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Speakers

See the line-up of education experts and thought leaders who will inspire us this year.

Dr Abdulla Al Karam

Director General

Dubai Knowledge

Dr Reem Altorki

Education Segment Director

Ministry of Investment

Sahar Cooper

CEO

Aldar Education

Ashwin Assomull

Partner

LEK Consulting

Dr Mohamad Hamade

CEO

Amanat

Ralph Tabberer

Chairman

BBD Education

Cody Claver

General Manager

iCademy Middle East

Adil Zarooni

Chief Executive Officer

Al Zarooni Emirates Investments, UAE

Navin Valrani

CEO

Arcadia Education

Thomas Denny

Investment Director

International Schools Partnership (ISP)

Tracey Austin

Former Head of Investment Management

Omidyar Network

Dr. Fahad Al Tuwaijry

CEO

College of Excellence (COE)

Henning Fries

COO

The Dwight Schools

Imad Ghandour

Co-Founder & Managing Director

CedarBridge Partners

Alan Williamson

CEO

Taaleem

Olivia Roth

CEO

British Schools in the Middle East

Daniel Pianko

Co-founder and Managing Director

University Ventures

Christopher Tompkins

Executive Director

NEOM Education

Mohamed Abdel-Aal

Digital Experience and Innovation

KAUST

Mohanned Al-Anni

Managing Director, Al Hekma International School & Vice Chairperson & Co-Founder

Gulf University Bahrain

Margaret Allen

Curriculum & Education Specialist

Renaissance

Roberto Baldizon

Director of Innovation & Technology

MiSK Schools

Colin Bell

CEO

Council of British International Schools

Stanley Brackman

Director of Strategic Planning & Excellence

Sharjah Private Education Authority

Beatrice Cernuta

Group Strategy Director

Elite K12

Yousef ElKhereiji

Deputy CEO

Al Andalus Private Schools

Danish Faruqui

Partner

L.E.K. Consulting

Damián Fernández

Head of Business Development

SEK Schools

Chinmay Jhaveri

Partner

L.E.K. Consulting

Mosbah Kahaleh

VP – Private Equity

SEDCO Capital

Raj Kapoor, MBA

Director of Student Recruitment

American University in Dubai

Melanie Keeter

Chief Strategy Officer

Circles Academy

Dina Khalaf

Development & Recognition Manager

International Baccalaureate Organization

Jawad Khan

CEO

Punjab Skills Development Fund

Karan Khemka

Independent Board Member

Honoris United Universities

Joie Lopez

President & CEO

APEC Schools

Adam Malouf

Director - Investment

Knowledge Fund – Government of Dubai

Dr Nicos Nicolaou

CEO

UNICAF

Walid Ramadan

Chief Quality Officer

BEAM

Shaun Robison

CEO

BBD Education

Ibrahim Safadi

Founder & CEO

Luminus Education

John Soleanicov

Co-Lead of the Learning Schools Portfolio

Jacobs Foundation

Michael Staton

Partner

Learn Capital

Ekta Tolani

Executive Director

Astrolabe Holding (Family Office)

Raymi van der Spek

COO

Study World Holdings