Dean of Education and Director of the Midlands Leadership Centre, University of Wolverhampton
Sir Geoff Hampton was the first school principal in England to be knighted for his distinguished service to education, having turned a failing school (Northicote) into a success story. Read more »

Development Director for Learning Technologies,
Midlands Leadership Centre, University of Wolverhampton
Diana is the Development Director for Learning Technologies at the Midlands Leadership Centre, where she leads investigation and exploitation of new technologies for learning. Read more »

Chief Marketing Officer of Promethean
Since joining the company in 2005, Mark has helped to reposition Promethean as a global provider of Activclassroom solutions.
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Deputy Director, Technology Futures Unit,
Department for Children, Schools and Families
Doug has been involved in educational computing since starting teaching in the early 1970's.
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Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Promethean
A Belgian national, Jean Yves was born in 1963 and received a Bachelor of Arts degree, with summa cum laude achievement, from the American College in Paris as well as a master in business administration degree from the Wharton Business School. Read more »

The Ron Clark Academy
Ron Clark has been called "America's Educator." His work with disadvantaged students in rural North Carolina and in inner-city Harlem garnered worldwide attention. Read more »

Director for Practitioner Development, The Innovation Unit
Teaching Career began in Hackney, Inner London, in 1969. Taught in Primary and Secondary schools (Inner London, Surrey, Salford, Buckinghamshire, Cheshire). Main subject English, but with a vast experience of SEN. Read more »

Director for Practitioner Development, The Innovation Unit
Deryn joined The Innovation Unit team as a Director in September 2002. She was formerly Head Teacher of Willow Tree Primary School in the London Borough of Ealing, responsible for introducing a range of new classroom technology. Read more »

Chairman, Promethean
Graham became Promethean’s Chairman in July 2005. Graham was the co-founding director of Orange, having joined with Hans Snook in 1992 to plan the strategy that led to the launch of Orange in April 1994.
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Education Partnerships – Learning Technologies Adviser
Since September 1st 2004 Andrew has been employed by the Learning Technologies Team at the Midlands Leadership Centre, University of Wolverhampton.
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Chairman of The Greaves Group, LLC
Mr. Greaves has 41 years experience in the computer industry including 26 years at IBM.

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Chief Technology and Information Officer
Forsyth County School District
Bailey Mitchell brings twenty two years of experience as an educator and has worked for the past ten years as the Chief Technology and Information Officer for Forsyth County Schools. Read more »

Reader in Education at the Institute of Education,
University of London
Between 2004/6 Gemma directed the Interactive Whiteboards, Pedagogy and Pupil Performance Evaluation for the DfES. Based in the Centre for Critical Education Policy Research, this study looked at the impact of the SWE (Schools Whiteboard Expansion) funding stream on London secondary schools. Read more »

Founder & Director of Bryanston Square
Marcus is a founder member and Director of Bryanston Square. He is passionate about helping the world of education create better learning environments where young people can set out on their journey to achieving their goals. Read more »

Director of Evidence and Evaluation, BECTA
Vanessa Pittard joined Becta in May 2004 as Director of Evidence and Evaluation after having spent the previous two years as Principal Research Officer in the Department for Education and Skills, leading the ICT Research and Evaluation team in Sheffield.
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Lord (David) Puttnam, the celebrated film producer and more recently an active supporter of educational and children’s causes through his work with the Teaching Awards Trust and UNICEF UK, took a role as non-executive director on the Promethean board in September 2006. Read more »

Vice Chairman, Education Strategy
Throughout his time with Promethean, Stephen has guided the company through tremendous growth and development and has seen the company become a major player in the international educational ICT industry. Read more »

Project Manager at Centro de Formação
de Entre Paiva e Caima
Jose is an associate member of the Movement of the Modern School and the Association of Portuguese Teachers and regularly participates in seminars and conferences in Portugal and abroad. Read more »

Reveal Project, Research and Dissemination
Helen Sargeant joined the Midlands Leadership Centre in January 2005 to provide research and dissemination support to the 5 West Midlands 14-19 Pathfinders. Her role has since evolved to work across various areas of MLC and Education Partnerships. Read more »

Professor of Educational Research in the Education and Social Research Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University
Bridget Somekh is Professor of Educational Research in the Education and Social Research Institute at Manchester Metropolitan University and a former Deputy Director of the Scottish Council for Research in Education and Dean of the School of Education and Professional Development at the University of Huddersfield.
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Director of Curriculum,
The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority
Mick’s role at the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority is ‘to develop a modern, world-class curriculum that will inspire and challenge all learners and prepare them for the future’. Read more »