Government, Social Sector & Education

Valued individuals involved in shaping public policies, providing essential services, and promoting education, tirelessly looking to improve society and empower citizens

Elle O'Flaherty

Elle O'Flaherty

Engaging and funny, performance strategist and workplace satisfaction leader Elle O'Flaherty delivers game-changing messages that interweave real-world examples and cutting-edge research. Elle's presentations are full of insights, highly interactive, and fun. She helps clients tailor their professional life to their unique brains, allowing their talents and genius to shine. Following a 17+ year legal career and certifications in ICF-accredited executive, ADHD, and career coaching, Elle founded Interlace Solutions, a coaching firm that taps into clients' potential to accelerate their achievement. Her team coaches executives, executive teams, and professionals with a subspecialty in ADHD coaching.

Elle is a sought-after keynote speaker and facilitator who consistently draws large crowds. Her goal is for participants to walk away with meaty new learning for practical application. Elle has been published in national and international outlets and speaks on productivity, professional motivation, creating ADHD-friendly environments, and innovations to support mental health, among other topics. Elle is a subject matter expert on international agricultural trade, which doesn’t come up a lot. She lives in Washington, DC, with her dog Penny, the most beautiful dog in the world. And a great family, but the dog is hard to beat.

Engaging and funny, performance strategist and workplace satisfaction leader Elle O'Flaherty delivers game-changing messages that interweave real-world examples and cutting-edge research. Elle's presentations are full of insights, highly interactive,... Show more

Debra Cleaver

Debra Cleaver

Debra Cleaver is the Founder & CEO of VoteAmerica, a national nonpartisan nonprofit organization which conducts data-informed campaigns to register and turnout the 100+ million Americans traditionally excluded by partisan political outreach efforts. A serial founder whose previous organizations have included Vote.org (2016), ElectionDay.org (2018), Long Distance Voter (2008), and Swing the State (2004), she's been working at the intersection of technology and democracy since 2004, several years before “civic tech” and “online organization” entered the cultural lexicon. Her various organizations have collectively registered over 4 million people, conducted mass marketing campaigns reaching tens of millions, and pioneered tactics now considered industry standards. She is an alumna of Pomona College and Y Combinator, a former Draper Richards Kaplan Fellow for Social Entrepreneurship. She frequently speaks on issues impacting voter turnout and digital innovations to increase access to the polls, with appearances at events such as SXSW, Netroots Nation, Harvard Law, the Harvard School of Government, University of Michigan, SUMMIT Ideas Festival, Lesbians Who Tech, and Accelerate Good Global.

Debra Cleaver is the Founder & CEO of VoteAmerica, a national nonpartisan nonprofit organization which conducts data-informed campaigns to register and turnout the 100+ million Americans traditionally excluded by partisan political outreach efforts. ... Show more

Obed Nwachukwu

Obed Nwachukwu

Obed is a Senior Data Analyst and Educator with a strong focus on turning complex data into actionable insights that drive strategic decision-making with strong regulatory compliance within the public sector. Currently working on scalable data pipelines and analytics solutions, he brings real-world industry experience into the conference.

Alongside his professional work, Obed has delivered over 500 mentoring sessions and supported 50+ students in achieving top career breakthroughs, as well as coaching over 1,000 university students. Passionate about education and inclusion, Obed is committed to helping more young children and underrepresented groups build confidence and careers in tech.

Obed is a Senior Data Analyst and Educator with a strong focus on turning complex data into actionable insights that drive strategic decision-making with strong regulatory compliance within the public sector. Currently working on scalable data pipeli... Show more

Mekitmfon AwakEssien

Mekitmfon AwakEssien

Mekitmfon AwakEssien is a Digital Innovation Expert with experience leading digital transformation programs across 30 African countries. He has designed and deployed AI-powered platforms for underserved communities, managed large-scale multi-country digital initiatives within intergovernmental institutions, and built open source tools serving informal entrepreneurs and learners. He is an active contributor and community lead in the WordPress open source ecosystem and a board member of AREAi (Aid for Rural Education Access Initiative). Mekitmfon is passionate about building inclusive, community-centered technology for emerging markets and advancing open source adoption across Africa and beyond.

