IAU 2015 International Conference
Speakers & Chairs
As the programme is being developed, this page will be updated on a regular basis. So do not hesitate to come back here from time to time to discover who will take part in the conference programme!


October 29, 2015 (in alphabetical order)
0Kamal Abouchedid [More Info]
Notre-Dame University-Louaize, Lebanon
 
Abdulganiyu Ambali [More Info]
Vice-Chancellor
University of Ilorin, Nigeria
 
Ernest Aryeetey [More Info]
Vice-chancellor
University of Ghana – IAU Board Member
 
Fanta Aw [More Info]
President and Chair of the Board of Directors
NAFSA, United States
 
Jos Beelen [More Info]
Senior Policy Advisor, Researcher and Consultant on Internationalization
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands
 
Luisa Black [More Info]
Teacher Training Consultant
Member of the Council of Europe’s expert group on Competences for Democratic Culture
 
Betsy Boze [More Info]
Former President
The College of the Bahamas
 
Patrick Deane [More Info]
President and Vice-Chancellor
McMaster University, Canada
 
Darla Deardorff [More Info]
Executive Director
Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA), United States
 
Eva Egron-Polak [More Info]
Secretary-General
International Association of Universities
 
Irina Ferencz [More Info]
Policy Officer
Academic Cooperation Association (ACA), Belgium
 
Manuel J. Fernós [More Info]
President, Inter American University of Puerto Rico
IAU Vice President
 
Anne Flierman [More Info]
Chair, Board & Executive Board
Accreditation Organization of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO), the Netherlands
 
Pam Fredman [More Info]
Vice-Chancellor
University of Gothenburg
 
Claudia Frittelli [More Info]
Program Officer, International Program
Carnegie Corporation of New York, United States
 
Jocelyne Gacel-Avila [More Info]
Director of the State and Society Studies Division
University of Guadalajara, Mexico
 
Fernando Miguel Galán Palomares [More Info]
Chairperson
European Students’ Union, Belgium
 
Marianne Granfelt [More Info]
Secretary-General, Association of Swedish Higher Education (SUHF), Sweden
IAU Board Member
 
Madeleine Green [More Info]
IAU Senior Fellow
International Association of Universities (IAU)
 
Nigel E. Harris [More Info]
Vice-Chancellor Emeritus
The University of West Indies, Jamaica
 
Laura Howard [More Info]
President
European Association for International Education (EAIE)
 
Stephen Hwang [More Info]
Rector
Linnaeus University, Sweden
 
Katherine Isaacs [More Info]
Rector's Delegate For European Programmes
University of Pisa, Italy
 
Etsuko Katsu [More Info]
Vice President, International; Director, Headquarters of International Collaboration
Meiji University, Japan
 
William Lawton [More Info]
International Higher Education Consultant
United Kingdom
 
Betty Leask [More Info]
Executive Director, La Trobe Learning and Teaching
La Trobe University, Australia
 
Fernando León-García [More Info]
President
CETYS University, Mexico
 
Robin Lewis [More Info]
President
International Development And Public Policy Alliance (IDPPA)
 
Leapetswe Malete [More Info]
Associate Professor
University of Botswana, Botswana
 
Francisco Marmolejo [More Info]
Lead, Global Solutions Group on Tertiary Education Education Global Practice
World Bank
 
Walid Moussa [More Info]
President
Notre-Dame University-Louaize, Lebanon
 
Sir Howard Newby [More Info]
Vice-Chancellor Emeritus
University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
 
Van Nguyen Thuy Hong [More Info]
Director of International Relations Department
Ho Chi Minh City University Of Transport, Vietnam
 
Stefano Paleari [More Info]
University of Bergamo, Italy
 
Patricia Pol [More Info]
Former Vice - President of Université Paris-Est, France; IAU Board member
Université Paris-est Créteil
 
Irène Rabenoro [More Info]
Acting chief of the Section for Higher Education
UNESCO
 
Angelo Riccaboni [More Info]
Rector
University of Siena, Italy
 
Hope Sadza [More Info]
Vice Chancellor
Women´s University in Africa, Zimbabwe
 
Gülsün Sağlamer [More Info]
Professor of architecture
Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
 
Gard Titlestad [More Info]
Secretary-General
International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE), Norway
 
Isabelle Turmaine [More Info]
Director, Information Projects and Services
International Association of Universities (IAU)
 
Kevin Van Cauter [More Info]
Senior Advisor Internationalisation
British Council
 
Inga Zaleniene [More Info]
Vice-Rector for Research and International Relations
Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania
 
Paul Tiyambe Zeleza [More Info]
Vice Chancellor
United States International University-Africa
 
October 30, 2015 (in alphabetical order)
Dato Dzulkifli Abdul Razak [More Info]
President
International Association of Universities
 
0Gilles Breton [More Info]
Full professor
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
 
Ann Buller [More Info]
President
Centennial College, Canada
 
0Cecilia Christersson [More Info]
Acting Vice Chancellor
Malmö University, Sweden
 
Anna Ciccarelli [More Info]
Fellow of the University of South Australia, Former Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (International),
The University of Queensland, Australia
 
Hans de Wit [More Info]
Director Center for International Higher Education,
Boston College, USA
 
Eva Egron-Polak [More Info]
Secretary-General
International Association of Universities
 
Etienne Ehilé [More Info]
Secretary-General
Association of African Universities (AAU), Ghana - IAU Board Member
 
Roberto Escalante Semerena [More Info]
Secretary-General
Association of Universities of Latin America and the Caribbean (UDUAL), Mexico - IAU Deputy Board Member
 
Stephen Freedman [More Info]
Provost
Fordham University, USA
 
Carlos G. Gómez Restrepo [More Info]
Rector
La Salle University, Colombia
 
0Jose Jackson-Malete [More Info]
Director Research And Partnerships
Botswana Institute for Technology Research and Innovation, Botswana
 
Przemyslaw Jankowski [More Info]
Policy Officer
Commission Européenne, Actions Marie Skłodowska-Curie, Belgique
 
Thomas Jørgensen [More Info]
Responsible for the Council for Doctoral Education
European University Association, Belgium
 
0Piyushi Kotecha [More Info]
Chief Executive Officer
Southern African Regional University Association (SARUA)
 
0Luca Lantero [More Info]
Director, NARIC Italia – CIMEA
Italian ENIC/NARIC centre
 
Pornchai Mongkhonvanit [More Info]
President, Siam University, Thailand
IAU Vice-president
 
Remus Pricopie [More Info]
Rector
National University of Political Studies and Public Administration
 
Robert Proulx [More Info]
Rector
Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), QC, Canada
 
Robert Quinn [More Info]
Executive Director
Scholars at Risk Network / New York University
 
Irène Rabenoro [More Info]
Acting chief of the Section for Higher Education
UNESCO
 
Rino Rappuoli [More Info]
Chief Scientist and Head External R&D at GSK Vaccines
Italy
 
Jean Philippe Restoueix [More Info]
Administrator, Higher Education and Lisbon Recognition Convention
Council of Europe
 
Angelo Riccaboni [More Info]
Rector
University of Siena, Italy
 
0Albert Schram [More Info]
Vice Chancellor - Rector
Papua New Guinea Of Technology, Papua New Guinea
 
Raymond Siebetcheu [More Info]
Researcher
University for Foreigners of Siena, Italy
 
0Noel Vercruysse [More Info]
Senior project leader
Department Of Education And Training, Belgium
 
Alessandra Viviani [More Info]
Vice-Rector International Relations
University of Siena, Italy
 
Freddy Weima [More Info]
Director General
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