Dr. Fernando Gamboa

M�xico

Engineer in Computers for UNAM, teacher and Doctor in Computer Science for the University of Paris 11, France. Since 1999 works at the Center of Applied Sciences and Technological Development for the UNAM, where he coordinates the group of Human Computer and Multimedia Interaction, and the group of Interactive Spaces and Systems for Education. Nowadays he is responsible for the project �Future Classroom�.

Adriana Vilela

Washington�D.C.

Inter-American Net for Teaching Education (RIED), Office of Education, Department of Human Development, Education and Culture (DDHEC), Organization of American States (OAS). Adriana Vilela is a Senior Education Specialist at the Office of Education and Culture (OEC) of the Organization of American States, an international organization that brings together the nations of the Americas to strengthen cooperation in development. The Education Sector works with Ministers of Education and the Inter-American Committee of Education in priority areas of education for the hemisphere. Ms Vilela is an expert in education policy and practice.

Mr. Javier F. Firpo

Argentina

Intel Corporation
UBA and University of CEMA
ALFA (Alumi Foundation of Argentina)

Javier F. Firpo has been Director for the Intel� Education and Corporate Social Responsibility Programs of Intel Latin America since 2006 and previously held the position of Government Affairs and Education Manager for Intel Argentina since 2003. In his current position, Javier is in charge of all the philanthropic Intel� Education Programs throughout Latin America: the Intel Higher Education Program, the Intel K-12 Teachers Professional Development Programs, the Intel International Science and Engineering Program (Intel ISEF) and the Non � Formal education programs.

Prof. Cardinal Warde

Barbados

Dr. Cardinal Warde is the Interim Executive Director of the Caribbean Science Foundation, and is also President of the Caribbean Diaspora for Science, Technology and Innovation (CADSTI International). CADSTI's goals are to mine and harness the diverse, dispersed and largely untapped science and technology talent resident in the Diaspora for the benefit of Caribbean people. Dr. Warde is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In addition to his research and undergraduate and graduate teaching responsibilities, Professor Warde�s commitment to young people is reflected in his role since 1997 as the Faculty Director of the MITES program at MIT.

Dr. Daniel Light

Dr. Daniel Light is a Research Scientist at the Education Development Center (EDC), and sits on the senior management committee of EDC�s Center for Children and Technology. He has investigated the social issues of educational reform and technology integration in school systems in the US and internationally for over 20 years. Dr. Light oversees projects across a number of areas, from science and engineering education to high school reform, to college and career transitions. But his main body of work is on the introduction of technology and pedagogical reform in schools in the developing world.

Prof. Padmanabhan Seshaiyer

Dr. Padmanabhan Seshaiyer is a tenured Professor of Mathematical Sciences at George Mason University (GMU) and serves as the Director of the STEM Accelerator Program in the College of Science as well as the Director of COMPLETE (Center for Outreach in Mathematics Professional Learning and Educational Technology). His research interests are in the broad areas of computational mathematics, scientific computing, computational biomechanics and STEM education. During the last decade, Dr. Seshaiyer initiated and directed a variety of educational programs including graduate and undergraduate research, faculty development, K-12 outreach, teacher professional development, and enrichment programs to foster the interest of students and teachers in STEM at all levels.

Dr. Konrad Glogowski

Konrad Glogowski is Executive Director of Teachers Without Borders. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Curriculum Studies and Teacher Development from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, and a Master of Arts degree in teaching from the same institution. Dr. Glogowski's experience in education spans several continents. In North America, he has taught English in grades 7-12 and worked as an education consultant in both public and private sectors. He has also worked with pre- and in-service teachers in North America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America. Dr. Glogowski played a leadership role in curriculum development and consulting projects for online and on-site teacher development programs in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Haiti, Suriname, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and Nigeria. Dr. Glogowski's research interests focus on adolescent learning and teacher development, with a particular focus on technology-enhanced education and student-centred programming for at-risk students.