Mekitmfon AwakEssien is a Digital Innovation Expert with experience leading digital transformation programs across 30 African countries. He has designed and deployed AI-powered platforms for underserved communities, managed large-scale multi-country ... Show more

Dr Neeti Tripathi

Dr Neeti Tripathi

Dr Neeti Tripathi is Principal of CIDER International School in Bangladesh, where she leads a large Cambridge and national-curriculum school with a strong focus on innovation, wellbeing, and professional learning.

With nearly two decades of experience across Indian, Cambridge, IB and international contexts, she works at the intersection of AI, pedagogy, and school leadership.

Neeti is a Cambridge Programme Leader and a British Council Action Research Mentor and awardee, guiding educators across South Asia to design evidence-informed, technology-enabled classroom practices. She has designed a gamified open educational resource on teacher professional development, used by educators to build AI-ready, student-centred pedagogy through practical “missions” rather than one-off workshops.

Her current work focuses on moving schools from scattered AI experiments to coherent, mission-aligned strategies that span teaching and learning, assessment, operations, and governance.

As an international speaker, she brings a Global South perspective—showing how schools can use AI responsibly and creatively even in resource-constrained contexts, without losing the human heart of education.

Dr Neeti Tripathi is Principal of CIDER International School in Bangladesh, where she leads a large Cambridge and national-curriculum school with a strong focus on innovation, wellbeing, and professional learning. With nearly two decades of exper... Show more

Patrick Henley

Patrick Henley

Patrick Henley has served as the Director of Human Resources and Risk Management with the Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority for more than seven years. He has worked in various HR and Risk Management leadership roles for more than 20 years. Additionally, he teaches courses in HR, Management, & Technology at the college level. Patrick earned his bachelor’s in psychology from Kennesaw State University, a master’s in business administration from Troy University, and recently earned a doctorate in business administration at the Florida Institute of Technology. He holds both the SPHR & SHRM-SCP certifications.

Patrick Henley has served as the Director of Human Resources and Risk Management with the Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority for more than seven years. He has worked in various HR and Risk Management leadership roles for more than 20 years. Additio... Show more

Zuzana Tkáčová

Zuzana Tkáčová

Vyštudovala umelú inteligenciu a potom pôsobila ako učiteľka profesijného rozvoja na bývalom MPC a ako expertka pre didaktické inovácie vo vyučovaní informatiky v Národnom projekte IT akadémia - Vzdelávanie pre 21. storočie. V súčasnosti je učiteľkou informatiky a školským digitálnym koordinátorom na Škole umeleckého priemyslu v Košiciach, kde vedie Laboratórium inteligentných a interaktívnych technológií v umení. Je autorkou viacerých metodických publikácií, lektoruje kurzy pre učiteľov/ky informatiky a pracuje aj ako VŠ učiteľka na Ústave informatiky Prírodovedeckej fakulte UPJŠ v Košiciach.

Vyštudovala umelú inteligenciu a potom pôsobila ako učiteľka profesijného rozvoja na bývalom MPC a ako expertka pre didaktické inovácie vo vyučovaní informatiky v Národnom projekte IT akadémia - Vzdelávanie pre 21. storočie. V súčasnosti je učiteľkou... Show more

Emilia Pietrikova

Emilia Pietrikova

Ema (Emília) Pietriková is an associate professor at TUKE, Slovakia. Her work lies at the intersection of computing education, software engineering, and digital game design. She enjoys helping students turn ideas into real projects through teamwork, creativity, and authentic development experience. She is particularly interested in making technical education both rigorous and meaningful, with a strong emphasis on learning by doing. Even outside classes, papers, and academic deadlines, she is often thinking about new ways to make computing education more creative and alive. Each year, she is involved in events like Lab IT Creativity, Live IT Projects, Košice Game Jam, and NamakanyDen.sk.

