graduate of Oxford University and the recipience of an honorary doctorate from London’s Middlesex University.

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Jo Cook is a speaker, instructional designer and classroom facilitator who specialises in virtual classrooms, webinars and live online learning technology. Jo’s passion is in helping and supporting teams, professionals and organisations embrace the benefits of the virtual classroom. Jo’s background includes: further and higher education; the charity sector; small and large organisations, including CNN News and Bupa International.
Through her company Lightbulb Moment, Jo has specialised in training learning professionals about virtual classroom design and delivery since 2013 and has spoken on various topics at conferences such as Learning Technologies, OEB and keynoted for Colleges Wales and E-learning Fusion.

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I am an experienced international speaker, author and facilitator with a passion for exploring, challenging and sharing. I believe that the role of learning leaders in the changing workplace is to unlock the potential of business and people. My goal has always been to help learning leaders ensure that their organisations are equipped and ready through outcome-led and evidence informed practice.

Together we will co-create the future of learning - one where learning leaders will become business critical as they uncover new ways to add value. As the founder of Towards Maturity- I led a global research programme for 15 years, bringing a community of practitioners, policy makers, experts and suppliers together to investigate how learning innovation delivers business value.
I continue to investigate, to explore , to communicate insights and facilitate collaborative change in the industry through workshops, coaching and sounding board work via #LearningChangemakers and as co-founder of Emerging Stronger.

Tracking the L&D learning innovation journey since 2003, I have authored/ co-authored of over 70 major research reports and, as a regular contributor to industry publications I have written over 300 articles. I continue to play an active role in research working with the CIPD and other significant industry bodies.

As an industry change maker, I regularly share good practice findings as a keynote presenter at conferences around the globe and through masterclasses, webinars and seminars. I have served on several advisory boards including the original LPI Capability Map, the CIPD Professional Map and Learning boards, the Online Educa Global Council and the original Distributed Electronic Learning Group for the UK government.

I am an academic fellow of the CIPD, a fellow of the RSA and the first female recipient of the Learning and Performance Institute’s Colin Corder Award for outstanding achievement. I was also the first recipient of the Learning Technology award for outstanding achievement and regularly appear in the top influencer lists for our industry.

I am always willing to work with LearningChangemakers across the industry so please contact me if you would like to find out more about my writing, facilitation, coaching or soundingboard work.

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Armin Hopp ist Mitgründer und Vorstand von Speexx, der weltweit führenden digitalen Plattform für Sprachentraining und Online-Sprachtests in Unternehmen. Außerdem ist er Präsident des International Council on Badges and Credentials (ICoBC). Seine Leidenschaft gilt der Familie, dem digitalen Lernen, EdTech, HR-Tech, Learning Transformation, Gitarren - und Speexx.

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Armin Hopp is co-founder and president of Speexx, the world’s leading digital language skills testing and learning platform. He is also president of the International Council on Badges and Credentials (ICoBC) He´s passionate about family, digital learning, EdTech, HR tech, learning transformation, guitars – and Speexx.

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Ruby is efiport’s Business Development Manager. In-company growth is her personal mission, and her methods of choice are communication and learning and development programmes across disciplines and technologies.

efiport GmbH is a research and development company that offers technology-supported education solutions. Ruby’s work at efiport has contributed to the development of new services, such as the Managed Training Services portfolio and of new software solutions in an organisational learning and university context.

Ruby has always placed learning and education front and center. From tightening the nuts and bolts of a Master programme to building narratives that bring efiport’s software solutions to market, she has always worked together with the learners to create meaningful educational experiences. As a lifelong learner, Ruby is always curious about how technology is changing the education landscape.

After completing her bachelor’s degree at Smith College, Ruby attended Quantic School of Business & Technology, where she got her EMBA and connected with students from around the world.

She hosts bi-monthly hybrid Meetups around EdTech & Organizational Technology in the Frankfurt School AI Lab in Frankfurt, Germany.

I am an experienced international speaker, author and facilitator with a passion for exploring, challenging and sharing. I believe that the role of learning leaders in the changing workplace is to unlock the potential of business and people. My goal has always been to help learning leaders ensure that their organisations are equipped and ready through outcome-led and evidence informed practice.

