Speakers
Dr. Andrea Martínez Celis is a Doctor in English Linguistics and a university lecturer. Her areas of expertise include pragmatics in language teaching, interculturalism, and internationalization. She has recently participated in the United Nations’ Science Summit, promoting the importance of intercultural competence for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Dr. Syed Mubaraz holds a Doctor of Science (DSc) degree in Economics and Business Administration from Finland. His education includes Master of Science, Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Social Science. He currently serves as a member of management of Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Tampere Finland. He is the Head of Competence – Business and Media. His research interests encapsulate learning and teaching, new methodologies in education and research-to-business transformational models. He is an active member of the Scientific Association for Entrepreneurship Education and the European Council for Small Business & Entrepreneurship. He has been awarded several scholarships during his doctoral training in Finland.
Dr. Ioannis Lefkos is currently working as a Laboratory Teaching Staff at the Department of Educational & Social Studies, University of Macedonia, teaching courses in Educational Applications of ICT. He holds a Major in Pedagogy and one in Science, a M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in Science Education & ICT in Education. His research focuses on Teacher Training, ICT in education, Social & Educational Robotics, Science Education and Scientific Literacy.
Dr. Emily Trout is an education strategist whose work is focused on co-cognitive skills and translating research into practice. Her experience has spanned curriculum development, school administration, and education policy. After graduating from Vanderbilt University with her Ed.D in Education Policy and Leadership she is now the Program Manager at The Children’s Collaborative.
Dr. Martha McMillan is an elementary school principal in Chattanooga, TN. Her experience as a practitioner in schools has focused on cultivating sustainable school cultures in large elementary schools and working with ENL learners. She completed her doctoral research at Vanderbilt University.
Dr. Maria del Mar López Guerrero is a dedicated Chemistry professor at the Faculty of Sciences and the School of Industrial Engineering, as well as various master’s programs at the University of Málaga. With a career spanning since 2008, she holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry and another in Educational Innovation. She has been invited to deliver numerous talks on educational innovation and chemistry, showcasing her expertise and passion for these subjects. Passionate about educational innovation, Dr. M.M. López actively engages in exploring novel approaches to teaching and learning. Her commitment to excellence was recognized in 2021 when she was awarded the prestigious title of Best Professor in the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Málaga.
Prof. Dr. Albulena Metaj – Macula, is a Professor Assistant of psychology courses within the Faculty of Education at the University of Prishtina. She is part of many research and training teams, working groups/consultancies, and academic engagement projects, strategies, and guidelines. In addition to studying student motivation and attitudes, she is studying Kosovo’s large-scale evaluation data for educational and social cohesion.
Dr. J. Daniel Inbaraj, an Assistant Professor of Marketing at the Indian Institute of Management Raipur, holds a Ph.D. in Management and an MBA from the National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli. His research, published in esteemed journals, spans Public and Non-profit Marketing, Retailing & Consumer Services, and Media Business Studies.
Ms. Yi-Yin Chen is a PhD candidate in the Department of Education at Chungnam National University in South Korea. Her interests lie in multicultural curricula and qualitative research. Based on critical pedagogy and multiculturalism, she has been researching post-colonialism, indigenous studies, gender studies, and multicultural phenomena on campus, etc.
Mr. Daniel Andrzejewski (M.Ed, Social Studies Education, The Ohio State University) is an Instructor of English as a Foreign Language at Kwansei Gakuin University in Nishinomiya, Japan. He has taught English in Japan since 2000. His research interests include integrating cultural instruction into language education, worldviews, and identity.
