Meet the voices of this year’s summitEducation leaders, industry experts, and policymakers shaping Europe’s advantage in the global higher education market.
Dr Prof Zviad GabisoniaDeputy Minister, Ministry of Education, Science and Youth of GeorgiaTeamExpertise Dr Eszter LukácsVice-President for International Affairs and Strategic Relations, Széchenyi István EgyetemTeamExpertise Nunzio QuacquarelliQS President & Chair of the BoardTeamExpertise Dr Theodoros PapaioannouCEO, Study in GreeceTeamExpertise Gabriela AllmiSenior Director EMEA & Asia Pacific, Business Harvard ImpactTeamExpertise Leona Isabella VerdaderoProgramme Specialist, Digital Policies & Digital Transformation, UNESCOTeamExpertise Joachim LutzDean and President, Mannheim Business SchoolTeamExpertise Dr Cheryl YuDirector of Programmes, TNE InstituteTeamExpertise Dr Ram MadhavPresident, India FoundationTeamExpertise Dr Péter Levente LakatosMAB Director General, ENQA Board MemberTeamExpertise
London Andrew PlantQS Executive Director – EuropeTeamExpertise Ben SowterQS Senior Vice PresidentTeamExpertise Selma TooheySenior Vice President, University ServicesTeamExpertise Eleni Bolou-SchlesingerQS Regional Partnerships ManagerTeamExpertiseLondon Jacques de ChampchesnelQS Head of Consulting and InsightsTeamExpertiseAlbacete Dr Habib FardounQS Principal ConsultantTeamExpertiseLondon Kuldeep ReddyQS Senior ConsultantTeamExpertise Nilly CastanoQS Senior ConsultantTeamExpertise Martin SerranoQS Product Director, Skills & Labor MarketsTeamExpertiseLondon Simona BizzozeroQS Communications DirectorTeamExpertise Wesley SiqueiraQS Product and Research AdvisorTeamExpertise Juan Carlos Mejía-CuartasQS Customer Experience ManagerTeamExpertiseLondon Zoya ZaitsevaQS Innovation ManagerTeamExpertise Alejandro CaballeroPrincipal Education Specialist, IFC The World Bank GroupTeamExpertiseSheffield Laura LightfinchQS Strategic Content ManagerTeamExpertise Joan ConcannonChief Reputation and Stakeholder Relations Officer, University of YorkTeamExpertise Jonathan SimonsPartner and Head of the Education Practice, Public FirstTeamExpertise Prof Dr Radomír MasarykProfessor of Psychology and Vice-Rector for External Affairs, Comenius University BratislavaTeamExpertise Prof Dr Rita BendaravičienėProfessor of Management at the Faculty of Economics and Management, Vytautas Magnus UniversityTeamExpertise Dr Iris Nuñez Trebol, Ph.DVice-Rector for International Relations and Research, Universidad Alfonso X el SabioTeamExpertise Prof João PintoDean and Professor of Finance, Católica Porto Business School. TeamExpertise Prof Hannah HolmesDean of the Business School and Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor within the Faculty of Business and Law, Manchester Metropolitan UniversityTeamExpertise Prof Stefano CaselliDean of SDA Bocconi School of Management and Full Professor of Banking and Finance, Bocconi UniversityTeamExpertise Dr Aigerim KaumenovaDirector, CEEMAN TeamExpertise Prof Maha MouradAssociate Dean for Undergraduate Studies and Administration and Professor of Marketing, The American University in CairoTeamExpertise Prof Edgar MeyerDean, Birmingham Business SchoolTeamExpertise Sarah VaughanSenior Advisor, Former Associate Dean, ICN Business SchoolTeamExpertise Leila GuerraAssociate Vice President (Education), London School of EconomicsTeamExpertise Prof Tănase StamuleDean, FABIZTeamExpertise Marin NjavroManaging Director, Luxembourg School of BusinessTeamExpertise Christopher CrippsVice-President for Europe & International Affairs, Institute Politechnique de ParisTeamExpertise Prof Laura CostanzoDean, Southampton Business SchoolTeamExpertise Prof Gurpreet Singh Jagpal OBEChief Commercial Officer, Aston UniversityTeamExpertise Meelis KitsingRector, Estonian Business SchoolTeamExpertise Dr Miao HeHead of International Reputation and Rankings Strategy, University of BristolTeamExpertise Prof Isabella NovaVice Rector for Strategic Planning, Politecnico di MilanoTeamExpertise Prof Bruno van PottelsbergheRector, Budapesti