Conference Speakers

Ethel N. Revello Barovero teaches in the area of second language acquisition and TESOL/TEFL. She taught all levels of primary and secondary school in English. Ethel is currently an English professor at UNTDF and at the only primary school in Antarctica. Her core interests are ESP and the democracy of education. She teaches courses in face-to-face. blended, and online formats. Her research focuses on English academic literacy. She has published articles and chapters on different areas of her expertise: Academic Literacies and Higher Education learning and teaching, English academic literacy and online teaching in primary school and distance learning in higher education.

Nihal Yurtseven holds a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction. She teaches and researches in the areas of instructional design, teaching, and learning at the Faculty of Educational Sciences, Bahçeşehir University, İstanbul, Turkey. Her research interests also include the notion of designer teacher, teachers’ professional development and action research. She has taken part in several projects about teachers’ professional development, quality education, sustainability, and climate change. She managed a TUBITAK (Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) project, called Designer Teacher, on the design-oriented professional development of teachers. Currently, she is the vice dean of the Faculty of Educational Sciences and the director of Center of Teaching and Learning (CLT), a center which is established for the personal and professional development of the academics and the administrative staff as well as students.

Dr. Kristin R. Murray teaches in the area of composition and literature. Her core interests are reading, the essay, and American literature. Specifically, her research focuses on Native American literature and pedagogy. She has published articles on different areas of her expertise. Kristin is currently involved in a Design Sprint to create an online course in ESL.

Dr. Roné Vorster-de Wet

Dr. Roné Vorster-de Wet teaches Physiology at the University of the Free State, South Africa. She is passionate about student self-efficacy, blended learning, curriculum development and motivating students and applying it in teaching Physiology. She has a PhD in Health Professions Education. She was awarded the best presentation at Faculty Forums and the teaching and learning excellence award for the most inspirational lecturer.

Dr. Angele Pulis

Dr. Angele Pulis is a full-time lecturer at the Institute for Education, Malta. She teaches academic writing and research strategies. Currently, she is the Chairperson of the Research Ethics Board at the Institute for Education. Her research domains include: educational leadership, school management, quality assurance of schools, pupil voice and mixed methods research. She holds a PhD from the University of Leicester, a Master in Philosophy from the University of Wales, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Educational Administration and Management and a B.Ed (Hons) from the University of Malta. Her career in schools included various roles. She was a Head of a Primary school and an Assistant head in a sixth form and in a secondary school. She has taught Integrated Science and Chemistry in various secondary schools and has also taught Biology up to sixth form level. She has published articles on her areas of expertise and is currently researching how neuroscience can inform educational settings for more effective learning.

Dr. Simone Perazzoli

SConstela Digital, Switzerland

Dr. Mary Kelly

Irish College of Humanities and Applied Sciences, Ireland

Dr. Ray Archee

School of Humanities and Communication Arts, Western Sydney University, Australia

Dr. Nihal Yurtseven

Nihal Yurtseven teaches and researches in the areas of curriculum and instruction, at the Faculty of Educational Sciences, Bahçeşehir University, İstanbul, Turkey. Her research interests also include teachers‘professional development, instructional design, and action research.

Prof. Dr. Ethel Natalia

Ethel Natalia Revello Barovero teaches English for Specific Purposes at Universidad Nacional de Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands. She researches in the areas of English Academic Literacy, democratization of education and linguistic policy.. Her research interest also includes the internationalization of the curriculum.

Prof. Subethra Pather

Subethra Pather, is a Teaching & Learning Specialist in the Office of the DVC Academic at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town South Africa. She is also an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education. Her focus area is on Academic student support, student access, retention and success.

Dr. Vanessa Brown

Vanessa Brown is the Director of the Academic Planning Unit at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town South Africa. Her research interests are in higher education policy studies; curriculum studies; the history of South Africa’s historically black universities (HUBs); and institutional transformation towards the pursuit of social justice in the post-apartheid era.

