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Norman LaRocque

Former Principal Education Specialist, ADB

He left his position in ADB in February 2021.

   Topic(s): Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education

Nuobu Renzhi

Assistant Professor, University of Tokyo

Nuobu is an Assistant Professor at the School of Economics, Capital University of Economics and Business, China. His research interests include empirical macroeconomics, macro-finance, household finance, and international finance.  He graduated from the University of Tokyo with a Master…

   Topic(s): Economics, Education
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Ojat Darojat

Rector, Universitas Terbuka

“Pak Ojat”, as his friends and colleagues in Indonesia Open University or Universitas Terbuka (UT) refer to Prof. Ojat Darojat, M.Bus., Ph.D., is a simple and down-to-earth person, who is currently serving the Rector of Indonesian Open University or Universitas Terbuka. Upon his inauguration on 26…

   Topic(s): Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Olli Pekanheimo

Pedagogical Expert, STEAM Turku Project

Olli Pekanheimo is a physicist and an experienced teacher. He has been teaching science-related subjects at a lower secondary school for 15 years. For the past two years Pekanheimo has been moonlighting as the STEAM pedagogical expert in charge of the whole comprehensive school in the city of Turku…

   Topic(s): Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education

OonSeng Tang

Professor of Education and Director, National Institute of Education, Singapore

Professor Oon-Seng TAN is Director of the Centre for Research in Child Development at the National Institute of Education (NIE), Singapore. He is an inaugural Chen Yidan Visiting Global Fellow of Harvard University. He is also a Fellow of the International Academy of Education. Prof Tan was…

   Topic(s): Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education

Padraig Power

CFO, Global Partnership for Education

Padraig Power has diverse work experience in the financial and auditing field. Padraig has worked at the Global Partnership for Education since 2012, starting as a Senior Financial Officer and progressing to roles such as Acting Chief Operating Officer, Chief Finance and Operations Officer, and…

   Topic(s): Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Pankaj Mahalle

Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder, GramHeet

Pankaj is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at GramHeet, which aims to increases smallholder farmers’ income by providing integrated post-harvest services through a digital platform. Earlier, Pankaj served for three years in the CSR department at Tata Steel, where he worked with tribal…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Education
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 4: Quality Education

Patricia Kuhl

Professor/ Co-Director, University of Washington Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences

Patricia Katherine Kuhl (born Mitchell, South Dakota, November 5, 1946) is a Professor of Speech and Hearing Sciences and co-director of the Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences at the University of Washington. She specializes in language acquisition …

   Topic(s): Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education

Paul Teng

Dean and Managing Director , Nanyang Technological University

Prof. Teng has held positions at the NIE, Singapore as Principal Officer, Dean for Graduate Studies and Professional Learning, and Head of Natural Sciences and Science Education Academic Group. He is a scientist and science educator who leads NIE’s education consulting and outreach activities in…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Education
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger

Paulina Pannen

Chairman, Indonesia Cyber Education Institute

Graduated from Syracuse University over 30 years ago, Paulina Pannen writes and speaks in various scholarly forums, and has had a tenure as director of SEAMEO SEAMOLEC, Vice-Rector at USBI, Dean of Faculty of Education at Universitas Terbuka, chairman of task forces on higher education quality…

   Topic(s): Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education