Confirmed Speakers

Education experts confirmed for the NIS Conference 2026

Speakers

Andy Hargreaves

Andy Hargreaves

Research Professor, Boston College; Visiting Professor, University of Ottawa; President & Co-Founder, ARC Education
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Harry Anthony Patrinos

Harry Anthony Patrinos

Head of the Department of Education Reform and 21st Century Endowed Chair in Education Policy at the University of Arkansas
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Katri Saarikivi

Katri Saarikivi

Head of science communication and interaction, the FINSCI project, Skope Chair negotiating committee, Futures work in comprehensive schools, Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland CEO and co-founder, Samoi
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Rouble Nagi

Rouble Nagi

Indian artist, educator, and public figure, winner of the 2026 GEMS Education Global Teacher Prize. Founder of the Rouble Nagi Art Foundation.
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Simon Lightman

Simon Lightman

Head of Humanities, Victoria International School of Sharjah, UAE
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Eszter Salamon

Eszter Salamon

Director, Parents International; Visiting Professor, Vytautas Magnus University
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Aidan Clerkin

Aidan Clerkin

Research Fellow, Educational Research Centre, Ireland
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Kamila Rollan

Kamila Rollan

Disability and Neurodiversity Adviser at Anglia Ruskin University, UK, and an Assistant Professor at the School of Education and Humanities at SDU University
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Anastasiia Serazetdinova

Anastasiia Serazetdinova

Founder and Head of the educational project Hungry Teachers (a support and training platform for educators), practicing counseling psychologist
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Douglas K. Hartman

Douglas K. Hartman

Professor of Technology & Human Learning, Michigan State University
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Olivia Roth

Olivia Roth

Director of School Evaluation & Development Services, Council of International Schools (CIS)
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Arnold Brouwer

Arnold Brouwer

Director, Dutch Research Centre for Examination and Certification (RCEC); Guest Lecturer, University of Twente (Netherlands) and ADA University (Azerbaijan)
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Hongliang Ma

Hongliang Ma

Full Professor/ Associate Dean, Faculty of Education, Shaanxi Normal University, China
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Francesco Banchini

Francesco Banchini

CEO & Director, European Azerbaijan School (EAS)
Colleen McLaughlin

Colleen McLaughlin

Emerita Professor of Education, University of Cambridge
Bruce Lander

Bruce Lander

Dean of the Graduate School of Language and Communication, Matsuyama University, Japan