Dr. Rebecka Maxkenzie

Dr. Rebecka Maxkenzie earned her doctoral degree from the University of San Francisco in Learning and Instruction in 2022. She has worked for the last eleven years as a teacher, teacher leader, instructional coach, and consultant. Her professional and academic interests center on new teacher retention and teacher development through collaboration, PLCs, and data-driven instruction.

Dr. Khaled Albaker

Dr. Khaled Albaker is a director of Government Schools Reviews Directorate, Education and Training Quality Authority (BQA) and also responsible for reviewing all governments’ schools. Previously, he was the co-operational founder member of Bahrain’s Teachers College (BTC), former chair of BTC Academic Groups Heads Council and a former head of Educational Foundations and Management Academic Group.

Dr. Tomas Kos

Tomáš Kos is a Junior Professor at the Department of English and American Studies at the Humboldt University of Berlin. He teaches and researches in the field of second and foreign language pedagogy with a focus on primary and secondary school.

Prof. Dr. Kristin Rozzell Murray

Kristin R. Murray is an Assistant Professor of English and the Head of the English Division at American University in Dubai. Her research is on American literature, the essay genre, and autobiography.

Prof. Dr. Shaun Pather

Shaun Pather is Professor and Chair of the Department of Information Systems, and the Deputy Dean for Research in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa. His research expertise and associated praxis concern the application of ICTs for Development and the modalities to leverage the advancement of poor communities within the Knowledge and the Information Society.

Mr. Janne Heilala

Mr. Janne Heilala is a Finnish Dissertation researcher in the technology domain. Specializing in innovative, sustainable, and educative research.

Mrs. Yara Kasem Al Kahwaji

Mrs. Yara Al Kahwaji is an Education Expert working in an INGO in Syria, at the Humanitarian response in the Education Sector team. She is a certified trainer in INEE and Teacher Training in Crisis Context (TICC).

Mr. David Steven Rosenstein

David Steven Rosenstein is the retired chairman of the English as a Foreign Language Dept. at Ben-Gurion University, Israel, where he taught for 30+ years. He has also been a language teacher in Tunisia, Taiwan, and China, In addition, he was a certified teacher of French, Russian, and Chinese in the US, where he taught for 7+ years. His latest book, Yingyu Yufa, was published in China by the People’s Education Press (Beijing, 2008).

Ms. Lisa Becker

Lisa Becker is currently studying towards her Master’s degree in International Business Administration at the University of Vienna. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Business and Languages from the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.

Mrs. Veronika Nirnbergová

Veronika Nirnbergová completed six-year English studies at Hejčín, biligual section of the high school. After that she graduated with Honours at Palacký University Olomouc – Faculty of Education (Teaching English, Arts, Museum and Gallery Education). Since 2016 she has worked as a teacher at Faculty Basic School of the Faculty of Education, Charles University, FZŠ Mezi Školami in Prague. Nowadays, she also is a Ph.D. student at Palacký University and her Ph.D. research deals with the cultural heritage mediation.

MSC. Mariana Ribeiro Porto Araujo

Mariana Ribeiro Porto Araujo – Ph.D. candidate in Anthropology at Oregon State University. Her work spans in the areas of Science and Technology Studies (STS), Science Education, and Environmental Anthropology.

Prof. Dr. Koichi Kamijo

Koichi Kamijo is a professor at International Professional University of Technology in Tokyo (IPUT), Information Technology dept, since April 2020. Prior to joining IPUT, he worked at IBM Research, Tokyo. He currently holds 98 issued patents. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo in 2010. His research interests include image processing, human interface, and natural language processing.

Ms. Zinaide Gruda

Zinaide Gruda teaches at the English Department of the University of Prishtina and is a certified teacher trainer. She has more than 20 years of teaching experience as an English instructor. Currently, she is finishing her doctoral studies at the University of Vienna.

Mr. Faiçal Hamadi Ben Khalifa

Ben Khalifa is a Senior Fellow of Advance HE, UK, with 25 years of teaching experience, including eight years of senior management as Director of Foundation Program, Dhofar University, Oman. He is an OAAAQA certified Quality Audit External Reviewer for General Foundation Programs. He is also a Cambridge-certified ELT Train the Trainer. Currently, he is a PhD student on educational change, leadership and management and a lecturer of English language in the College of Arts and Applied Sciences, DU, Oman. His research areas are ELT, educational leadership and management and organizational change in HEIs.

