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.

Susanne Aalto

Deputy President and Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Chalmers University of Technology

Michele Acuto

Pro Vice-Chancellor of Global Engagement

University of Bristol

Waqar Ahmad

President

Nazarbayev University

Manuel Barcia

Pro Vice-Chancellor for Global Engagement

University of Bath

Phil Baty

Chief Global Affairs Officer

Times Higher Education

Ishan Cader

Managing Director of Consultancy Services

Times Higher Education

Alberto José Cardelle

President

State University of New York

Brandon Collier-Reed

Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Teaching and Learning

University of Cape Town

Esther Dermott

Pro Vice Chancellor, Arts, Law and Social Sciences

University of Bristol

Linda Du Plessis

Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Teaching and Learning

North-West University

Mercy Eboh

Lecturer, Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship

Delta State University

José Frantz

Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Postgraduate Studies

Sol Plaatje University

David Garza

President

Tecnológico de Monterrey

Marie-Annick Gournet

Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor of Reparative and Civic Futures

University of Bristol

Joan Guàrdia Olmos

Rector

University of Barcelona

Manuel Guilherme Júnior

Rector

Eduardo Mondlane University

Adam Habib

Vice-Chancellor

SOAS University of London

Keijo Hämäläinen

President

Tampere University

Chris Havergal

Editor

Times Higher Education

Tansy Jessop

Pro Vice-Chancellor Education and Students

University of Bristol

Anne Marie Kanstrup

Pro Rector, Education

Aalborg University

Megan Kenna

Founding Executive Director

Schmidt Science Fellows

Hester Klopper

Principal and Vice-Chancellor

University of the Free State

Carmen Lamagna

Academic Adviser and Member of the Board of Trustees

American International University – Bangladesh

Puleng LenkaBula

Principal and Vice-Chancellor

University of South Africa

Christophe Lerouge

President

IMT Atlantique

Jun Liu

Rector

City University of Macau

Thokozani Majozi

Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research and Internationalisation

University of Cape Town

Sagar Manjare

Vice-Chancellor

Mahatma Gandhi University

Mosa Moshabela

Principal and Vice-Chancellor

University of Cape Town

Thandwa Mthembu

Vice-Chancellor and Principal

Durban University of Technology

Folasade Ogunsola

Vice-Chancellor and Professor

University of Lagos

Deog-seong Oh

Professor

Woosong University

Dag Rune Olsen

Rector

UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Anicia Peters

Chief Executive Officer

National Commission on Research, Science and Technology

Sibrandes Poppema

President

Sunway University

Elelwani Ramugondo

Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Transformation, Student Affairs and Social Responsiveness

University of Cape Town

James Ricci

Director of Science Systems

Schmidt Science Fellows

Colin Riordan

Secretary-General

The Association of Commonwealth Universities

Anders Söderholm

Rector

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sarah Ssali

Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Academic Affairs

Makerere University

Minna Suutari

Vice-President for Research and Development

LAB University of Applied Sciences

Nthabiseng Taole-Mjimba

Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research, Partnerships and Innovation

University of Fort Hare

Phil Taylor

Vice-Chancellor and President

University of Bath

Wisdom Tettey

President and Vice-Chancellor

Carleton University

Bjørn Thomassen

Acting Pro Rector

Roskilde University

Susan Tighe

President and Vice-Chancellor

McMaster University

Evelyn Welch

President and Vice-Chancellor

University of Bristol

Christian Wolfrum

Deputy President and Provost

Nanyang Technological University

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