Ema (Emília) Pietriková is an associate professor at TUKE, Slovakia. Her work lies at the intersection of computing education, software engineering, and digital game design. She enjoys helping students turn ideas into real projects through teamwork, ... Show more

Frederieke Scheper

Frederieke Scheper

With over 20 years of enterprise Java experience, Frederieke has seen (and probably debugged) it all, from legacy monoliths to reactive messaging systems and the occasional front-end adventure. She’s especially interested in how Domain-Driven Design and reactive principles can help teams build systems that are both robust and adaptable.

Frederieke enjoys helping people grow, whether that’s through mentoring, improving team practices, or just asking the right questions. Outside of work, she’s an active contributor to the Java Meetup in Groningen (NL), where she shares ideas and learns from colleagues in her local community.

When she’s not coding or speaking, you’ll likely find her out on a trail. She once hiked the Grand Canyon and is always looking for the next adventure.

With over 20 years of enterprise Java experience, Frederieke has seen (and probably debugged) it all, from legacy monoliths to reactive messaging systems and the occasional front-end adventure. She’s especially interested in how Domain-Driven Design ... Show more

Eriol Fox

Eriol Fox

Eriol has been working as a designer for 15+ years working in for-profits and then NGO’s and open-source software organisations, working on complex problems like sustainable food systems, peace-building, censorship circumvention OSS, Human Rights OSS tools and crisis response technology. Eriol now works at The Open Home Foundation on OSS first smart home technology.

Eriol is part of the core teams at Open Source Design (http://opensourcedesign.net/) Sustain UX & Design working group (https://sustainoss.org/working-groups/design-and-ux/) and help hosts podcast about open source and design (https://sosdesign.sustainoss.org/)

Eriol is a non-binary, queer person who uses they/them pronouns.

Eriol was studying a Comp Sci PhD looking at how designers participate in humanitarian and human rights focussed open-source software projects and is looking for a new home for this research.

Eriol has been working as a designer for 15+ years working in for-profits and then NGO’s and open-source software organisations, working on complex problems like sustainable food systems, peace-building, censorship circumvention OSS, Human Rights OSS... Show more

Dara Melnyk

Dara Melnyk

Dara Melnyk specializes in innovative university models and change management. She writes the "Global Innovators", a regular column for University World News, co-hosts the "Innovative Universities" webinar, and is working on a book about innovative higher education.

Previously, Dara served as Head of the Research Group at the Skolkovo Education Development Centre (SEDeC), Moscow School of Management Skolovo. After leaving Russia in 2022, Dara worked as an independent advisor in Central Asia. There, she ran executive programs for university leaders and strategy sessions for universities and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Kazakhstan.

Dara holds a PhD from Maastricht University, with her doctoral thesis titled "Success Factors of Innovative Universities".

Dara Melnyk specializes in innovative university models and change management. She writes the "Global Innovators", a regular column for University World News, co-hosts the "Innovative Universities" webinar, and is working on a book about innovative h... Show more

Stephanie Davis

Stephanie Davis

Stephanie served as a turnaround principal in Arizona at a Title One school. Focused on high yield strategies, the school became an A-rated Arizona School, A+ School of Excellence, ICLE Model School for Growth, and Stephanie was named a top ten principal in Arizona for student growth. She believes effective school improvement focuses on changing school culture with high school wide expectations; using a research-based curriculum with integrity; and using data effectively to focus on individual student growth. As a WestEd School and District Improvement Specialist she coaches school and district leaders in strengthening tier one instructional practices and data systems and practices.
Stephanie holds an Ed.S. in Leadership (Oakland University), M.Ed. in Media & Technology (Eastern Michigan University), and a B.A. in Journalism. (Grand Valley State University). She has extensive knowledge through continued doctoral level courses and leadership experiences in effective K-12 organizations and has presented at many national conferences, including The National Elementary and Secondary Act (ESEA) Conference, Center for Model Schools, and the Arizona Department of Education Teachers' Institute for Leading and Change (TILC) Conference.