Prof. Dr. Aidas Vasilis Vasiliauskas

Aidas Vasilis Vasiliauskas is a professor of Logistics and Defence Technology management research group at General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania. His fields of scientific interests are logistics and supply chain management. He is author and co-author of more than 30 scientific publications and co-author of several handbooks and scientific monographs.

Prof. Ka Wai Eric Cheng

Eric Cheng has over 25 years of teaching experience in engineering. He has written over 45 papers in teaching and learning and 7 books. He has developed various methods in teaching and virtual laboratory. He is a fellow of IEEE and IET.

Ms. Teodora Antonieva Todorova

Teodora Antonieva Todorova is a PhD student at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”. Her research is on education in the digital world and the impact of new technologies on culture. She is also a Bulgarian language and literature teacher and a department chair at the American College of Sofia.

Mr. Juho Posio

Juho Posio is Master of Arts graduate in Audiovisual Media Culture from University of Lapland. He is currently working as a XR specialist & Communications manager at Project DUKE. Project DUKE is collaboration project of Lapland Education Centre REDU & Lapland UAS that studies the use of the digital twins in renewable energy education.

Dr. Marie Martin

Marie Martin is an educator, trainer, facilitator, and instructional designer for over 20 years. She is currently the CEO of Alexandria’s Design where she focuses her efforts on education consulting and instructional design. Her current research revolves around the impact of fourth industrial revolution technologies on marginalized communities, education 4.0, and has assisted Microsoft Education on research involving parental mindsets during the time of remote and hybrid learning. She most recently graduated from the University of California in Educational Leadership. Her specialties in curriculum are the development of practices based on equity, education 4.0, culturally relevant pedagogy, project-based learning, social emotional learning, and second language acquisition.

Prof. Dr. María José Latorre-Medina

María José Latorre-Medina holds a Ph.D. in Pedagogy from the University of Granada, Spain. She is an Associate Professor of Teaching and School Organization. She is a member of the Research Group “Training, Development and Teaching Activity” (FYDAD). Her areas of research are professional knowledge, teacher training and quality education.

Dr. Muhammad Mashhood

Muhammad Mashhood is a PhD scholar and faculty member of Journalism & Mass Communication, University of Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. He carries over 30-years of research experience, worked full time and part time as Vaccinator, Computer Operator, Manager, PRO/Admin, editor, researcher since 1991. First Position in Urdu Essay on universities level, third Position Debate on Iqbal Day on campus level.

Dr. Tanya Manning-Lewis

Tanya Manning-Lewis (Ph.D.) is an instructor at the University of Victoria, Canada. She has served the education sector for over 19 years. Her research interests include equity and diversity in schools, 21st-century literacies, bilingual education, the social construction of gender, ELL and ESL acquisition. She is the recipient of several global engagement awards, an outstanding student researcher (IAFOR Hawaii), 3 Minute Thesis finalist, and outstanding  master’s research project (Jamaica).

Dr. Erez Cohen

Dr. Erez Cohen is a senior lecturer, a member of the faculty of Social Sciences, in the Departments of Middle Eastern Studies – Political Science in Ariel University. He teaches several Courses which deals with political economy and public Policy. HE has written several books including The Isreal High-Tec Industry: No Thought for the Future. In addition, he has been published numerous of articles which deals with public policy and political Economy issues. His Research Fields include Public policy, Israel’s economy, Economic Policy, Political Economy.

Dr. Simone Perazzoli

Dr. Simone Perazzoli is Co-Founder of Constela Digital, a company that drives digital transformation by educating people through more humanized technologies. She is Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering and Specialist in Systemic Therapy. She also is an ML Engineer with experience in the international industry. Her life’s goal is to apply technological tools to build a more sustainable society.

