IFC Online Discussion
November 3-15, 2008
List of Discussants
AFRICA
Braeburn Schools, Kenya
I am CEO and Vision Navigator for the Braeburn Group of Schools in East Africa. I was
co-founder of the group in 1979. We now have seven campuses and a total of 2,400
children from 3 to 19 years old. The schools follow the National Curriculum of England
and Wales up to pre-university IB and A levels. We run teacher training programs at degree
and post graduate levels in conjunction with Kenyatta University.
Contact Name and Title: Mr Terry Childs
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.braeburn.com
Contact Name and Title: Braeburn Limited
Company Name: Rob Williams
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.braeburn.com
Corona Schools Trust Council, Nigeria
Corona Schools Trust Council is a not-for-profit organization incorporated in 1958 and
engaged in the provision of education to children between the ages of 3 and 18. We have six
schools in Lagos and Ogun States in Nigeria and are developing a seventh school in Lagos
State. I am the Executive Director with responsibility for the day-to-day management of the
Trust Council.
Contact Name and Title: Folasade Adefisayo, Executive Director
Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
Website:www.coronaschools.org
Higher Education Loans Board, Kenya
The Higher Education Loans Board is a quasi government agency charged with the
responsibility of providing loans, bursaries and scholarships to Kenyan students studying in
Kenyan public and private chartered institutions of higher education. The subject of
regulation of private education is important for the purpose of, not only ensuring quality
education, but also ensuring that consumers get value for their investment. I am the chief
executive officer of the higher education loans board since 2002 to the present. I consider
myself an expert in matters of financing of higher education with particular interest in
student loans as a means of promoting access, equity, and quality in higher education,
especially in Africa.
Contact Name and Title: Benjamin Cheboi , Chief Executive Officer/ Secretary
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.helb.co.ke
Al-Andulus Private Schools , Kosti City, White Nile State, Sudan
The Al-Andulus Private School of Kosti City was licensed in May 1996 as a private entity
under the provision of The Sudan Investment Act. Being a pioneer of its kind in the White
Nile area, the Al-Andulus project was given the care of the authorities of the Regional
Ministry of Education. Educational sput under the aegis of local authorities. The project
was received warmly by the local community. Basic education enrolment rose dramatically
from 169 in 1996 to nearly 1,000 in 2001, with the introduction of pre-school and secondary
levels enrolments reached 1,900 pupils in 2006 and 2,750 in 2007. It is important to note
here that girl's enrolment constitutes 50 percent of the student population. Likewise, the
number of teachers during the same period reached 160, in addition to 50 other supporting
personnel. The school’s administration is guided by a principal-partner who is fully
authorized for the day-to-day decision making.
Contact Name and Title: Dr. Badreldin Omer Elhag Musa
Email: [email protected]
Website: Under construction
Macmillan Education, Africa Region
Macmillan Education is an international publishing company with 25 offices in Africa, and
40 years experience publishing for Sub-Saharan Africa. I am the regional director for 15
offices in Sub-Saharan Africa, East and West. We publish school text books, supplementary
materials, and cartographic products, in all subjects from pre-school through to senior
secondary. Our books are used in both the private school market and the state system.
Contact Name and Title: Mr. Stephen Tweed, Regional Director, Africa
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.macmillanafrica.com
USAID/Africa
As the Senior Education Advisor, Bureau for Africa, Office of Sustainable Development,
Education Division, we support the U.S. Agency for International Development’s bilateral
education programs in 18 countries; implement the Africa Education Initiative (AEI) in 39
Sub–Saharan Africa countries; and, implement the President’s Initiative to Expand
Education in four countries. The Education Division supports the U.S. Government’s role
in assisting African countries meet their Education for All/Fast Track Initiative goals to
improve access to a quality education for all children in primary schools.
Contact Name and Title: Joe Kitts, Senior Education Advisor
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.usaid.gov
ASIA
Cisco Systems
Cisco Systems, Inc. is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Networks are an
essential part of business, education, government and home communications, and Cisco
Internet Protocol-based (IP) networking solutions are the foundation of these networks.
Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create Internet solutions that
allow individuals, companies, and countries to increase productivity, improve customer
satisfaction and strengthen competitive advantage.
