About Phil Baty

Phil Baty has 20 years of experience working in the global higher education sector, including more than seven years as editor of the World University Rankings. Phil was listed as one of the top 15 “most influential” in education by The Australian newspaper in 2012 and in the 2016 book, Global University Rankings and the Mediatization of Higher Education, he is described as “one of the most powerful commentators, and arguably policy actors, on higher education”. Phil joined Times Higher Education (THE) in 1996, and has served as chief reporter, news editor, deputy editor and latterly, editor-at-large. He took over responsibility for the World University Rankings in 2008 and led the development of the current THE World University Rankings methodology, determining the 13 performance indicators and weightings currently used to evaluate world-class research universities. He also conceived the annual THE World Reputation Rankings and 150 Under 50 Rankings, and he established the THE Asia University Rankings and the BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings. Phil founded the THE World Academic Summit, first held in Singapore in 2013. The event has since grown into a successful World Summit Series, bringing together senior university leaders and policy makers in meetings across the world, including in San Francisco, Melbourne, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Moscow, Delhi and Barcelona.

He is a regular speaker at international conferences, contributing in recent years to events organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the World Bank, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, British Council, British Academy and others. Phil is an award-winning journalist. He picked up the Ted Wragg Award for Sustained Contribution to Education Journalism (CIPR) in 2010 and was a runner up for the Paul Foot Award for Campaigning Journalism, run by The Guardian and Private Eye magazine in 2007. He contributes regularly on global higher education for leading newspapers and broadcasters around the world.

About Rebecca Morgenstern Brenner

Rebecca Morgenstern Brenner, MPA (pracademic), is a Lecturer and Teaching Faculty at the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs, Cornell University. Rebecca is an Atkinson Sustainable Future Faculty Fellow, an Engaged Cornell Faculty Fellow, and a Maurio Einaudi Faculty Associate and part of the Working Group on Disasters. Rebecca as co-lead for the FEMA Higher Education Service-Learning and Leadership Special Interest Group. At Cornell, Rebecca teaches several classes, most with service learning components, including Disaster Policy, Environmental Policy, Environmental Justice, Project Management, Design Thinking, and Consulting for Government and Nonprofit Organizations. Rebecca holds a newly created role to CIPA, Human Ecology, and the university, as an Academic Advising Coordinator. In this role she is responsible for all matters of academic advising. Some specific requirements of the role include to act as advisor for whole student cohort, discuss strategies for connecting course selection with career goals, connect coursework to build skills or present for practice based jobs, assess course compliance with program requirements and career, developing process for program compliance and assessment, and most importantly to question and look for ways to improve equity in advising. In addition, Rebecca reviews and approves program compliance materials, including academic Plan of Study and Concentration Narrative.

In addition to teaching, starting in 2017 Rebecca built competition program at CIPA creating opportunities and coaches CIPA student teams to compete and network with other MPA programs. Past competitions include multiple years of participation at Shaping Future Governments Global Universities Challenge at the World Government Summit in Dubai UAE, Cyber 9/12 at Columbia University in NYC, and NASPAA Student Simulation Competition, and several other domestic and international competitions. Rebecca has earned several awards including Town Gown Award 2018 Project Lead and Project Developer where she built community partnership and relationship, designed study, provided opportunities for other Cornell faculty to participate. She also won the 2018 International Women’s Leadership Award by Cornell Women’s Resource Center, she was an invited Member of the 2018 Cornell Faculty Delegation to UN COP 24 in Poland, and in 2020 was a Finalist for NASPAA Voinovich Public Innovation Challenge for Brenner and Eiseman’s project Pathways for Empowering Community Resilience.

About Amina Al Hajri

Bio to be posted shortly.

About Phil Noble

Phil Noble is recognized globally as one of the leading experts on uses of the Internet in the civic sector – in politics, media, government and public affairs. Phil first became involved in politics at 9 years old, handing our brochures for John Kennedy’s presidential campaigns in 1960 – and has since been continuously involved in politics and civic affairs in the US and in 45 countries around the world. Noble received a BS degree from Birmingham-Southern College in 1974 after independent undergraduate study at Cambridge University in England. He also did graduate study at the University of Stockholm. He then worked as a Legislative Assistant in the US Senate and in 1979 started Phil Noble and Associates, a political and public affairs consulting firm. The firm has been involved in more than 350 corporate, public affairs projects and political campaigns in the 40 states and 35 countries including 25 campaigns to elect the President or Prime Minister in countries of North and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. The firm’s innovative strategies and work were widely praised included a lead story profile of Noble in the Wall Street Journal. In 1996, Noble founded PoliticsOnline, the premier international company providing news, tools and strategies for the civic sector globally. The company’s products and services have been used by over 900 clients in over 50 countries. The company is responsible for over a dozen major innovations and industry first in the field. He has authored two books including the first-ever Guide to the Internet and Politics and numerous articles on the Internet, media, communications and politics for U.S. and international publications. The firm has developed major new media, technology and e-democracy projects for such clients as the European Union and European Parliament, Council of Europe, United Nations/Papandreou Foundation, Metropolis/World Bank, The BBC, AOL Time Warner, Bertelsmann Foundation, CropLife International, The International Crisis Group, Amnesty International, governments in Sweden, Holland, Australia, Spain, Malta, over a dozen political parties and numerous NGOs.

Noble is a frequent commentator and analyst for US and international media. He is speaker and lecturer for university, corporate and public policy seminars and courses in the U.S. and internationally. For seven years, Noble annually taught a course on Campaigns, Democracies and the Internet at the University of Amsterdam. In Feb. 2001, he was a Resident Fellow of the Institute of Politics of the John F. Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University. He also serves on various advisory and editorial boards at ten other colleges and universities in the US and internationally. Noble, was a Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina in 1994 and currently serves as President of the SC New Democrats. He was also founder of the Palmetto Project and One Laptop Per Child / SC. He lives in Charleston, South Carolina with his wife and two children.