Dr.sc. Hatixhe Ismajli

Dr.sc. Hatixhe Ismajli currently holds the position of Associate Professor in Theory of Teaching and Pedagogical Practices at the Faculty of Education, University of Prishtina in Kosovo. Her main research interests include teaching curriculum and assessment in education. She is also Head of Primary Education Department.

Dr. Mary Kelly

Mary Kelly is a former professional development coordinator and teacher within the IB international school system. She is currently on sabbatical pursuing interdisciplinary research into ontological and epistemological beliefs. Mary has a Doctorate in Teacher Education with the University of Nottingham, and Higher Education Teaching Certification, and Certification in Advanced Educational Leadership from Harvard University. Mary aspires to teach and carry out research at university level in the next academic year.

Dr. Ariadne de Villa

Ariadne de Villa received her B.A. from St. Mary’s University. She earned a M.A. in Spanish with concentration in Second Language Education from Middlebury College. She has a M.A. and a Ph.D. in Spanish language, culture, and gender from the University of Malaga, Spain, graduating with highest honors. Dr. De Villa has taught Spanish in the area of applied linguistics, Spanish for Healthcare and Business Professionals, Culture and Civilization of Spain, and Spanish Literature.

Dr. Magdalena Smak

Dr. Magdalena Smak, PhD graduate in sociology of education at Warsaw University, Poland. Researcher and policy analyst, took part in many research projects, both in Poland and international. Specializing in fields of education and qualification systems. Had the opportunity to pilot and evaluate elements of Polish Integrated Qualifications System. Author of reports and publications on education.

Ms. Juliet Crupi

Juliet Crupi is a Math, Science, and Special Needs Educator with degrees from Vanderbilt University (B.S), New York University (M.A), and Hunter College (M.S.Ed). Juliet helped pilot an Access program and an Urban Farming program for students with neurodiverse needs. She is also an Adjunct Professor, a STEM-Ed Innovators Coach, and a Fulbright Distinguished Award recipient.

Ms. Caterina Belle Azzarello

Caterina Belle Azzarello has a B.A. in philosophy and B.S. in psychology from Colorado State University. She has a M.A. in educational psychology from the University of Northern Colorado, where she is currently studying for her doctoral program. Her current positions are graduate researcher assistant and Director of Student Affairs. Research interests include applied cognitive psychology.

Ms. Zoe Karatza

Zoe Karatza received her B.A in Early Childhood Education and her M.A. in ICT in Education from the University of Athens. She is currently the Technology Teacher at ACS Athens. With her passion for early childhood, she has worked as an early childhood teacher as well as the coordinator of the Early Childhood Programs at a STEM learning center. Drive by her passion, she creates a positive, fun learning environment that inspires students to be creative thinkers, makers, not takers!

MA.sc. Anemone Kurshumlija

MA.sc. Anemone Kurshumlija has graduated in the Master Program: Teaching and Curriculum at the Faculty of Education, University of Prishtina, Kosovo. She is a teacher at the public primary school in Kosovo. She has attended several professional development trainings.Her research interest are in teaching and constructivist activities in primary school.

MSc. Claudia Tridapalli

Claudia Tridapalli is a Master of Engineering with years of experience in multinationals, being an expert in Sustainability, Operational Excellence, and Personal Development. Today, as faculty member and research fellow at Geneva Business School, as well as a DBA candidate, she brings together these fields by investigating advances in teaching and corporate strategies to improve businesses’ work environment and performance.

Mrs. Danguolė Saviciene

I completed higher education at university. I am a primary school teacher expert at Visaginas „Verdenes“ gymnasium in Lithuania. My daily tasks involve planning, developing and organizing lessons with particular focus on newest teaching methods research and experiments. I was nominated laureate of the Most Innovative 2019 Primary School Teachers election. In 2017 the Lithuanian Republic Ministry of Education, Science and Sports awarded me with the Teacher of the Year status.

Mr. Jorge Andrés Olivares Funes

I am Jorge Andrés Olivares Funes, Bachelor and Master in Mathematics. I am currently engaged in performing and researching educational experiences of GeoGebra software in Differential Equations.