Speakers at Bett Asia 2021

Azran Osman Rani test

Founder Naluri Hidup

Azran Osman-Rani is currently the founder of Naluri Hidup, a digital health technology company providing a cost-effective, accessible digital solution to provide mental health and wellness support, and help users adopt healthier lifestyle behaviour changes.

Osman-Rani is active in the internet technology space as a co-founder and investor to iflix, MoneyMatch, Cognifyx, and YellowPorter. He was previously CEO of iflix in Malaysia and its Group COO – a disruptive internet television video-on-demand service that was launched in Kuala Lumpur in 2015, and now operates across over 30 markets across Asia, Middle East and Africa with 700 employees less than three years from launch.

Previously Osman-Rani was the founding CEO of AirAsia X, the world’s pioneer low-cost longhaul airline. He led the start-up team that developed the business plan, raised capital, secured relevant licenses, and launched AirAsia X’s first flight in November 2007. AirAsia X since expanded from one aircraft to 26, employing over 2,500 staff, and approximately US$1 billion in annual revenue in 2014. Osman-Rani led the development of AirAsia X’s business model that broke many long-haul airline conventions and pioneered various innovations including the 2013-2014 Skytrax World’s Best Low-Cost Airline Business Class flatbed seats, Quiet Zone, Fly-Thru connections, Seat assignments and upgrade options, and In-flight entertainment services.

Prior to AirAsia X, Azran Osman-Rani was formerly the Senior Director of Business Development for Astro All Asia Networks plc, where he led the start-up and business building of Astro’s media, creative content, and technology investments and joint ventures across Southeast Asia, India and Greater China.

Brajesh Panth

Chief of Education Group Asian Development Bank

Mr. Panth coordinates ADB's strategic support for Asia and the Pacific region's education sector development. He provides technical advice on ADB's strategies for new business opportunities, portfolio management, and mentors education sector project teams in designing and implementing innovative education projects. Before moving to the Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, he worked in Central Asia and South Asia Departments including in the Bangladesh Resident Mission in processing, administering and coordinating education projects and technical assistance projects and in managing knowledge products. Mr. Panth brought a wealth of experience from World Bank where he supervised operations in the areas of education and functioned as the main advisor on the education sector in Nepal responsible for administering programs at all levels of education.

Brenton Buchmore

CEO Conperior

Brenton is a digital educational pioneer whose 3CON pedagogical framework is leading the transformation for online learning. Over the last decade he has authored over a dozen online Masters courses in several disciplines and is an Adjunct Lecturer for Charles Sturt University in Australia. Brenton has taught over 70,000 students online, winning the annual student’s “Best Lecturer” award several times. As CEO of Conperior (a digital education consultancy) Brenton has developed apps for learning engagement, having spent 15 years in corporate technology industries. Using his 3CON pedagogical model for digital learning he has combined his serious games and UX expertise, technological background and academic experience into a scenario-based learning platform. He is an international keynote speaker on the topic.
 

Caroline Wright

Director General BESA

Caroline joined BESA in 2012, taking on the Director General role in July 2016. Caroline is also Director of EdTech Exchange, Europe's largest EdTech start-up network organisation. In her time at BESA the association has grown in impact and size and represents more than 80% of the UK educational resources market and more than 350 education suppliers.
 

Christopher Jeffery

Dean British University Vietnam

An established academic leader, Chris carries out his responsibilities as Dean with knowledge gained from over 15 years management within programme, school and university environments. Having worked in over 50 countries, he has developed strong academic and business relationships and he has gained extensive insight into cultural sensitivity as well as best practice. Chris made the move to Vietnam following a successful career heading the Executive MBA Programme at CASS Business School, one of the world’s top business schools.
 

Darren Jensen

Regional Director Asia Pamoja and Oxford Study Courses

With over 25 years of international business and leadership experience, Darren's expertise lies in strategic planning and business development within the education sector. As Pamoja's and Oxford Study Courses’ Regional Director for Asia, he is responsible for developing the companies’ presence and network and for implementing activities in key target countries. Darren embraces change and strives for his work to make a real difference.
 