About Kholoud Khateeb

Dr. Kholoud Khateeb is an assistant professor in the Natural Science, Math and Technology Unit of Effat University. She is a volunteering ambassador for Women in Data Science (WiDS) at Stanford University and an advisory board member. She was appointed as postdoctoral R&D associate specialist at Nestle Institute of Health Sciences (NIHS) in Switzerland. Khateeb interned at the Partners HealthCare Connected Health Center and Massachusetts General Hospital (a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital in Boston, USA). Khateeb was a telecommunication project manger in the National Commercial Bank in Saudi Arabia (currently NSB). Prior to this she was a computer science lecturer in Effat University and CISCO Systems regional academy instructor. Dr. Khateeb has an interdisciplinary background. She holds a PhD degree in Industrial Engineering from Northeastern University, graduate certificate in advanced study in Management from Northeastern University, Master of Science degree in Computer Science from Loyola Marymount University, and Bachelors degree in Computer Science from King Abdulaziz University. Dr. Khateeb is a Hackathons and awards judge/advocate, gained real world expertise in IT projects leadership, digital platforms and mobile app design, computer programming and scripting languages. Dr. Khateeb is a member of Aramco Innovation Ecosystem Society and Golden Key International Honor scarcity.

About Amal Bukhari

Bio to be posted shortly.

About Maryam Mohiuddin Ahmed

Maryam Mohiuddin Ahmed is a serial social entrepreneur and social innovation evangelist. Her work centres 'dialogues of wisdoms' and explorations around alternate ways of knowing, doing and being to decolonize social innovation and entrepreneurship. Maryam believes in enabling innovators to trigger transformative change in themselves and their communities, and through that process co-create more just, equitable and regenerative systems. Maryam previously co-founded the Social Innovation Lab, a social innovation ecosystem builder in South Asia and Daftarkhwan, a series of co-working spaces in Pakistan, alongside starting a number of impact focused initiatives. She is currently supporting Social Innovation Canada's Financialization of Housing Lab, CSI's Climate Ventures Program and pursuing a Doctoral degree at the University of Waterloo's Faculty of Environment.

About Stephen Harrison-Mirfield

Stephen Harrison-Mirfield has been the Chief Operating Officer since 2013. He is commercially responsible for the University and has oversight of all internal operational functions that support the programmes. He also drives the business development for RCSI in the region. Before his appointment, Stephen was a senior executive with KPMG’s global management consultancy group. He was responsible for the operational running of the KPMG business within Saudi Arabia. He was also responsible for the People and Change advisory service line, which advised numerous companies in Saudi Arabia. He began his working career in the UK, coming through the ranks in Human Resources. When he was at Codemasters, a leading international developer and publisher of Computer games, he diversified his areas of responsibility into broader operational areas. In early 2006 he moved to Bahrain and joined Atos Origin Middle East, a leading regional systems integrator covering 17 countries in the Middle East. A former President of Birmingham City University Students Union, Stephen has maintained a keen interest in education and training. Stephen holds an honours degree in Sociology from Birmingham City University; a Post Graduate Diploma in Organisational Leadership from Said Business School, University of Oxford; and is a Fellow of Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. He is currently a Doctoral candidate studying at Glasgow Caledonian University, where he focuses on multicultural leadership.

About Abhilasha Singh

A staunch supporter of quality education with a strong commitment to academic excellence and unwavering dedication to the success of students, Prof. Abhilasha Singh is Vice President of Academic Affairs at the American University in the Emirates, Dubai, UAE. She also serves as an executive board member and country director of UAE at the International Higher Education, Teaching and Learning Association (HETL). Throughout her distinguished career, she was engaged in a series of academic administrative positions at various institutions and have been engaged in providing strategic directives at a senior leadership role and ensuring its implementation with determination. She has been also engaged in ensuring educational quality and compliance for national and international accreditation. She is a passionate educational leader, engaged in not only leading the strategic plan, but also outcome-based student learning, and continuous improvement plans through a robust and scalable infrastructure, and, with a commitment to bring educational excellence in the region. Recipient of many awards and accolades, including amongst the most admired global Indians 2021, she is also passionate about research that resulted in many published articles in journals of high repute and in frequent invitations to numerous speaking engagements to national and international audiences. She has a Ph.D in Psychology from Banaras Hindu University, India, and graduate certifications from IIM-C and MIT, US and she is a certified practitioner of Balance Scorecard, EQ, SHRM, CIPD, & MBTI.

About Shelly Zalis

Shelley Zalis, CEO of The Female Quotient, is an internationally renowned thought leader, movement maker, and champion of equality. She is a pioneer for online research, becoming the first female chief executive ranked in the research industry’s top 25. Today, as CEO of The Female Quotient, Zalis works with Fortune 500 companies and impact organizations to advance equality in the workplace. Through its signature pop-up experience, the Equality Lounge®, along with FQ Next Gen and FQ Global Pack, The Female Quotient has created a multi-generational, international community of women rising up to catalyze change. A firm believer in giving back with generosity, Zalis is a proud mentor to women around the world. Zalis authors a Forbes column that provides virtual mentorship for women in middle management. She is co-founder of #SeeHer, a movement led by the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) to increase the accurate portrayal of women and girls in advertising and media. She is on the board of directors for MAKERS.

About H.E. Mr. Zulfiquar Ghadiyali

H.E. Mr. Zulfiquar Ghadiyali is a multi-faceted technocrat, businessman, and entrepreneur donning multiple hats. His business interests and acumen span different countries and diverse sectors across all major continents. He is a social entrepreneur and a social innovator, who aspires to create a significant social impact on countries and their citizens.

H.E. Mr. Ghadiyali’s family business spans across Asia and the Middle East in the field of Real Estate, hospitality, and General Trading. H. E. is a founder of Los Angeles based film and entertainment production company called Cinemoi, which focuses on artificial intelligence and virtual reality. H.E. has been involved in various social entrepreneurship projects in the field of education, renewable energy, medical and healthcare services across Asia, India, and Africa under his chairmanship at Blue Sky Villages - social Impact investment enterprise. BlueSky Village focuses on social entrepreneurship initiatives across the world. H.E. represents industry and society at large and has been a pioneer in supporting companies from across the world to establish in the Middle East and North Africa with support of the highest levels through the office of HRH Sheikh.

