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Global Skills Week 2026
25 - 26 March 2026
Washington, D.C.
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United States of America

Global Skills Week 2026 Speakers

Leading voices from industry and higher education, powering the global skills economy.

Grace Williamson
Senior Director, Industry and Employer Relations, Knauss School of Business
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Patrick Brothers
QS Board Member and Executive Director
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Jen Foster
QS Associate Director, Content
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Nunzio Quacquarelli
QS President & Chair of the Board
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Dr Ashwin Fernandes
Chair, QS India and Vice President, Strategic and International Engagement
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Santiago Schnell
Provost, Dartmouth College
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Alejandro Caballero
Principal Education Specialist, IFC The World Bank Group
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Anshul Sonak
Head and Global Director, Intel Digital Readiness Programs
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Ben Sowter
QS Senior Vice President
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Benjamin Hescott
Senior Associate Dean of Academic Programs and Student Experience, Northeastern’s Khoury College of Computer Sciences
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Fotis Sotiropoulos
Executive Vice President and Provost, Penn State University
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David Maslar
Academic Director, Full-Time MBA program, Haslam College of Business
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Carolina González Tabares
EDTECH New Business Manager, ETB
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Martin Serrano
QS Director of Product Innovation
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Matteo Quacquarelli
QS Vice President, Strategy and Analytics
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Lyman Missimer
Investor & Strategic M&A, Owl Ventures
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Gary Hecht
Associate Dean of Professional Education Pathways, Gies College of Business
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Laura Love
Senior Vice President, Strada
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Sulin Ba
Dean, Driehaus College of Business and Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, DePaul University
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Megan Healy
e Chief of Talent and Workforce Strategy at the Virginia Economic Development Partnership
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Derek Eberhart
Associate Vice President for Research and Executive Director of Innovation Gateway, University of Georgia
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Ryan Hess
QS Regional Partnerships Director, US Northeast
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Bethany Hogan
QS Vice President, Business Development & Partnerships
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Haley Glover
Senior Director, UpSkill America, Economic Opportunities Program
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Jeff Yacup
QS Regional Partnerships Director, US Midwest
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Samir Saber
Dean, Digital & Information Technology CoE and Executive Director, Workforce Technology, Houston City College
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Dr Dean Chang
Chief Innovation Officer, University of Maryland
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Larissa Bezo
President and Chief Executive Officer, CBIE
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Devan Sullivan
QS Regional Partnerships Director, US West
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Amy Shackelford
Head of Education, CodeSignal
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