Dr Chee Leong Goh

CEO Paramount Education K12 Group & R.E.A.L Education Group

Dr Goh is the treasurer for the International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS), the first Asian to ever hold that position, and was the past President for the ASEAN Regional Union of Psychological Societies (ARUPS) as well as the Malaysian Psychological Association (PSIMA) and has also been appointed Consultant Psychologist for MENSA Malaysia. He has served as project leader for eight UNICEF projects in Malaysia, including a capacity-building project in tsunami-affected communities in Kedah, the development of a national child trauma response team, a bully prevention intervention in Malaysian schools, and a positive discipline initiative in schools. He is a member of the Ministry of Health’s National Disaster Taskforce for Mental Health that has been commissioned to construct a disaster response protocol for Malaysia. Dr Goh also headed a research team funded by World Vision to conduct studies on youth psychosocial factors in Timor Leste (East Timor). His many works include publishing in the area of memory and eyewitness testimonies among children.

Dr Chun-Yen Chang

Director of Science Education Center National Taiwan Normal University

Dr. Chang is a science education scholar in Taiwan. Currently, he serves as National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) Chair Professor, Director of Science Education Center (NTNU), Professor of the Graduate Institute of Science Education and the Department of Earth Sciences (NTNU). Over the past few years, he has been a Visiting Professor at the Education University of Hong Kong and the Paris 8 University. His major research interests include science education, e-Learning, interdisciplinary science learning and science communication. Dr. Chang now is the Editor-in-Chief of the Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education. He is also on the Editorial Board of three journals: Studies in Science Education, Learning, Media & Technology, and Journal of Science Education and Technology. In 2019, CouldClassRoom (CCR) mobile system, which was developed by him and his research team, has been selected as an exemplar institution in the 2019 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report.

Dr Esyin Chew

Senior Lecturer in Information Systems Cardiff Metropolitan University

Dr Esyin Chew is an interdisciplinary academic working with humanoid robots that enhanced assessment and feedback in education and healthcare. Before joining Cardiff Metropolitan University, she was the Co-ordinator for the Master in Business Information Systems programme and a Senior Lecturer in IT at Monash University Malaysia. Esyin was an independent academic consultant prior to Monash, a Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT), University of South Wales and a Lecturer in the Faculty of Computer Science and IT, University of Malaya.

Specialising in robotic apps design and educational technologies, Esyin provides academic consultancy and training workshops for a wide range of educational innovations such as Turnitin & GradeMark, personal response systems, learning spaces and flipped classroom. She facilitated institutional blended learning implementation, staff development and TEL best practices / policy development for higher education. With the teaching excellence and educational research contribution, she is granted the Fellow status of the UK Higher Education Academy since 2011. Esyin is invited as a reviewer for various indexed journals and international conferences. Prior to her academic career, Esyin was a software engineer in Acer Group Malaysia and e-Business Ltd, contributing to the development of the first Malaysia online banking system and Acer web-based EIS system in late 1990s.  

With the academic and industrial engagement, Esyin is an active researcher who has led a few government, universities and industrial funded projects from EU, Australia, Malaysia and UK. Esyin supervised PhD and master students with a particular interest in robotics and analytics. In addition, she enjoys playing with two daughters and serving God by serving others.

Dr Fiona Clarke

Lecturer in Medicine Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia (NUMed)

After completing Specialist Training Dr Clarke became a Consultant Rheumatologist in the North East of England, sub-specialising in Adolescent and Young Adult Rheumatology. Her other interest is Medical Education and she obtained a Masters in Clinical Education and taught (and still teach) postgraduate students in Medical Education. She became an examiner for the Royal College of Physicians which involved examining at international centres including Malaysia, and in 2018 she took 3 years leave of absence from her clinical job to teach full time at Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia (NUMed). She is a member of the NUMed EDI committee 
 

Dr Fridolin Ting

Teaching Fellow Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Dr Ting is a Teaching Fellow in the Department of Applied Mathematics at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics at the University of Toronto in Canada. He received "Best Teacher Award" in the Department of Applied Mathematics in 2014, the Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles (FAST)  Award for Outstanding Performance in Team Teaching (Team Leader) in 2018; and won the Silver Award for Edtech Leader in Asia (Tertiary) in 2019.  His research interests are in Technology Enhanced Active Learning (TEAL) in STEM related Subjects and is the Principal Investigator for the “Pedagogic and Active Learning Mobile Solutions” (PALMS) Project (http://palms.polyu.edu.hk/) which has received numerous international educational awards for their novel active pedagogies and apps (see e.g., yoteachapp.com).
 

