Middle East School Leadership Conference

MESLC HALL OF FAME

Ashleigh Thompson

Deputy Head Teacher Kings' School Nad Al Sheba

Mark Steed

Director JESS, Dubai

Stephen Cox

Managing Director 21tenlearning

Kevin Fullbrook

Middle School Principal Al-Bayan Bilingual School Kuwait

Nadine Powrie

Director/Executive Coach Nadine Powrie Consultancy Ltd

Lesley Hunter

Leader Development Specialist Challenge Choice Change

Benjamin Rothwell

Head of Technology and Innovation Victory Heights Primary School

David Hinton

CEO EDTAC Australia

Megel R. Barker

Assistant Principal American British Academy Oman

Iain Colledge

Principal Raha International School

Stephen Ritz

Founder of Green Bronx Machine

Nalini Cook

Head of Middle East Research and Business Development Manager ISC Research

Maggie Wright

Author, Leader, Researcher and Practitioner

Nasif Kayed

Founder & CEO The Arab Culturalist

ZEN KHAN

CE0 ZEN PD

Dr. Lorna Finman

CEO of STEM Revolution

John Kellerman

World class STEM Trainer

Dr. Joseph Williams III

Elementary School Principal

Cherie Litwiller

Director Learning – Middle East ISP

Emma Shanahan

Principal of Aspen Heights British School

Wayne Howsen

Principal of The Aquila School

Mike Cipriano

Principal of Nibras International School

Dene Bright

Principal of Reach British School

Jeni Ling

CEO

Dr Zohraida Karim

Director and head of school - The Growing Tree Preschool

Dr Anne Raynor

Director of Education Programmes University of Birmingham Dubai

Omar Murtaza

Head of Professional Development Dubai English Speaking College

Ben Rothwell

Assistant Headteacher (Curriculum) Victory Heights Primary School

Sasha Crabb

Principal Victory Heights Primary School

Ambreen Mohammad

Vice Principal International Community Schools

Shady Elkassas

Assistant Principal of Academics Sharjah American International School-Sharjah Campus

Gilda Scarfe

CEO and Founder Positive Action UK

Martha Da Costa-Sherwood

Founding Director of Da Cosme Consulting

Rory Galvin

Managing Director Galvin Global Education

Charlotte Whelan

Head of School Forest Gate Community School London

Zara Harrington

Principal Safa British School

Jake Madden

Executive Principal Al Yasat Private School

Fatma Khalid

Head of Elementary American School of Creative Science

Christine Nasserghodsi

Cofounder Mirai

Dr Craig T Gabler

Science/STEM Education Consultant Horizons Educational Consulting

Kai Vacher

Principal British School Muscat

Dr Louise Lambert

Editor Middle East Journal of Positive Psychology

Reneta Sanders

Head of School Elite Private School

Alya Al Ali

Vice President, Expo School Programme, Expo 2020 Dubai

Michael Lambert

Headmaster Dubai College

Dr Raychellet Williamson

Executive Principal Rising School

Ruqya Khan

S.M.I.L.E. strategist - Life Coach - Author

Jeremy Williams

Head of School at Manor Hall International School in Al Ain

Marja K. Martikainen

Principal of the Viikki Teacher Training School of the University of Helsinki

Sarah Rafiullah

SarahManger School Programme Team Expo 2020 Dubai

Tom Collar

Vice Principal of Ranches Primary School

Michael Strachan

Deputy Head- Repton School Dubai

Maleha Arif

Vice Principal- Dubai Arabian American School

Rafeeq Rahim

Principal-New Indian School

Lara Chouman

Director of Teaching and Development

Jeff Evans

Principal-Global English School

Murray Thomas

Vice Principal- Misk Schools

Dr. Carla Caviness

Educational Leader- Aldar Education

Stephen Daly

Head of Assessment & Reporting at Cranleigh Abu Dhabi

Nav Iqbal

Principal/CEO GEMS Metropole School

Charlotte Dawson

Nursery Manager at CreaKids

Asha Alexander

Principal and Executive Leader Climate Change, GEMS Education

Brett Girven

Principal- The Arbor School Dubai

Vikas Singh

Head of the Department Design and Arts- GEMS International School Al khail

Linda Parsons

Innovation lead- Al Futtaim Education Foundation

Zak Palsha

Director-Al-Bayan International School

Olly Lewis

Head of Science-BISAD

Zaineb Mahdi

Director of Innovation and Digital Technology-GEMS Wellington cluster

Siobhan Dickerson

Director of Specialism- GEMS FirstPoint School

Mark Leppard MBE

Headmaster-The British School Al Khubairat

Donovan A. Patterson

Regional Vice Principal- Ministry of Education UAE

Guy Schooley

Deputy Head - Amity International School

Laura Causer

Specialist Leader of Education in the Science of Learning

Philippa Wraithmell

Digital learning Pro-Author of the Digital Ecosystem

Ian Thurston

Principal DIA Emirates Hills

Janecke Aarnaes

Council Member Dubai Future Council on Education

Dee Saran

Deputy Head Learning and Teaching Dubai College

Sanam Yaqub

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lead University of Birmingham Dubai