H.E. is involved in various social and political initiatives and commands several important positions across mining, logistics, Aerospace sectors. H.E. is also an important shareholder at Encanto Potash Corporations, Toronto Stock Exchange-listed entity with mining reserves worth more than USD $150 billion besides being an important board member of World Defence holdings and ING Robotics based out of Montreal, Canada.

Under the chairmanship of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Sultan bin Hamdan Al Nahyan. H.E. is also Chief Strategy Officer for Lycee Education Technology, which is a global partner company of Microsoft in Education.

About Catherine Hill

Catherine Hill joined the AUD community in January 2012 as Dean and Associate Professor in the newly established School of Education.

She began her career as a high school teacher of history and Spanish. In higher education, she has taught courses in education, sociology, and public administration, and held a number of academic appointments, including Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Leadership and Associate Dean in the College of Arts and Sciences at Villanova University. Most recently, she worked two years as Principal Writer and Special Assistant to the CEO and Superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia.

Dr. Hill has conducted research, written widely, and given talks on issues concerning children of conflict, multicultural learning environments, and the purpose and philosophy of higher education. Her academic pursuits and personal interests have led her to spend considerable time in South America, Lebanon, India, Europe, the United Kingdom, and now Dubai.

When not teaching, speaking or traveling the world, she likes to read, write, listen to life, and follow the unexpected.

About Yusra Mouzughi

The Royal University for Women (RUW), the leading university dedicated to women empowerment and advancement through higher education in the Kingdom of Bahrain, welcomed Professor Yusra Mouzughi as the university’s leading president effective of May 2021. The university’s management represented by the Board of Trustees, faculty and student body congratulated Professor Mouzughi and wished her great success and luck for leading the Royal University for Women and continuing achieving the milestones and advancing the higher education process in the kingdom of Bahrain through RUW mission and vision.

Prof Mouzughi, who is distinguished for her academic leadership with over 20 years of experience in the higher education context and over 5 years of industry experience in large blue-chip organisations. She has a proven track record of delivering strategic objectives and a passion for providing a quality educational offering that is relevant to the workplace. Professor Mouzughi is a committed individual with a unique understanding of both Western and Arab cultures and an ability to motivate staff and students incorporating a deep understanding of the links between industry and academia, coupled with a natural personal presence and an articulate approach to negotiation.

Educated in the UK, Professor Mouzughi has a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from Richmond College London, an MBA from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh and a PhD in Knowledge Management from Liverpool John Moores University, where she continues to act as a Visiting Professor. She built her academic career in the UK where she worked for more than 14 years developing expertise in education management with a particular focus on Doctoral programmes. She has established a cross-disciplinary research profile spanning knowledge sharing and the sustainability agenda. Professor Mouzughi has supervised many Doctoral and Master’s theses in the broad management area, has numerous publications in the field and is an invited keynote speaker at many international conferences.

Professor Mouzughi is also a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a member of multiple international Boards and committees dedicated to advancing learning, teaching and research in higher education. These include the UK Quality Assurance Agency, (QAA), the Oman Research Council (TRC), the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ) and the Oman Academic Accreditation Authority (OAAA). Further, she is on the editorial board and a reviewer for several academic journals.

Prior to taking up the role as President of the Royal University for Women, Professor Mouzughi was the Vice-Chancellor and acting Vice-Chancellor Academic Affairs at Muscat University for over 5 years. Notably, she was also the first female head of a University in Oman.

About Mandy Sanghera

Mandy has travelled all over the world empowering & motivating others via her program find your mojo.

With over two decades of experience, Mandy is an expert in various development related fields. She has been driving innovation, building strategic partnerships, promoting advocacy and programming in the areas of human rights, gender equality, accountability and social justice globally.

As an international human rights activists who has spent the last 27 years supporting victims and survivors of harmful practices such as Honour Killings, FGM, early child forced Marriages, Faith Based Abuse # witchcraft

Mandy is an international motivational speaker who has spent years supporting and empowering others find their purpose and rebuild their lives after abuse. She continually dedicates herself to her real passion of being an upstanding humanitarian. Over the past 27 years Mandy has helped hundreds of individuals and now reaches thousands through social media and her generous amount of worldwide TV appearances and public speaking engagements.

She regularly appears in international press Mandy has been involved in several documentary, raising awareness of of social issues.

Mandy has been one of the leads on vulnerable adults and forced marriages , she was involved in writing the guidelines on disability and HBV for the forced marriages unit. Inspired by the outcomes of the Beijing Conference in 1995, Mandy is a feminist and has been advocating for gender equality and girls’/women’s empowerment throughout her career. Mandy has worked on programs to strengthen women’s political participation in local governance and economic empowerment globally , mandy worked on gender mainstreaming and action to end violence against women and children in UK , promoting cross-regional programmatic collaboration.

About David Lock

David Lock is Secretary General of the Magna Charta Observatory of Fundamental Values and Rights. Prior to this he has had a varied career in international higher education and university leadership.

As Director of International Projects at the UK’s Leadership Foundation for Higher Education, David has been responsible for instigating and delivering projects with over 30 different countries, some at Governmental level and for Regional Associations such as the Association of Arab Universities. Projects have included major programmes for Rectors and Ministry Officials to implement national HE reform and autonomy strategies over several years and building partnerships between universities in different countries.

David was the founding Registrar and Acting Chief Executive of the British University in Dubai where he structured, built and then led the University following its legal creation by the Ruler of Dubai as a not-for-profit provider of Higher Education to UK standards.

Prior to going to Dubai David was Secretary to the University of Huddersfield and Registrar and Secretary to the University of Hull in the UK for a total of 14 years. A teacher and Chartered Secretary by background, David has served on a number of international bodies and undertaken a range of consultancy assignments including international development and UK HE governance projects. He is on the Board of ARELEN (Arab European Leadership Network in Higher Education) and Chairman of the Gulf Education Conferences.

