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eXperienceAsia-KeynoteSpeakersasatDecember201617thAnnualConferenceofLearningEnvironmentsAustralasia 1
KEYNOTESPEAKERSBIOS
MAXINEMCKEW-MasterofCeremonies,FormerPoliticianandJournalistMaxineMcKewisanHonoraryFellowoftheMelbourneGraduateSchoolofEducationbasedattheUniversityofMelbourne,Australia.Sheistheauthoroftwobooks,ClassAct,astudyofsuccessinturnaroundAustralianschools,andTalesfromthePoliticalTrenches,apoliticalmemoir.Maxine'sbackgroundisinjournalismandformanyyearsshewasafamiliarfacetoABCviewersastheanchorofLatelineandthe7.30Report.Shemadetheswitchtopoliticsin2007
anddefeatedPrimeMinister,JohnHoward,intheseatofBennelong.SheservedintheAustralianFederalParliamentfrom2007-2010.ShenowlivesinMelbournewheresheisamemberofthreeboards:StateLibraryofVictoria,PerCapita,andtheJohnCainFoundation.
EDUCATIONMAKINGADIFFERENCE
BUNKERROY,PrincipalandFounder,BarefootCollege,IndiaSanjit"Bunker"RoyisanIndiansocialactivistandeducatorwhofoundedtheBarefootCollege.HewasselectedasoneofTime100's100mostinfluentialpersonalitiesin2010forhisworkineducatingilliterateandsemi-literateruralIndians.BunkerRoy’s“real”educationstartedwhenafterbeingeducatedinDoonSchool(1956-1962)andStStephensCollege(1962-1967).Hedugopenwellsfordrinkingwaterasanunskilledlabourerfor5years(1967-1971)andwasIndianNationalSquashChampion1965,1968and1971.BunkerRoystartedtheBarefootCollegein1972whichwasfollowingthelifestyleandwork
styleofMahatmaGandhi.ThedemystifiedanddecentralizedcommunitybasedBarefootModelhasbeenimplementedinover76oftheLeastDevelopedCountries,atotalof40,000housesinover1,000villageshavebeensolarelectrifiedbyover700illiterateruralgrandmothers.Theyaretrainedin6monthsassolarengineersusingonlysign language.Thewrittenandspokenword isnotused.BunkerRoygaveaTEDtalkatTEDGlobalinEdinburghinOctober2011.Ithasaccruedover3.5millionviewersandbeentranslatedinto45languages.
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ResponsibleforBarefootCollegeInternational,MeaganFalloneiscurrentlysteeringtheestablishmentofafurther6BarefootCollegeVocationalTrainingCentresthroughoutSubSaharanAfrica,LatinAmericaandSEAsia/Pacific;totriplethesizeoftheBarefootCollegeby2018.Inaddition,sheisleadinga
significantmovebytheorganisationtowardsdigitalintegrationbothwithintheorganisationand,inthehandsofthethousandsofruralpoorilliterateandsemi-literatewomenthecollegetrainsthroughoutthedevelopingworld.HerIndianbasedteamofBarefootInnovatorshavedevelopedanddeployedadigitalM&EplatformtotrackQoL,empowerment,financialandsustainabilityimpactwithintheprogramareasoftheBarefootCollegebyleveragingadesigncentricstrategygroundedintheinclusionofgrassrootswomen,throughoutitsdesignandimplementation.
Developinginnovativepublic,privateandtechnologypartnershipstoallow40yearsofgrassrootsinnovationtoscalethroughthesupportoftechnology.The“BarefootApproach”focusesonWatermanagement,RenewableSolarEnergy,Livelihood&EnterprisecreationandauniquesolutiontoRuralEducationforruralchildrenthathastodayeducatedmorethan75,000youngpeople.Thisdedicationtocreatinginformationsharingacrossliteracy,language,culturalbarriersintrueSouth/Southcooperation,isattheheartoftheBarefootCollegestrategicvision.MsFalloneadvocatesinallhigh-levelglobalforumsfortheBarefootApproachthroughcreationofGovernmentalandMultilateralpartnerships.SincejoiningBunkerRoyin2011toscaletheWomen’sBarefootSolarInitiativeofcommunitybased,self-reliantandsustainableSolarElectrification,shehasbeenafieldpresenceinmorethan52countriessincejoiningBarefootCollegeandcurrentlyguidesfieldimplementationandpartnershipsin72Countries.AttheheartofcuratinganinternationalcurriculumdesignedwithandforIlliterateandsemi-literatepoorruralwomenwhichempowersthemtowardsenterpriseactivitiesandamplifiestheiragencyandaspirations,sheandherteamhavesuccessfullycraftedpartnershipswithUnwomen,UNESCO,UNDPandmanylargePhilanthropicFoundations.SincejoiningtheleadershipteamatBarefootCollegeshehasaccomplishedachallenginganddeeporganisationalshiftfromagrassroots,India-centredentitytoavibrant,globallyoperatingorganisation,innovatingtowardsthefuture.