Dr Greg Winslett

Deputy Director (Digital Learning) Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation at the University of Queensland

After completing a Bachelor of Arts at UQ, Greg left Australia and worked in several education and technology roles in Osaka, Japan. He returned to Australia five years later with a renewed interest in higher education and commenced work at QUT. During his 14 years there, Greg held several professional and academic roles (including a year living and working at a distance in Barcelona) and completed a PhD that focused on higher education teaching and learning innovation.

More recently, he worked at the University of New England as Director, Learning Futures, and later as Director, Teaching and Learning.

Greg is currently completing an Executive MBA. Greg is a long-standing fan of teaching in higher education, learning design and educational technology.

Dr Habibah Binti Abdul Rahim

Director- General Ministry of Education (Malaysia)

Dr Habibah started her career in 1986 as a teacher before advancing her service in various organisations in the Ministry. She earned a bachelor's degree with honours in Biology from the University of Salford, the United Kingdom in 1984 before furthering her studies in Master's Degree in Education at University of Bristol, the United Kingdom in 1993. She obtained a doctorate in education from Stanford University in California, the United States in 2001. 

Among the positions she has held in the ministry are deputy director-general (policy and curriculum sector), education planning and policy research director, performance and delivery unit (Padu) executive director and senior lecturer at Aminuddin Baki Institute.
 

Dr Khunying Kalaya Sophonpanich

Deputy Minister of Education, Task-oriented Deputy Leader of Democrat Party and former Minister of Science and Technology Ministry of Education (Thailand)

Dr. Khunying Kalaya Sophonpanich is currently serving as Deputy Minister of Education and Task-oriented Deputy Party Leader affiliated with Democrat party under the leadership of DPM Jurin. Recently advocating for computer coding language education and the application of technology/innovations to education system.
Since 2001, Khunying Kalaya has been the most outstanding female politician in the Democrat Party. She has a prestigious background in the academia and charity.
She formerly served as Minister of Science and Technology under PM Abhisit’s administration from December 2008 to June 2010. Also elected party-list MP affiliated with Democrat party in the latest 2019 election, but later gave up her MP seat to other Democrats after she assumed her ministerial post as Deputy Education Minister under PM Prayut’s administration. She is one of the leading women in science and technology, and served on the boards of various academic and charitable organizations, including the Thai Junior Encyclopedia Project under the patronage of late King Bhumibol.
 

Dr Sumitra Nair

Vice President Tech Talent Development Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)

Dr. Sumitra is Vice-President – Talent Development and Digital Entrepreneurship at Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC). Her key mandate is to ensure that Malaysian youth are equipped with the necessary digital competencies for the future workforce. She also serves as a Stakeholder Advisory Council member of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Standards for Teachers. Prior to her current position, Sumitra held leadership and advisory roles in corporate responsibility and sustainability portfolios at DiGi Telecommunications and Telenor ASA (Norway).
 

Dr Terry McAdams

Director of Learning Technology Branksome Hall Asia

Terry joined Branksome Hall Asia in 2016 after spending 3 years at NLCS Jeju as the Head of Computer Science. Prior to living in Korea, Terry was Curricuum Leader for Mathematics and ICT at the British International
School Riyadh. Terry is an exam paper author, principal examiner, and extended essay examiner for the IB Diploma Computer Science qualification.

Dr Yen Nee Tan

Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials Newcastle University (Singapore Campus)

Dr Tan is the Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Newcastle University, UK (Singapore campus). She earned her PhD degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and National University of Singapore. She has assumed several academic appointments and taken various responsibilities to serve in the scientific community. She is the Principal Investigator of Biosensors and Nanomaterials at the Newcastle Research and Innovation Institute (NewRIIS) and the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency of Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) in Singapore. She is currently a member of the Newcastle University in Singapore (NUIS) EDI committee. Her story as a female academic has been featured in the NUIS Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) and the Straits Times (https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapore-now-has-more-women-scientists-engineers-with-phds). Dr. Tan is the ASEAN and Singapore-MIT Alliance (SMA) scholar, and the recipient of more than 15 prestigious scientific awards.
 