Dr. Philipe Desenne

Phil is Instructional Technology Consultant at Harvard, Harvard University. His focus is on the design and development of innovative educational technologies for learning management systems to enhance and support teaching, learning and research at Harvard. He collaborates with clients and stakeholders across the university and other institutions, including faculty, teaching staff, students, and administrative personnel to strategize, analyze, prioritize, and engineer academic technology systems. He is currently working on implementing an open, multi-media interoperable annotation framework, for the EdX MOOC platform, to open new horizons of close engagement with the course material and introduce new models of online peer-to-peer and students-instructor interactions.

Dr. Christopher Dickey

Christopher DICKEY, DrPH, MBA. Director, Innovations and Research, Community Systems Foundation (CSF) and Senior Technical Advisor, OpenEMIS (www.openemis.org).�The OpenEMIS Initiative was developed through a framework for collaboration between UNESCO and CSF and offers a royalty free, state-of-the-art system for strengthening education management. OpenEMIS includes tools to capture, analyze and aggregate key education performance indicators. The system generates powerful reports with data visualized in maps, graphs and tables.

Fred Mednick

Founder, Teachers Without Borders

Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Education. Dr. Fred Mednick founded Teachers Without Borders (TWB) in 2000. Committed to the belief that education is a universal responsibility, Dr. Mednick has shown how teachers are key catalysts for a nation�s well-being and growth. Teachers Without Borders has built an active network of members and partners in 184 countries. The organization provides vital teacher professional development in science and technology, girls� education, global education, peace education, safe schools, and education in emergencies.

Dr. Kevin Franklin

Kevin Franklin is Executive Director for the Institute for Computing in Humanities, Arts and Social Science (I-CHASS), Senior Research Scientist at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) and Research Professor Education Policy, Organization and Leadership and Adjunct Associate Professor in African American Studies, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. He is a principal co-founder of the Humanities, Arts, Science and Technology Advanced Collaboratory (HASTAC) and founder of the HASSgrid, a distributed Cyberinfrastructure supporting humanities, arts and social sciences data preservation and archives.

Dr. Richard Rowe

Dr. Richard Rowe is the Chairman and CEO of the Open Learning Exchange, Inc. (OLE), a social benefit organization (501c3) working with nation-based organizations in the developing world that are committed to ensuring a quality basic learning environment for all of their children. OLE provides an innovative activity-based learning system that includes the use of classroom coaches with open learning resources and scalable low-cost technologies that work off the Internet and can be powered locally.

Mrs. Stacey Payne-Mascall

Stacey Payne-Mascall is a Caribbean citizen, originating from Antigua and Barbuda. She has been an educator for over seventeen years, and currently functions as an Education Officer responsible for Knowledge Management. She first became involved with OER�s in 2010, as the leader of an ICT training initiative which aimed to build the capacity of 320 teachers. Such trainings led to the review of the ICT in Education Policy, in which the government of Antigua and Barbuda committed to funding the open access of educational material.

Debra Ferdinand, PhD

Debra Ferdinand is an Educational Technologist with over 10 years experience (working in the U.S. and in Trinidad) using technology in the online and F2F classrooms for enhancing teaching and learning at the tertiary level. Currently, she is the Blended Learning Champion for her department in supporting faculty in their preparation of courses for delivery in a blended mode. Previously, she gained four years quality assurance experience at a National Training Agency and obtained assessor, and internal/external verifier awards from the Scottish Qualifications Authority. Her publications address technology in higher education: Cultural Sensitivity Needed in Online Discussion Rubric, How Much Multimedia Should Be Added to PPT When Teaching Online.

Mrs. Figaro-Henry

Mrs. Figaro-Henry is an Educational Technologist at the School of Education at UWI, St. Augustine. Her responsibilities include developing and conducting professional development workshops for staff at the School and teaching educational technology courses. With extensive interest and experience in blended and eLearning, ubiquitous and mobile learning, she continues to explore, present and publish on technology integration issues in higher education. Mrs. Figaro-Henry holds a MSc. in Educational Technology from New York Institute of Technology. With over thirty years� experience in education and teacher education, she is committed to preparing educators for teaching with technology in the 21st century.

