Mentors

Education Without Borders hosts international thought leaders to be speakers and mentors to the students at the conference. In the past these have included Nobel Laureates Professor Muhammad Yunus, Professor Murray Gell-Mann and Professor Johannes Georg Bednorz; HRH Princess Astrid of Belgium, Chairwoman, Belgium Red Cross; Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Former President of India; Bernard Harris, Astronaut; and Plácido Domingo among many others.

2011 Mentors

Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga
Rt Hon Raila Odinga

Prime Minister, Republic of Kenya
Rt Hon Tony Blair
Rt Hon Tony Blair

Quartet Representative to the Middle East & Patron of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation
H.E. Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga
H.E. Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga

Former President,
Sri Lanka
Alain Robert
Alain Robert

Rock and skyscraper climber/speaker,
France
Albert Fert
Prof. Albert Fert

Nobel Laureate 2007 - Physics,
France
lalabida
HE Latifa El Abida

Minister of Education,
Kingdom of Morocco
Marjorie Scardino
Dame Marjorie Scardino

Chief Executive,
Pearson,
UK
Malcolm Grant
Professor Malcolm Grant

President and Provost,
University College London,
UK
Walter E. Massey, Ph.D.,
Dr Walter E. Massey

President,
School of the Art Institute of Chicago,
USA
Sir Terry Matthews
Sir Terry Matthews

Founder & Chairman,
Wesley Clover,
Canada
Shiv Vikram Khemka
Shiv Vikram Khemka

Vice Chairman,
SUN Group,
India
tswell
Major General Tim Toyne Sewell

Chair,
United World Colleges
UK
Yolanda 1
Yolanda Kakabadse

President
WWF International
Robert Swan
Robert Swan

Polar Explorer and an Environmental Leader,
UK
Martin Davidson
Martin Davidson CMG

Chief Executive
British Council
UK
Keith L. Black
Dr. Keith L. Black

Professor and Chairman,
Dept. of Neurosurgery,
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
USA
Taylor W. Lawrence
Dr. Taylor W. Lawrence

Vice President,
Raytheon Company,
USA
Michael Stevenson
Michael Stevenson

Vice President of Global Education,
Cisco Systems,
UK
Professor Khalili
Professor David Khalili

Scholar, Collector & Philanthropist,
UK
Glenn B. Camp
Glenn B. Camp

Chairman,
Enviro Board Corporation,
USA
Raymond W. Holdsworth, Jr.
Raymond W. Holdsworth, Jr.

Special Advisor to AECOM
USA
eguiliano
Dr Edward Guiliano

NYIT President, USA
Anand Kumar
Anand Kumar

Founder of Super 30
India
achakma
Dr. Amit Chakma

President & VC
University of Western Ontario
Canada
George Campbell Jr.
Dr. George Campbell Jr.

President,
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, USA
Professor John G. Hughes
Professor John G. Hughes

Vice-Chancellor,
Bangor University,
Wales, UK
Marsha Ivins
Marsha Ivins

Astronaut, Ret.,
USA
Evans Wadongo
Evans Wadongo

Executive Director and Chairman, Sustainable Development For All-Kenya, Kenya
Austin E. Quigley
Dr Austin E. Quigley

Dean Emeritus,
Columbia College, New York,
USA
jbrooks
John W. Brooks

Vice President International Business Development, Northrop Grumman, USA
mgillies
Dr Malcolm Gillies

VC & Chief Executive,
London Metropolitan University,
UK
Mamoun Hassan
Mamoun Hassan

Film Producer, Writer, Teacher,
UK
Dr. Mohamed Baka
Dr Mohamed Baka

Technology Advisor, Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority, UAE
Chander M Rai
Chander M Rai

President and CEO, Cross Border Media Inc, USA
The Rt Hon. Lord (Swraj) Paul
The Rt Hon Lord Swraj Paul

Chairman,
Caparo Group,
India/UK
Frank Fahey
Frank Fahey

Vice President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Ireland
Mark J. Plotkin, Ph.D., L.H.D.
Dr Mark J. Plotkin