Together we will co-create the future of learning - one where learning leaders will become business critical as they uncover new ways to add value. As the founder of Towards Maturity- I led a global research programme for 15 years, bringing a community of practitioners, policy makers, experts and suppliers together to investigate how learning innovation delivers business value.
I continue to investigate, to explore , to communicate insights and facilitate collaborative change in the industry through workshops, coaching and sounding board work via #LearningChangemakers and as co-founder of Emerging Stronger.

Tracking the L&D learning innovation journey since 2003, I have authored/ co-authored of over 70 major research reports and, as a regular contributor to industry publications I have written over 300 articles. I continue to play an active role in research working with the CIPD and other significant industry bodies.

As an industry change maker, I regularly share good practice findings as a keynote presenter at conferences around the globe and through masterclasses, webinars and seminars. I have served on several advisory boards including the original LPI Capability Map, the CIPD Professional Map and Learning boards, the Online Educa Global Council and the original Distributed Electronic Learning Group for the UK government.

I am an academic fellow of the CIPD, a fellow of the RSA and the first female recipient of the Learning and Performance Institute’s Colin Corder Award for outstanding achievement. I was also the first recipient of the Learning Technology award for outstanding achievement and regularly appear in the top influencer lists for our industry.

I am always willing to work with LearningChangemakers across the industry so please contact me if you would like to find out more about my writing, facilitation, coaching or soundingboard work.

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Ms. Sofia Exarchou is an Associate Learning Officer at the Knowledge Centre for Leadership and Management of the UNSSC. She is an education professional, holding a M.Sc. in International and Comparative Education from Stockholm’s University and a BA Honours degree in Education from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. After completing her M.Sc., Sofia continued her studies in Learning, Communication and Informatics at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Sofia has been part of the United Nations System Staff College since 2018 and has served as educational designer and developer for UNSSC's Blue Line. Her working experience stretches from teaching and educational integration advisory to e-learning and learning architecture. At the moment, she is involved in various projects within UNSSC aiming to leverage self-directed learning in the workplace and in the United Nations.

Stella Collins MSc FITOL is co-founder and Chief Learning Officer at Stellar Labs, author of ‘Neuroscience for Learning and Development’, Linkedin Learning author and one of the Brain Ladies. She has a clear understanding of the challenges faced by organisations in upskilling and reskilling their people, especially with digital change being so high on the agenda.
She and her team pragmatically apply principles from neuroscience and psychology to consult, design and build practical, performance focused technology and solutions with measurable ROI. She has trained 1,000s of learning professionals in brain friendly principles in more than 20 years in L&D.

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Bert’s professional life is all about competent people. He thinks, publishes, consults, designs and sets up learning and development projects for corporations. His areas of expertise include technology enhanced learning, leadership development and innovation.

Bert has been active in the field of corporate learning and e-learning for the last 25 years, first as instructor and course designer, later as project manager, consultant and business development manager. He worked at IBM Learning Development Europe where he was responsible for commercial e-learning development projects across Europe, and the management of the learning innovation initiatives. Thirteen years ago he joined the Center for Creative Leadership where he is now part of the global innovation team.

Thomas Fetsch is the Managing Director of Proctorio GmbH, the German subsidiary of Proctorio Inc., a comprehensive learning integrity platform with automated solutions for remote online exam proctoring.

With years of experience managing and developing companies in the digitization industry, Thomas is a source of creative and imaginative inspiration for interdisciplinary teams to establish successful solutions to realize digital transformation. As an open, committed, and motivated lateral thinker, he can transform innovations into viable, sustainable solutions that fit customer requirements.

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Dr Fons Trompenaars is a Dutch organisational theorist recognised around world for his work as consultant, trainer, motivational speaker and author of various books on all subjects of culture and business.

He has spent over 30 years helping Fortune 500 leaders manage and solve their business and cultural dilemmas to increase global effectiveness and performance, particularly in the areas of globalisation, mergers and acquisition, HR and leadership development.

Listed regularly one of the most influential management thinkers alive and inducted into the Thinkers 50 Hall of Fame in 2017 as one of the world’s most influential, living, management thinkers, he has been awarded the International Professional Practice Area Research Award by the American Society for Training and Development. Fons was voted one of the top 20 HR Most Influential International Thinkers 2011 by HR Magazine. He is also ranked in the Thinkers 50 2011 2013 and 2015 He was inducted into the Thinker 50 Hall of Fame in 2017.

