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2026 SPEAKERS
We are honoured to welcome three inspiring keynote speakers - Angeline Aow, Jennifer D. Klein and Homa Tavangar - whose collective expertise and global perspectives will challenge, uplift, and spark new ways of thinking about learning, leadership, and inclusion.
Keynote Speakers
Angeline Aow
As a CIS International Advisor and co-author of Becoming a Totally Inclusive School, Angelina helps schools design for belonging and impact. FIND OUT MORE...
Jennifer D. Klein
As an author and global speaker, Jennifer brings 30+ years of experience to amplify student voice in every classroom. FIND OUT MORE...
Homa Tavangar
A global educator, author, and CEO of the Big Questions Institute, helping schools design bold and inclusive futures. FIND OUT MORE...
Session Speakers
Rob Coe
Rob Coe is Director of Research and Development at Evidence Based Education and Senior Associate at the Education Endowment Foundation. He was previously Professor of Education and Director of the Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring (CEM) at Durham University, UK, and, before that, a secondary mathematics teacher.
Ji Han
Ji Han, Associate Director, School Evaluation & Development Council of International Schools (CIS) Ji’s professional journey has included positions as Director of Curriculum, Principal, classroom teacher and educational consultant in many schools and countries around the world.
Sian Jorgensen
Sian is the Director of Encompass Safeguarding and a renowned safeguarding expert with over 20 years of international experience. She holds Master’s degrees in both Counselling and Social Work and is internationally accredited as a Child Abuse Investigator, Social Worker, and Trauma-Informed Counsellor. READ MORE...
Joseph Kotarski
Drawn to NEASC because of his passion for school transformation, Joe joined the NEASC team in 2024. He brings over a decade of experience in the Middle East and North Africa, where he served as Head of School and Director of Education, overseeing three newly opened schools. pedagogical research and practices.
Rémy Lamon
Rémy is Senior IB World Schools Manager. The department was established in 2017 to support authorised schools in delivering quality education. The two leading roles of this department are to be the voice of schools within the IB, advocating for their needs, and to evaluate schools in a supportive manner, creating development opportunities for each school.
Liz Pemberton
Liz Pemberton (she/her) is the Director of The Black Nursery Manager Ltd, a training and consultancy company specialising in anti-racist practice in Early Years education.
Matthew Savage
Architect of The Mona Lisa Effect®, Matthew Savage is an internationally respected educational consultant, speaker and former school leader, whose work explores the nexus of wellbeing and DEIB in schools, through a range of radical new ways of knowing.
Chris Smith
Chris is a K-12 Learning & Innovation Coach at the American Community School of Abu Dhabi. He helps school leaders and educators make sense of their data by turning it into information that informs effective decision-making.
SGIS 2026 CONFERENCE
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