About Ali Shuhaimy

Experienced Director Of Enrollment Management with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Skilled in Analytical Skills, Data Analysis, Strategic Planning, Public Speaking, and Microsoft Office. Strong business development professional with a Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) focused in Civil Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

About Liesl Riddle

Liesl Riddle is the vice dean for strategy and an associate professor of international business and international affairs at the George Washington University School of Business (GWSB).

Dr. Riddle has written extensively about diasporas and development, international entrepreneurship, and trade and investment promotion. She co-authored the first published study about diaspora investment in The Journal of International Business Studies in 1999. Having examined diaspora investment and entrepreneurship for over 25 years, Dr. Riddle has conducted research with diaspora communities in the USA and Europe originating from countries of origin in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. Since 2006, she has led the GW Diaspora Capital Investment Project, which generates and disseminates learning about diaspora investment and its role in development to assist private-sector firms, policymakers, diaspora organizations, diaspora entrepreneurs and researchers.

Dr. Riddle consults on diaspora engagement-related issues for international organizations and government agencies, such as the United Nations, the World Bank, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the International Centre for Migration and Policy Development (ICMPD), and for private-sector clients including Western Union. She is a member of the advisory board of Homestrings, an online investment platform for diaspora investment, and the African Diaspora Network in Silicon Valley. She also was one of the original partners of the African Diaspora Marketplace, a business plan competition co-sponsored by USAID, Western Union and the George Washington University. She is a founding member and former director of GW’s Diaspora Research Program and is a faculty advisor for GW’s Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) in the area of diaspora investment and entrepreneurship.

Dr. Riddle has received numerous teaching awards, including the prestigious George Washington Award and the GW School of Business Teaching Excellence Award.

Dr. Riddle holds a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in Middle Eastern Studies, a MBA in Marketing/International Business, and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to her appointment at GW in 2001, she worked in the field of market research and held the position of the director of research for an international market research firm.

About Nancy Gleason

Nancy W. Gleason, PhD is the inaugural Director of the Hilary Ballon Center for Teaching and Learning and an Associate Professor of Practice in Political Science at New York University Abu Dhabi. In her role she guides faculty in the pedagogy of liberal arts education which transfers interdisciplinary competencies for a digital economy, such as critical thinking and creativity. She teaches a signature course, Industrial Revolutions and the Future of Work in the University’s unique Core Curriculum. This course speaks directly to her current research project on the cognition gaps in the global workforce.

Previously, Dr. Gleason directed the Centre for Teaching and Learning at Yale-NUS College in Singapore, and served in the Global Affairs Majors as a Senior Lecturer. She also taught at Tufts University in Boston, MA, USA for six years. Her research has focused on climate change and the Fourth Industrial Revolution’s impacts for higher education, workforce training, and the future of work. She has published and consulted widely in these areas and is the editor of Higher Education in the Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Springer, 2018). She is the co-editor of the forthcoming (Palgrave March 2020) volume, Diversity and Inclusion in Global Higher Education: Lessons from Across Asia. She holds a PhD from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, an MSc from the London School of Economics, and a BA from George Washington University.

About Hugh Martin

Hugh graduated from the University of Oxford with a BA (Hons) and an MA (Hons) in English Language and Literature. This was followed by an MLitt in Creative Writing (with Distinction) from the University of St Andrews. His PhD research is in rhetoric and writing.

Hugh has worked in Higher Education senior management for over 20 years, including as the University Secretary at the University of Bedfordshire, the Chief of Staff at the London School of Economics, the Head of Governance at the University of Bristol, and the Executive Officer at the University of St Andrews. His most recent post is Registrar and Chief Administrative Officer at The British University in Dubai.

As an academic, Hugh held the post of Associate Lecturer at The Open University for 15 years.

Hugh is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Educators, a non-Executive Director of a US/Zimbabwean charity, and has been the Chair of the Academy Council (the governing body) at a UK secondary school. He serves as a mentor to Oxbridge candidates in the UAE and to current students at the University of Oxford and the University of St Andrews.

He is a published poet, writes a regular blog on international education for the Association of Heads of University Administration (AHUA), and is frequently invited to speak at international conferences and panels including the Times Higher Education, QS MAPLE, EduTech, Higher Education Digest, Education Investor Global, Bett MEA, and TEDx.

He holds various professional associations and accreditations such as membership of AHUA, the CMI Certificate in Strategic Management and Leadership, and Affiliate Member of the Institute of Risk Management. Fellowship of the Chartered Management Institute is in progress.

About H.E. Dr. Amr Salama

Dr. Amr Ezzat Salama is a Professor of Structural Engineering in Helwan University, Egypt. He is a holder of PhD in Structural Engineering from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK and has a Master in Maritime Civil Engineering, from Manchester, UK as well as a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering degree from Cairo University. Dr. Amr Salama was the Counselor of The American University in Cairo and is the Former Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Technology of Egypt. He is also the Chairman of the Management Engineering Society and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees and the President of the Executive Bureau of 57357 Foundation as well as the Chairman of the Council of Housing and Building of Academy of Scientific Research and Technology.

About Dr. Robert Mauro

Robert M. Mauro, PhD., is Executive Director of the Irish Institute and founding Director of the Global Leadership Institute.

Robert joined Boston College a decade ago as Director of the Irish Institute. Working with the U.S. Department of State, Robert designed and implemented professional education programs for developing and senior leaders in Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Five years ago Robert founded the Global Leadership Institute (GLI). The GLI delivers high-impact, applied executive education programing in leadership and strategy for developing senior leaders from around the world. Growing rapidly over the past three years the GLI has seen over 3,000 participants attend programing. Growing rapidly in South America and the Gulf Cooperation Council states, the GLI worked closely with the Department of State’s International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs to train Mexican Internal Affairs Officers in community relations and continues to work with the Diplomatic Protection Services as well as several US and foreign embassies on international security and cybersecurity.