President of the Amazon Conservation Team,
USA
John T. Preston
John T. Preston

Managing Partner
C Change Investments
USA
Catherine Owens
Catherine Owens

Artist and Director
Ireland
Mireille Guiliano
Mireille Guiliano

Author,
France/USA
gerard mols
Professor Dr. Gerard Mols

Rector Magnificus
Universiteit Maastricht
The Netherlands
Bruce Stillman
Dr Bruce Stillman

President,
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory,
USA
J. Michael Adams
Dr J. Michael Adams

President,
Fairleigh Dickinson University,
USA
Michael Milanovic
Dr Michael Milanovic

Chief Executive, Cambridge ESOL, UK
Gavin Esler
Gavin Esler

Broadcaster,
BBC,
UK
Dr. Nicholas Labuschagne
Dr. Nicholas Labuschagne

Prominent Physician, Educator, Businessman & Racehorse Owner,
South Africa
António Manuel Bensabat Rendas
Dr António Bensabat Rendas

Rector, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Portugal
Joseph K. Burmester
Joseph K. Burmester

Cofounder & CEO,
Ruralogic, Inc.,
USA
Dídac Ramírez i Sarrió
Dr Dídac Ramírez i Sarrió

Rector,
University of Barcelona,
Spain
Dr. Hosung Chang
Dr. Hosung Chang

President,
Dankook University,
South Korea
Holm Keller
Holm Keller

Executive Vice President,
Leuphana University Lueneburg,
Germany
Dr. Carmen Z. Lamagna
Dr Carmen Z Lamagna

Vice Chancellor,
American International University-Bangladesh
jshroff
Jackie Shroff

Actor/Producer
India
Warren J. Baker
Dr Warren J. Baker

President Emeritus, California Polytechnic State University, USA
Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow
Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow

Founder and CEO,
Mary’s Meals SIR,
Scotland
C. David Snyder
David Snyder

Chairman, President and CEO,
Attevo
USA
Professor Zheng Chengliang
Professor Zheng Chengliang

Vice President, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Professor Jane Millar
Professor Jane Millar

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research),
University of Bath, UK
Dr. Ibrahim Saleh K. Alnaimi
Dr Ibrahim Saleh K Alnaimi

Community College of Qatar
Qatar
Hans Rosling
Dr Hans Rosling

Director, Gapminder Foundation,
Sweden
jagsheth
Dr Jagdish Sheth

Charles H. Kellstadt Professor of Marketing Emory University, USA
Dr. Scott D. Stern, MD, FACP
Dr Scott D Stern

Pritzker School of Medicine,
University of Chicago USA
amalcolm
Andrew Malcolm

National Politics Commentator,
LATimes.com,
USA
Michael Goldfarb
Michael Goldfarb

London Correspondent, Globalpost.com, UK
Richard M. Brandt
Richard M. Brandt

Director,
Iacocca Institute,
Lehigh University
USA
Mary O’Mahony
Mary O’ Mahony

Head of Rolex Awards for Enterprise,
Ireland
Professor Dr Habil Elmar Schreiber
Prof. Dr. Habil Elmar Schreiber

President,
Jade Hochschule,
Germany
Dr. Hamid Shirvani
Dr. Hamid Shirvani

President
California State University, Stanislaus,
USA
Prof. Dr. László Ungvári
Prof. Dr. László Ungvári

President,
Technical University of Applied Sciences - Wildau,
Germany
Krista Varantola
Dr Krista Varantola

Chancellor,
University of Tampere,
Finland
Abderrahmane Lahlou
Dr Abderrahmane Lahlou

President,
Mundiapolis University,
Morocco
Professor Jiang Hong
Professor Jiang Hong

Division Chief, Division for Development of Liberal Arts, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Adora Svitak
Adora Svitak

Teacher, Speaker, Activist, and Author,
USA
Atul Kalaskar
Atul Kalaskar

Founder - Director,
Nature's Best Precision Agri-Tech Pvt. Ltd.,
India
Pat Loughrey
Pat Loughrey

Warden of Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
Professor Liu Kang
Professor Liu Kang

Chair, Professor and Dean, Institute of Arts and Humanities, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Dr. Martin Raghunath
Dr Martin Raghunath

Plastic Surgeon, Hand Surgeon,
Germany
Dr. Dwayne McCay
Dr Dwayne McCay

Executive Vice President & COO, Florida Institute of Technology, USA
Dr. Jason A. Scorza
Dr Jason A Scorza