Stephanie served as a turnaround principal in Arizona at a Title One school. Focused on high yield strategies, the school became an A-rated Arizona School, A+ School of Excellence, ICLE Model School for Growth, and Stephanie was named a top ten princ... Show more

Katerina Brandes

Katerina Brandes

Katerina Brandes hat einen Bildungshintergrund in Ressourcenmanagement und Entwicklungszusammenarbeit und verfügt über Forschungserfahrung zu globalen Nachhaltigkeitsthemen, unter anderem in Tansania und Indien. Ihre freiberufliche Arbeitserfahrung in der Erwachsenenbildung führten sie an das Zentrum für Lehrentwicklung der TH Köln. Dort arbeitet sie in einem Karriereentwicklungsprogramm für Wissenschaftler*innen früher Karrierestufen mit dem Schwerpunkt transformative Wissenschaft. Ihr besonderes Interesse liegt in der Gestaltung kreativer, interaktiver Workshopformate mit körperorientierten und theaterpädagogischen Methoden.

Katerina Brandes hat einen Bildungshintergrund in Ressourcenmanagement und Entwicklungszusammenarbeit und verfügt über Forschungserfahrung zu globalen Nachhaltigkeitsthemen, unter anderem in Tansania und Indien. Ihre freiberufliche Arbeitserfahrung i... Show more

Austin Blair

Austin Blair

Austin Blair serves as Dean of Admission & Marketing for the OSF HealthCare Colleges of Nursing, overseeing strategic enrollment management for Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing in Peoria and Saint Anthony College of Nursing in Rockford. With over a decade of experience in higher education leadership, Austin has led digital transformations, mission-driven campaigns, and CRM innovation that produced record enrollment and retention growth across multiple campuses.

Austin Blair serves as Dean of Admission & Marketing for the OSF HealthCare Colleges of Nursing, overseeing strategic enrollment management for Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing in Peoria and Saint Anthony College of Nursing in Rockford... Show more

Cole Pirelli

Cole Pirelli

Cole Pirelli brings a cross-sector perspective to business continuity, emergency management, and workforce development, with experience in corporate retail operations, disaster response, and large-scale training initiatives.

Many organizations have plans in place but struggle to operationalize them during real-world disruptions. Cole focuses on closing that gap—helping teams move from theory to execution through practical, field-informed training and real-world scenarios.

His work emphasizes simplifying complex processes, strengthening team readiness, and building scalable systems that perform under pressure. Whether supporting frontline teams or leadership, his sessions are designed to be immediately actionable, ensuring participants leave with tools they can apply right away.

Cole Pirelli brings a cross-sector perspective to business continuity, emergency management, and workforce development, with experience in corporate retail operations, disaster response, and large-scale training initiatives. Many organizations hav... Show more

Kelly Briggs

Kelly Briggs

Kelly Briggs is a middle school principal with over 15 years of experience in education and six years in administrative leadership. She specializes in building aligned, data-driven systems that improve student engagement, attendance, and school culture. Kelly has led the development and implementation of comprehensive frameworks that connect behavior, academics, and attendance to create clear expectations, increase consistency, and reduce bias.

Her work focuses on using data to drive equitable practices, ensuring all students have transparent pathways to access, participation, and success. She has experience leading systems across both middle and high school settings, supporting staff alignment, and improving outcomes through structured, student-centered approaches.

Kelly was named the ACSA Region 4 Sonoma Charter nominee for Middle Grades Administrator of the Year. She is passionate about helping school leaders move beyond fragmented initiatives to cohesive systems that are practical, scalable, and grounded in equity.