Robert has established a number of organizations that support Boston College’s work in Europe and enhance the university’s leadership in transatlantic economic and policy issues. He was a key member of the Aer Lingus College Football Classic steering committee, is a founding director of both the Boston College-Ireland Business Council and Ireland American Science Forum, Director of the Kennedy Summer School, and a past member of the Senator George Mitchell Scholarship committee.

He completed his PhD (The Practice of Ideology, 2009) in Political Science at the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the State University of New York. Robert was a visiting fellow at both Dublin City University and Trinity College Dublin. He taught politics at University College Dublin and worked in the Institute for British Irish Studies.

About Lourdes Andrade

Lourdes V. Andrade is the Senior Director of Diversity and Inclusion in the School of Engineering.

Prior to joining the School of Engineering in March 2018, Lourdes served as the Director of the Leland Scholars Program (LSP). LSP is a Residential Program within the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education (VPUE) that supports students who may be the first in their family to attend college and/or come from under-resourced schools or communities. Also in VPUE, Lourdes held the position of Director of Academic Policy & Academic Support in Undergraduate Advising & Research (UAR). In this role, she served as the primary liaison to University departments and offices for issues associated with academic policy and degree progress. Lourdes used her knowledge of university structure, curriculum, policies, and academic, extra-curricular programs/opportunities, and support resources to provide academic advising to the undergraduate student population. She served as one of the first-point advisors to students who may be experiencing academic and/or personal difficulty and also worked with staff and faculty who offered support to these students. Lourdes collaborated with several campus partners to assist and guide students to appropriate resources and develop individualized plans of action.

Her work with students who may be facing academic challenges and her interest in promoting reflection via technological tools to support academic skills and authentic learning led her to implement the use of ePortfolio as a centerpiece of her advising practice. She is an active member in the National Academic Advising Association ((NACADA), the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), and The Association for Authentic, Experiential and Evidence-Based Learning (AAEEBL).

Lourdes holds a Master of Arts in Education and is enrolled in the Higher Education Leadership Ph.D. program at Colorado State University. She started her career in education as a bilingual elementary school teacher in San Diego. Lourdes has also worked with graduate students and adult learners at UC Irvine and De Anza Community College. Lourdes came to Stanford in 2001 where she worked at the Stanford Teacher Education Program (STEP) as an advisor to teacher candidates. In addition, Lourdes served on the board of directors of a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the arts to youth and disadvantaged communities and on the Dual Language Advisory Board at her son's school. Lourdes and her family served as Resident Fellows in Trancos in Wilbur Hall from 2016-2020 where they oversaw a residential community focusing on issues related to equity and social justice.

About Mark Elliot

Mark Elliott is Vice Provost of International Affairs at Harvard University and the Mark Schwartz Professor of Chinese and Inner Asian History in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations and in the Department of History in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

As Vice Provost, Elliott oversees and works to advance international academic initiatives, extending the global reach of Harvard’s research and teaching activities. In this capacity, Elliott serves as the University’s representative in negotiating agreements with foreign governments, receiving senior-level international delegations, and representing Harvard to peer institutions and alumni worldwide. In addition, he shares responsibility for supporting the community of international students, scholars, and faculty in Cambridge and Boston, as well as for guiding Harvard’s overall global strategy and sustaining its ongoing development as a global university.

Elliott is an authority on the last four centuries of Chinese history, in particular the Qing period (1636-1911). His research encompasses the history of relations between China and its nomadic frontier, with special attention to questions of ethnicity and empire. His first book, The Manchu Way: The Eight Banners and Ethnic Identity in Late Imperial China, is a pioneering study in the “New Qing History,” an approach emphasizing the imprint of Inner Asian traditions upon China’s last imperial state. He is also the author of Emperor Qianlong: Son of Heaven, Man of the World, and has published more than twenty-five scholarly articles. He serves on numerous editorial boards, and was for three years the director of the Fairbank Center of Chinese Studies.

A graduate of Yale (BA 1981 summa cum laude, MA 1984), Elliott earned his PhD in History at the University of California, Berkeley. He taught at the University of California, Santa Barbara and at the University of Michigan before coming to Harvard in 2003.

About Dr. Riyad Y. Hamzah

Prof. Riyad Y. Hamzah, is a professor of environmental biotechnology at the Arabian Gulf University and a member of the Council of Higher Education in the Kingdom of Bahrain. He earned his Ph.D. in biochemistry (enzymology) in 1984 from the University of Houston, USA He was involved in the establishment of the Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain, since its inception in 1984 and established and directed numerous new programs in various scientific and educational fields. He served in key academic and administrative posts including Director General of Finance and Administration, Dean of the College of Applied Sciences, and as the Vice-President of the Arabian Gulf University from 1994 to 2005.

About Uttiyo Raychaudhuri

Dr. Uttiyo Raychaudhuri joined DU as the Vice Provost in January 2020 and will be the primary advocate for the University’s internationalization efforts. He is charged with leading the University on internationalization programs, partnerships and services, as well as developing and implementing DU’s comprehensive internationalization agenda. Dr. Raychaudhuri is to lead the continued development of DU’s global strategies and to preside over an Office of Internationalization that highlights DU’s strength in research, community engagement and teaching worldwide. Additionally, Dr. Raychaudhuri manages a large and complex set of units including the English Language Center, International Student and Scholar Services, and the Office of International Education, which runs DU’s hallmark undergraduate experience, the Cherrington Global Scholars program. Dr. Raychaudhuri has responsibility for a growing internationalization curriculum that includes credit-bearing classes for study abroad and language learning. He is responsible for the development and continuation of DU’s strategic partnerships with select institutions abroad, an essential part of DU’s long-term vision. With nationally recognized academic programs, a history of widespread influence, a forward-looking vision for a 21st century education and a deep commitment to promoting inclusion, DU opens a world of opportunity to students and empowers Pioneers to make a difference around the world.