Elmarié Potgieter

Founder & Managing Director RITE International Inc & RITE Education Sdn Bhd

 Elmarié is a passionate educator with extensive experience in the design and implementation of private and public education transformation projects across several continents. She has been included in the Meaningful Business 100 for the transformative work done in education to achieve the UN Sustainability goals. Under her leadership, RITE International Inc and RITE Education Sdn Bhd and Consultancy provide support to governments, foundations as well as private and public entities in the design and delivery of education solutions that result in sustainable transformation. A key current project is a collaboration with AIM (Agensi Innovasi Malaysia) to design GENOSIS - a new accreditation framework for Malaysian public schools. RITE also collaborates closely with the PINTAR Foundation through the national training of PINTAR Foundation school leaders and teachers. Previously the Founding CEO of the Malaysian Collective Impact Initiative, the first Collective Impact organisation in Malaysia, Elmarie now serves as Strategic and Education Adviser to MCII after driving the growth of the Collective to a network of 70+ organisations. MCII focuses on solving issues with literacy and career aspirations in under-served communities through a large scale collaborative and inclusive approach.
 

Fairuz Nadira Zainal

Founder & CEO Edufye Learnscape Solutions

Fairuz brings with her close to 5 years of experience in teaching and training. Having begun her professional pursuit as a teacher at the International Modern Arabic School, she taught English to primary and secondary school students giving main emphasis on the basic skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking.
 Subsequently, she was appointed as a Microsoft Learning Consultant delivering training modules on 21st Century Learning Design by SRI International, Microsoft Office 365 Tool in Education, Windows 10 in Education, Skype and Minecraft in Education to a wide variety of audiences encompassing students from schools and universities, educators in the public and private institutions, IT personnel and officers from the Ministry of Education, to name a few.
In 2018, Fairuz then proceeded to become part of the team at INTI International University and Colleges as an Assistant Manager under the Corporate Teaching and Learning Division. Her main duties involved the management of training programmes, the facilitation of in house face-to-face training, webinar sessions in utilising the Learning Management System and the exploration of other educational tools to be incorporated into the institution’s blended learning. As an instructional designer, she has been responsible for curating and developing content and full online courses in the Learning Management System for postgraduate students. 
Currently, Fairuz is the founder and CEO of Edufye Learnscape Solutions where she provides training on educational tools for the K-12 to Higher Education students and teachers at public and private institutions. Her other roles include consultation to school leaders, parents and educators on enhancing their school programs and pedagogical activities, and to also advise IT personnel in deploying the appropriate tools or platform to support teaching and learning.
A graduate in Bachelor of Education from the Management and Science University, Shah Alam, Fairuz carries with her a wealth of experience from educational training to the integration of technology in learning modules.  Her other skills include public speaking, public relations and project management across varied backgrounds from the education field.
 
 

Jerry Tan

Managing Director Lattel Robotics

Jerry is the Managing Director of Lattel Robotics. Lattel Robotics is a company promoting artificial intelligence (AI)-focused robotics education. Working closely with RoboCup@Home Education initiative, Lattel Robotics supports schools and academic institutions in introducing AI & service robot learning to students, equipping them with AI skills vital for the future.
 

Jocelyn Gamble

Director of Digital Learning SRI Kdu International School

Mr Jocelyn Gamble holds both a Bachelors Degree from Manchester University and a PGCE from Reading University, both in the UK. With over 12 years of experience of teaching both in the UK and internationally, he has built up a passion for education and technology in the classroom.

After completing his degree he worked in Londons West End for a number of years within the Lighting and Sound field with a focus on design and programming where he also supported the teaching training of staff. He then went on to study for his PGCE in ICT and upon graduating worked to become both a head of department and an assistant head of year for a large secondary school and 6th form in Surrey, UK and was instrumental in the development and deployment of whole-school technology projects.

Upon arriving in Malaysia to work for Sri KDU international school Jocelyn became the Head of Co-Curricular Learning before taking up the role of Director of Digital Learning. Alongside this Jocelyn also sits on the advisory board for BETT Asia and is part of the regional Computer Science Teachers Association (SEACSTA).

Khairul Rusydi

Master Trainer & Apple Professional Learning Specialist Reactor School

Rusydi has helped to design, develop and deliver Entrepreneurship Education (EntreEd) programmes to over 80 high schools and colleges across Asia-Pacific. Previously a Character & Leadership Education (CLE) trainer at Raffles Institution, Rusydi now helps educators and school leaders to implement EntreEd into their curriculum, be it IGCSE, IB or as part of a college/university startup incubator. He is an Apple Professional Learning Specialist (APLS), has an Advanced Certificate in Training & Assessment (ACTA), and is a certified professional with the Institute for HR Professionals (IHRP).
 