I am responsible for plotting the company's strategy for corporate affairs and aligning Asia
Pacific and global programs for the benefit of the region. I am driving Cisco's education
charter in both the philanthropic and commercial markets and have spoken at several public
forums hosted by CII, FICCI, NASSCOM, etc and authored articles published in leading
newspapers and magazines.
Contact Name and Title: Lokesh Mehra, Regional Manager - Corp. Responsibility, South
Asia
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.cisco.com
Centre for Economic and Social Studies, India
The Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS) is India’s premier research institute for
social science research. It is located in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. Its research
activities are multi-disciplinary. There are about 30 faculty members working in education,
economy, environment, child health, child labour, child education, health, governance,
decentralisation, industry, urban geography, agriculture and rural development, poverty, and
many others.
I am working at CESS as a consultant for the last three years. My research interest is in the
areas of human development, human capital, education, child schooling, child labour and
regional disparities. I have more than a dozen publications in these areas and have been
involved with the preparation of Andhra Pradesh Human Development Report (APHDR)
for the last two and half years. The report has been released.
Contact Name and Title: M. Venkatanarayana
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.cess.ac.in
MitraMandal, India
As the founder Director of MitraMandal, I have formulated an action plan which may be
summarized by the acronym I4 E4 ( Innovation for Education, Enterprise, Environment
and Empowerment).
Contact Name and Title: Krishna V. Sane: Professor
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Website: www.mitramandal.org (under reconstruction)
Everonn Systems India Ltd., India
Everonn Systems India Limited is a leading education and training company offering a range
of services that include creating educational and training content of global relevance;
designing and executing large learning initiatives and setting up the requisite infrastructure.
Being pioneers in computer education, Everonn has partnered various State Governments to
bridge the digital divide by setting up computer lab infrastructure at schools and colleges and
imparting IT education through well-trained Everonn faculty under our ICT programme.
The labs also facilitate computer-aided learning at schools. Everonn redefined access to
education by setting up Virtual and Interactive Learning classroom networks across India to
deliver quality yet affordable education.
R.Kannan, Director is a chartered accountant by profession with over 22 years of notable
experience in project funding, taxation and audit in different industries.
S.Sriraman is Chief Advisor for Merger & Acquisitions with over 25 years of notable
experience in finance and strategic advisory services.
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.everonn.com
Asia e University, Malaysia
Professor Dato Ansary Ph.D co-founded the Open University Malaysia in 2000 and
successfully built support for the concept of Asia e-University through the Asia Cooperation
Dialogue, a grouping of 30 countries in Asia. Now appointed the Founding President/Chief
Executive Officer of the university, he is targeting a much wider Asian market. He has
served as a member of many national groups in Malaysia - centred around Science,
Technology & Innovation – presently serving in the capacity as Associate Senior Manager
for the Malaysian Industry Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT). He has
served as the National Chairman for Internationalisation of Malaysian Higher Education and
currently is National Chairman for Life Long Learning. AeU is a multinational University
that was established under the Asian Cooperative Dialogue with 30 member Asian
Countries. AeU is registered a Private University in Malaysia but initial funding has been
provided through a soft loan by the Government of Malaysia as the prime mover of e
education in under the ACD. AeU has been established as dual mode University with the
main objective of providing tertiary education to the peoples of Asia. AeU current course
offerings include PreUniversity courses, academic(Diploma, Bachelors, Masters and PhD),
specific vocational education and training especially at the post graduate and short courses
targeted at the Executive and Professional level. Although relatively new AeU has forged
partnerships in over 10 of the ACD member countries
Contact Name and Title: Prof Dato' Ansary Ahmed, President/CEO
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.aeu.edu.my
Private Higher Education Management Sector, Department of Higher Education,
Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia
This sector is responsible for the establishment, registration and regulation of private
institutions of higher education in Malaysia. It ensures that education standards are
maintained and that policies, plans, research areas and directions of private institutions of
higher education are aligned to the national education policy.
Contact Name:Dr. Mohamed Rashid Navi Bax, Deputy Director General
Email:[email protected]
Website: http://www.mohe.gov.my
American School of International Academics, Pakistan
I am the owner and superintendent of the first private American School in Pakistan that has
been accredited by CITA & Nca Educational Commissions of the US. It is a private co-ed
school PS/Nur to Grade 12 and includes an education program for handicapped students.