Vice Provost,
Fairleigh Dickinson University,
USA
Dr. Björn Kjerfve
Dr. Björn Kjerfve

President,
World Maritime University,
Sweden
Ruth Turner
Ruth Turner

Chief Executive,
Tony Blair Foundation,
UK
Anuradha Koirala
Anuradha Koirala

Founder of Maiti Nepal,
Nepal
Professor Lee Astheimer
Professor Lee Astheimer

Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research),
Deakin University,
Australia
Muzaffar A. Shaikh, Ph.D.
Dr Muzaffar A. Shaikh

Associate Provost, Florida Institute of Technology, USA
Gazaliyev Arstan Maulenovich
Prof Gazaliyev Arstan Maulenovich

Rector, Karaganda State Technical University, Kazakhstan
K.D.Hepp
Prof Karl Dietrich Hepp

Medical professional and journalist,
Germany
Professor Chen Yiyi
Professor Chen Yiyi

Director, Center for Middle Eastern Studies,
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Mohamed Boukaa
Mohamed Boukaa

VP Sales,
NetVitesse,
France
Dr. Johannes Berchtold
Dr. Johannes Berchtold

Vice President,
St. Gallen Foundation for International Studies,
Switzerland
hstacy
Dr Helen Stacy

Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies,
Stanford University, USA
Lara Setrakian
Lara Setrakian

Dubai-Based Correspondent,
ABC News & Bloomberg Television, USA
Chang Se-Won
Dr Chang Se-Won

Head, Department of Middle Eastern Studies, Dankook University, Korea
Ramon Torrent
Prof Ramon Torrent

Professor of Political Economy,
University of Barcelona,
Spain
Kang Sun-yong
Kang Sun-yong

Chair Professor, Dankook University, Korea
Chris Doyle
Chris Doyle

Director, Council for Arab-Business Understanding, UK
DC Hans-Peter Feix
DC Hans-Peter Feix

Co-founder & member of the board, Swiss Human Health Care Group, Germany
Ibrahim Mohamad Mahdi Chamseddine
Ibrahim Chamseddine

President,
Association for Charity & Culture,
Lebanon
Joseph B. Treaster
Joseph B. Treaster

John S. and James L. Knight Chair in Cross-Cultural Communication, University of Miami, USA
Tom Campbell
Dr Tom Campbell

Visiting Prof. of Economics & Law
Chapman University,
USA
Brian Ibsen
Brian Ibsen

Chief Development Officer, Chicago Science
University of Chicago,
USA
Carlos A Villanueva S., Ph.D.
Dr Carlos A Villanueva

Director of Strategic Development, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
Diane Rosenberg
Diane Rosenberg

Executive Director
Nueva School
USA
Professor Ian Robottom
Professor Ian Robottom

Associate Dean,
Deakin University,
Australia
Izak Smit
Izak Smit

CPUT - Director,
Center for e-Learning,
South Africa
Johan Badenhorst
Johan Badenhorst

Director of e-Learning and Ed. Tech., Central University of Technology, South Africa
Charlotte Keenan
Charlotte Keenan

Director of Projects and Corporate Operations, Tony Blair Foundation, UK
Prof. Mabokang LE Monnapula-Mapesela
Prof. Mabokang LE Monnapula-Mapesela

Dean, Central University of Technology, South Africa
Imad-eddine Hatimi
Imad-eddine Hatimi

Dean of Faculty Management,
Mundiapolis University,
Morocco
Antoinette Lombard
Antoinette Lombard

Head of ICT Department, Vaal University of Technology, South Africa
Annette Sadie
Annette Sadie

Head of Department,
Tshwane University of Technology,
Pretoria
Professor J Surujlal
Professor J Surujlal

Research professor,
Vaal University of Technology,
South Africa
Joshua Okuthe
Joshua Okuthe

Head of Dept. Information Computer Technology (ICT),
Mangosuthu University of Technology, South Africa
Mattheus  J. Coetzee
Mattheus J. Coetzee

Head of Dept. eMedia Design and Development, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
Jehoon Han
Jehoon Han

Secretary, Office of the President, Dankook University, Korea
Susanne M. Campbell
Susanne M. Campbell

Ex Assistant to the Chancellor for Special Projects, Chapman University, USA