Sana works on mobilising diverse stakeholders for STEM/STEAM outreach to government schools; and on providing technical assistance on STEAM to the Sindh Province’s School Education Department. In the past, she has worked on government school reform, establishing school enrichment programs (e.g. in art & environmental activism) and on policy advocacy for school governance and child protection. In an earlier life she worked as a technology consultant and studied computer science at MIT.

Mr. Hassan Ali AlMulla has been at the helm of Silatech as CEO since February 2021. AlMulla has previously served in key leadership roles across Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions, at Royal Dutch Shell since 2014. Prior to that, AlMulla gained significant experience within the international services department in Ooredoo where he led one of the biggest international cable infrastructure investments at the time, connecting Asia to Europe through Africa and the Middle East.

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 currently serving as the Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that, they worked at The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria from 2006 to 2012, with positions including Senior Finance Officer and Team Leader for Financial Planning & Analysis.

Chris Shahinian believes that the youth of today should have access to free of charge educational programs in the disciplines that will equip them to overcome the challenges of tomorrow. As Head of TUMO International, Chris brings this mission to life every day. The TUMO Centre for Creative Technologies is an innovative and free-of-charge digital education program that puts teens in charge of their own learning. TUMO's learning program is made up of self-learning activities, workshops, and project labs that revolve around 14 learning targets.

Navonil has been working in the Indian skill development ecosystem for more than 11 years. He is currently looking after GIZ's TVET Program, focusing on E-Mobility, Green Skills, and Just Transition. He facilitates cooperation, initiates dialogue and establishes partnerships among stakeholders in the fields of skilling, livelihoods and CSR.

Since 01 January 2020 she is the Head of Skills Identification and Development Unit, within the Knowledge Hub department of the ETF. As Head of Unit, Manuela is responsible for steering ETF’s work in the area of skills relevance and anticipation, development of skills and validation, leading the knowledge co-creation and sharing across ETF partner countries, with the EU and the international community.

Ji-Youn Seo is an assistant professor of Nanoenergy Engineering in Pusan National University. She received her BSc & MS degrees in Ajou University in 2009 & 2011 and her PhD degree from É cole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland under the supervision of Prof. Michael Grätzel.

Dr Tricia Seow is the Assistant Head of the Humanities and Social Studies Academic Group and co-chair of the Sustainability Learning Lab at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Her research interests focus on the pedagogies that support sustainability and environmental education.

Dr. Tuga is the President of the Philippine Normal University (PNU). Outside PNU, he serves as the Regional Chair of Philippine Association of State University and Colleges and as the President of the Philippine Association for Teachers of Educational Foundations (UPDATE). He also serves as lead consultant of an international project on Global Citizenship Education implemented by UNESCO Bangkok.
 

Ms. Anttalainen has 15 years of experience in the coordination of multilateral affairs, especially in the field of education. She has followed extensively the work on promoting 2030 Agenda within the Ministry’s branches of administration. She acts as the focal point of Finland in UNESCO’s global Greening Education Partnership.