Conrad Wolfram
Author of The Math(s) Fix; Strategic Director and European Cofounder/CEO of Wolfram Research
Conrad is recognised as a thought leader in AI, data science and computation, pioneering a multiparadigm data science approach. He is also a leading advocate for a fundamental shift of maths education to become computer based or alternatively introduce a new core subject of computational thinking. He founded computerbasedmath.org and
computationalthinking.org to fundamentally fix math education for the AI age—rebuilding the curriculum assuming computers exist. The movement is now a worldwide force in re-engineering the STEM curriculum.
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Jo Boaler
Stanford Professor, Cofounder of youcubed.org, Best-Selling Author
Dr Jo Boaler is a Stanford professor. One of her former roles was being a maths teacher in London schools. She is the author of 18 books and numerous articles and was a White House presenter on women and girls in STEM. Her latest book is called Limitless Mind: Learn, Lead and Live without Barriers. She cofounded www.youcubed.org, is currently one of the writing team creating the new Mathematics Framework for the state of California, is co-leading a K–12 Data Science Initiative and was named as one of the eight educators "changing the face of education" by the BBC.
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Joshua Fost
Vice Provost and Managing Director of High School Innovation at Minerva
Joshua Fost, PhD, is vice provost and managing director of high school innovation at Minerva. He has a diverse academic background centering on the intersections between science, philosophy, technology and education. His recent work has included the creation of quantitative measures of knowledge transfer; the use of Big Questions to focus gen ed courses on a diverse array of enduring globally significant issues; creation and management of a master's program in decision analysis; oversight of institutional and educational research; and most recently, creation of the Minerva Baccalaureate program for high schools. Dr Fost earned a PhD in psychology and neuroscience from Princeton University and a BA in neuroscience and philosophy from Bowdoin College.
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Jon McLoone
Director of Technical Communication & Strategy at Wolfram Research
Jon McLoone is central to driving the company's technical business strategy and leading the consulting solutions team. With over 25 years of experience working with Wolfram technologies, Jon has helped in directing software development, system design, technical marketing, corporate policy, business strategies and much more. Jon gives regular keynote appearances and media interviews on topics such as the future of AI, enterprise computation strategies and education reform, across multiple fields including health care, fintech and data science. He holds a degree in mathematics from the University of Durham. Jon is also cofounder and director of development for
computerbasedmath.org, an organisation dedicated to fundamental reform of maths education and the introduction of computational thinking. The movement is now a worldwide force in re-engineering the STEM curriculum with early projects in Estonia, Sweden and Africa.
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Daniel Robinson
CBM Content Author at Wolfram Research
Daniel Robinson works for Wolfram Research as a Content Author for Computer-based Maths. For the past four years, he has been a leading writer for the CBM Teaching Platform, working on storyline creation, text content and programming in the Wolfram Language. Daniel holds an MSc degree in Mathematics from the University of Surrey.
Adrian Smith
Head of Digital Transformation, NHS
Adrian describes himself as a digital health and education evangelist – using digital technologies to transform lives for good. He has been active in digital learning for over thirty years, utilising technology in supporting educational needs as diverse as managing natural disasters in Africa to operating nuclear power stations. With a background in mathematics and physics he has always been an advocate of innovative approaches to STEM education and has worked with Wolfram since 2014 supporting computer based maths and computational thinking initiatives. Adrian is also a lead in the NHS on the delivery of remote, digitally-enabled care particularly around moving care from the hospital into the community, a challenge that has come to the fore as a result of Covid. He notes that these health challenges require the quantitative approaches and computational thinking for which Wolfram is renowned. Adrian also works in the UK’s space and satellite industries and is a lead on the role of 5G in transforming health services.
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Anthony Scriffignano
Senior Vice President and Chief Data Scientist at Dun & Bradstreet
Dr Anthony Scriffignano is an internationally recognized thought leader in the data science space. He leads a team of data scientists focused on advancing Dun & Bradstreet's core capabilities and IP globally. With an extensive background in advanced algorithms and linguistics, he holds multiple patents and presents globally on data and technology trends, multilingual challenges in business identity, and artificial intelligence.
Sonia Sharp
Partner | People Advisory Services of Ernst & Young
With a background in teaching and educational psychology, Sonia Sharp has dedicated over 30 years to education and spent 20 years as a senior executive leading education systems in three of the largest cities in the UK and as deputy secretary for schools and early years within an Australian state department of education. She has a wealth of experience in policy development and lifting performance in large, complex school systems. Sonia now provides bespoke advice to education departments and education providers across Australia and globally. She was a lead author for the recently published EY paper, "A class of their own".
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Brian Silverman
President of the Playful Invention Company
Since the late 1970s, Brian Silverman has been involved in the invention of learning environments for children. He participated in the design and development of dozens of Logo versions (including LogoWriter, MicroWorlds and The Phantom Fish Tank), Scratch, LEGO robotics, TurtleArt and the PicoCricket. Brian has been a visiting scientist at the MIT Media Lab, enjoys recreational maths and is a computer scientist and master tinkerer. He once even built a tic-tac-toe playing machine out of TinkerToys.
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Alec Titterton
CBM Content Development Manager at Wolfram Research
Alec Titterton works for Wolfram Research as the content development manager for computationalthinking.org, responsible for taking the vision for a problem-solving, computer-based curriculum and turning it into ready-to-use classroom resources and activities. Alec was previously the national coordinator for mathematics and computing specialist schools in England, building on the experience gained from teaching in secondary schools in the UK for 16 years. Alec holds a degree in electronic and computer engineering from Birmingham and a PGCE from Cambridge University.
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David Vaccaro
Director of Learning and Innovation at Wycombe Abbey School
Mr David Vaccaro, director of learning and innovation, joined Wycombe Abbey in September 2016. He previously taught at Radley, Sevenoaks and Highgate, where he was head of mathematics. Mr Vaccaro studied mathematics at King's College, Cambridge and at the University of Oxford, where he was a graduate research student and lecturer at St Peter's College.
Martina Wicklein
Neuroscientist and Lecturer (Teaching) for Neuroscience at University College London
Dr Martina Wicklein is a neuroscientist and a lecturer (teaching) in the Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology at University College London since 2015. She is also an admissions tutor and first-year tutor for the neuroscience degree program.
After receiving a master's degree in biology from the University of Bayreuth and a PhD degree from the Department of Biocybernetics at the University of Tuebingen, Martina continued as a postdoc at the ARLDN at the University of Arizona and at the Salk Institute in San Diego before coming back to Europe to work at the Institute of Ophthalmology in London and in the Department of Bioengineering at Imperial College London. From there, she started to develop her teaching and lecturing career, in addition to her research on motion and colour vision in insects. She is also continuing research projects with colleagues at the Natural History Museum London, the Natural History Museum Aarus and the University of Alcalá, Madrid.
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