Contact Name and Title:Ayesha M. Hamid
Email:[email protected]
Website:www.asiaschool.edu.pk
NFC Institute of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan
NFC - IET is an engineering institution imparting undergraduate engineering programs in
the disciplines of chemical, electronics, and computer system engineering. There are more
than 1,200 students and over 50 faculty members. The courses are designed in such a way
that it not only addresses the theoretical concepts but ensures that the students get a
practical experience of the theories as well.
I have served both the elementary and higher education sectors. I have worked as the CEO
of National Education Foundation, Ministry of Education, Govt. of Pakistan for ten years.
The main objective of the foundation was to promote basic education in the country
through the public-private partnership. We worked with the establishment of community
schools in the remote areas where there was no formal schools or in areas where there was
out-of-school children. We also experimented with the scheme of education vouchers for
the most disadvantaged groups. In higher education, I am involved with the engineering
education specially improvement in quality and relevance to national needs.
Contact Name and Title: Dr Afzal Haque - Director
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.nfciet.edu.pk
USAID/Pakistan
USAID/Pakistan is the U.S. Government's foreign aid agency for Pakistan. My role is as
Associate Director for Economics and Education. I am an economist and have a special
interest in professional education to generate leadership and expertise in emerging market
countries.
Contact Name and Title: Joseph Ryan
Email: [email protected]
USAID/Sri Lanka
I manage programs that build capacity in both public and private sector training
organizations to deliver demand-driven training. I work with about 30 private training
organizations in Sri Lanka.
Contact Name and Title: Mark Sorensen, Workforce Development Advisor
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.usaid.gov
RMIT International University, Vietnam
RMIT International University is Vietnam’s first fully foreign-owned university. It delivers
internationally recognised degrees from campuses in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
Degrees are awarded by RMIT University in Australia, giving Vietnamese students (and
others) the opportunity to receive an ‘international’ education without leaving Vietnam. All
teaching and learning is in English. The university is helping to meet the demand in
Vietnam’s rapidly developing economy for graduates with international qualifications, fluent
English skills and the ability to operate well in a globalised business environment. The
education and training services being offered by RMIT Vietnam ensure that its graduates are
fully equipped to meet such demands. Teaching began in Ho Chi Minh City in 2001 and in
Hanoi in 2004. A new and modern purpose-built campus was opened in Ho Chi Minh City
in 2005. At the end of 2008 it will have over 5,000 students and 400 staff including over 240
foreign academic and teaching staff. Annual student growth is over 30%.
Contact Name and Title: Michael Mann, President
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.rmit.edu.vn
Education Department, Vietnam National University in Hanoi
I am undertaking research and teaching on Educational Leadership in which private schools
and private education is my the most concern issues. I have done a research and written
several articles on this topic. I am a secretary for the government research project on
"Develop Vietnam Education in the market economy and globalization" that will provide
data for the new educational development policy in the coming period. My Department is
educating and training teachers, educational leaders and we have subjects relating to
marketing, education economics. Our Department has a range of cooperative projects with
different international universities and institutions, especially with American ones. Our
website is on the reconstructing progress.
Contact Name and Title: Dr.Tran Thi Bich Lieu
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.eduf.vnu.edu.vn/vn/
AUSTRALIA
Forster & Gibson Pty Ltd, Australia
Anne Forster is Managing Director and Principle Consultant with Forster & Gibson Pty Ltd,
specialising in eLearning, the international education industry, and education business
development and analysis. Based in Australia, she is an adjunct Associate Professor with the
University of Maryland University College and teaches the online course, the Business of
Distance Education in the Graduate School of Technology and Management. A past
president of the Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia, Anne has worked for
over twenty five years as an academic and executive in the private sector promoting
education ventures, partnerships and international consortia to broaden access and
opportunities for lifelong learning in both developed and developing economies. Her
research is on the development of business models in higher education and she is an
accreditated mediator, skills she applies to negotiating successful outcomes for private sector
investment.
Contact Name and Title: Anne Forster
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.forgib.com
EUROPE
Deutsche Bank Research /Unit: MacroTrends
Deutsche Bank is a leading provider of financial services worldwide. Specialist doing
foresight, especially in the field of education for Deustche Bank, identifying macro trends
and the opportunities and risks of structural changes.