Rhonda Dookwah

Rhonda Dookwah is a doctoral student and an Instructor in Education since 2006 at the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT), where she lectures in several of the B.Ed. courses. Prior to her appointment at UTT, she worked at the Valsayn Teachers� College as a lecturer in Practical Teaching. Her professional mission is to adopt a judicious mix of student-centered and teacher-centered approaches to teaching/learning activities so that students become critical thinkers, life-long learners and researchers, who can inform policy creation, thereby ensuring a better way of life for people in Trinidad and Tobago.

Dr. Maria Byron

Dr. Maria Byron is a former Senior Lecturer of the School of Education, UWI. Currently, she is the Co-ordinator of the Continuing Professional Development and Outreach Unit of the School of Education, UWI. She has designed and delivered successful teacher development programmes and workshops in areas such as STEM education, student engagement, curriculum leadership and technology integration. With extensive experience in teacher education, she continues to explore curriculum, mathematics education, educational technology, problem solving and the role of students� efforts in their continued motivation and achievement. She holds a PhD from the OHIO State University, and the MA in Education, BA and Diploma in Education from The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine.

Dr. Margaret Bernard

Dr. Margaret Bernard is a Senior Lecturer in Computer Science in the Department of Computing & Information Technology, UWI and has served as the Head of that Department for the past three years. She has over 25 years� experience in Computer Science education. She has taught courses in Database Systems at undergraduate as well as postgraduate level. She has an active research program in the area of Data Management and Data Mining. She currently supervises three PhD students in the area of Data Mining.

Mr. Chad Evans

Chad has spearheaded several core initiatives at the Council on Competitiveness. He currently develops and manages the Council�s complete policy agenda and workstream, including: developing the American Energy & Manufacturing Competitiveness Partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy; launching the National Engineering Forum to elevate attention to the roles engineers and the engineering enterprise play in driving long-term prosperity; overseeing the Council�s Technology Leadership and Strategy Initiative (TLSI), engaging more than 50 Fortune 500 chief technology officers; and helming CEO-level dialogues with key global partners across Latin America, Europe and Asia.

Marci M. Powell

Polycom Global Director, Education

Marci Powell is Global Director for Education at Polycom and Chair Emerita and Past President of the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA). Powell is an industry expert in the field of educational technology and telecommunications with extensive experience in applications related to lifelong learning and innovation. With over 20 years of progressive leadership and management serving as an advisor to public and private sectors in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific, Marci shares global best practices and trends in education as a fellow educator and futurist through her keynote addresses.

Vimala J. Kamalodeen

Lecturer, UWI St. Augustine

Dr. Vimala Kamalodeen is a lecturer attached to the School of Education, UWI, St. Augustine campus. She holds a Doctorate in Education from the University of Sheffield, UK and her area of expertise is teacher education with an emphasis on Information Technology and Mathematics as well as the use of emerging technologies in education. Dr. Kamalodeen is interested in how learning takes place in online environments and how digital tools enable 21st Century Learning. She is heavily involved in professional development of teachers and conducts training to build ICT competencies among teachers at all levels. Dr.Kamalodeen draws heavily from experience in the field- at secondary level as well as from Curriculum Design and Implementation from her stint at the Curriculum Planning and Development Division of the Ministry of Education, Trinidad and Tobago. At present, she is conducting research on Blended Learning environments.

Freddy James

Freddy James is a lecturer in Educational Leadership and Administration in the School of Education at UWI, St. Augustine. She is a University of Warwick Postgraduate Research Fellowship Scholar. She is the president of The Trinidad and Tobago Educational Leadership Management and Administration Society (TELMAS), and board member of the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management. Her research on educational leadership, school improvement and policy has been published internationally and locally. Her research interests include educational leadership, policy, change and improvement, technology leadership, school violence and parental involvement.

Dina Rosen, Ph.D.

Dr. Rosen has a successful track record of professional scholarship and leadership. Her research has focused on technology-rich teaching strategies for young children, brain-based research and young learners, robotics in sustainability, STEAM education for young children, and digital storytelling. Dr. Rosen has held many key leadership positions including President and vice-president of the New Jersey Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators, Vice President of the Early Childhood section of International Society for Instructional Technology in Teacher Education (SITE) and the Early Childhood SIG of the Association of Teacher Educators. She is a member of the National Technology Leadership Coalition.