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20Chris O'Callaghan, At-Bristol MuseumChris O'Callaghan is aLearning Manager forAt-Bristol, one of theUK’s leading scienceand discovery centreswith a mission to makescience accessible toall. As part of Chris'role here, he leads thedevelopment and operations of the extensiveeducation programme for the 55,000 studentsthat visit the centre every year, to experience“learning outside the classroom”. In additionto supporting the professional developmentof science teachers through our partner,Science Learning Centre South West, Chrisalso manages a range of projects, recentlyincluding science communicator training at theAbu Dhabi science festival and running trainingconferences for UK teachers exploring makingaccessible science for under-representedaudiences.Prior to working in At-Bristol, Chrisdelivered the roll-out and early operations oftwo innovative private tuition centres in the UK.Nirmala Sankaran,Co-founder & Managing Director Hey Math!Nirmala Sankaran is aco-founder of HeyMath!(www.heymath.com) – aninnovative digital Mathprogram developed incollaboration with theUniversity of Cambridge,UK. HeyMath’s missionis to support the workof teachers and inspire students about thetremendous possibilities that Math offers. Overthe last 12 years, HeyMath! has establisheda strong footprint in India, Singapore, Africaand the United States. Nirmala Sankaranleads product development and innovationat HeyMath! She is committed to buildingexcellence in Math education by synthesizingbest practices in teaching from high performingsystems around the world, drawing insightsfrom pedagogical research and staying on topof developments in educational technology.Prior to being an entrepreneur, Nirmala workedfor 12 years with Citigroup in India, MiddleEast, Eastern and Southern Europe and theUS. She has extensive experience in ProductManagement, Product development, Sales andMarketing.Nirmala completed her MBA from IndianInstitute of Management, Bangalore in 1988 andgraduated from Shri Ram College of Commerce,University of Delhi in 1986 (where she stood 1stin University of Delhi). She holds an All India Vposition in the CBSE’s Senior School (Grade 12)leaving Public examination.
21Kabir Shaikh CBE, Director a.i. of the UNESCOMahatma Gandhi Institute of Education forPeace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP)Kabir Shaikh CBE ,Director a.i. of theUNESCO MahatmaGandhi Institute ofEducation for Peaceand SustainableDevelopment (MGIEP).Opened in New Delhiin 2012, this is the firstUNESCO specialized education Institute in Indiaand the first in the Asia-Pacific region.Until 2009, he was the Director of Education forUNRWA/UNESCO which provides education forhalf a million Palestine refugee children basedin Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Gaza and the WestBank. Until 2002 he was Director of Educationfor Bournemouth Local Education Authority inEngland, which he set up in 1997.He has been on the Association for ScienceEducation’s National Working Party on Sciencefor a Multicultural Society. He has served onseveral national committees and was the Chairof the Partnership Board for Leicester CityEducation. He was a Member of the AdvisoryForum to the Royal Naval School of EducationalTraining and Technology. He also chaired theSteering Group of Local Education Authoritiesfor the provision of Science Services. He is aFellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry andwas awarded an Honorary Doctorate by theOpen University UK. Currently he is a Memberof the Management Board of the Council forEducation in the Commonwealth and the HigherEducation Corporation of the Arts UniversityCollege, Bournemouth.He has extensive International Experience andwas the Vice President of CASTME. His workhas involved the Commonwealth Secretariat,UNESCO, Development Education and theBritish Council. In 2003 he was awarded a CBEfor services to Education in England.Adrian Fenton,Young People’s ProgrammeManager, British Science AssociationAdrian Fenton isthe Young People’sProgramme Managerat the British ScienceAssociation overseeingthe CREST and CRESTStar schemes. Heprevious worked asa teacher with over10 years’ experience in secondary scienceteaching, having worked in Tanzania withVSO on a 2 year placement, and also havingcontributed to the Global Dimension to Sciencedevelopments when previously working atthe ASE. Areas of expertise include specialeducational needs, STEM project work andinclusion in science. The British ScienceAssociation is a registered charity thatexists to advance the public understanding,accessibility and accountability of the sciencesand engineering in the UK. Established in1831, the British Science Association organisesmajor initiatives across the UK, includingthe annual British Science Festival, NationalScience and Engineering Week, programmesof regional and local events, and an extensiveprogramme for young people including itsflagship schemes CREST and CREST Star www.britishscienceassociation.org/crest Over30,000 young people aged 11 to 19 achieved aCREST Award in the last year, which recognisesyoung people’s creative achievements inproject based Science, Technology, Engineeringand Maths (STEM) projects.SPEAKER PROFILESPOLICY DIALOGUE 9 - 10 January 2013
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