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2024 Symposium Presenters

Aaron Hemphill

Aaron Hemphill

Mobiles for Literacy Advisor

SIL International

Abdulhamid Haidar

Founder & CEO

Darsel

Adrian Fenton

Adrian Fenton

Senior Consultant

British Council

Akshay Nagarajan

Cognitive Science Researcher

Global Science of Learning Network and University of California San Diego

Alfred Opio

Founder and CEO

KAINOafrica

Anette Ngongi

Anette Ngongi

User Research Manager

Ubongo Learning

April Williamson

April Williamson

Project Director, Global Programs

Digital Promise

Ashric Don

Deputy Education Specialist: Coding & Robotics

Western Cape Education Department

Ayan Kishore

Ayan Kishore

Chief Executive Officer

Benetech

BA Laris

BA Laris

Senior Program Manager/PI

dfusion, Inc

Bunmi Esho

Bunmi Esho

Founder & Principal

Ori Consultancy

Carolina Better

Carolina Better

Managing Director

ideas42

Caroline Maina

CEO

STEMlens Network

Carrie Meyers

Carrie Meyers

Director of STEM Outreach

Learning Systems Institute at Florida State University

Chris Wright

Cofounder and CEO

Early Family Math

Christian Wong

Executive Director

Hawaii Science and Technology Museum

Cliodhna Ryan

Cliodhna Ryan

Director of Education & Research

Ubongo Learning

Daniel Plaut

Daniel Plaut

Innovation Learning Lead

EdTech Hub

Dhinesh Radhakrishnan

Research Scientist

Purdue University

Dr. Pascale Creek Pinner

Dr. Pascale Creek Pinner

Science Educator

Hilo Intermediate School

Edward Malinowski

Mister

Care For Education

Emily Stewart

Founder, Executive Director

illuminAid

Enouce Ndeche

Enouce Ndeche

Maktaba -Football + STEM

Vijana Amani Pamoja (VAP)

Erin Bown-Anderson

Director of Community Invovation

The N50 Project / Geeks Without Frontiers

Eugene Pelteret

Eugene Pelteret

Co-founder and COO

Reflective Learning

Gitika Gorthi

Gitika Gorthi

Founder/CEO

IgnitedThinkers

Hal Speed

Head of North America

Robotical

Heather Beem

Heather Beem

CEO & Founder

Practical Education Network

Hiba Rahim

Director of Impact & Evaluation

Learning Equality

Ismael Pecher

Ismael Pecher

General Coordinator, Punto Crea

Punto Crea - Vitruvian Consulting de Guatemala

Jae Paik

Jae Paik

Professor

San Francisco State University

Jamie Alexandre

Jamie Alexandre

Executive Director

Learning Equality

Jax Chaudhry

Executive Director

Project Invent

Jazib Zahir

Jazib Zahir

Pakistan Country Co-Lead

Edtech Hub

Jennifer Welsh

Jennifer Welsh

Head of Business Development

Imagine Worldwide

Jennifer Williams

Executive Director

Take Action Global

Jim Plamondon

Jim Plamondon

CEO

EduBRICK Institute

Jimmy Lin

Director of Computer Science Education

VEX Robotics

Joan Mwachi

Joan Mwachi

Collective Action Lead

EdTech East Africa

Julie Clugage

Co-founder and Executive Director

Team4Tech

Kaden Borseth

Kaden Borseth

Manager of School and Teacher Learning

Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute

Karen Levesque

Head of Research

Imagine Worldwide

Keil Eggers

Peace Engineering Lab Manager (former)

George Mason University

Kenneth Y T Lim

Kenneth Y T Lim

Senior Research Scientist

National Institute of Education, Singapore

Krista Davidson

Executive Director

Injini

Leo Burd

Leo Burd

Founder and President of the Board

Rede Brasileira de Aprendizagem Criativa (Brazilian Creative Learning Network)