Fons joined Shell in 1981 and moved into the Personnel Division for Shell in Rotterdam. From 1985 he worked in job classification and management development at the Shell Research Laboratories in Amsterdam In 1989 he founded the Centre for International Business Studies, a consulting and training organization for international management. Since 1998 we operate as Trompenaars Hampden Turner.

Fons Trompenaars has worked as a consultant for Shell, BP, ICI, Philips, Heineken, TRW, Mars, Motorola, General Motors, Nike, Cable and Wireless, CSM and Merrill Lynch.

Fons wrote Riding the Waves of Culture, Understanding Cultural Diversity in Business This book sold over 120 000 copies and was translated into 16 languages amongst them, French, German, Dutch, Korean, Danish, Turkish, Chinese, Hungarian and Portuguese and it is in its 4th edition. He is co author amongst others of Nine Visions of Capitalism Unlocking the Meanings of Wealth Creation and Rewarding Performance Globally.

Marleen Stikker is founder of Waag. Marleen Stikker (1962) is also founder of 'De Digitale Stad' (The Digital City) in 1993, the first virtual community introducing free public access to the Internet in Amsterdam. She leads Waag, a social enterprise that consists of a research institute for creative technologies and social innovation and Waag Products, that launched companies like Fairphone, the first fair smartphone in the world. She is also member of the European H2020 Commission High-level Expert Group for SRIA on innovating Cities/DGResearch and the Dutch AcTI academy for technology & innovation. Marleen Stikker strongly adheres to the Maker's Bill of Rights motto: "If You Can't Open It, You Don't Own It". Marleen believes that society needs open technologies that meet societal challenges.

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Donald H Taylor has worked in learning and technology since the mid-1980s.

He has chaired the Learning Technologies Conference in London since 2000 and writes and speaks world-wide. His annual L&D Global Sentiment Survey, started in 2014, provides a unique perspective on L&D trends from over 100 countries. From 2010 to 2021, he chaired the Learning and Performance Institute.

He chairs the Workforce Development board for VC firm Emerge Education, and advises several EdTech start-ups.

The author of Learning Technologies in the Workplace, Donald is a graduate of Oxford University and the recipience of an honorary doctorate from London’s Middlesex University.

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Jochen is the Managing Director of LiDRS Academy, LiDRS Consultancy and LiDRS Online. After a career as a navy officer he moved to the oil and gas industry leading business operations. He wrote several books related to leadership development and psychological ownership. He has a Master Degree in Business Engineering and Management Science and a Executive Master in Internal Auditing. Jochen is currently Interim Managing Director in the process industry and Semicon industry and is predominantly focussed on performance improvements by using Crew Resource Management skills and knowledge.

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I am an experienced international speaker, author and facilitator with a passion for exploring, challenging and sharing. I believe that the role of learning leaders in the changing workplace is to unlock the potential of business and people. My goal has always been to help learning leaders ensure that their organisations are equipped and ready through outcome-led and evidence informed practice.

Together we will co-create the future of learning - one where learning leaders will become business critical as they uncover new ways to add value. As the founder of Towards Maturity- I led a global research programme for 15 years, bringing a community of practitioners, policy makers, experts and suppliers together to investigate how learning innovation delivers business value.
I continue to investigate, to explore , to communicate insights and facilitate collaborative change in the industry through workshops, coaching and sounding board work via #LearningChangemakers and as co-founder of Emerging Stronger.

Tracking the L&D learning innovation journey since 2003, I have authored/ co-authored of over 70 major research reports and, as a regular contributor to industry publications I have written over 300 articles. I continue to play an active role in research working with the CIPD and other significant industry bodies.

As an industry change maker, I regularly share good practice findings as a keynote presenter at conferences around the globe and through masterclasses, webinars and seminars. I have served on several advisory boards including the original LPI Capability Map, the CIPD Professional Map and Learning boards, the Online Educa Global Council and the original Distributed Electronic Learning Group for the UK government.

I am an academic fellow of the CIPD, a fellow of the RSA and the first female recipient of the Learning and Performance Institute’s Colin Corder Award for outstanding achievement. I was also the first recipient of the Learning Technology award for outstanding achievement and regularly appear in the top influencer lists for our industry.