See her consulting website at https://www.kbconsults.org/

Kelly Briggs is a middle school principal with over 15 years of experience in education and six years in administrative leadership. She specializes in building aligned, data-driven systems that improve student engagement, attendance, and school cultu... Show more

Anja Lorenz

Anja Lorenz

Anja Lorenz ist Instructional Designerin am Institut für Interaktive Systeme an der Technischen Hochschule Lübeck. Nach ihrem Studium der Medieninformatik an der Technischen Universität Dresden setzte sie ihre wissenschaftlichen Schwerpunkte in den Bereichen E-Learning, Social Media und Open Education. Seit 2013 entwickelt und erforscht sie MOOCs in unterschiedlichen Formaten und engagiert sich für OER und Open Access. Sie hofft, dass die Internetkompetenz im Wissenschaftsbetrieb bald dafür sorgt, dass sie keine Vitas mehr schreiben muss.

Anja Lorenz ist Instructional Designerin am Institut für Interaktive Systeme an der Technischen Hochschule Lübeck. Nach ihrem Studium der Medieninformatik an der Technischen Universität Dresden setzte sie ihre wissenschaftlichen Schwerpunkte in den B... Show more

Giselle Cunanan

Giselle Cunanan

Giselle Dejamco Cunanan is an Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies and Asian American Studies at California State University, Sacramento. Her research centers on the institutionalization and defense of Ethnic Studies, analyzing the racial labor of student activism and key grassroots community organizations. Her current work documents the legislative and political battles that threaten academic freedom and critical pedagogy. She maintains a scholarly focus on U.S.-based Filipinxs and their organizing history in the long struggle for Ethnic Studies curriculum.

Giselle Dejamco Cunanan is an Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies and Asian American Studies at California State University, Sacramento. Her research centers on the institutionalization and defense of Ethnic Studies, analyzing the racial labor of s... Show more

Nadège Bide

Nadège Bide

Nadège Bide, Impact Designer.
Public Sector Design Lead at POLLUX | DOCAPOSTE
Designer for over 20 years.
Graduate of the DIU in Philosophy, Design, and Ethics in Care (CNAM, 2024)
Graduate in UX Management (Les Gobelins, 2015)
Committed practice rooted in public service design, the commons, capacitive design, and transformation.

Nadège Bide, Impact Designer. Public Sector Design Lead at POLLUX | DOCAPOSTE Designer for over 20 years. Graduate of the DIU in Philosophy, Design, and Ethics in Care (CNAM, 2024) Graduate in UX Management (Les Gobelins, 2015) Committed practic... Show more

Claire Van Der Meulen

Claire Van Der Meulen

Claire is a seasoned Agile Coach with a passion for people and building relationships that matter. She has a creative mind in continuous search of new conundrums to master and solve.

With close to 2 decades of experience in project and program management, working in diverse sectors ranging from automotive to government, Claire has a down-to-earth approach when it comes to people, processes and challenges. Over the past decade, her focus grew more towards the people side, so she took the lead in setting up a mentorship program, mentoring & coaching coworkers.

She loves the outdoors, takes pleasure in the simple joys of life and recently grew her family with Tess, the German Shepherd, and Wolf, the Malinois. She firmly believes in mens sana in corpore sano. Her motto? Live. Love. Life!

Claire is a seasoned Agile Coach with a passion for people and building relationships that matter. She has a creative mind in continuous search of new conundrums to master and solve. With close to 2 decades of experience in project and program man... Show more

Alin Zamfiroiu

Alin Zamfiroiu

Alin ZAMFIROIU finished his PhD in Economic Informatics in 2014 at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania. He is currently an Associate Professor at Department of Economic Informatics and Cybernetics in Bucharest University of Economic Studies and a Senior Researcher at “National Institute for Research & Development in Informatics, Bucharest”. In 2025 he served as a Visiting Professor in Cybersecurity at Utah Tech University.