Cornivus EgyetemTeamExpertise Prof Raquel Cabero QuilesAcademic Director, Master in Business Analytics and Data Science, IE UniversityTeamExpertise Marine RabeyrinEMEA Education Segment Director, LenovoTeamExpertiseLondon Jonathan SabarreQS Principal ConsultantTeamExpertise Dr Beáta FehervolgyiDean, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of PannoniaTeamExpertise Prof Dr András TakácsFull professor and the Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics, University of PécsTeamExpertise Tamim ElbashaExecutive Director & Associate Dean - Learning & Quality Development, AudenciaTeamExpertise Kamil SenhajiCEO International, Galileo Global EducationTeamExpertise Prof Margaret ToppingPro-Vice Chancellor for Global Engagement, Queen's University BelfastTeamExpertise Dr Sargis AsatryantsVice-Rector for Internationalization and Reforms, National Polytechnic University of ArmeniaTeamExpertise Dr Abir al HarbiAssistant to V.P. for Planning and Development, King Saud UniversityTeamExpertise Dr Prof Zviad GabisoniaDeputy Minister, Ministry of Education, Science and Youth of GeorgiaTeamExpertise Michael NowlisDirector, MBA Programmes, Imperial Business SchoolTeamExpertise Tom LindholmCEO of Aalto University Executive Education (Aalto EE) and Head of Lifewide Learning, Aalto UniversityTeamExpertise Dr J. Leslie Zachariah-WolffSecretary General of Idea League, TU DelftTeamExpertise Prof Paweł UrgaczDeputy Dean for Internationalisation, WSB UniversityTeamExpertise Lene Dammand LundRector, Royal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design, ConservationTeamExpertise Prof Fotis PapageorgiouChief Academic Officer, Metropolitan CollegeTeamExpertise Prof Dr Hasan MandalRector, Istanbul Technical UniversityTeamExpertise Prof Per MickwitzPro Vice-Chancellor for Research, Sustainability and Campus Development, Lund UniversityTeamExpertise Dr Karen Tinsner-FuchsHead of the Quality & Sustainability Department, University of St. GallenTeamExpertise Ines DrieselmannVice president of Alumni and Careers, IE UniversityTeamExpertise Dr Péter FehérDirector of International Alliances, Budapesti Cornivus EgyetemTeamExpertise Patrice HoudayerExecutive Vice President - Global Academic Affairs, SKEMA Business SchoolTeamExpertise Friederike HettingerManaging Director, TUM InternationalTeamExpertise Nathalie BrahlerTrack Lead Creative Business Beyond Campus, Hogeschool UtrechtTeamExpertise Nelson RibeiroVice-Rector, Catholic University of Portugal TeamExpertise Mohab SalehExecutive Director of Business Development, Galala UniversityTeamExpertise Dr Jean-Marc OgierGeneral Director, CESITeamExpertise Dr Elchin BabayevRector, Baku State UniversityTeamExpertise Kirill IvanovCustomer Success Manager, ElsevierTeamExpertise Dr Ignacio de Lorenzo RodriguezUniversity Rankings Unit Director, University of NavarraTeamExpertise Alanna HeyerHigher Education Officer, UNHCRTeamExpertise Ehab BadwiFounder, Syrian Youth AssemblyTeamExpertise Jacqui JenkinsInternational Higher Education Consultant, The PIETeamExpertise Dr Sándor RemseiDean, Kautz Gyula Faculty of Economics, Széchenyi István UniversityTeamExpertise Prof Michael ScottPro-Vice-Chancellor (International), University of WarwickTeamExpertise Lorna GozzardDirector of Engagement, Brand & Marketing, Royal College of ArtTeamExpertiseLondon Angel LayerQS Product ManagerTeamExpertise Dr Ianis G. MatsoukasDeputy Principal, Strategic Projects & Reputation Management, University of Keele - GreeceTeamExpertise Dr Janet IlievaFounder, Education InsightTeamExpertise Dr Csaba CsákiDean for Artificial Intelligence, Corvinus University of BudapestTeamExpertise Prof Majid Movahedi RadProfessor and Vice-Dean, Széchenyi István UniversityTeamExpertise Dr Michelle SistoAssociate Dean, EDHEC AI Center; Associate Professor, AI and Decision Sciences, EDHEC Business SchoolTeamExpertise Dr Rachel RuiDirector of Global Research, Innovation and Partnerships, University of Tennessee; Assistant Director, UT Japan CenterTeamExpertise Prof