Contact Name and Title: Dr. Ingo Rollwagen, Senior Analyst
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.dbresearch.de
Festo Didactic GmbH & Co. KG
Festo Didactic offers expert know-how in the form of a comprehensive and efficient
qualification and consultancy service for industrial and competency-based training. It offers
benefits to those who are able to optimize their value-added chain by keeping pace with state
of the art competence. Innovative learning concepts such as blended learning and e-learning
solutions and task related on-site training facilitate flexible, individual learning according to
individual circumstances.
Contact Name and Title: Dr. Nader IMANI, Regional Director
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.festo.com/didactic
Education Development and Co-operation (EDCO)
EDCO's main focus is providing the support services for education reform in developing
countries/transition economies especially with regard to building capacity in terms of
public/private partnerships, quality assurance, emerging trends in private education, new
partnerships and alliances in private education and finance models.
Contact Name and Title: Frances Tsakonas
Email: [email protected]
Instituto Piaget, Portugal
The institute is a non-profit higher education institution set up in 1978. Its first focus was
largely on teacher training which expanded in 1996 to become a fully fledged university
licensed to deliver a variety of degrees at the campuses in Almada, Viseu and Mirandela. It
still runs four higher education institutions at the polytechnique level (teaching and health
technicians) at the campuses of Gaia, Macedo, Silves and Viseu. The I. Piaget established
three overseas Universities: The Jean Piaget University of Angola with one campus in Viana
and another one in Benguela; the jean Piaget University of Cape Vert with one campus in
Praia and another one in Mindelo and the Jean Piaget University of Mozambique at Beira.
Another campus in S, Paulo region, Brazil is under construction.
My current job is executive director of CIERT ( International Research Centre for
Transdisciplinary Studies) .
Contact Name and Title: Raul M. de Albuquerque Sardinha, Ph D, Prof.
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.ipiaget.org
University of Durham & Paula Rothermel, UK
I am an academic researcher with a special interest in homeschooling. I have published
papers on the topic, spoken on television and radio extensively as well as having my work
discussed in two Westminster Debates.
Contact Name and Title: Dr Paula Rothermel FRSA
Email: [email protected] and [email protected]
Website: www.durham.ac.uk/p.j.rothermel and www.paularothermel.co.uk
Lewis GB Limited, UK
I had a varied career un Higher Education - my posts included Professor of Accounting at
Aberystwyth University, Deputy Chief Executive of the Council for National Academic
Council (CNAA) which was the degree awarding and quality assurance agency for the
Polytechnic and College Sector until the ending of the binary system in 1992. Following the
demise of the CNAA I became a Pro Vice Chancellor of the UK Open University. I am also
the current Treasurer and immediate Past President of the International Network+ of
Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE). Based on my career path
my particular interests in higher education are quality assurance and funding issues both at
the institutional level and sector wide. I am also Treasurer of the UK affiliate of an
international NGO that is concerned with emerging economies.
Contact Name and Title: Richard Lewis
Email: [email protected]
LATIN AMERICA
Ministry of Education, Misiones, Brazil
I'm an English teacher and Head of the Servicio Provincial de Enseñanza Privada de
Misiones. It is a descentralized adminsitrative office in charge of the control of supervision
of private educational institutions . We make the link between the state and the private
sector.
Contact Name and Title: Liliam Sofía Prytz Nilsson
Email: [email protected]
Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil
Contact Name and Title: Angela Siqueira
Email: [email protected]
Universidad de Concepción, Chile
The Master’s Program in Politics and Government offered by the University of Concepción
and FLACSO-Chile is a multi-disciplinary program that seeks to provide its students with
the competences required to innovatively manage the challenges faced by the public sector in
a globalized world. Our world-class faculty are dedicated to teaching, research and
government consulting. Jeanne Simon is Director of the Master´s Program in Politics and
Government offered by the Universidad de Concepción, Chile in collaboration with the
Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO). She obtained her Ph.D. and M.A.
from the Graduate School of International Studies, University of Denver, USA. Her areas
of research are the role of ideas and institutions in the development of the Chilean welfare
state and State-indigenous people relations.
Contact Name and Title: Dr. Jeanne Simon, Directora Magister en Política y Gobierno
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.udec.cl/mpg
Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Pakistan
My name is Mohammed Matar, I have a PhD in educational evaluation and Pedagogy.
