Maquita Alexander, Executive Director of Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School, is an active problem solver and strategist who enables Yu Ying to utilize the flexibility of the charter school structure to maximize the benefits of immersion education. With over 20 years of public education experience, Maquita brings a wealth of knowledge to Yu Ying. She earned an M.S., Education Technology Leadership from George Washington University and a B.S., Psychology & M.T. Early Childhood Education from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Gwyn is the co-founder of XP alongside Andy Sprakes. Gwyn is the CEO of the XP School Trust which consists of XP and XP East secondary schools, and Green Top, Norton Infants, Norton Juniors and Plover primary schools, all based in Doncaster, UK.

Before founding XP, Gwyn created and lead the ed-tech company realsmart.co.uk where he designed his learning portfolio software used in over 300 schools in the UK and around the world. Gwyn has also designed systems for the DfE amongst others, using technology to underpin whole school improvement at a national scale.

Previously, Gwyn lead the Computer Science department at Hatfield High School, Doncaster for six years, after working in the technology and music industries during his early career.

Kirstin Beck is a Rural and Remote Advisor for NSW DoE School Learning Environments and Change (Futures Learning) unit.  In this role, Kirstin designs and delivers professional learning to support teachers in using future-focused learning practices to prepare students to be active and engaged citizens.  Kirstin’s previous role has been as Deputy Principal, Alstonville Public School where she has lead whole school pedagogical change to empower students in their learning through the use of Project Based Learning pedagogy, STEM integrated curriculum and community engagement in learning.  Kirstin was awarded the 2019 NSW Premier’s Commonwealth Bank STEM Teacher Scholarship where she visited schools in the USA, investigating deeper learning in STEM curriculum.

Ron Berger is Chief Academic Officer for EL Education, a nonprofit school improvement organization that partners with public schools and districts across America, leads professional learning, and creates open educational resources. He also teaches at Harvard Graduate School of Education, where he did his graduate work. With Harvard colleague Steve Seidel, he founded the website Models of Excellence: The Center for High-Quality Student Work, which houses the world’s largest collection of beautiful student work.

Ron is the author of best-selling education books, including: An Ethic of Excellence, and A Culture of Quality; and co-author of Leaders of Their Own Learning, Transformational Literacy, Management in the Active Classroom, and Learning that Lasts. He is a well-known keynote speaker nationally and internationally on inspiring a commitment to quality, character and citizenship in students.

Ron was an Annenberg Foundation Teacher Scholar, and received the Autodesk Foundation National Teacher of the Year award. He was a public school teacher and master carpenter in rural Massachusetts for over 25 years.

Suzie Boss is a writer and educational consultant from the United States who works with schools around the world interested in shifting to more student-centered, innovative approaches to teaching and learning. She is the author of 10 popular books for educators, most recently "Project Based Teaching: How to Create Rigorous and Engaging Learning Experiences" and "Reinventing Project-Based Learning: Your Field Guide to Real-World Projects in the Digital Age, 3rd Ed." She is a member of the PBLWorks National Faculty, longtime contributor to Edutopia, and frequent conference presenter.

Professor Jim Bright (BA, PhD, FAPS, FCDAA, FNICEC) has over 27 years of international consulting experience specializing in career development, psychology & training. He has published 11 books, and has over 500 peer reviewed scientific journal articles, chapters, reports and conference presentations. He has won awards for his careers research and has become a best-selling international author in the area of careers where he has pioneered the application of complexity theory approaches to career development. His progressive work aligns perfectly with the mission of BECOME Education where he is the Director of Research & Impact. Jim is a registered psychologist, a Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society and a Fellow of the Career Development Association of Australia. Jim is currently Professor of Career Education and Development at ACU. He's a regular expert guest on TV and radio and since 2006, has written a careers column in the MyCareer section of the Sydney Morning Herald and Age newspapers.

Liv Pennie brings together the worlds of academia and innovation to close the gap between evidence and practice in career development. She holds an MA in Psychology, a postgrad in Career Development combined with 18 years in creative innovation companies developing experiences and products that humans love. She co-founded BECOME Education in 2017 and their BECOME.ME program is transforming careers education in K-12 schools, teaching students to explore, design and navigate their future in an increasingly dynamic world.

Justin Caban is a curriculum director and one of Training 24/7’s expert consultants. In this role, he provides professional development to hundreds of teachers and school leaders throughout Australia. He regularly conducts live demonstration lessons for teachers with students from a range of school sectors, including public, religious and independent schools. He has developed a wide curriculum and pedagogical knowledge and uses effective and efficient methods to teach literacy skills to students from Non-English speaking backgrounds and varied socio-economic circumstances. Justin has helped schools restructure policy, procedures and teaching practice to dramatically improve student outcomes over relatively short periods of time. His passion for authentic assessment techniques and data analysis has been utilised to make explicit and targeted focus areas for school improvement. Justin’s ability to turn action goals into realistic achievements has been celebrated in many schools.

Our primary curriculum team are passionate educators. They have extensive teaching experience inspiring students in NSW public schools to investigate, create, collaborate and engage in deep, authentic learning. They currently work for the NSW Department of Education providing state-wide curriculum support for science and technology. They are passionate advocates of science and technology and the key role it plays in preparing young people to be active, informed global citizens. The team are highly skilled in facilitating the processes of scientific inquiry and design thinking to develop primary students’ deep understanding of scientific concepts and skills while fostering students’ development of creative solutions to real world problems.