I am always willing to work with LearningChangemakers across the industry so please contact me if you would like to find out more about my writing, facilitation, coaching or soundingboard work.

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Matt Baker is one of the world's leaders in the educational technology sector. Matt started his career at Blackboard in 2000. For 13 years during his tenure at Blackboard he oversaw growth in the international markets along with heading up the acquisition of Moodlerooms, now OpenLMS. After leaving Blackboard, Matt spent much of his time supporting multiple startups in the EdTec space including SchoolChapters (purchased by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), Notebowl (a social LMS), and SimpleCloud. Most recently, Matt was the SVP of Education Strategy at Instructure. With the onset of the pandemic, Matt joined Michael Chasen (former founder and CEO of Blackboard) to start Class Technologies, a virtual classroom built on Zoom, where he currently leads its global expansion as SVP Strategy/International.

Samira Bührer is Policy Officer at the European Federation of Education Employers (EFEE). She has been representing the education employer side in the framework of the project “e-Speed: European Social Partners in Education Embracing Digitalisation: Challenges and opportunities for European education trade unions and employer organisations in the digital era”. Samira is passionate about reflecting about the opportunities the future bears for (school) education, in particular with regards to digital education.

Martina Di Ridolfo is Programme Officer at the European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE) where she is responsible for the policy areas on Digitalisation and Occupational Health and Safety. ETUCE has longstanding activities on digitalisation and artificial intelligence in education advocating for quality and inclusive education for all based on meaningful social dialogue. Martina has been working in the education sector for three years. In her life, she strives for sustainable and fair economies and societies.

Rodrigo Melo is Vice-President of EFEE and CEO of CNEF Rodrigo Melo is Vice-President of EFEE and CEO of CNEF - National Confederation of Education and Training (Portugal). Rodrigo has a degree in Law and a PhD in Education. He teaches and researches at Universidade Católica Portuguesa. In 2018 he co-authored the report Reshaping Schools for a T-World on the challenges for schools brought by the digital revolution. He is member of the National Educational Council and Chairman of ECNAIS.

Ruben Janssens is a member of the Executive Committee of the European Students’ Union. He works on topics concerning the quality of higher education in Europe, with a particular focus on learning & teaching, digitalisation of education, the European Universities Initiative and mental health. Ruben is also a PhD researcher in artificial intelligence and social robotics at Ghent University in Belgium.

Larry Flanagan is President of ETUCE and General Secretary of the Educational Institute of Scotland, the country’s largest teacher union. Prior to taking up this post, Larry had 33 years of experience as a practitioner across a variety of roles but primarily as a Principal Teacher of English. He is a Council member of both the UK and Scottish Trades Union Congresses.

Søren Vrist Christensen is a lecturer and the Pedagogical coordinator at Marselisborg Gymnasium, Denmark. In recent years, he has given presentations to a number of companies, organizations and associations on how to practice student-activating teaching based on contemporary approaches such as flipped classroom, IT didactics, EdTech, agent-based modeling, gamification, MOOCs, and cooperative learning. He offers talks at high schools, for colleges, various teacher organizations, and university teachers. He has also done lectures and been part of table discussions at different learning conferences.

He is typically invited to give presentations for the purpose of showing how new theories and up-to-date approaches can be concretized and made tangible in the classroom and how difficult concepts can be made usable in the daily teaching for the benefit of the students.

Energetic and proactive, caring and patient, Catharina is always ready to help her clients. By combining an extensive knowledge of iSpring products with her signature empathetic approach, she strives to aid her customers to create and benefit from their eLearning infrastructures. Catharina is most proud of working with the DACH region, as she has a personal history with that area.

Dr. Tonya Riney is the COO and Chief Intellivangelist for IntelliBoard, Inc., the premier reporting and analytics platform for learning management systems. Her PhD is in Training and Performance Improvement, with IntelliBoard being a clear passion for how it influences learning in a positive way. Dr. Riney taught in a university classroom for more than 10 years and worked within several eLearning departments. She hosts multiple eLearning webinars and academic article reviews to spread information about eLearning and inform the construct, delivery and methodology for global education initiatives.