SCHOOLINTHECLOUDSUGATAMITRA,ProfessorofEducationalTechnologyattheSchoolofEducation,CommunicationandLanguageSciencesatNewcastleUniversity,EnglandProfessorSugataMitraisProfessorofEducationalTechnologyattheSchoolofEducation,CommunicationandLanguageSciencesatNewcastle
University,UK.Hehasbeencreditedwithmorethan25inventionsintheareaofcognitivescienceandeducationaltechnology.Oneofhisbestknownworksisthe‘HoleintheWall’experimentsstartedin1999whichdemonstratedthatgroupsofchildren,irrespectiveofwhoorwheretheyare,canlearntousecomputersandtheInternetontheirownusingpubliccomputersinopenspacessuchasroadsandplaygrounds.In2006,heinventedSelfOrganisedLearningEnvironments,nowinusethroughouttheworld.In2009,hecreatedtheGrannyCloud,ofteacherswhointeractwithchildrenovertheInternet.In2013,hewasawardedthefirst$1millionTEDprize,toputhiseducationalideastogethertocreatesevenlaboratoriescalled‘SchoolsintheCloud’whichstudylearningasemergentphenomenainaneducationalself-organisingsystem.
MEAGANFALLONE,Global Strategy, Implementation & Development, BarefootCollegeInternational,India
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RE-IMAGININGLEARNINGINFUTUREASIA
PROFESSORARNOUDDEMEYER,President,SingaporeManagementUniversity
ProfessorDeMeyeristhefourthPresidentofSingaporeManagementUniversity.Previously,hewasDirectorofJudgeBusinessSchoolattheUniversityofCambridgewherehewasProfessorofManagementStudiesandFellowofJesusCollege.Hewasassociatedfor23yearswithINSEADwhereheheldvarioussenioracademicandadministrativepositions,includingfoundingDeanofINSEAD’sAsiaCampusinSingapore.
ProfessorDeMeyerhasaMasterofScienceinElectricalEngineering,MBAandPhDinManagementfromtheUniversityofGhentinBelgium.HealsopursuedhisstudiesasavisitingscholarattheSloanSchoolofManagement,MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(USA).Hisresearchinterestsareinmanufacturingandtechnologystrategy;theimplementationofnewmanufacturingtechnologies;themanagementofR&D;howinnovationcanbemanagedmoreeffectively;projectmanagementunderconditionsofhighuncertainty;managementandinnovationinAsia;theglobalisationofAsianfirms;themanagementofnovelprojects;ande-readinessinEurope.Hisworkispublishedwidelyinacademicjournalsandhehaswrittenseveralbooks.ProfessorDeMeyerservesonseveralboardsincludingtheHumanCapitalLeadershipInstitute,NationalResearchFoundation,SingaporeInternationalChamberofCommerce,SingaporeSymphoniaCompanyLimitedandTemasekManagementServices.HeisanexternaldirectorofDassaultSystèmesSA(France)andalsoChairoftheStrategicAdvisoryCommitteeofVITO,theFlemishInstituteforTechnologicalResearch(Belgium).
FUTUREOFWORKANDSKILLSINSMARTCITIES
AYESHAKHANNAChiefExecutiveOfficer,ADDO
AyeshaKhannaisadigitaltechnologyandproductstrategyexpertadvisingcompaniesandgovernmentsonsmartcities,futureskills,fintech,andotheremergingindustries.ShespentmorethanadecadeonWallStreetadvisingproductinnovationteamsdevelopinglargescaletrading,riskmanagementand
dataanalyticssystems.
AyeshaisCEOoftechengineeringanddesignfirmADDOandhelpsmatchinvestorsandstartupsatTechFinVentures.Previously,sheservedasCEOofTheKeysGlobal,aninnovativeeducationhubthatmatchedstudentswithleadingcompaniestoapplytheirskillsincoding,robotics,and3Dprinting.In2014,AyeshaservedontheSingaporeMinistryofEducation’sSteeringCommitteeonfutureskillsandappliedlearning.
Ayeshawasalsoco-founderoftheHybridRealityInstitute,aresearchandadvisorygroupestablishedtoanalyzethesocialandeconomicimpactofacceleratingtechnologies.ShedirectedtheFutureCitiesGroupattheLondonSchoolofEconomics,andhasbeenaFacultyAdvisoratSingularityUniversity.
AyeshaisauthorofStraightThroughProcessing(2008)andco-authorofHybridReality:ThrivingintheEmergingHuman-TechnologyCivilization(2012).Shehasbeenpublishedandquotedontechnology,innovationandsmartcitiesinTheNewYorkTimes,BusinessWeek,TIME,Newsweek,Forbes,HarvardBusinessReview,Strategy+Business,andForeignPolicy.
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AyeshahasaBA(honors)inEconomicsfromHarvardUniversity,anMSinOperationsResearchfromColumbiaUniversityandiscompletingherPhDonsmartcityinfrastructuresattheLondonSchoolofEconomics.
SheistheFounderof21CGIRLS,acharitythatdeliversfreecodingclassestogirlsinSingapore.SheisontheBoardofAdvisorsforHumanity+,aFellowattheInstituteforEthicsandEmergingTechnologiesandaNon-ResidentSeniorFellowattheStrategicForesightInitiativeatAtlanticCouncil.AyeshaisalsoChairmanofFactotum,aboutiquecontentmarketingagency.