I am the director of the Assessment and Evaluation Center in the Ministry of Education and
Higher education in Palestine. Our main task in the center is to provide qualitative and
quantitative indicators about our educational system, through conducting national
assessments and participating regional and international evaluation studies. Private schools
benefit from our studies and it used to be one of our sample strata.
Contact Name and Title: Mohammed Matar, Director
Email: [email protected]
Website: under construction
NORTH AMERICA
Commonwealth of Learning (COL), Canada
COL is an intergovernmental organisation created by Commonwealth Heads of
Government to encourage the development and sharing of open learning and distance
education knowledge, resources and technologies.
Contact name and title: Willie Clarke-Okah, PhD, Clarke-Okah
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.col.org
Contact Name and Title: Paul West, Director, Knowledge Management & Information
Technology
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.col.org
Council for American Private Education (CAPE)
The Council for American Private Education (CAPE) is a coalition of national
organizations and state affiliates serving private elementary and secondary schools. There
are 29,000 private schools in America; in fact, one in four of the nation’s schools is a private
school. More than six million students attend them. CAPE member organizations represent
more than 80 percent of private school enrollment nationwide.
Contact Name and Title: Joe McTighe, Executive Director
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.capenet.org
Gray Ghost Ventures, USA
Established by Bob Pattillo in 2003, Gray Ghost Ventures (GGV) invests in a range of
innovative, early stage enterprises that contribute to the well-being of low-income
communities in emerging markets. GGV believes that the needs of people are best met by
market-based enterprises built on mutual creation and exchange of value. Although GGV
has focused on microfinance in the past, we have recently launched an initiative to connect
the proprietors of affordable private schools servicing low income families throughout the
developing world with capital that will allow them to expand and improve their schools.
Steve Hardgrave is the Managing Director of the Education Finance initiative.
Contact Name and Title: Steve Hardgrave, Managing Director International Education
Finance
Email: [email protected]
Knowledge Learning Corporation/Knowledge Universe Education, USA
Knowledge Learning Corporation (KLC) began as Children's Discovery Centers in 1983
and expanded to more than 700 community centers and 450 onsite school programs
following its acquisition of Children's World Learning Centers in 2003. In 2005, KLC
joined forces with KinderCare Learning Centers, Inc. (KinderCare). KinderCare was
founded in 1969 and in 2005 operated over 1,250 centers. The KinderCare merger made
KLC a leading national child care and education provider.
Nina Rees is Senior Vice President for Strategic Initiatives at Knowledge Universe
Education, LLC. Her responsibilities include advancing the company’s goals of providing
the highest quality early-childhood education and after-school tutoring and finding
innovative ways to improve K-12 educational outcomes. Rees serves on the board of
directors of the Washington Scholarship Fund, Project Match and the Greater Educational
Opportunities Foundation.
Contact Name and Title: Nina Rees, Sr. V.P. of Strategic Initiatives
Email: [email protected]
Website: Knowledgelearning.com
Martin School of Public Policy & Administration, University of Kentucky, USA
I am a faculty member at the University of Kentucky who conducts research on the
economics of schools. I have published in the area of families’ decision to choose private or
public schools as well as the effectiveness of private and public schools both in the U.S. and
internationally.
Contact Name and Title: Eugenia F. Toma, Professor
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www-martin.uky.edu/%7Eweb/dir/faculty/toma/toma.html
Pace University, USA
Dr. Dennis Anderson is Professor of Information Systems at Pace University. He has served
as Associate Dean from 1999 to 2007. He also served as Director of the University's Center
for Advanced Media. He is a strong advocate of technology-enhanced learning, emerging
technologies, sustainable technologies, and knowledge entrepreneurship. Anderson received
his Ph.D. and M.Phil. from Columbia University. He also received an Ed.M. in Instructional
Technology and Media from Teachers College, Columbia University. In addition, Anderson
holds an M.S. in Computer Science from New York University's Courant Institute of
Mathematical Sciences and his B.A. in Computer Science from Fordham University. He also
completed an executive-education program in E-Commerce at Columbia University's School
of Business and a professional program in multimedia at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology. He is an alumnus of Harvard University's Institute for Management and
Leadership in Education Program '05.
Anderson has presented at numerous international conferences in the areas of information
and communication technology (ICT), sustainable development, leadership, and education.
