Speakers

Our high-quality speakers are essential to ensuring our events engage audiences and provide relevant, up-to-date and innovative content for our delegates. If you are an innovator or influencer in your field, or know someone who is, please apply below.

Rovshan Abbasov

Head, Environmental Research Centre

Khazar University

Waqar Ahmad

President

Nazarbayev University

Bahodir Ahmedov

Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs

New Uzbekistan University

Farhad Aliyev

Chief, International Relations Department and Associate Professor

Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction

Emin Amrullayev

Minister of Science and Education

Government of Azerbaijan

Ghassan Aouad

Chancellor

Abu Dhabi University

Bakhtiyar Aslanbayli

Vice-President, Caspian Region

British Petroleum

Thomas Auf der Heyde

Managing Director and Vice President

Constructor University

Rufat Azizov

Rector

Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University

Elchin Babayev

Rector

Baku State University

Phil Baty

Chief Global Affairs Officer

Times Higher Education

Maruthi Sridhar Balaji Bhaskar

Graduate Programme Director

Florida International University

Abhishek Singh Bhati

Pro Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer

University of Newcastle in Singapore

Olgun Çiçek

Board Director

International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education

Norbert Csizmadia

President of the Board of Trustees

John von Neumann University

Nilgün Yalçın Felchner

Regional Insight and Engagement Lead, Europe

British Council

Leah Fox

Dean, College of Leadership and Innovation

Buckinghamshire New University

Wim Groot

Professor of Health Economics and Evidence-Based Education

Maastricht University

Rima Guliyeva

Head, Chemical Engineering Department

Baku Higher Oil School

Nargiz Hajiyeva

Country Director, Azerbaijan

British Council

Balázs Hankó

Minister of Culture and Innovation

Government of Hungary

Fariz Ismailzade

Vice-Rector for External, Government and Student Affairs

ADA University

Lachyn Italmazova

Regional Commercial Director, UK and Europe

Times Higher Education

Ilhama Jafarli

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Association of Azerbaijani British Professionals

Nusrat Kamal

Vice-Chancellor

Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University Larkana

Helmut Kern

Representative for University Rankings

Government of Austria

Levente Kovács

Rector

Obuda University

Professor Erandathie Lokupitiya

Professor

University of Colombo

Sevinj Mammadova

Assistant Dean for Global Initiatives

George Washington University

Bhavit Mehta

Senior Content Manager, APAC

Times Higher Education

Ms Latifa Nasibova

Director

Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University

Anna Orlova

Regional Director, UK and Europe

Times Higher Education

Christine Özden

Global Director of Climate Education

Cambridge University Press & Assessment

Aytan Poladova

Environmental Compliance Specialist

World Bank

Shota Potolashvili

Head, Quality Assurance Office

Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

Sybille Reichert

Founding Director

Reichert Higher Education Consulting

Gareth Roberts

Director of Strategic Development

University of Warwick

Zhanar Rysbekova

Vice-Rector for Strategic Development and Science

Tashenev University

Aida Sagintayeva

Vice-Provost for Academic Planning and Budget

Nazarbayev University

Ulkar Sattarova

Director

State Agency for Science and Higher Education

Mary Senkowska

Founder and Early Talent Development Strategist

Creative Brain

Zulfiyya Shafiyeva

Head, International Projects Management Unit

State Agency for Science and Higher Education

Mohsen Sherif

Provost

United Arab Emirates University

Klara Spustek

Data Delivery Manager, THE Sustainability Impact Ratings

Times Higher Education

Abu Bakar Sulong

Director, Centre of Research and Instrumentation Management

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Patnarin Supakorn

Director, Center for International Affairs

Walailak University

Sholpan Tazabek

Vice-Rector for Global Partnerships

Almaty Management University

Aizhan Temerbayeva

Rector

Eurasian Technological University

Nikos Tsorakidis

Deputy Vice-President for External Engagement and Partnerships

CITY College, University of York Europe Campus

Vilayat Valiyev

Rector

Azerbaijan Technical University

Veronika Varga-Bajusz

State Secretary for Higher Education, Vocational and Adult Training, and Youth

Government of Hungary

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