Dr. Christopher McCormickChief Academic Advisor at Efekta EducationSpeaker
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Dr. Christopher McCormick is Chief Academic Advisor at Efekta Education Group, where he leads the learning design behind an AI-powered English teaching platform built on the world's largest English-language learner dataset and more than a decade of AI development. With over 30 years of international experience in language learning and educational technology, Christopher has contributed to major programs for schools, multinational companies, and global organizations such as the United Nations and the Olympics. He holds a PhD in Applied Linguistics from the University of Texas at Austin and serves as Associate Faculty at Hult Ashridge Executive Education and supervisor of the EF Cambridge Research Lab for Applied Language Learning at the University of Cambridge. Christopher's work focuses on how purpose-built AI can raise outcomes for students and support teachers. He has worked across five continents and speaks regularly on learning design at scale with education leaders and policymakers worldwide.