Nalini Cook

Head of Research EMEA-ISC Research

Kevin Simpson

KDSL Global and AIELOC

Sharin Tebo

Middle School Principal-Ignite School

Ann Christian

International Safeguarding Consultant

Joseph Kotarski

Superintendent Dubai Schools

Sreejit Chakrabarty

Director - Artificial Intelligence & Robotics-GEMS Dubai American Academy

Loretta Sanders

Consultant-Empowering Through Knowledge

Jill Schlessinger

Educational Consultant - Customer Success Team Membean

Catherine Erpen

Principal GEMS World Academy

Zen Khan

Head of Business Development Middle East Education Perfect

Michelle Thomas

Director of Education-School of Research Science

Shady El Kassas

Director of Innovation Alttihad National Private School

Nicole Haynes

Principal/CEO GEMS Westminster School Ras Al Khaimah

Alan Williamson

CEO Taaleem

Zoe Woolley

Headmistress Jeddah Prep and Grammar School

Steve Lupton

Principal Repton Abu Dhabi

Dr Jennifer Ricks

Director of Learning American Community School of Abu Dhabi

Frances Powell

Head of Secondary School The Arbor School

Emma Shanahan

Principal Aspen Heights British School

Abigail Alexis-Olubuyide

Head of School Wesgreen International School

Dr Steffen Sommer

Director General Misk Schools Saudi Arabia

Crystal Goodwin

Secondary Vice Principal North American International School

Dr Sammy Wafi

Deputy School Principal German International School Dubai

Wendy Harris

Assistant Head Teacher GEMS Wellington International Schoo

Dr Zak Palsha

Director Al-Bayan International School Kuwait

Adele O’Doherty

Head Downe House Riyadh

Abhilasha Singh

Principal Shining Star International School

Sian Davies

Assistant Headteacher Sixth Form Jebel Ali school

Tai Paschall

Charter Digital Education Lead Bloom Charter School

Baz Nijjar

Principal Advisor - Education Technology GEMS Education

Tracy Moxley

Executive Principal Citizens School Dubai

Jared Nolan

Director/Principal Kent College Dubai

Kam Chohan

Executive Director ECISchools

Glen Radojkovich

Deputy Director of Education, Director of UK & IB Schools Taaleem Education

Amine Hamdan

Educational Consultant and Training Supervisor Perfect Purity

Emily Cave

Director of Professional Development Schrole Group

Ramiz Haddadin

General Manager Alpha Publishing

Mark Samways

Director of Wellbeing The Free Spirit Collective

Megan La Caze

Head of Secondary Swiss International Scientific School

Ian Pugh

Principal Al Ain Academy / Aldar Academies

Donna McMaster

Director of Education Aldar Education

Zaineb Mahdi

Assistant Headteacher / Director of Innovation and Digital Technology for the Wellington cluster of schools

Julia Knight

Head of Primary / Senior Girls Beech Hall School Riyadh

Marwan El Nemr

Head of Academia & Government Linkedin Middle East

Marilene Shane

Deputy Principal Dubai Schools Mirdif

Grant van der Kruk

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Schoolbox

Akbar Rahel

Admissions Director Prep Expert

Zeina Moussa Dbouk

Director of Trainings and Programs Hardwired Global

Hannah Wilson

Director Diverse Educators

Dr Jamie Cardwell

Vice Principal Al Ghad Charter School/Aldar Education

Dr Neil Hopkin

Director of Education Fortes Education

Victoria Hopkin

CEO / Founder The Cambridge Consultancy Group

Michael Norton

Head of Secondary-Collegiate International School

Dr Helen Wright

International Education Consultant and Executive Coach LSC Education

Ranata Davis

Professional Learning Designer Educational Development Institute Qatar

Morgan Whitfield

Director of Teaching and Learning Amity International School Abu Dhabi

Benjamin Atkins

Head of Secondary The Aquila School

Leia Kraeuter

Principal - Elementary GEMS American Academy

Zen Khan

Partner Zen PD

Ben Cooper

Primary Principal Wellington Academy Al Khail

Hazel Govender

CEO/Principal GEMS Cambridge International school, Abu Dhabi

Asha Dullabh

Clinical Psychologist

Joanna Povall

Principal Wales International School

Rania Hussein

Deputy Head of School Swiss International Scientific School Dubai

Maryssa O’Connor

Senior Vice President of Education GEMS Wellington International School

Dr Aysha AlShamsi

Assistant Professor, Education Program Chair Higher Colleges of Technology

Leigh Girven

Principal Greenfield International School

Lucy Gowdie

Head of School Inter-Community School Zurich

Shen Megalaa

Vice Principal Assessment, Data and Reporting Misk Schools, Riyadh

Olly Lewis

Deputy Head Amity Abu Dhabi

Gillian Hammond

Principal and Chief Education Officer of Excella

Nick Hart

Principal-Horizon English School

Fiona Cottam

Principal-Hartland International School

Dr. Claire Shea

Head of School- American Creativity Academy Kuwait

Sevag Kendirjian

Education Director-SAMA Educational Company

Emmanuel Keteku

Principal / CEO-GEMS Education

Natasha Hilton

Head of Primary-Park House English School Doha

Esther Mustamu-Daniels

DEI Lead-British School Muscat

Jeffrey Evans

Managing Director- Learning Key Education

Deidre Diaz

Principal-Bloom Education

Mark Leppard MBE

Headmaster-The British School Al Khubairat

Dr. Simone Saad

Principal-Al Durrah International School

Zoubiya Ahmed

Director-Highbright Education, UK

Michael Sheehan

Sales Manager-Toddle

Nadim Saad

Founder and Chief Happiness Officer-The Happy Confident Company

Clive Gibson

Head of Innovation-JESS Dubai

Matthew Santaspirt

Director, EMEA- Savvas Learning Company

Janet Meyers

Assistant Vice President, K12 Education-Kendall Hunt Publishing

Nadia Albaraghithi

Education Consultant MENA-SMART

Dr. Jen Ricks

Director of Learning- American Community School of Abu Dhabi

Christina Kapp

Head of Learning-Alef Education

Dr Loretta Sanders

Consultant, Empowering Through Knowledge

Dr Tamia McEwen

College Counselor/Wellness Professional-American Creativity Academy, Hawally Girls Campus

James Burnett

Founder/Chairman-ORIGO Education

Hayley Mulenda

Director-BE ROOTED LTD

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