Erica WilsonPro Vice-Chancellor (Academic Innovation) and Dean, Southern Cross UniversityTeamExpertise Prof Thomas RochePro Vice-Chancellor (Academic Quality), Southern Cross UniversityTeamExpertise Michael BremeChairman, Board of Audi Hungaria ZrtTeamExpertise Katsuhiko NamikawaExecutive Advisor/Honorary President, Tokyo Business and Language CollegeTeamExpertise Baljinder BirdiGlobal Business and Engagement Manager Quality Assurance Agency for Higher EducationTeamExpertise Narayani PrakashQS Senior Product ManagerTeamExpertise Péter FrazonStudent; Vehicle Engineering BSc, Széchenyi István UniversityTeamExpertise Santiago GarciaVice President Strategic Development and International, KEDGE Business SchoolTeamExpertise Dr Björn KjellanderDirector of Quality and Accreditation, Jönköping UniversityTeamExpertise Cerys HuttonHead of Warwick Digital Academy, University of WarwickTeamExpertise Assoc Prof Lone Grønbæk JørgensenAssociate Professor, Head of Department, Centre Director, The Faculty of Business and Social Sciences, University of Southern DenmarkTeamExpertise Judit PolgárWorld Chess Hall of Fame; Author; Educational Ambassador, Judit Polgar Chess FoundationTeamExpertise Dr Ákos Kovács, PhDHead of the Department of Artificial Intelligence and HPC, Széchenyi István UniversityTeamExpertise Liu HaoyiMarketing Director, Huawei Technologies Hungary and Western BalkansTeamExpertise Dr Tamás BudaiAssistant Lecturer, Dept. of AI & HPC, Széchenyi István UniversityTeamExpertise Dr Adrienn Dernóczy-PolyákVice-Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, Széchenyi István UniversityTeamExpertise İfakat Hande Çevik EnyediManaging Director, ASELSAN HungaryTeamExpertise Prof Dr Martin BoehmGlobal Dean of Undergraduate Programs and Executive Vice President, Hult International Business SchoolTeamExpertise Dora MoldovanInternational League Table Analyst, University of GlasgowTeamExpertise
Paris Daniel KahnQS Senior Insights SpecialistTeamExpertise Dr. Ulkar SattarovaDirector of the State Agency for Science and Education, Republic of Azerbaijan TeamExpertise Dr Michael FungExecutive Director, Institute for the Future of Education, Tecnológico de MonterreyTeamExpertise Dr Hovhannes HovhannisyanRector, Yerevan State UniversityTeamExpertise Dr Anders FribergPhD | Senior Advisor, Chalmers University of TechnologyTeamExpertise Mariia RemizovaStudent, Széchenyi István UniversityTeamExpertise Sargis HayotsyanChairman, RA MESCS Higher Education and Science CommitteeTeamExpertise Juliet Adongo OmondiStudent, Széchenyi István UniversityTeamExpertise Sat Bir S. KhalsaAssociate Professor of Medicine, Harvard UniversityTeamExpertise András BálóHead of Unit for Cross-border Higher Education and International Affairs, Hungarian Ministry of Education and ChildrenTeamExpertise Mehmet AtakManaging Director, Nurol MakinaTeamExpertise Anton DegtevCustomer Success Manager, ElsevierTeamExpertise Prof Penny MacbethDirector, Principal & CEO, The Glasgow School of ArtTeamExpertise Janine De VilliersEurope & META Higher Education Business Manager, LenovoTeamExpertise Paula de Blas GonzálezSenior Education Specialist, UN TourismTeamExpertise Bobokalonov Suhrobjon RamazanovichDeputy Chairman of the Tourism Committee, the Republic of UzbekistanTeamExpertise Ernest C. AudinoBrigadier General, US Army; President, CEO Business AllainceTeamExpertise Amandeep SinghPowertrain Function Test Manager, AUDI HUNGARIA Zrt.TeamExpertise Prof Alasdair BlairAssociate Pro Vice-Chancellor Education, De Montfort UniversityTeamExpertise Michelle HarrisQS Lead Product ManagerTeamExpertise Marianne KnarudHead of Office, Global University Academy, University of OsloTeamExpertise Prof Dr Santiago GarciaVice President for Strategic Development and International, KEDGE Business SchoolTeamExpertise Dr Laurent DedenisPresident/CEO, Constructor TechnologyTeamExpertise Dr Tamás KolossváryHead of Innovation Park, Széchenyi István UniversityTeamExpertise Dr István SárhegyiCEO, 4iG Space & Defence Technologies TeamExpertise