Albert Forn

Director, mSchools (GSMA)

Albert leads the mSchools Programme: a public-private partnership between government and industry that is delivering a groundbreaking and internationally acclaimed mobile education program, having great impact on the community of students, educators and over 2,500 schools that participate.

Cristóbal Cobo

Senior Education and Technology Specialist, the World Bank

Dr. Cobo served as founding Director of the Center for Research – Ceibal Foundation in Uruguay (2014-2019). Cobo works at the intersection between the future of learning, a culture of innovation and human centered technologies. He has served as external Evaluator for the Inter-American Development Bank; the National Science Foundation and MIT Press (US), International Labour Organization (UN), and the International Development Research Centre (Canada).

Juan Pablo Giraldo

UNICEF Innovation in Education

Juan Pablo moved from policy design and execution in Latin America towards social entrepreneurship and bottom-up solutions for international development. Keenly aware of ways to harness technology for large-scale social impact, he has previously participated in the design and implementation of programs that directly improved living conditions for 60K people and enabled the more efficient spending of 4 billion dollars per year.

Sobhi Tawil

Director, Future of Learning and Innovation, UNESCO

Sobhi currently directs the Future of Learning and Innovation team at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

Alicia de Manuel

Member of the Observatory of Ethics in Artificial Intelligence of Catalonia

She is PhD in Philosophy (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) and has a Master's in Research in Art and Design (EINA) and in Research in Art and Creation (Universidad Complutense de Madrid). Alicia has worked for Fundación Épica de La Fura dels Baus carrying out the creative development of multimedia resources. She is currently investigates the ethical and legal consequences of Artificial Intelligence from a cross-sectional perspective.

Stefania Druga

Ph.D. student at the University of Washington Information School

Stefania's research focuses on AI Literacy and the design of new computing platforms for children and parents. She is a Weizenbaum Research Fellow and awardee of the Jacobs Foundation Grant. She was previously a LEGO Papert Fellow during her time as a master student at MIT.

Heather Picov

CEO, Apps for Good

Heather has been part of Apps for Good since 2013, having previously been its head of communications and communities, and UK managing director. Before that, Heather was a policy advisor to the Government of Ontario, and co-director of the Museum of Architecture, a charity dedicated to stimulating growth in the architectural industry.

Jordi Albó

Chief Scientific Officer, Lighthouse DIG

After years in Academia in Spain, Netherlands, and the US and doing research from Latin America to Asia and Oceania, Jordi is now part of Lighthouse DIG , empowering institutions to succeed in disrupting their technological-based business model through applied research with top companies, world-class B2B alliances, and cutting-edge tech startups, all at once in an unique collaborative model.

Judith Fusco

Senior Research Scientist, STEM Teaching and Learning, CIRCLS

Judith has spent much of her career working to help close the gap between practitioners and researchers and, for many years, she taught graduate courses about learning for educators. She currently helps lead the Center for Integrative Research in Computing and Learning Sciences (CIRCLS).

Sonya Pryor-Jones

Chief Implementation Officer, Fab Foundation

Sonya is a facilitator and strategist with over 20 years of successful K-20 education administrative experience. She has expertise in project management, program design, resource-raising, and strategic alliances. She currently serves as the Chief Implementation Officer at the Fab Foundation and is the Founder of Fab House.

Fiona Smith

Director, LEGO Foundation

Fiona has over 15 years of experience working at the intersection of technology and innovation to support education and international development outcomes. She was previously Senior Director at the GSMA Mobile for Development, and she started her career as a teacher.

Jordi Arrufí

Director, Digital Talent Programme, Mobile World Capital Barcelona

Jordi is the director of the Digital Talent program at MWCapital. Previously, he was in charge of the strategy area and the d-LAB social innovation program. In addition, he is a professor of the Master of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the TecnoCampus Mataró (UPF) and of the Master of Digital Transformation and Leadership at the Barcelona Technology School (BTS).