Ko Ping Yeung

COO VR Hong Kong

Mr. Ko, Founder of International Children VR Film Fest and currently COO of VR Educate Limited in Hong Kong, is a pioneer in VR for education. Trained in Public Visual Communications and received a Master's degree in the US, Mr. Ko's decades of multi-media experience was spanned across ICT and television.

Nigel Ngiam

Business Development Manager RITE International Inc & RITE Education Sdn Bhd

Nigel grateful to have garnered such wide-ranging experience in Education. In his initial role as a lecturer, he experienced first-hand the issues affecting the education model in Malaysia. Leaving academia to join an EdTech start-up, it then became clear to him that these challenges were also prevalent in other parts of the world. Through various endeavours, he was able to explore the myriad of innovative solutions and thus to “connect the dots”. Nigel is currently with RITE Education, a consultancy which delivers large-scale transformation programmes in educational leadership, pedagogical coaching, and curriculum development. He is a firm believer in building capacity and champions the need for localisation through research-driven solutions. His track record has seen him being selected as a judge for the Reimagine Education Awards, the “Oscars” of Education, and as an Ambassador for HundrED.org, a Finnish non-profit organisation which researches and provides visibility to impactful education innovations worldwide.

Omar Rizk

Chief Technology Officer Gama Learn

Omar is the Chief Technology Officer at GamaLearn, overseeing different teams which are responsible for platform and application development, global operations, partner relations, as well as R&D.
 
He is also the Academic and technical supervisor for GamaLearn’s Higher-Ed Internship Program, as well as Cloud & AI Evangelist and speaker in different groups and events.
 

Pablo Riveros

CEO & Founder Tsunagaru Edutech

With more than ten years of professional experience spanning emerging technology, STEAM Education and engineering roles internationally, Pablo's special interests include smart campus and cities, technology solutions, artificial intelligence, robotics, and automation. Most recently, he has been working in the educational sector as an Engineering Designer for the University of Queensland, 

Philip Bowman

Learning Support Teacher International School Bangkok

Philip is a full-time learning support teacher at International School Bangkok and is on a mission to transform special education classes through a personalized learning system that provides students with the tools and skills to unlock their full potential. He has started making his mission a reality by creating and launching the MARIO Framework in August of 2019. The MARIO Framework helps teachers build a custom structure for learning support classes that creates opportunities for 1-to-1 learning conferences that bring these specialized courses to the forefront of effective classrooms. Philip believes that all students with special needs deserve to have a class that empowers them to become more self-aware and increases their self-advocacy and self-management skills. 

Professor Dr Pradeep Nair

Deputy Vice-Chancellor &Chief Academic Officer Taylor's University

A multiple national and international award winning education innovator and leader, Professor Pradeep Nair is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor & Chief Academic Officer of Taylor’s University, Malaysia.

Under Pradeep’s leadership, Taylor’s University is ranked the best private university in Malaysia in the 2020 QS Graduate Employability, 4th in the world for graduate employability, is the most trusted brand for Private Education in Malaysia for 10 consecutive years, awarded QS 5 Stars in 6 categories and is ranked No 2 in Asia and No 14 in the world for hospitality and leisure management subject ranking.

Focussing on innovation in higher education, Pradeep led numerous institutional turnarounds and pioneered the first dual award degrees in Asia, introduced the award winning SHINE Award & the 2nd Transcript, Microcredentials, X-Space Classrooms of the Future, ReWIND Lecture Capture System, Learning Analytics and the first Faculty Track System in Malaysia. He has pioneered new concepts and ideas to embed “Whole Person Education” in university curricula. In 2018, he successfully implemented the Taylor’s Curriculum Framework (TCF), a bold initiative to transform 56 undergraduate degrees to be broad-based, flexible and personalized.

Pradeep is the co-founder of the Tourism Educators Association of Malaysia (TEAM), Founding President of the ASEAN Tourism Research Association (ATRA), member of the National Curriculum Board for Polytechnics in Malaysia and currently the Deputy President of the Malaysian Association of Private Universities and Colleges.

Pradeep is highly decorated for his contributions, in 2012 winning the World Education Congress Leadership Excellence Award for Exemplary Leadership in HE, and also being selected as one of the Top 100 Personalities in Hospitality by Hospitality Asia Magazine (2008). For his contributions to the setting up of the National Hotel Industry Apprenticeship Scheme, he received the PATA Gold Award for Education and Training and, later, the title KMN (Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm) by His Majesty, the King of Malaysia. He is the first Asian to be made a Fellow of the International Centre of Excellence (THE-ICE) in Tourism and Hospitality Education. In 2015, he awarded the National Outstanding Educator Award (University Category) for his contributions to private higher education in Malaysia. In 2016, he was made Officer for the l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques, by French Government. This is a national order of France for distinguished academics and figures in the world of culture and education. 

