IAU 2019 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!

The speakers are listed in alphabethical order. 


Speakers
Marta Losada Falk [More Info]
Former President, Antonio Nariño University (UAN), Bogotá, Colombia
and IAU Board member
 
Noor Hayaty Abu Kasim [More Info]
Dean of Research Cluster, Malaysia
 
0Kulsariyeva Aktolkyn [More Info]
Vice-rector for Research and International Affairs
Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Republic of Kazakhstan
 
Martin Asser [More Info]
Associate Vice President for Communications
American University of Beirut, Lebanon
 
Antoni Cahner [More Info]
General Manager
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), Spain
 
0Marlene Castro Amorim [More Info]
Pro Dean of Accompaniment of the Internationalization Programme
Universidade de Aviero, Portugal
 
Weiying Chen [More Info]
Deputy Director, Office of Global Engagement
Zhejiang University, China
 
Sorin Mihai Cimpeanu [More Info]
President
Romanian National Council of Rectors, Romania
 
Andreas Corcoran [More Info]
Deputy Secretary General
International Association of Universities (IAU)
 
0Adrian Curaj [More Info]
General Director
Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI), Romania
 
Juan Ramón de la Fuente [More Info]
IAU Honorary President & Permenant Delegate of Mexico to the United Nations (UN)
Mexico
 
Hans de Wit [More Info]
Director, ‘Center for International Higher Education’ (CIHE)
Boston College, USA
 
Andrew Deeks [More Info]
President, University College Dublin, Ireland
and IAU Board member
 
0Anne Friederike Delouis [More Info]
Vice-President for International Relations - Europe
University of Orléans, France
 
Judith Eaton [More Info]
President
Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), US
 
Eva Egron-Polak [More Info]
Council member, Magna Charta Observatory &
Former Secretary General, International Association of Universities (IAU)
 
Roberto Escalante Semerena [More Info]
Secretary-General
Association of Universities of Latin America & the Caribbean (UDUAL), Mexico - IAU Deputy Board Member
 
José Alfonso Esparza Ortiz [More Info]
Rector
Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Mexico
 
Rodolfo Rubio Etcharren [More Info]
Vicepresident of Communication and Institutional Image
Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
 
Keri Facer [More Info]
Professor of Educational & Social Futures
University of Bristol, UK (by distance)
 
0Orlando Manuel José Fernandes da Mata [More Info]
President
Association of Portuguese Language Universities (AULP)
 
Pam Fredman [More Info]
President
International Association of Universities (IAU)
 
Jocelyne Gacel-Avila [More Info]
General coordinator, the Regional Observatory on Internationalization and Networks in Tertiary Education (OBIRET)
University of Guadalajara, Mexico
 
Celso Garrido [More Info]
Professor at the Economic Department
Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana (UAM), México
 
Eira Garrido [More Info]
Student Representative
University of Bergen, Norway
 
Fridrika Hardardottir [More Info]
Director International Office
University of Iceland, Iceland, and AURORA universities network
 
Ni Jadon [More Info]
Senior Project Manager/International Liason Officer
McMaster University, Canada
 
0Markus Kajanto [More Info]
Head of Planning
University of Helsinki, Finland
 
Stacy Kennedy [More Info]
Director of Development
Universty West Indies (UWI), Jamaica (by distance)
 
Marcelo Knobel [More Info]
Rector
Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil
 
Gunnar Köhlin [More Info]
Director
University of Gothenburg, Sweden
 
0Bianca Kopp [More Info]
Education for Justice (E4J) initiative
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes, Vienna
 
Carmen Z. Lamagna [More Info]
Vice-Chancellor, American International University - Bangladesh (AIUB)
and IAU Board member
 
Philip Landon [More Info]
Vice-President, Governance and Programs
Universities Canada
 
Raquel Isamara León de la Rosa [More Info]
Professor and Researcher
Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP), Mexico
 
David Lock [More Info]
Secretary General
Magna Charta Observatory
 
Jesús López Macedo [More Info]
General Director of Strategic Partnerships
National Association of Universities and Higher Education Institutions (ANUIES), Mexico
 
Mandla Makhanya [More Info]
Principal and Vice-Chancellor
University of South Africa (UNISA)
 
0Daniel Malan [More Info]
Director of Centre for Corporate Governance in Africa
University of Stellenbosch Business School, South Africa
 
Francisco Maldonado Altieri [More Info]
Member of the Board of Directors of the Groningen Declaration Network &
Registrar of Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla (UPAEP), México
 
Francisco Marmolejo [More Info]
Lead Education Specialist for India
The World Bank Group
 
Mirta M. Martin [More Info]
President
Fairmont State University, USA
 
Sebastian Camargo Martinez [More Info]
PhD Candidate
Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP), Mexico
 
Ygnacio Martínez Laguna [More Info]
Vice-Rector
Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP), Mexico
 
Pastora Martínez Samper [More Info]
Vice President for Globalization and Cooperation
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), Spain
 
Romeela Mohee [More Info]
Education Specialist: Higher Education
Commonwealth of Learning (COL), Canada
 
Pornchai Mongkhonvanit [More Info]
President, Siam University, Thailand
IAU Vice-president
 
Rosa G. Montes Miró [More Info]
Director of International Education Centre
Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP), Mexico
 
Odorico Mora Carreón [More Info]
Director General of International Development (DDI)
Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP), Mexico
 
Balázs Vince Nagy [More Info]
Vice-Rector for International Affairs
Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) Hungary
 
Barnabas Nawangwe [More Info]
Vice-Chancellor
Makerere University, Uganda
 
0Bernard Ntahiraja [More Info]
Law Faculty
University of Burundi, Burundi
 
Pierre André Pierre [More Info]
President
Université Notre-Dame d’Haiti – UNDH, Haiti
 
Remus Pricopie [More Info]
Rector
National University of Political Studies and Public Administration
 
Paola Andrea Ramírez [More Info]
Consultant
Colombia
 
Hassan Rashid Al-Derham [More Info]
President
Qatar University
 
0Sevim Saadat [More Info]
Lecturer
University College Lahore, Pakistan
 
Manikrao M. Salunkhe [More Info]
President
Association of Indian Universities (AIU), India
 
Daniel Samoilovich [More Info]
Executive Director
Asociación Columbus
 
0Sergey Sayapin [More Info]
Professor
KIMEP University, Kazakhstan
 
Burghart Schmidt [More Info]
President
Universität Vechta, Germany
 
Elizabeth Sfeir [More Info]
Assistant Professor - HOD Management
Université Antonine, Lebanon (by distance)
 
Craig Shealy [More Info]
Professor and Executive Director
James Madison University and International Beliefs and Values Institute, United States
 
Paola Virginia Suárez Ávila [More Info]
Full time Researcher
Center for Research on North America -UNAM , Mexico
 
Tolga Turker [More Info]
Program Director- Eastern Europe, Eurasia and Russia
University of Arizona- Global, USA
 
Hilligje van't Land [More Info]
Secretary General
International Association of Universities (IAU)
 
César Wazen [More Info]
Director, International Affairs Office
Qatar University
 
Becky Whay [More Info]
Vice President International
National University of Ireland, Galway
 
Youmin Xi [More Info]
Executive President
Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China
 
Inga Zaleniene [More Info]
Rector
Mykolas Romeris University
 
Paul Tiyambe Zeleza [More Info]
Vice Chancellor
United States International University-Africa, Kenya