INVITED SPEAKERS
Iana Aranda
Director, Engineering Global Development, ASME, USA
Prof. Nael Barakat, Ph.D. P.Eng. FASME
Professor and Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at University of Texas at Tyler
https://sites.google.com/site/drnbarakatsite/
https://www.uttyler.edu/me/documents/nbarakatbio.pdf onsite
Dr. Lisa Bosman
Associate Professor, Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University, USA
https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/profile/lbosman
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisabosman/
Mario Bernabé Chauca Saavedra
Advisor reviewer vice-rectorate of research and Researcher Professor at Ricardo Palma University, Peru
https://www.ifees.net/about/leadership/
Cindy Cooper
Program Officer, Lemelson Foundation
Uriel Rubén Cukierman, MS, PE, Ing.Paed.IGIP h.c.
Professor and Director of the Center for Educational Research and Innovation (CIIE), Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (UTN), Argentina and Research Professor University of New Mexico, USA
https://magic.ly/Uriel
Prof. Dr. Paloma Diaz
Dean of the School of Engineering, Telefónica-UC3M Chair on Women and Technology, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
Michael A. Fors, Ph.D.
Workforce Development Senior Executive Leader, Boeing
Prof. Dr. Manuel Förster
Professor for Economics and Vocational Education, School of Education, Technical University of Munich, Germany
https://magic.ly/Urielhttps://www.edu.tum.de/en/prof-wipaed/
Dr. Kim Johnston, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning & Student Professional Development, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary
https://schulich.ucalgary.ca/contacts/kimberly-johnston
Dr. Ramiro Jordan
Associate Dean of Engineering for Global Initiatives, University of New Mexico, USA
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ramiro-Jordan onsite
Ms Amal Kasry
Chief of Section/Innovation and Capacity Building in Science and Engineering, UNESCO
https://www.linkedin.com/in/amal-kasry-5bbba55/?originalSubdomain=eg
Dr. Mrs. Sushma S. Kulkarni, Ph.D., M.E Civil (C&M), B.E.Civil
Director, Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Sangli, Maharashtra, India
Vice Chair, Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC) India Chapter.
Convener CII Industry-Academia Relationship Cell, Southern Maharashtra Chapter
https:/ /www.ritindia.edu/index.php/about-us/director-s-message
Dr. Thomas Lee FCAE
Walter G. Booth Chair for Engineering Entrepreneurship and Innovation, W. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
https://www.eng.mcmaster.ca/sept
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-lee-8480111/
Professor Sunil Maharaj
Dean Engineering, University of Pretoria, South Africa and GEDC 2021 Chair Elect
http://www.up.ac.za/ebit
Dr Archana Mantri
Leslie Martinich
Michael K.J. Milligan, PhD, PE, CAE
Ms Shamila Nair-Bedouelle
Assistant Director-General/Natural Science Sector, UNESCO
https://en.unesco.org/news/shamila-nair-bedouelle-nominated-assistant-director-general-natural-sciences-unesco
Ms Peggy Oti-Boating
Director of the Division of Science Policy and Capacity Building, UNESCO
Prof. Natacha de Paola
Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Director of the IllinoisTech Digital Medical Engineering & Technology (IDMET) Center, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA, GEDC Ambassador
https://www.iit.edu/idmet
https://www.linkedin.com/in/natacha-depaola-075813143/
Cesar Parga
Section Chief, Competitiveness, Innovation and Technology, Department of Economic Development, Organization of American States
Andreina Bloom Parisi-Amon
VP of Learning and Teaching, Engageli
María Isabel Pozzo
Researcher at National Scientific and Technical Research Council of Argentina, Full Professor at National University of Rosario, Argentina
https://www.linkedin.com/in/peggy-oti-boateng-ph-d-14288b64/?originalSubdomain=fr
Aryanne Quintal
Specialist, Competitiveness, Innovation and Technology, Department of Economic Development, Organization of American States
Prof. Seeram Ramakrishna, FREng, Everest Chair
Prof. Seeram Ramakrishna, FREng, Everest Chair
Ms. Rovani Sigamoney
Assistant Program Specialist, UNESCO
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/about-us/who-we-are/whos-who/cross-cutting-thematic-units/unesco-engineering-initiative/
Prof. Saurabh Sinha
Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research and Internationalisation, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Alfredo Soeiro
Secretary General of AECEF, Portugal
Anthony Tattersall
Vice President Enterprise, EMEA, Coursera, UK
Prof. Şirin Tekinay
Chair, Global Engineering Deans Council and George Mason University, USA
Yannis C. Yortsos
Dean, USC Viterbi School of Engineering, USA
Zhenghe Xu
Founding Dean, College of Engineering, SUSTech, China
https://faculty.sustech.edu.cn/xuzh/en/
https://www.sustech.edu.cn/en/