Alin ZAMFIROIU finished his PhD in Economic Informatics in 2014 at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania. He is currently an Associate Professor at Department of Economic Informatics and Cybernetics in Bucharest University of Economi... Show more

Noreen Naseem Rodríguez

Noreen Naseem Rodríguez

Noreen Naseem Rodríguez is an Associate Professor of Elementary Education and Educational Justice in the Department of Teacher Education and core faculty in the Asian Pacific American Studies and Muslim Studies Programs at Michigan State University. Her current research, funded by the Spencer Foundation, examines the implementation of Asian American Studies in K-12 classrooms across the U.S. She has published over fifty peer-reviewed book chapters and articles in scholarly and practitioner journals such as Harvard Educational Review, Curriculum Inquiry, and Journal of Children's Literature, and is co-author of Social Studies for a Better World: An Anti-Oppressive Approach for Elementary Educators with Katy Swalwell and Teaching Asian America in Elementary Classrooms with Sohyun An and Esther Kim. Before becoming an award-winning researcher and teacher educator, Noreen was a bilingual elementary teacher in Austin, Texas for nine years.

Noreen Naseem Rodríguez is an Associate Professor of Elementary Education and Educational Justice in the Department of Teacher Education and core faculty in the Asian Pacific American Studies and Muslim Studies Programs at Michigan State University. ... Show more

Katyayani Nath

Katyayani Nath

I currently work as a Marketing and Communications Specialist at MathWorks, where my role focuses on education marketing across India. I work extensively with institutions and stakeholders including students, faculty, and academic leadership, while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams at MathWorks to streamline processes, build communities, and scale impact.

My work involves building and managing MATLAB student communities and chapters, partnering with consortiums such as IEEE and ICT Academy, conducting seminars and community days, and leading initiatives like Smart India Hackathon and key tradeshow participations to drive brand awareness and reach. I also contribute to social media and event marketing strategies for large-scale MathWorks India events.

I joined MathWorks as an intern in 2022 after completing my MBA and converted to a full-time role. I am proud to be the first intern hired in India and one of the youngest hires globally in the Marketing vertical.

Prior to this, I completed 14+ internships across brands and institutions including Burger King, IIM Bangalore, DCM Shriram, Woovly, and multiple startups. My experience spans sales, marketing, market research, brand, growth, and digital engagements, where I contributed to revenue and business growth. During this phase, I led content and marketing teams and worked closely in Founder’s Office roles, gaining hands-on exposure to building and scaling businesses.

Over the years, I have been invited to speak to students, professionals, and startup founders on topics such as AI and Generative AI for marketers, career and internship strategy, LinkedIn optimization, resume building, and transitioning from college to corporate life. I have conducted sessions for 5,000+ learners, collaborating with organizations like Katalyst India, Delhi University and have served as a jury member for hackathons at Atria College, BMSCE Bangalore, NPS HSR, and other institutions.

I hold an integrated BTech (Computer Science) + MBA (Marketing) degree from NMIMS Mumbai, with a minor in Business Analytics. During my academic journey, I was actively involved with ACM, IEC and I am a recipient of the Meritorious Student Award, recognizing the top 1% of students at NMIMS.

Outside of work, I enjoy traveling, exploring new cultures, and learning through experiences. I love reading books, decoding the human brain through research papers, listening to podcasts, and mentoring students and professionals on career growth and marketing strategy.

I currently work as a Marketing and Communications Specialist at MathWorks, where my role focuses on education marketing across India. I work extensively with institutions and stakeholders including students, faculty, and academic leadership, while c... Show more

Joanna White

Joanna White

Joanna White is a community connector who has spent her career building bridges between Huntsville’s creative and civic sectors. As the Managing Director of the Apollo Coalition, Joanna continues this work by creating ecosystems for human collaboration. The Coalition drives local innovation by funding the gener8tor Huntsville tech accelerator and supporting a product development program for student engineers, and by encouraging community connection through its signature events in Huntsville’s MidCity District.