His research interests lie in ICT for sustainable development, information policy, global
digital divide, human-computer interaction, multimedia, artificial intelligence, computer
science, mathematics and distance education, new-media technologies and e-commerce.
Contact Name and Title: Professor Dennis Anderson, Ph.D. Internationalist, ICT Adviser &
Strategist
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://dennis-anderson.blogspot.com
Stanford University, USA
I am working on a project assessing the quality of engineering education in India, China and
Russia. The objective is to assess how the three countries different approaches to providing
engineering education impact quality, costs and access.
Contact Name and Title: Rafiq Dossani, Senior Research Scholar
Email:[email protected]
Website:aparc.stanford.edu/people/rafiqdossani
Stevens Institute of Technology, USA
Stevens Instiute of Technology offers one of the most highly acclaimed programs of any
international graduate school in China. Honored by the Sloan Foundation and reported
widely in IEEE Spectrum and the Chronicle of Higher Education, among other publications, more
than 150 students are now enrolled or have earned their masters degrees from three
programs in Beijing at two prestigious universities—Beijing Institute of Technology and
Central University of Finance and Economics. Agreements have also been concluded with
two other top-ranked schools—Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Beijing University of
Posts and Telecommunications. In addition to its collaboration with several notable Chinese
schools of higher education, Stevens has also initiated a number of significant corporate
training programs in China. One-third of courses in these programs are delivered online
by Stevens' faculty. Another third are taught in conventional classrooms in China by
Stevens' faculty, and the final third are delivered face-to-face in China by faculty from
partner institutions.
All courses are delivered in English. Degrees earned by students in China are exactly the
same as those awarded by Stevens to students in the U.S. Current programs have been
approved and accredited by the Chinese Ministry of Education. The International Finance
Corporation recognized Stevens China program as a model for international education
cooperation.
Robert Ubell, Executive Director of Stevens Institute for the Advancement of Online
Learning, launched the school's first online graduate program, WebCampus.Stevens, in 2000.
He also administers the school's China program. Earlier, Ubell held a number of positions in
publishing. He was vice-president and editor-in-chief of Plenum Publishing Corporation,
editor of the National Magazine Award-winning monthly, The Sciences, and American
publisher of the premier British science weekly, Nature. He was also founding publisher of
Nature Biotechnology.
Contact Name and Title: Robert Ubell, Executive Director
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.stevens.edu, www.stevens.edu/china
Tobin Associates, Canada
Tobin Associates is a consulting company specializing in the research and writing of reports
on all levels of education, with an emphasis on key social issues such as students with special
needs, literacy, technological change, transitions between levels of education, student
achievement, and inclusion of groups such as Aboriginals, immigrants, visible minorities, as
well as the structure of educational funding and administration and business opportunities for
educational products and services. Previous experience includes educational technology
assessment and integration, negotiation of international agreements for educational and
technological exchange and sales, and development of international business opportunities in
education.
Contact Name and Title: Judith Tobin
Email: [email protected]
Vantage Learning
Paul Edelblut, Vice President for Vantage has more than 18 years of experience in the
education and technology sectors focused on improving student outcomes. His background
includes a number of posts including positions as a teacher, trainer and product developer.
Mr. Edelblut is well known for his contributions on more than 7 books in the field of
medical licensure. More recently Mr. Edelblut has been developing and implementing large
scale computerized assessment systems around the globe with Vantage Learning and
McCann Associates testing and certification platforms. These systems leverage cutting edge
technology for computer adaptive testing and automated scoring of constructed response
items for more than 16million students annually.
Contact Name and Title: Paul Edelblut, Vice President
Email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Website: www.vantage.com<http://www.vantage.com>
INTERNATIONAL
Dutko Worldwide, LLC
Dutko Worldwide, LLC is a global public policy management company based in
Washington, DC. It has been ranked among the most influential government
affairs firms in the United States by FORTUNE Magazine.
Ben Wallerstein leads the education practice group at Dutko Worldwide where he advises
education entrepreneurs, investors, and charitable donors on structuring public-private
partnerships, and implementing those ideas and strategies. A former aide to retired Xerox
Chairman David Kearns, Ben possesses an in depth understanding of the political and policy
making process. He has served as a consultant to both national political organizations and
policymakers on issues ranging from NCLB and IDEA implementation, to charter school
law and early childhood education.