Lilith Dollard

Lilith Dollard

Director, International Education

Sesame Workshop

Lorna Gibson

Head of Professional Development

Micro:bit Educational Foundation

Lou August

Executive Director

The Wilderness Technology Alliance

Luke Stannard

Programme Director Can't Wait To Learn

War Child Alliance

Lwidiko Mhamilawa

Lwidiko Mhamilawa

Director at ProjeKt Inspire

ProjeKt Inspire

Michael Leventhal

Michael Leventhal

President of the Board

RobotsMali

Michael Mumbo

Michael Mumbo

Co-founder and Director

Edutab Africa

Mike Dawson

Mike Dawson

CEO

Ustad Mobile

Mila Gonçalves

Head of Product and Innovation

ProFuturo

Milada Tonarelli Goncalves

Head of Innovation and Product Development

ProFuturo Foundation

Monica Caminiti

Monica Caminiti

Senior Director, Skills to Succeed

Save the Children

Nadia Asmal

Nadia Asmal

Director of Refugee Programs

Imagine Worldwide

Nadia Nibagwire

Nadia Nibagwire

Project Manager

eKitabu

Nat Dinham

Partnerships Lead

onebillion

Nicholas Sabato

Nicholas Sabato

Senior Director, Education for Humanity

Arizona State University

Nina Bolte

Head of Learning

EIDU

Okango Arnold

Kids Coding Camp

Kids Coding Camp

Parmod Kumar

Parmod Kumar

Program Officer

Haryana School Shiksha Pariyojna Parishad

Patrycja Janekankit

Patrycja Janekankit

Math Teacher/ Partnership Manager Teach for Poland

Teach for Poland

Paul Frank

Paul Frank

Associate Director of the Language Solutions Portfolio

SIL International

Peggy Koenig

Peggy Koenig

STEM Education Specialist

Peace Corps

Phillip Butterfield

Chief of Party

Chemonics International Inc.

Priya Joshi

Senior Research Officer

GEM Report, UNESCO

Purvi Shah

Senior Manager, StoryWeaver

Pratham Books

Rajesh Pasungili

Rajesh Pasungili

CEO

Resolute Education

Rapelang Rabana

Co-CEO

Imagine Worldwide

Rebecca Anderson

Rebecca Anderson

Sr Director of Programs

Technovation

Rebecca Lewis

Rebecca Lewis

Managing Project Director

Education Development Center

Rebecca Vieyra

Rebecca Vieyra

Director of Global Initiatives

PhET Interactive Simulations, University of Colorado Boulder

Renalda Mwanyuma

Program Manager - Education

Peace Corps - Kenya

Renee Welch, PhD

Co-CEO

WeRobotics

Richard Marett

CEO

Whizz Education

Rishi Mazumdar

Rishi Mazumdar

Education Technology Architect

Quest Alliance

Ritesh Agarwal

Vice President

Educational Initiatives Private Limited

Sangay M. Freeman

Director of STEM Education

Liberia Ministry of Education

Santiago Ospina Tabares

Ph.D. student - Research Assistant

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Selin Turan

Selin Turan

Knowledge Mobilisation and Engagement Coordinator

War Child Alliance

Shellie Pick

Special Projects Coordinator

Smithsonian Science Education Center

Sindhuja Jeyabal

President

Dost Education

Srikanth Talapadi

CEO

Chimple

Susann Gihr

Susann Gihr

Junior Policy Advisor

GIZ

Thabeng Rapitso

Manager Tertiary

Lesotho Ministry of Education and Training

Theresa Michael

CEO

Afrika Tikkun Bambanani

Tim Needles

Technology Integration Specialist

Smithtown Central School District

Tony Llorene

Coordinator for Results, Monitoring and Communications - Nicaragua

Change for Children

Vanessa Lombardo

Vanessa Lombardo

Benetech/Bookshare

Benetech

Vinod Lobo

Vinod Lobo

CEO

Learning Upgrade

Yacine Hakmi

Yacine Hakmi

World Learning - Algeria

World Learning

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Jax Chaudhry

Jax Chaudhry leads Project Invent, a national nonprofit that empowers youth with future ready mindsets for individual success and global impact, through invention. Originally from the Southside of Chicago, Jax loves working with students, families and partners to ensure every student can attain success as they define it. For more than 10 years, she has worked with elementary schools, high schools, education nonprofits and led regional teams and operations to ensure student success.

Michael Leventhal

Kenneth Y T Lim operates at the intersection of neuroergonomics, the learning scienceMichael Leventhal is co-founder of RobotsMali, a pedagogical and AI4D laboratory and STEM education center in Bamako, Mali. RobotsMali has trained thousands of students from elementary school to high school in computer science, robotics, and artificial intelligence, coached national robotics teams that have won 32 medals in international competitions, and developed technologies using AI and robotics for the social and economic development of Mali. Before becoming an educator in Mali, Michael worked as a technologist in Silicon Valley.s, and cognitive psychology. In 2023, he and his team were identified by UNESCO to share their work on the affordances of Generative AI for meaningful teaching and learning, during UNESCO’s first annual flagship event Digital Learning Week, international forum on the implications of Generative AI for education, in the session on ‘Preparing students and teachers for responsible use of AI’.

Enouce Ndeche

Enouce Ndeche is the founder and Director of Vijana Amani Pamoja ,VAP a community scheme based in Nairobi Kenya that uses the power and the popularity of the game of soccer/football as a catalyst for social, educational and economic empowerment.Enouce holds a degree in sociology from Egerton university and he is also the 2020 individual award recipient “Diversity and Inclusion Eminent Leader Award Enouce is also a certified Sports Philanthropy and Executive, George Washington University and is a 2023 Gratitude Network fellow.

Kenneth Y T Lim

Kenneth Y T Lim operates at the intersection of neuroergonomics, the learning sciences, and cognitive psychology. In 2023, he and his team were identified by UNESCO to share their work on the affordances of Generative AI for meaningful teaching and learning, during UNESCO’s first annual flagship event Digital Learning Week, international forum on the implications of Generative AI for education, in the session on ‘Preparing students and teachers for responsible use of AI’.