Inge is a senior learning strategist, long-time researcher, award-winning learning innovator and (e)Learning coordinator. She developed multiple online and hybrid courses, she coaches and co-creates international, blended curricula with engineers and teachers, and explores new, innovative learning formats. Her expertise has been recognised by peers, resulting in additional co-authored papers, invited talks and keynotes in both academic as well as professional conferences, workshops and seminars. But most of all, she likes to connect, listen and share stories.

Her latest project is twofold and involve AI in Education (https://skillcharge.innoenergy.com/), as well as reskilling and learning above 50 (https://www.secretshakers.com). These two projects fit within the goal of providing a more tailored, lifelong learning journey to employees of all ages. In the AI project, Inge oversees the learning aspect of SkillCharge, a skill project launched by EIT InnoEnergy. This project combines AI, HR and Learning to match courses to skill gaps that individuals. In the Secret Shakers project, Inge researches what makes new projects started by people aged 50+ be successful, and how do these people reskill themselves. This project is a response to the societal view on employees over 50 and their capacities to learn and thrive in new, innovative environments.

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Denis has over 7 years of experience working with organisations to help them select and implement technology-based solutions which enhance the learning experience. He has worked with many clients to enable them to realise the potential of blended learning approaches by integrating video into their training and onboarding programmes.

Currently, Denis is the Sales Director for Panopto EMEA, a leading Video Platform software provider used by hundreds of educational and corporate organisations worldwide, serving over 10 million end-users at businesses and institutions across the world.

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Zac Woolfitt is a researcher and lecturer at Inholland University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands. His focus is the effective use of technology to support the learning process in higher education. And the technical and pedagogical challenges of the transition from teaching face-to-face in 3d, to teaching via video in 2d. Current research includes examining how technology enriched learning spaces play a role in the teacher/student interactions. His blog ‘Video Teaching’ http://zacwoolfitt.blogspot.nl/ follows developments in this field. He has presented at OEB since 2016.

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Ian is an edTech veteran who is passionate about innovation and ensuring that all learners have the same educational experience. His career in edTech includes specialties in course evaluations, usage and adoption analysis and pedagogical digitization.

Sean has been at FeedbackFruits for over a year, helping educators implement pedagogical technology and digital transformation that aims to move away from passive teaching methodologies into effective interactive learning activities that foster critical thinking, collaboration skills, and a sense of community among students.

Donald Clark is a Learning Tech Entrepreneur, CEO, Investor, Author, Podcaster, Blogger and Speaker. He was CEO and one of the original founders of Epic Group plc, which established itself as the leading company in the UK online learning market, floated on the Stock Market in 1996 and sold in 2005. He has been involved at all levels of investment – angel, VC, growth, PE and IPO. As well as being the CEO of Wildfire, an AI learning company, he also invests in, and advises, EdTech companies.
An investor and board member of learning companies Cogbooks (sold in 2021 to Cambridge University) and Learning Pool (sold 2021 for $200 million), he was also on the Boards of City & Guilds, Learn Direct, University for Industry and the Brighton Dome and Festival. Wildfire delivers AI products and consultancy. He has published 3 books, on ‘AI for Learning’, ‘Learning Experience Design’ and ‘Learning Technology’. His fourth book on Learning in the Metaverse has just been commissioned.
Donald has over 37 years experience in online learning, video, games, simulations, semantic, adaptive, chatbot, social media, mobile learning, virtual reality, AI and Metaverse projects. He has designed, delivered and advised on online learning for many global, public and private organisations. An evangelist for the use of technology in learning, he has won many awards, including the first ‘Outstanding Achievement in E-learning Award’ and ‘Best AIM Stock Market Company’, ‘Most Innovative Online Product’, ‘Best Online Learning Project and ‘JISC EdTech Award’.
An award winning speaker at national and international conferences, he has delivered keynotes in the UK, Europe, US, Africa, Australia, Middle and Far East.
His podcast series ‘Great Minds on Learning’ and 200+ articles on learning theorists are all online…… also a regular blogger (15 years+) on learning technology.
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AI for learning (2020) https://amzn.to/3HmAcIN
Learning Experience Design (2021) https://amzn.to/3zDMdYk
Learning Technologies (to be published Jan 2023)
Metaverse and learning (to be published late 2023)
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Series on 200 learning theorists, from the Greeks to the Geeks https://bit.ly/3OdrPBs
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Great Minds in Learning
GREEKS https://bit.ly/3HpowVy
ENLIGHTENMENT http://bit.ly/3oy80ec
BEHAVIOURISTS http://bit.ly/3iUnINE
COGNITIVISTS http://bit.ly/3oUxOBK
PRACTICE http://bit.ly/3aAK5mk
INSTRUCTIONALISTS http://bit.ly/3FEdYk8
MORALISTS http://bit.ly/3qgdQC8
SOCIAL https://bit.ly/3MTLGEw
ASSESSORS bit.ly/3IX2A3C
AFFECTIVE https://bit.ly/3HsDDhe
INFORMAL https://bit.ly/3zym8Km
WORKFLOW https://bit.ly/3xU4Q9n
ONLINE LEARNING https://bit.ly/3Qn1Vgw

