Inclusive learning is Beth's lifelong passion. She lives in Germany and partners with international schools as a consultant specialising in UDL implementation, building learner-centered systems of support, accessible technology integration, shifting mindsets, and igniting inclusive inquiry for all learners.

Beth's passion for reducing barriers through Universal Design for Learning began in her early years as a teacher of students who are Blind and Visually Impaired. She has sixteen years of IB international school experience and holds a Master's Degree in Special Education.

Beth serves as the Co-Chairperson of the UDL-IRN Implementation Special Interest Group, is an ISTE certified educator, and a CPACC certified member of the International Association of Accessibility Professionals. As a lifelong learner, her dedication to creating professional learning experiences that amplify the strengths and compassion of fellow educators, is at the heart of all that she does.

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Born in Iran and based in Paris, Moojan is a serial entrepreneur and an advocate for women’s rights. She is the co-founder of Women in AI, which is a global nonprofit organisation on the mission to close the gender gap in AI by educating the youth and fostering female role models.

Moojan has run several businesses and nonprofit initiatives across the globe. She has worked in various industries from Corporate Banking, to IoT and AI in five continents. She is an advisor to the GreenTech Alliance and a contributor to Grit Daily news. She has also advised ARCEP, UNESCO and European Parliament on the future of Technologies, Gender Diversity and Inclusion in AI.

Moojan was ranked as the Top 50 Europe’s most Influential Women in startups & VCs in 2020 by EU Startups, Top 10 Pioneering Women in AI and Machine Learning in 2019 by Enterprise Management 360, 4 inspiring women who count in AI by ADN,19 Inspiring Women in AI, Big Data, Data Science, Machine Learning by Kdnuggets.

Moojan is a marathon runner, a certified scuba diver and passionate about space and new frontiers.

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Dr. Sanja Tarczay was born in Zagreb as a deaf child in a deaf family and later became Deafblind. In 1994, she established the Croatian Association of Deafblind Persons "Dodir" where she is acting as president. She is the creator of a Croatian Sign Language course, courses for Service Support Providers (SSPs), courses for Deafblind interpreters, and the founder of the Croatian Sign Language Interpreting Centre.

Since 2008, she has been the practicum leader for a module on Deafblindness at the Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Zagreb, where she earned her Ph.D. in 2014, making her the first Deafblind person in Croatia to graduate with a doctoral degree. In addition, she is a lecturer on the subject of Sign Language at the University of Applied Health Studies at the University of Zagreb. She also held lectures at numerous other universities, nationally and internationally as a guest lecturer. She has published several expert and research papers and articles, both as a sole contributor and as a co-author.

From 2013 until 2022, Dr. Sanja Tarczay served as the president of the European Deafblind Union (EDbU), and she was also a member of the Grant-making committee of the Disability Rights Fund (DRF). Since October 2022, Sanja Tarczay has been the president of the World Federation of the Deafblind (WFDB), an active member in the OPD Steering Group of International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC), a participant in the OHCHR Community 2030 Initiative and a board member of International Disability Alliance (IDA).

Her lifelong mission to promote the rights of Deafblind persons to equality, accessibility, and inclusive education has earned her several awards and honors. Among these, the special honor she received was in 2015 by the President of the Republic of Croatia for extraordinary services to healthcare, social welfare, and the promotion of social values for the quality of life of Deafblind persons in Croatia and the world.

Sanja is fluent in five sign languages, as well as in spoken Croatian and English.

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Dominique Smith, Ed.D. is Chief of Educational Services and Teacher Support at Health Sciences High and Middle College in San Diego, California. Smith is passionate about creating school environments that honor and empower students. His research and instruction focuses on restorative practices, classroom management, growth mindset, and the culture of achievement.

Dominique also provides professional learning to K-12 teachers in small and large groups that address classroom and school climate and organization. He holds a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from San Diego State University with an emphasis on equity as well as a Master's degree in Social Work from the University of Southern California.

Dominique also holds credentials from San Diego State University in administrative services, child welfare, PPS, and attendance. Smith has been recognized with the National School Safety Award from the School Safety Advocacy Council. In 2018, he delivered a TED Talk on building relationships between students and teachers.

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Sherri Spelic teaches elementary Physical Education at the American International School Vienna. She is an active blogger, publisher and author of Care At The Core: Conversational Essays on Identity, Education and Power (2019). You can find her on Twitter at @edifiedlistener.

Darin L. Fahrney, PhD, is the Coordinator for Strategic Implementation and Learning Support at the American International School of Zagreb, Croatia. He brings a broad range of experience and expertise to his work, having previously served as a chief academic officer, high school principal, learning support coordinator, gifted and talented coordinator, contributing author, researcher, and consultant. His doctoral work was focused on response to intervention strategies and his passion is helping schools work collaboratively to ensure high levels of learning for all students.

Maliha Iqbal is a consultant for international schools. She received her Master’s Degree in education from Teacher’s College New Jersey. After 15 years of being a classroom teacher, Maliha took the opportunity to become an instructional coach for PreK through 5 in all curricular areas. This entailed leading many staff developments and trainings for the implementation of Lucy Calkins reading and writing instruction, as well as collaboration with teachers through in-depth coaching cycles to strengthen content knowledge and best instructional practices. These practices hone her belief that process and a growth mindset are key for educators and administrators.

Maliha is a math specialist (MSIS), trained for the implementation of the new science standards (NGSS), has done extensive work in training teams for C3 social studies framework, and has advanced training in Cognitive Coaching as well as Responsive Classroom and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL).

Maliha’s favorite aspects of her role as an instructional coach is being involved in collaboration between teachers and administrators to further learning and better instruct students. She strongly believes in the Reggio Emilia philosophy and the role of the environment designed to be not only functional but also beautiful and reflective of a child's learning.

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Douglas Fisher, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair of Educational Leadership at San Diego State University and a leader at Health Sciences High & Middle College having been an early intervention teacher and elementary school educator. He was inducted into the Reading Hall of Fame in 2022.

Doug has published numerous articles on reading and literacy, differentiated instruction, and curriculum design as well as books, such as The Teaching Reading Playbook, PLC+: Better Decisions and Greater Impact by Design, Building Equity, and Better Learning Through Structured Teaching.

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