Speakers
Take a look at our speakers scheduled for the GDN Network Annual Meeting.
Speakers listed in alphabetical order.
Aleksander Morawski
Director
Scholaro, Inc.
Ann Marie Lyseng
Senior Manager, ACAT Secretariat/Learner Pathways and Chair, PCCAT
ACAT Secretariat, Alberta Advanced Education and Pan-Canadian Consortium on Admissions and Transfer
Annik Gélineau
Registrar, Université de Montréal / Past Chair, ARUCC Board of Directors
ARUCC
Anthony Manahan
Director Student Mobility & My eQuals
HES (Higher Ed Services)
Art Markman
Chief Academic Officer
Minerva Project
Beka Tavartkiladze
Senior Director, Global Education and Knowledge
World Education Services
Benjamin Iberle
Information Systems Specialist
Educational Credential Evaluators
Buti Kgwaridi Manamela
Minister of Higher Education and Training
Government of South Africa
Charmaine Hack
Vice President/VP of External Relations, Enrolment, & Partnerships
The GDN Network/Centennial College
Darran Fernandez
University Registrar, McMaster University / Chair, ARUCC Board of Directors
ARUCC
Divine Edem Kwadzodeh
Secretary General
All-Africa Students Union
Dries Ballyn
Process owner IT Data
AHOVOKS
Emily Tse
Senior Director, Global Affairs
TruMerit
Evelien Willems
Nuffic
Frederika de Graaff
RPL Lecturer
Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT)
Gizelle Mc Intyre
Group HR and Development Head
Nemtek Group
Hennie Bulstra
Senior Advisor and Innovation Lead
DUO (executive agency MoE Netherlands)
Hiroyuki Sato
Professor
National Institute of Informatics (NII)
Holly Custard
Senior Director, Learning Mobility & Data Ecosystem Partnerships
Strada Education Foundation
Inga Wheeler
Registrar, Okanagan College / Vice-Chair, ARUCC Board of Directors
ARUCC
Innocent Gumbochuma
Chief Financial Officer
South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA)
James Keevy
Jet Education Services
Jan-Joost Norder
Product Owner International Services
Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs
Jeanne Kitchens
Chief Technology Services Officer
Credential Engine
Jelger de Boer
Immediate Past-President
Groningen Declaration Network
Joanne Duklas
Executive Director
The GDN Network
Joseph Amunyela
Head: Qualifications
Namibia Qualifications Authority
Julie Reddy
Professor of Practice
University of Johannesburg
Kathleen Massey
Vice Provost (Students)
University of Lethbridge
Keiko Ikeda
Professor and Vice-Director
Institute for Innovative Global Education, Kansai University
Kelvin Bentley
Director, Community of Practice on Microcredentials
National Association of Higher Education Systems
Kikue Sakaguchi
Professor
National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education (NIAD-QE)
Kumiko Aoki
Professor
The Open University of Japan
Lin Reed
Executive Director
International Education Research Foundation (IERF)
Luis Lopez Monreal
Director de Normatividad y Gestión Académica
Tecnológico de Monterrey
Mamta Chauhan
Executive Director
VETASSESS
Martin Hall
Emeritus Professor
University of Cape Town
Matthew Newton
Director, Professional Skills Recognition
VETASSESS
Meg Wenger
Senior Director of Information and Knowledge
Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.
Melanie Gottlieb
President/Executive Director
The GDN Network/AACRAO
Melissa Loble
Chief Learning Officer
Instructure
Mercy M. Ngoma
CEO
Zambia Qualifications Authority
Miguel Jacques
Senior Adviser
The Norwegian Direcotrate for Higher Education and Skills
Nadia Starr
Chief Executive Officer
South African Qualifications Authority
Navin Vasudev
GDN Ambassador
The GDN Network
Payal Arora
Professor & Founder
Utrecht University/ Inclusive AI Lab
Robert Kay
Director
Ripltec
Rod Lastra
Research Sabbatical (former Dean)
University of Manitoba
Rooksana Rajab
Executive Director
Resonance Consulting Services
Samah Gamar
Director of Academic Affairs
Qatar Foundation
Sarah Howie
Director: Stellenbosch University, Unit for International Credentialing (SU-UIC)
University of Stellenbosch
Scott Cheney
CEO
Credential Engine
Serge Ravet
President
Reconnaître-Open Recognition Alliance
Sibongile Antoni
Group Executive Manager HRD
Multinational Bank
Simone Ravaioli
Senior Director Global Learning Ecosystem
Instructure
Stig Arne Skjerven
Chair
UNESCO Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education
Tom Wambeke
UN senior executive and Chief of Learning Innovation
International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization (ITCILO)
Veronique Henry
Dean, School of Community & Health Studies
Centennial College
Wei FANG
Deputy Director-General
Center for Student Services and Development, Ministry of Education, P.R. China (CSSD)
Wenjun (Edward) CHEN
Center for Student Services and Development, Ministry of Education, P.R. China (CSSD)
Wesley Teter
Senior Specialist, Division for Policies and Lifelong Learning Systems
UNESCO
Mntwanar Wiseman Zulu
Acting Director: Knowledge Management (IKS)
Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), South Africa
Jodi Tavares
Executive Director
ARUCC MyCreds/MesCertif
Helén Sophie Haugen
Head of Department
Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills
Zintle Ngamlana
Speaker and executive committee treasurer
CPUT
Membathisi Tumelo Ndzimande
Deputy President
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Carolina Anselmino
Giga Programme Officer, Digital Public Infrastructure
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Kaiyi YANG
Deputy Director, Department of Overseas Credentials Evaluation Services
Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange
Yongsheng FANG
Deputy Director-General
Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange
Raja Vinesh (Robin) Sannassee
Senior Programme Officer
Southern African Development Community (SADC)
Jerome Kudolo
Programmes Officer, Capacity Building, Skills Development & Employability
All-Africa Students Union (AASU)
Makhapa Makhafola
Chief Operating Officer
South African Qualification Council (SAQA)