Professor Eric Hawkinson

Associate Professor of Learning and Design Technologies Kyoto University of Foreign Studies

Eric is a learning futurist, tinkering with and designing technologies that may better inform the future of teaching and learning. Eric is president and research coordinator of MAVR, a research group working in immersive technologies for teaching and learning, and more specifically, augmented and virtual realities in language learning. Eric's day job is at the Kyoto University of Foreign Studies where he teaches courses and conducts research on issues related to technology in tourism and education. Eric also leads a team of interactive media designers for TEDxKyoto. Eric's projects have included augmented tourism rallies, AR community art exhibitions, mixed reality escape rooms, and other experiments in immersive tech. These projects have led to an array of published books, research articles, software platforms, and other media mostly publicly available at erichawkinson.com
 

Professor Ju-Ho Lee

Professor of Public Policy and Management & Former Minister of Education, Science, and Technology, South Korea KDI School of Management

Professor Lee served as Minister of Education, Science, and Technology of the Republic of South Korea (2010-2013). Before joining the ministry as Vice Minister in 2009, he was Senior Secretary to the President for Education, Science, and Culture. He has been noted for his education reform endeavors and active lawmaking as a member of the National Assembly (2004-2008). His policy entrepreneurship began when he worked as a research fellow at the Korea Development Institute (KDI) and as a professor at the KDI School for Public Policy and Management. He has written many articles and several books including Human Capital and Development: Lessons and Insights from Korea’s Transformation (2018) and Positive Changes: The Education, Science & Technology Policies of Korea (2012).

He received his BA and MA degrees from Seoul National University and his PhD in Economics from Cornell University in 1990. After his nine-year service in the Korean parliament and government, he returned to academia in 2013 as a professor at the KDI School of Public Policy and Management. Utilizing his experience as a high-ranking public servant, he actively resumed his research on human capital and innovation policies, covering a wide range of issues including 21st century skills, changes in the education workforce, strategies for education reforms, the Fourth Industrial Revolution, innovation ecosystems, and government reforms. In addition to serving as an Education Commissioner, he is also actively working for the international community as a Commissioner of 3ie and as Chair of the Education Workforce Initiative.

Professor Khin Mar Mar

Professor in Psychology Mandalay University of Distance Education

Professor Khin Mar Mar is recently working part-time as a Professor in Psychology Department, University of Mandalay, Myanmar. Until 2012, she has been serving about 12 years in the Psychology Department as Professor and Head of Psychology Department. She started her carrier in 1968 specializing psychology major at Mandalay University. She has got the bachelor’s degree in 1972. She was appointed as a tutor after she completed her Master of Arts in psychology in 1975. From 1986 to 1993, she served in the Mandalay University, as Assistant Lecturer and Lecturer. She was promoted as an Associate Professor in 1998. She was appointed to serve as Professor and Head of Psychology Department in Mandalay University in 2000. She taught Psychology for over 40 years. She has accomplished over 20 academic papers. Amongst them, 16 academic papers have been published internationally. She has supervised 17 Ph.D. candidates and recently a member of PhD steering committee in the field of psychology at University of Mandalay. To keep abreast of trends in educational development and research she has also participated international conferences in Japan, Malaysia, Thailand and Philippines. She enjoys participating seminars, conferences and summits in the field of Psychology.
 

Professor Ni Ni Hlaing

Professor of English Mandalay University of Distance Education

Professor Hlaing has been engaged in the research on educational technology as well as English Literature, Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching since 1993. She is visionary and active in the field of ELT by developing and utilizing new methods innovatively, especially collaborative learning. Throughout her academic career, her teaching and research interests have focused on the use of information and communication technologies to enhance and transform learning and teaching. Moreover, her research interests are teaching English associated variants along with exploring the innovative ways for understanding learners' aspects. She has accomplished over 20 research projects in the field of ELT. Her ideas have been published, with more than 30 academic papers nationally and 20 internationally. She has supervised over 40 Ph.D. students and recently a member of Ph.D. Steering Committee at University of Mandalay, Upper Myanmar.
 