Joanna White is a community connector who has spent her career building bridges between Huntsville’s creative and civic sectors. As the Managing Director of the Apollo Coalition, Joanna continues this work by creating ecosystems for human collaborati... Show more

Ofon Brown

Ofon Brown

Brown Ofonime (Ofon) is a Senior Software Engineer, ecosystem architect, and globally recognized tech community leader redefining how developers—especially from emerging markets—access opportunity, visibility, and influence on the world stage.
Over the past decade, she has built and contributed to resilient technology solutions while simultaneously engineering high-impact developer ecosystems that turn overlooked talent into globally competitive professionals. Her work goes beyond code—she designs career leverage systems that help developers transition from local participants to internationally visible contributors, speakers, and leaders.
As an ex-Chapter Lead at She Code Africa (Abuja), a leader in the AWS Women community, and Founder of Faith Tech, Ofon has led transformative initiatives that have empowered thousands of developers through mentorship, education, and access to global platforms. She is known for her ability to translate community into opportunity and participation into influence.
Her impact has earned her multiple global recognitions, including the TechElle Award by She Code Africa, the CMX Global Award for Best Non-Profit Community Professional, the WomenTech Network Global Ambassador Award, and recognition from Google’s Women Techmakers—placing her among a new generation of leaders shaping the future of inclusive innovation.
On stage, Ofon delivers high-signal, no-fluff frameworks on career acceleration, developer visibility, and ecosystem-driven growth. Her talks challenge conventional career narratives and equip developers with the systems needed to become opportunity magnets in a borderless tech economy.
She is not just building software—she is building pathways for global access, influence, and transformation in tech.

Brown Ofonime (Ofon) is a Senior Software Engineer, ecosystem architect, and globally recognized tech community leader redefining how developers—especially from emerging markets—access opportunity, visibility, and influence on the world stage. Over ... Show more

Wanda Möller

Wanda Möller

Wanda Möller

Aktuell Themen: Zukunftsfähige Lehrprofessionalität

Wanda Möller Aktuell Themen: Zukunftsfähige Lehrprofessionalität Show more

Giorgio Caridi

Giorgio Caridi

Seasoned professional with expertise in communication, PR, innovation, China and Italy

Seasoned professional with expertise in communication, PR, innovation, China and Italy Show more

Patrick C Burke

Patrick C Burke

As the Associate Director of Event Logistics & Student Development at the University of South Florida’s Marshall Student Center, Patrick oversees event logistics, audio/visual production, building operations, budget management, and an extensive team of student leaders and employees. Patrick leads daily operations for high‑impact campus events, manages multimillion‑dollar budgets, directs technology & equipment upgrades, and implements the S.E.E.D. Student Development Curriculum, fostering meaningful student growth aligned with University Objectives & Values.

Patrick is a higher education leader known for elevating student experiences, strengthening operational excellence, and delivering seamless event and facility logistics. With more than a decade of progressive leadership across student affairs, event management, and residential education, he brings a holistic, people‑centered approach to developing teams, optimizing systems, and creating environments where students and staff thrive.

As the Associate Director of Event Logistics & Student Development at the University of South Florida’s Marshall Student Center, Patrick oversees event logistics, audio/visual production, building operations, budget management, and an extensive team ... Show more

Moiz Penkar

Moiz Penkar

Moiz feels the Internet can be more mindful and friendlier to not just the end-users but also the developers and adopt more lean principles. He has worked in various roles including front-end development, product management, consulting, research (in Human-Computer Interaction), and teaching.

He also organises the monthly TED-Style Talks and, if he has any free time left, enjoys some photography, badminton, and squash. You can watch a demo of his PhD thesis prototype at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzyYsQoKb-k

Moiz feels the Internet can be more mindful and friendlier to not just the end-users but also the developers and adopt more lean principles. He has worked in various roles including front-end development, product management, consulting, research (in ... Show more

Ashley Bodnar

Ashley Bodnar

Ashley Bodnar is an experienced educator from Vancouver, BC, Canada, and is passionate about innovative teaching and learning practices. With over ten years of experience in the field of education, Ashley holds a Masters in Administration and Leadership. She was recently awarded the 2023 Prime Minister's Teaching Excellence Award: Certificate of Achievement for her work in implementing inquiry-based learning, collaborative learning, mindfulness, and core competency practices in her classroom.

Ashley Bodnar is an experienced educator from Vancouver, BC, Canada, and is passionate about innovative teaching and learning practices. With over ten years of experience in the field of education, Ashley holds a Masters in Administration and Leaders... Show more

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