The Learning & Development Podcast with David James https://bit.ly/3zzCGSd
Reimagining Education with James Manion bit.ly/32D2LSf
AI, Data, and Optimism with Leading Learning https://bit.ly/3tEyQUa
AI is the New UI with John Helmer apple.co/3qF8oas
Enhancing learning experiences using AI with Learning Science bit.ly/3FJGdNR
The History of Learning and the Learning of History apple.co/3sMjXQ2

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Don't lecture me! bit.ly/3HmLOtT
TEDx Talk More pedagogic change in 10 years than last 1000 years bit.ly/3quRxqU

Mark West works in UNESCO’s Education Sector, where he examines how technology can improve the quality, equity, and accessibility of learning.

He is currently leading a project to develop a Global Declaration on Connectivity for Education and authoring a UNESCO report called ‘An Ed-Tech Tragedy’ about lessons learned following the global shift from school-based education to technology-based education during the COVID-19 pandemic.

He is also active in outlining guidance to make digital solutions more inclusive for people with low literacy skills, helping governments enact policies and practices to ensure that women and girls develop strong digital skills, and reviewing educational innovations. He has written extensively about technology and education, and his most recent publication, ‘I’d Blush if I Could’, led Apple and other technology companies to make major changes to the way Siri and other AI assistants project gender.

Prior to joining UNESCO in 2011, Mr. West researched education in Azerbaijan as a Fulbright Fellow and worked as a teacher and teacher trainer in the United States. He is a graduate of Stanford University.

Hillary is NUS Vice President for Higher Education. She was previously the Undergraduate Education Officer and Chair of the Widening Participation Network at the University of Bristol Students’ Union. A champion of students, Hillary has worked on many projects that have looked to support the most marginalised students in education and beyond. From decolonisation to widening access work, she is extremely passionate in ensuring that students are at the centre of education and are the architects of their own education.

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International communications consultant and editor of the eLearning Africa Report, UK Dr Harold Elletson is an International Communications Consultant and Senior Fellow of the Institute for Statecraft. He is a founding director of the Africa Forum on Business, Investment and Security, a member of the steering committee of OEB, a member of the Organising Committee of eLearning Africa and a consultant to ICWE GmbH. He is also the editor of The eLearning Africa Report. Dr Elletson was previously Director of the NATO Forum on Business and Security, which he created with support from the NATO Science Programme. A former Member of the United Kingdom Parliament (from 1992-1997), he served as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in the early stages of the peace process and was also a member of the Select Committee on Environmental affairs. He served as a member of the Lancashire Education Authority (the Education Committee of Lancashire County Council) before being elected to Parliament where he represented the interests of schools and colleges in his constituency in discussions with Ministers and on the floor of the House of Commons. He is a Fellow of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme and of the Industry and Parliament Trust. As a communications and public affairs specialist, he has advised many leading companies on aspects of their business in challenging markets, including BP in Azerbaijan and Alstom in Siberia. He has written widely on political and historical subjects and his first book, The General Against the Kremlin, that was published by Little Brown. His journalism has been published in a variety of newspapers and magazines. Dr Elletson holds a PhD in Social Sciences from the University of Bradford.