Professor Pradeep Khanna

Executive Director VRAR Association

Pradeep is Executive Director Asia Pacific, Sydney Chapter President & Global Co- Chair Education for the global Virtual Reality Augmented Reality Association. Pradeep is also founding member of IEEE ICICLE X-Reality for Learning and Performance Augmentation SIG & CEO of Global Mindset. He has 30+ years of executive experience and has been a leader for IBM Australia/NZ leveraging India, China, Philippines, Vietnam, Egypt, Romania, Brazil & Argentina. He is Adjunct Professor in Australia, Singapore & India. Pradeep is regular speaker at international conferences and in calendar year 2019 has presented in 27 international conferences all over the world. He is an acknowledged Leader in Emerging Technologies especially Virtual. Augmented and Mixed Reality and Education/EdTech.
 

Professor Zabidi Hussin

Professor of Paediatrics MAHSA University

Prof Hussin graduated from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne England with a medical degree in 1985. He subsequently underwent further training in the field of Paediatrics in the United Kingdom and was given an honour of being the Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health of UK. He further subspecializes in the field of Paediatric Neurology and underwent trainings in Australia, Japan and the USA. He is a member of expert panel on ethics to the European Research Agency and also a visiting clinical professor to the American University of Sovereign Nations, USA. He is a Council Member to the Malaysian Medical Council and has published extensively in the area of Paediatrics, Paediatric Nutrition, Ethics and Paediatric Neurology. He has been invited to speak in the areas of Innovations in Paediatrics and also on the areas of his specialisations. 
 

Samuel Kim

Project Manager OECD

Samuel is a Project Manager in the OECD’s National Skills Strategy programme and is currently managing the National Skills Strategy projects for Latvia and Korea. These projects provide countries with a strategic approach to skills policies to ensure that people and countries have the skills to thrive in a rapidly changing world due to megatrends such as digitalisation. He has also worked on the National Skills Strategy projects for Flanders, Mexico and Spain, covering issues such as developing relevant skills over the life course, using skills effectively in work and society, and strengthening the governance of skills systems. He has previously worked on the Survey of Adult Skills and PISA for Development. Prior to joining the OECD, he worked for the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development on migration issues and the German Development Agency in an educational reform project in Guatemala focusing on intercultural bilingual education, teacher education and student assessment. He was also a research fellow at the UNESCO International Bureau of Education in Geneva where he focused on inclusive education, capacity development and curriculum design. Samuel holds a Master of Education degree from Harvard University and is a Ph.D. candidate in Economics of Education at the University of Cambridge.
 

Surina Shukri

CEO Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC)

Surina brings two decades of experience working across a diverse range of companies including global multinationals, middle market companies and early stage startups across the financial services, natural resources and technology sectors. She spent the bulk of her professional career in the United States, including 17 years at JPMorgan Chase & Co. as Head of Strategy, Innovation & Business Management for Middle Market Banking and Chief of Staff to the CEO and Executive Director in Natural Resources Investment Banking. She left JPMorgan Chase in 2018 to start SheNovation Ventures, where she advised fintech and blockchain startups on growth strategy and capital raising and consulted business leaders on culture change and transformation.

Tan Lin Nah

CEO INTI International University & Colleges

Lin Nah has served as Chief Financial Officer at INTI International University & Colleges since November 2014, and was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in January 2018. Lin Nah also serves as Acting CEO effective May 2019 in addition to her existing role. Lin Nah currently overseas the strategy and operations of the INTI group comprising 6 campuses nationwide and continues to passionately champion transformation by guiding the INTI group on it's vision to reinvent education in order to deliver superior student outcomes in the new IR4.0 world.
 
 

Thanbeer Kaur

English Language Teacher S.M.K Seri Hartamas

Thanbeer is an English Language teacher at S.M.K. Seri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur. She is also the International Relations Coordinator and Student Affairs Coordinator. She believes in learning by doing and heads the Interact Club that organises an array of activities and campaigns throughout the year and raises funds for a selected benefactor annually to create awareness among students on global and current issues, bridge the gap between school and the real-world as well as improve their English language proficiency. Thanbeer was a teacher-mentor to trainee teachers and Master Trainer for CEFR selected by Ministry of Education (MOE) in collaboration with Cambridge English (Language Assessment), where she trained teachers to adopt CEFR in the teaching of English Language in Malaysia. She has also served as an Assistant Director in the Language Assessment Unit at the Examinations Syndicate, MOE, Malaysia.
 

West Wong

Co-Founder SoroTouch Malaysia