Resource Speakers
R.H.W.A. Kumarasiri is the Director General of the Department of National Planning Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies in Sri Lanka.
Topic(s): Economics, Education
A. Lin Goodwin (葛文林) is the Thomas More Brennan Chair of Education at the Lynch School of Education and Human Development. Prior to joining Boston College, she was Dean of the Faculty(School) of Education at the University of Hong Kong (2017-2022) and Vice Dean at Teachers College, Columbia University (TCCU) in New York (2011-2017), where she also held the Evenden Foundation Chair in Education.
Topic(s): Education, Social Development and Protection
Aape Pohjavirta is the Founder and President of Funzi, a mobile learning service. Funzi gives the world’s billions of mobile users access to motivating and useful learning. An opportunity to develop skills to build a better tomorrow. High quality, relevant courses delivered with a combination of effective pedagogy and an engaging experience
In his role at Funzi, Aape has become a recognized industry leader with a vision of how science, technology, and innovation will contribute to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Topic(s): Economics, Education, ICT
Abhinav Madan is the co-founder and CEO of Gran Tarang Employability Services. Prior to this, he was a Business Planning Manager at Hewlett-Packard and Business Analyst at GE.
He had an MBA from the Xavier Institute of Management.
Topic(s): Capacity Development, Education
Abram Abanil is the Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator for Fit for School in Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) since March 2015 to present. He coordinated the monitoring and evaluation activities for the Fit for School Program in Philippines, Indonesia, Lao PDR, and Cambodia.
Topic(s): Education
Dr. Shonchoy is an applied economist with interests in issues of global development. He has a wide range of experience in conducting field research and experiments in South Asia and West Africa. His papers appeared in peer-reviewed international journals including the Journal of Public Economics, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Journal of Development Economics, World Bank Economic Review, and World Development to name a few. Recently he published a book titled “Seasonality and Micro-credit” from Springer.
Topic(s): Education, Health
Because youth and youth-led organizations are important members of civil society, ADB started the Youth Initiative—now called ADB Youth for Asia or YfA—in 2013, to support young people in contributing effectively to development. It is a program managed by ADB’s NGO and Civil Society Center to mainstream youth participation in ADB operations as it believes that empowered youth are a force for innovative and effective development. YfA aims to serve as the knowledge center for meaningful youth engagement or MYE in ADB.
Topic(s): Capacity Development, Education
Afriyudianto is the Head of Secretariat, Directorate of Learning and Student Affairs at Directorate General of Higher Education, Ministry of National Education, Indonesia.
Topic(s): Education
Aikynai Yusupova is a Reading Specialist for USAID “Okuu Keremet!” Project of RTI International. She graduated from the Kyrgyz State University in Kyrgyzstan with a diploma of an English teacher. She has experience teaching in primary and secondary schools for about 24 years. She has a Master’s Degree in Teacher Education (The Aga Khan University, Pakistan, Karachi). She enjoys using her skills and knowledge to contribute to teachers’ professional development.
Topic(s): Education
Dr. Akanksha Bapna has worked extensively on K-12 Education, bridging the gap between practice, policy and research. Akanksha has extensive analytical and quantitative experience in experimental design, both in the field of science as well as in the social sciences. For close to a decade, she has integrated qualitative, quantitative and mixed method approaches in her work, researching and measuring the impact of education interventions across India, Nepal, Tanzania, USA, Colombia, Italy and the Netherlands.
Topic(s): Education
VP, International Partnerships, Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan). Passionate about international education and cooperation.
Topic(s): Education
Albina Hartner is an experienced Interior Designer with a demonstrated history of working in the architecture & planning industry. Skilled in AutoCAD Architecture, 3D Visualization, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Art Direction. Strong arts and design professional with a Master's Degree in Interior Design from the University of Florida. Focused on designing educational environments.
Topic(s): Education
Topic(s): Education
Amit Kaushik is CEO of the Australian Council for Educational Research (India), a not-for-profit organization that undertakes commissioned educational research, large scale learning assessments, and professional development for a range of clients in India and South Asia. A former civil servant, he has worked in the education field since 2001.
Topic(s): Education
Dr. Amparo M. Muñoz is an educational leader whose expertise centers on teacher quality, people development, and transformational leadership. She was a co-proponent of the training for GURO 21 Course1, a flagship project of the Provincial Government of Tarlac that helped capacitate public school teachers. The project was conceived through the Excellence on School Leadership (EOSL) program of SEAMEO Innotech Philippines, where she is also an attached Flexible Learning Tutor.
Topic(s): Education
Topic(s): Education
Dr. Agarwal is the founder and CEO of edX. He taught the first edX course on circuits and electronics from MIT, which drew 155,000 students from 162 countries. He has served as the director of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and is a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at MIT. A successful serial entrepreneur, he co-founded several companies.
Topic(s): Education
Anara is a trainer of the “Reading and Writing for the Development of Critical Thinking” and “Step by Step” programs. She co-developed the academic and methodological complexes for a few state programs
Topic(s): Education
Anasthasia is the Country Manager at Nuffic Neso Indonesia. In this role, she is responsible for the management and monitoring of the Orange Knowledge Programme in Indonesia, which offers access to education and training for professionals and organizations. She brings over seven years of experience in the public and non-profit sector, and has worked extensively with students and knowledge institutions, focusing on scholarship management and experiential learning.
Topic(s): Education
Andrea is an education expert specialising in qualifications frameworks, quality assurance standards/ frameworks/systems, governance, and international evaluation. Her field of expertise is providing policy advice within the ASEAN, APEC and Pacific regions. Her area of expertise includes higher education and TVET sectors.
Topic(s): Education
Andreas Dernbach is the project coordinator of the K to 12 Plus Project in the Philippines.
Topic(s): Education
Andreas Schleicher initiated and oversees the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and other international instruments that have created a global platform for policy-makers, researchers and educators across nations and cultures to innovate and transform educational policies and practices. Before joining the OECD, he was Director for Analysis at the Internationa
Topic(s): Education
Andrew Paterson is a director of schools at SIS Group of Schools.
Topic(s): Education
Based in Singapore, Andrew Staples is the Asia Pacific Director of Economist Impact, the Policy, and Insights arm of The Economist Group. He leads a team of consultants and analysts who provide best-in-class research and analysis, creative storytelling, events expertise, design-thinking solutions, and market-leading media products.
Topic(s): Education
Andrew is responsible for Government Relations and ESG for Samsung Electronics in the Southeast Asia and Oceania region. His role is building relationships with Government and Government-related bodies in support of Samsung’s business, ESG commitments and the countries’ digital and green transformation, working with his team in each country where Samsung has a presence. Andrew has 20 years in the Singapore public sector, including a stint in the USA, having served with Singapore Economic Development Board, International Enterprise Singapore, and Infocomm Media Development Authority.
Topic(s): Education