Feroz Shah is an Assistant Professor at the Government Teachers' Training College. He has a Ph.D. in Geography and Education from the University of Bangladesh. 

Dr. N Varaprasad has been dedicated to the field of education and leadership for 40 years and has made many significant contributions to public service and education in Singapore. He started his career as a lecturer in Industrial and Systems Engineering, with his Ph.D. in Urban Transport modeling. From 1985, he served 16 years in the polytechnic sector, 11 of which were as founding Principal/CEO of Temasek Polytechnic which he founded and built into a leading institution of 13,000 students, with a strong reputation for innovative teaching and progressive educational methods.

As part of the Education Sector Group, Jukka Tulivuori is improving teaching and learning outcomes in school education in Asia and the Pacific and producing knowledge in education. He was a Counselor of Education in the Finnish National Agency for Education. He has education and development working experience from Eritrea, Greece, and Ukraine. He holds a master’s degree in Education and Geography from the University of Turku, Finland.

Ashish Dhawan is one of India’s leading philanthropists and a key voice for system reform in the country. Ashish is the Founder and CEO of Central Square Foundation (CSF) with the mission to improve the quality of school education for all students (especially from low-income communities) through the pursuit of evidence driven and innovation led system reform.

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 In