Dr. Raychaudhuri joins DU from Cornell University, where he served as the first executive director in the Office of Global Learning, providing leadership and vision for the university in global learning, study abroad, faculty-directed courses and programs, and international immigration and support services. Prior to his work at Cornell, Dr. Raychaudhuri also served as Director of Clemson Abroad at Clemson University and before that at the University of Georgia. He has successfully advocated for high-impact, evidence-based academic and global engagement as a key foundation of the universities strategic plan. Dr. Raychaudhuri has worked in the capacity of both faculty and administrator roles and been actively engaged in the field of international education for over 18 years. His leadership in education abroad programming has been recognized twice (2012 & 2014) with the IIE Andrew Heiskell Award for Best Practices and Innovation in International Education.

About John Wilkerson

John Wilkerson has worked in international education since 2006. He serves as Assistant Vice President for International Services and Director of International Admissions.

Prior to assuming his role with Indiana University, Wilkerson served as Director of the Office of International Admissions at the University of Missouri, and as Director of Study Abroad for the Missouri School of Journalism. Wilkerson had previously served as Director of Admissions for Columbia College in Columbia, Missouri.

Wilkerson holds bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and Sociology, earned his Master of Education in Psychological Counseling, and completed his doctoral studies in Global Education Policy. He has served in various leadership roles with NAFSA: The Association of International Educators, and the Council of International Schools. Currently, Wilkerson serves in leadership with the International Association of College Admissions Counselors.

About Orlando Kelm

Orlando R. Kelm (Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, 1989) is an Associate Professor of Hispanic Linguistics whose professional interests center on the use language and culture for professional purposes, such as Business Spanish and Portuguese. His current research focuses on the creation of instructional materials, including the use of innovative technologies in foreign language instruction. He currently serves as the Director of the Portuguese Flagship Program at UT, Austin.

Interests

The teaching of foreign language for professional purposes, Use of technology in foreign language education, Portuguese and Spanish phonetics, Applied linguistics.

About Calvin Mays

As a designer, mentor, and educator, I’m driven to help people develop their creative abilities and apply those skills within their community with a collaborative mindset. As a humanitarian, my hope is that the ability to design also imparts a sense of responsibility to all who make for others.

I have a natural affinity with those looking to improve the human condition. Sometimes that comes with a little tough love and a lot of patience. After spending time in various industries in executive roles, I find my aptitude for creating channels for revenue, has shifted to building processes to develop products, services, and organizations that greatly improve the way we think and interact with one another.

As a Service Design consultant, I help companies discover opportunities, synthesize data, and develop insights that improve product + service experiences internally, and for their customers. In turn, those efforts increase operational efficiency and growth opportunities for businesses of all sizes. All this is achieved through compelling stories, expressing empathy, and co-creating through the Human Centered process.

About Adel El Zaïm

Adel El Zaïm took office as the Chief Internationalization Officer of the University of Ottawa on August 13, 2018. He is also the founder of Internationalization Canada.

Adel has worked for several organizations like most recently the University of British Columbia (UBC) when he occupied the position of Executive Director of the International Office. He was Director General, Internationalization, at Université de Sherbrooke, in Quebec (2012-2014), and Senior Program Specialist, Information and Communication Technologies for Development, with Canada’s International Development Research Centre, based in Middle East (2004-2012). Prior to that, he directed research, innovation and technology transfer at CEFRIO (2001-2003), Videotron Communications (1998-2001), and CRIM (1995-1998).

Adel El Zaim is member of the Board of the Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA). He assumes also the chairmanship of the AIEA Awards Committee and is member of the AIEA Strategic Planning Task Force. Adel was founding member, vice-president and president of the Internet Society in Québec (ISOC-Québec) and he was member of the Civil Society Bureau for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS-UN) from 2003 to 2005. He served as member of the board of several organizations including Association ISOC Quebec, Collège de Maisonneuve (Montréal), Association of Arab translators and the Economic Local Development Centre, Sherbrooke Innopole, (Sherbrooke, Quebec).

Dr. El Zaim was born in Tripoli, Lebanon. After graduating from the Lebanese University in French Language and Literature, he prepared a Master in Didactics at University of Paris III, Sorbonne-Nouvelle, and received a PhD in Linguistics (in 1994) from the University of Paris IV, Sorbonne. Adel El Zaim undertook his post-doctorate research at Université du Québec à Montréal in Semiotics and Human Language Technologies.

About Rosalind Raby

Rosalind Latiner Raby, Ph.D. is a Senior Lecturer at California State University, Northridge in the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Department of the College of Education and is an affiliate faculty for the ELPS Ed.D. Community College program. She also serves as the Director of California Colleges for International Education, a non-profit consortium whose membership includes eighty-six California community colleges. Dr. Raby received her Ph.D. in the field of Comparative and International Education from UCLA and since 1984, has worked with community college faculty and administrators to help them internationalize their campuses. She has over fifty publications on the topic of international education and community colleges.

About Christine Parker

All of the work I have done in both academic and corporate contexts has been extremely dynamic, challenging, and multifaceted. I have always played a central role in executing strategic projects with particular focus on leading change and growth of organizations, developing internal and external relationships that support our work, staffing large and diverse teams, then supporting them to perform at the highest levels, all while generating revenue for the unit and institution as a whole. I can see the vision from 40,000 feet up, but I also make sure the serial commas are in place. Resiliency is my strong suit. Chaos does not scare me. Neither does whatever (metaphorically) comes flying at my head at 50 mph. In every job, I am driven to do what I love most: working hard with smart, passionate people to create truly great things that improve people's lives. The ideal job allows me to use my analytical skills to problem-solve in a challenging environment, and to implement my ideas through the creation of efficient, innovative systems and processes.