Managing Director of the "Education Platform of WKÖ GmbH". Previously, among other things, Head of Section at the Federal Ministry of Education (Vienna), Deputy Head of Cabinet at Federal Minister Dr. Mahrer, Ministry of Economics (Vienna), Head of Human Resources at Daimler Chrysler Consult Graz GmbH.
Psychologist, married and father of 4 children

Richard Hewitt leads on engagement with the UK Higher Education sector at the market-leading labour market insight and skills data company Emsi Burning Glass. He has a background in international education as a former senior lecturer and university course leader in addition to direct labour market experience working in executive search, recruiting senior professionals and management worldwide for major multinationals. Richard is a member of the ICoBC working group on 21st Century Skills.

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I have worked for the European Commission in Brussels for 23 years, and have held various positions of responsibility in European scientific research, including supervision of more than 100 international research projects involving multidisciplinary teams of natural and social scientists, engineers, philosophers and artists, including quite a few Nobel Prize winners.

These days I work mainly on special projects of my own creation. I co-founded three internal start-up projects - a silo-busting collaboration platform used by 15,000 internal staff, a bridging project between art and science that has generated a number of high profile art and citizen engagement shows, and an online learning platform with a global reach and an expectation of 2 million users over 2 years.

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Rolf Reinhardt works for LinkedIn at the intersection of government, education and organizational learning. He is also an active member of the International Council on Badges and Credentials [ICoBC] to ensure a systemic view of badges and credentials for individuals, organizations and societies. Additionally, he serves as a Council Member to the Union of International Associations, as a Council Member to the OEB Global and as a Certified Supporter to the Corporate Social Responsibility community of ZiviZ at Stifterverband (W.I.E.). Prior to joining LinkedIn in 2016, he worked for Pearson, the largest education company in the world, on secondary, post-secondary and corporate training initiatives across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

From 2011 to 2012, Rolf was tinkering on various visionary projects such as eLearning quality (epprobate), streaming (TEDx etc.), ePortfolios, Immersive Worlds, Networks of Change Structures as well as Coworking and Community Spaces.

The focus of his work from 2007 till 2009 was on the ROI of eLearning programs for larger corporations. This focus changed with his assignment as Executive Manager of the European Foundation for Quality in E-Learning where innovation and technology as an enhancer of personal, organisational and societal development became a central topic.

By the time he obtained his Engineering degree in Media Technology, Rolf worked on large digital transformation projects, for instance, for the L&D department of L’ORÉAL. Rolf later designed and managed complex eLearning projects mainly for corporate customers.

Andreas Kambach has over 25 years of experience in the training sector with a focus on sales and concept development. He is the managing director of a renowned training institute. In the past, he also served as a board member of the Baltic Chamber of Foreign Trade.
He most recently contributed his training expertise as the author of the book "Dynamic Negotiation - Deciding What Others Decide".
His long-standing passion for the topics of digitalisation and the future of learning led Andreas to combine traditional and digital learning approaches at an early stage and is considered a pioneer for future-oriented learning in the education and training scene.
At Area9, he serves as managing director of Area9 Lyceum GmbH, based in Leipzig, and represents the company in the German-speaking market.

Donald H Taylor has worked in learning and technology since the mid-1980s.

He has chaired the Learning Technologies Conference in London since 2000 and writes and speaks world-wide. His annual L&D Global Sentiment Survey, started in 2014, provides a unique perspective on L&D trends from over 100 countries. From 2010 to 2021, he chaired the Learning and Performance Institute.

He chairs the Workforce Development board for VC firm Emerge Education, and advises several EdTech start-ups.

The author of Learning Technologies in the Workplace, Donald is a graduate of Oxford University and the recipience of an honorary doctorate from London’s Middlesex University.

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Philippe Seynaeve is Implementation and Change Manager for the IT Center of the Brussels-Capital Region. Prior to this, he has been working as Project Manager and Change Consultant, for both private consulting firms and public-sector organisations. From the start, his work has centered around implementations at the intersection of HRM and IT. He obtained a B.A. from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and an M.A. from Columbia University in New York. Presently, he lives and works in Brussels.

Following a fulfilling career at the University of Michigan, including a decade directing the Employer and Alumni engagement department, Rachael remains passionate about connecting students with compelling international internships and complementing their experience with engaging programming.

As the internship experience landscape changes post-pandemic, Rachael contributes to Virtual Internships' vision to upskill students with exposure to new work cultures, new technologies and ensure their success with state-of-the-art supportive programming.

