Speakers and attendees are confirmed on a rolling basis as ministries and institutions finalise delegations. Browse invited people by role or search by name, affiliation, or country.
On stage at CMS for the launch of Disruptive Literacy — the book behind the movement — at a previous convening.
All confirmed participants leading sessions at the Lab.
Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow in Education, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
United States
One of the world's most cited economists of education. His work on teacher quality, school finance and the link between learning outcomes and national economic growth underpins how governments now measure the return on education spending. He chairs the Hoover Education Success Initiative and is a long-standing contributor to international assessment research.
Associate Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), Kenya
Kenya
An inclusive educator, researcher and information scientist working on foundational learning and inclusive education at APHRC. Her recent work examines what is happening inside Kenya's foundational learning classrooms and the determinants of behavioural performance in FLN. She holds a Ph.D. in Information Science from Kenyatta University and previously led research at Education Sub-Saharan Africa and lectured at the Kenya Institute of Special Education.
Founder & CEO, Dignity Education Vision International; architect of the ALfA pedagogy
India
Physicist, educator and former World Bank economist who has studied education systems in over 50 countries. She founded Dignity Education Vision International and the Global Education & Training Institute (GETI) and created the ALfA pedagogy now reaching 30,000 government schools. A graduate of Imperial College London and Trinity College, Cambridge, she is Chief Academic Advisor to City Montessori School, the world's largest school, and has keynoted UN summits and education conferences across six continents.