About Dr. Steven P. Girardot

Dr. Steven P. Girardot, associate vice provost for undergraduate education, oversees the operations and administration of the Office of Undergraduate Education, including budget oversight, human resources, communication, assessment, strategic planning, and related administrative policies and procedures. In addition, he oversees campuswide initiatives including: undergraduate academic advising; retention, graduation, and Complete College Georgia (CCG) initiatives; SACSCOC accreditation (as related to undergraduate education); and general education, where he is Georgia Tech’s representative on the University System of Georgia’s General Education Council. He is co-chairing task forces on Summer Session, Academic Calendar Reforms, and Academic Scheduling. In addition to his administrative responsibilities, he finds time to teach First-Year Seminar (GT1000), First-Year Chemistry, and honors seminars in public health.

Prior to his current position, Dr. Girardot was the founding director of the center for academic success (CAS) and worked to develop and implement many of Tech’s tutoring and academic support programs. He also served as the director of the office of success programs (which included FASET (New Student Orientation), GT1000 First-Year Seminar, Sophomore Programs, Tutoring and Academic Support programs), where he successfully re-launched the first-year common reading program (now Project One) and oversaw significant enhancements to and expansion of GT1000. He regularly presents on topics related to first-year programs and student success, and has served as a QEP evaluator for schools focusing on these topics.

Prior to his work in student success, he was assistant director for TA and graduate student programs at Tech's Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) and a program coordinator at Tech's Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC), where he managed tutoring programs that linked Tech students to local elementary schools.

Dr. Girardot has more than ten years of higher education experience and is a proud Tech alumnus, having earned both a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and a M.S. in Chemistry from Georgia Tech. He completed his doctorate in Chemistry and Environmental Health at Emory University, and a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree in Epidemiology from the Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his friends, family and his Boston Terriers, Pete and Oscar; running (where he is training for his first marathon); playing tennis; and enjoying Atlanta's great restaurants.

About Dr. Lilac Alsafadi

Performance-driven executive acknowledged for more than 20 years of business development, business consultancy, strategic Leadership, and project management experience. Firm record of success identifying business opportunities, strategic partners, markets and channels with the greatest potential, then working to devise execution plans resulting in successful implementation. Talented strategist and executor able to analyse existing business models and establish actionable plans for government policy reforms and intervention. Demonstrated involvement in developing strategies, business cases and evaluating initiatives as part of the Saudi National Transformation Program. Proactive in empowering women, promoting entrepreneurship and helping start-ups. A member of a number of steering and advisory boards. Passionate about integrating research, learning and industry.

Participated with more than 50 research papers in conferences and journal articles.

About Duleep Deosthale

Duleep is Dean of the Global College at Long Island University, Brooklyn, New York. He was the Co-Founder and Vice President of the international education mobile web application Admission Table, based in California. He received his PhD from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), a Master’s degree from Indiana State University in Indiana (USA), a diploma from the University of Barcelona, Spain and both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, India. Duleep has been in the profession since 1991, having served as associate professor and assistant dean of international programmes at Marist College in New York, Professor and Dean of business and humanities at Manipal International University in Kuala Lumpur, Vice-president for International Education at the Manipal Group of universities and assistant professor and director for international programmes at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA. He was Chair of the Conference Programme Committee and was formerly a Steering group member of the EAIE Expert Community Strategy and Management.

About Cameron Mirza

Cameron is the Chief of Party for Pre-Service Teacher Education in Jordan.

He works with the Government of Jordan and the university sector to increase the quantity and improve the quality of school teachers countrywide through policy reform, data, building capacity, and improving the public perception of teaching in society.

Previously, Cameron was MENA Director for Nottingham Trent University working with governments to close skills gaps and spent several years reforming the higher education sector of the Kingdom of Bahrain. First, as Head of Strategy at the Ministry of Higher Education, then as Director of Strategy for the University of Bahrain. In the UK, Cameron was responsible for delivering such programs as the Respect Action Plan, the youth action plan, young apprenticeships, family intervention program, review of diversity in the curriculum, and review of child poverty while at the Department for Education and Skills.

Cameron was also an advisor to the Ministry of Higher Education for Egypt, supporting the improvement of over 40 Universities in Partnership with the Egyptian Knowledge Bank. Cameron is a board member of BETT MEA and sits on the Gulf talent advisory board at Oxford.

About Sarah Crowther

Sarah has with more than 10 years of higher education experience. She was the founding director of non-degree programs at Smith College, where she built and expanded academically rigorous and accessible pre-college offerings for high school girls. She also led summer conference services at Smith.

As director of summer programs for CPE, Sarah will oversee the growth and expansion of summer pre-college programs for incoming UMass Amherst students as well as domestic and international high school students.

“I’m very excited to join UMass Amherst and work with a talented team to develop and deliver top-notch programs for summer learners. As a former Five College student, I have always loved the UMass campus and all that it has to offer, and I am thrilled to bring precollege students to campus to work with outstanding faculty and to enjoy everything UMass Amherst has to offer.”

Sarah holds a B.A. in religion from Mount Holyoke College and an M.Ed. in integrative learning from Endicott College, where she researched why some students with executive function disorders fail to successfully transition to college and how to create programming to ensure success.

About Rajika Bhandari

A global expert in international education, Rajika Bhandari is the author of six academic and nonfiction books and several publications that touch upon the themes of movement, migration, and crossing borders. She has written for the Guardian, Times Higher Ed, the Huffington Post, the Chronicle of Higher Education, University World News and Diplomatic Courier; been featured on NPR, PRI International and Voice of America; and been quoted in the BBC, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Times of India, and Time, among others.

With a career in education that spans over 25 years, Rajika has held senior leadership roles in the private, academic, and nonprofit sectors and is a widely regarded thought leader in international education. She served most recently at the President and CEO of the IC3 Institute, prior to which she spent over a decade at the Institute of International Education (IIE), one of the world’s oldest and largest international education nonprofits, where she led IIE’s research, impact and thought leadership activities, including the flagship Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange–the most definitive resource on international students and scholars at U.S. colleges and universities and Americans studying abroad.

Rajika has served on the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO and was one of 100 recipients worldwide to be awarded an IIE Centennial Medal in 2019, marking the Institute’s 100th anniversary. She has also taught as an Adjunct Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University and frequently guest lectures at universities in the U.S. and abroad.