And, as remote internships grow in recognition, she is enthusiastic about the positive impact that remote experiential learning can have in creating a more inclusive workforce.

Vivian’s strength is her strategic thinking combined with pragmatism and a knife-like focus on execution. She has consulted on a wide range of projects at every level for the implementation of informal and formal solutions. Her projects have covered management development change, the implementation of electronic patient files, sales improvement in Pharmacy and Construction industry and across other areas. Vivian’s strengths are in a total focus on the execution of the Performance Detective tasks, and of those of the Performance Tracker and the Performance Game Changer. She is co author of several publications, books and articles, for instance: 70:20:10 Towards 100% performance together with Jos Arets and Charles Jennings. Besides all this she is a former facilitator of the HPI certificate program and the training certificate program of ATD and she regularly speaks on (international) conferences (ATD ICE, OEB).

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Telmo Zarraonandia is an associate professor at the Computer Science department of the University Carlos III of Madrid. He holds a degree and a PhD in Computer Science from the Universidad de Deusto and the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, respectively. He is member of the Interactive Systems research group (DEI LAB www.dei.inf.uc3m.es). He has been doing research in the area of technologies for education for 15 years, with a special focus on exploring the use of immersive technologies and educational computer games for improving learning. He has more than 60 publications and participated in several research projects related with this field, and he is a coordinator of the work group on games and educative simulations of the Spanish Chapter of the IEEE Education Society.

Originally a robotics and embedded software developer now working as a researcher at the Technical University Bergakademie in Freiberg. The current research interests are language design, new web technologies and online education with focus on open educational resources.

Elisabeth Kaliva is the scientific lead of the Digital Open Learning Lab (DOLL) at the Köln International School of Design (KISD) of TH Köln. She is responsible for the research, conception and implementation of blended and seamless learning scenarios within the open source Social Learning Environment Spaces, which she co-developed. She is also the expert project leader in the university-wide implementation of Spaces at TH Köln. Furthermore she has a lectureship at the Learning Lab of the University Duisburg-Essen.
After her diploma in computer science and her master's degree in Educational Media at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Elisabeth Kaliva received her doctorate from Prof. Dr. Michael Kerres. Her dissertation examines the didactic implications of digital project-based learning scenarios. Elisabeth Kaliva has many years of experience in design education and social learning. Her research focuses on how digital innovations support and change social learning in higher education.

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Rosa García Calero works as independent consultant in the field of education and ICTs. Starting as the International Relationship Manager in the Spanish Association of Educational Centres (CECE), she worked on building European and international networks and managing EU projects in the field of education and ICTs. She became Vice-President of EFVET (European Forum of Vocational Education and Training) and was also a member of the council of various other European Associations directly linked with education. She has managed different EU projects and, as an evaluator and reviewer of the European Commission, has focused on projects related to innovation and ICT practices for education and training. Rosa is highly committed to the future of education worldwide and in Africa in particular. In 2010, Rosa started working for the eLearning Africa conference, and in 2017 she became its Programme Director.

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Eva is a Senior Learning Consultant at ING. Based in Amsterdam, she is currently leading the global learning strategy and portfolio of ING's own innovation methodology. It is more important than ever to make digital learning effective and engaging. As a learning professional with over 10 years of experience in L&D, agile program management and coaching, Eva enjoys and aims to create learning experiences that are exciting and programs that are scalable. Born in Slovakia, she has been studying, living and working in various countries, including the Netherlands, U.K., Poland and the U.S. Prior to ING, she has been gaining experience by managing and implementing learning solutions and delivering learning events in both small companies as well as large corporations, such as Booking.com or Shell. She has a diploma in L&D by CIPD, London and is an Insights certified Coach and Facilitator. She is an advocate of hands on learning, which sparks curiosity and provokes critical thinking. As a Systemic Coach, she accompanies her clients to achieve their goals and reach their full potential.

Steven van Luipen is an independent consultant. He facilitates professional learning networks, learning activities and programs, mostly technology supported, online or blended.

Steven works primarily in the public domain. His approach is practice oriented. He is an expert in sharing knowledge within and across organizations about present-day themes, such as the increasing importance of technology and data.

His aim is to help his customers get a better understanding of shared issues, agree on lasting solutions and ultimately improve their performance.

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