Ms Aarnaes is a futurist and serves as a member of the Dubai Future Council on Education, where she takes part in forging paths for the UAE’s 2071 strategic vision in areas of learning and knowledge economy. She is a long-serving global educational leader and came to Dubai as the founding Head of School for Dwight School Dubai, she has since also been the Director at Universal American School. As an active member of the international educational community, Janecke Aarnaes has been the Vice-Chair of ECIS (the Educational Collaborative for International Schools), is an active participant in the IB World Community, an active MSA/CIS team visitor and a Steering Committee member for the Outstanding Schools Middle East and a Content Advisor for KHDA What Works X.