Rajika has lived first-hand the experiences she studies and writes about: she came to the U.S. as an international student from India in 1992 to pursue a Ph.D. in Psychology at North Carolina State University, prior to which she obtained her B.A. (Honors) in Psychology at the University of Delhi, India.

About Mac McClelland

Dr. T. B. (Mac) McClelland, Jr. resides in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dr. Mac holds several accredited degrees; a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Mathematics from The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina; a Master of Arts (MA) in Human Resources Management from Pepperdine University; a Master of Arts (MA) in International Policies Studies from the Monterey Institute of International Studies; and a Doctorate of Management (DM) in Organizational Leadership from the University of Phoenix School of Advanced Studies.

Dr. Mac is a Professor at the Dubai campus of Hult International Business School, approved to teach business, management, energy, and luxury marketing courses. He also facilitates the capstone Action Project course for Executive MBA and Master of International Business students.

With 40 years’ experience in the Middle East, Dr. Mac is President and CEO of Center House Ltd., a consulting firm helping companies in the Middle East, Africa, and Far East, in business development, government relations, and marketing. He is also the President and CEO of The Luxury Marketing Council (Middle East), a by-invitation-only professional association of luxury brands that market products and services to high net worth individuals. Dr. Mac appears regularly on CNBC’s Squawk Box, he has been featured in The Wall Street Journal discussing issues affecting US companies abroad, and he has been an expert witness before the U.S. Congress on similar subjects. A retired U.S. Marine Corps officer and private pilot, he is a member of Mensa, Rotary International, and the Chaine des Rotisseurs.

About Anjum Malik

Anjum Malik is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of the Alhambra-U.S. Chamber, Co-Founder and Vice President of the HOFT Institute, and Founder and Executive Director of the Global Impact Initiative.

Anjum is a global professional with 35+ years of experience in the fields of international education, educational consulting, business development, entrepreneurial management, and conference planning both in the U.S. and internationally.

She has built an extensive network of global contacts, which she leverages on behalf of her clients, connecting people and organizations for success. Along with her expertise in strategic planning, market development, negotiation and management, her work with the U.S. and multiple international agencies documents an impressive record of success.

Anjum’s belief in the power of education to improve society is evident in all aspects of her professional life. She has enriched the academic, linguistic, and professional development of international students, scholars, and administrators. The organizations she has created and managed have enhanced the global competence of more than 170,000 students and hundreds of professionals. Within her most nurtured passion – international education – Anjum constantly seeks innovative tools to improve teaching, learning, and access. In all her endeavors, she strives to advance the empowerment of women and their increased participation in the workforce.

Anjum consults and trains on a wide variety of issues related to international education, such as accreditation (presented to Saudi deans and senior university officials), gap analysis (presented at WISE and FranIndia conferences), leadership, and professional development (conducted at universities all across the MENA region, China and India), empowering women (IECHE conferences in Riyadh, WISE Conference in Malaysia, WIL-UAE), franchising and strategic planning (CLICKS Dubai Conference, Gulf Education Conferences in London, and at various institutions of higher learning), mentoring (conducted at WLS Norway), and cross cultural academic and workforce integration workshops across the world. She also developed an innovative approach to pre-departure training for international students, parts of which have been adopted by universities around the United States as well as the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission in Washington, D.C., The Qatar Supreme Education Council in Doha, Qatar and Liaoning Education in China.An expert moderator, Anjum has moderated panels on a broad range of issues within the field of international higher education at global conferences in the US, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Whether critiquing the current model of education or exploring how to successfully keep the public accurately aware of the latest scientific developments or advancing ways to increase the number of women who can safely and fully participate in public life, Anjum has skillfully led panel discussions that inform and inspire audiences.

Based in Texas, she has partnered with institutions in locations as diverse as Turkey, China, and Korea as well as colleges and universities across the U.S. She has earned a reputation as an expert on international higher education and as a business woman with extensive experience and contacts in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, India, China and Eastern Europe. Anjum has given expert testimony on higher education matters before the Texas Legislature, has served as an advisor to The Initiative to Educate Afghan Women, worked with multiple educational and cultural outreach programs, served on numerous boards and has been interviewed and quoted in national and international media.

Anjum was the Director of International Marketing and Public Relations for The University of Texas at Austin’s Global Initiative on Education and Leadership, advising the initiative on international strategy, identifying opportunities for international collaborative projects, business endeavors as well as cross-cultural and educational exchanges, and negotiation of bi- and multi-lateral agreements.

The Chamber has working relationships with the OIC embassies and was instrumental in organizing the annual Embassy-University Showcases in Washington, D.C. Because of Anjum’s leadership in education delivery and development, the Chamber was invited to become a member of President Barack Obama’s Partners for a New Beginning Program. The Chamber is an implementation partner of the New York Academy of Sciences’ Global STEM Alliance and Professors Without Borders (PROWIBO), and is a partner of STEMconnector® and Women in Higher Education (WIHE). Through these partnerships, the Chamber strives to advance globally women’s participation in education and to increase their numbers in the STEM fields.

In recognition of her global contribution to women’s entrepreneurship, Anjum was designated as an Honorary Ambassador of the Polish Network of Women Entrepreneurship Ambassadors during the 2015 European Congress of Small and Medium Enterprises in Katowice, Poland. Under Anjum’s leadership, the HOFT Institute received national recognition as the first recipient of the Tom Tillia Community Service Award for a unique, spirited and outstanding record of community service established by the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training (ACCET) in 2017. In 2019, she was named an Entrepreneur in Residence at the World Learning Summit and recognized as an International Research Associate of the Future Learning Lab at the University of Agder.

About Bill Pacheco

Innovation catalyst and leader of cross-functional teams to deeply understand customer needs and stretch for breakthrough concepts. Firm believer that innovation is a team sport and all are creative.

Get concepts to market with a proven ability to balance both creativity and rigor in the development process. Comfortable within a fast-paced team environment and influencing without authority.