Contact Name and Title: Ben Wallerstein, Vice President and Counsel
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.dutkoworldwide.com
Contact Name and Title: Gabriel Zinny, Vice President
Email: [email protected]
www.dutkoworldwide.com
ITC GROUP
The ITC Group of Companies builds knowledge capacity for individuals, organisations and
countries profitably and globally. As CEO of the ITC Group of Companies, Dr James
Langridge has overseen the development of the leading private university in the United Arab
Emirates (UOWD), the creation of a University College in Wollongong, Australia and now
chairs the Board of an International Film School in Sydney, and the Australian School of
European Aviation.
Dr. Langridse has had extensive experience as a higher education specialist both in Australia
and in a number of countries in Asia, the Americas and Europe. Initially involved in the
development of public education policy, he has in particular over the past 20 years,
developed a particular interest and involvement in the private post secondary education
sector in a number of Middle East countries.
Contact Name and Title: Dr James Langridge, CEO & Managing Director
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.itc.com.au
Laureate International Universities
The Laureate International Universities network includes more than 35 accredited campusbased and online universities and institutions located throughout North America, Latin
America, Europe, and Asia. Together, our universities offer a range of undergraduate and
graduate degree programs in a variety of career-oriented disciplines including business,
health sciences, engineering, information technology, education, and other fields.
Joseph Duffey is former President of American University in Washington, D.C, 1991 –
1993, Chancellor and President, University of Massachusetts, 1982 to l991. Faculty, Yale
University, Adjunct Professor – 1971 -1974. Fellow, John F Kennedy School of
Government, Harvard University, 1971, United States delegate to General Conferences of
the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) held in
Paris and Belgrade.
Contact Name and Title: Joseph Duffey, Senior V P
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.laureate-inc.com/alCompProfile.php
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Laureate Education, Inc.
Laureate Education, Inc. provides a superior university experience for traditional and
working-adult students worldwide through its leading international network of accredited
campus-based and online universities. With a presence in 18 countries and serving over
405,000 students worldwide, Laureate Education, Inc. provides postsecondary education on
an international scale. The company is dedicated to helping its students reach their highest
potential and supporting their achievement of personal and professional goals. Laureate
brings to its universities and students a global perspective blended with a local point of view,
creating a truly multicultural, career-oriented educational experience. Laureate's university
network includes over 35 accredited institutions in Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
Together, these independently branded universities offer more than 130 career-focused,
multi-year undergraduate, master's and doctorate degree programs in a number of career
fields including engineering, education, business, health care, hospitality, architecture, and
information technology.
Contact name and title: Susan E. Saxton, Chief Academic Officer
Email: [email protected]
Learning Cities International
Learning Cities International Pty Ltd is a consultant and project management firm
specialising in services to the tertiary education and training sector with linkages to urban
and regional development. The firm works with Associates in several countries and across
many business areas. It assists investors and project developers in the start of new
institutions and jurisdictions in the policy settings for a vibrant education sector.
Company Name: Learning Cities International
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.wilmoth.com.au
School Ventures
School Ventures is a company based in Alexandria, Virginia. We work to improve access to
information and capital to strengthen decision-making by those stakeholders involved in the
education of children.
Contact Name and Title: Mr Mubuso Zamchiya
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.schoolventures.com
UNESCO, Division of Educational Strategies and Capacity Building
UNESCO is the United Nations agency with the mandate Education, Science, Culture and
Communications and one of the main Education for All partner agencies responsible for
implementing the Dakar Framework for Action for Education for All – rather Learning for
All. More recently, UNESCO has been strengthening its partnership with the World
Economic Forum, Education Group to mobilize public private partnerships.
I completed my Doctorate in International Education (Ed.D), at Harvard University in 2005.
At UNESCO, where I am a staff member since 1995, I am an Education Programme
Specialist working on the UNESCO National Education Support Strategies (UNESS).
Previously, I coordinated the program on Educational Governance at Local Levels. My
research interests include education policy, educational decentralization reforms, publicprivate partnerships, and social and gender equality in community participation in
educational decision-making. In 2002, I worked as technical advisor to the Minister of
Education, Pakistan on educational decentralization reforms.
Contact Name and Title: Dr. Faryal Khan, Programme Specialist
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.phpURL_ID=10200&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html