Prof. Stijn Van Der Krogt holds a Ph.D. in Economics and Econometrics from the University of Amsterdam, Netherland. He started his career path as a Director at the International Institute for Communication and Development, where he managed over 120 ICT for development programs in agriculture, education and health care industries in 15 countries in Africa and Latin America. He gained industry experience as a Consultant in the Telecommunications Sector and as a Director of Changing Values International, an advisory company that supported over 130 SMEs in strategic development and social and digital innovation. Prof. Krogt’s experience in the education sector started 10 years ago as the Dean of Business Sciences and Business Informatics of the Universidad Paraguayo Alemana, set up by German-based SRH Higher Education and the Paraguayan private sector. He returned back to the Netherlands to set up the SRH University of Applied Science as the Chief Academic Officer. He combined this with the development of an internationalisation strategy and business incubation strategy for SRH. Recently, Prof. Krogt holds the position of Business Executive Dean at the Higher Colleges of Technology. Previously, he held the position of the Dean of the Amsterdam School of International Business at Amsterdam University of Applied Science. Prof. Krogt publishes and speaks at international conferences on topics such as internationalisation, mobility, business intelligence, and recently focuses on Twin green and digital innovation.

Dr. Fitzgerald brings over 20 years of experience as an educator and educational leader in schools, higher education, and the not-for-profit sector to the Faculty of Education at HCT. She is internationally recognized for her academic activities that promote and enhance the professional practice of both current and future educators. Dr. Fitzgerald holds a PhD in science education from Edith Cowan University (Australia) and brings expertise in equity and inclusion through a Master of Special Educational Needs from Deakin University (Australia). Driven by her strongly held values of generosity and kindness, she gives back to her academic community through mentorship of academics in developing countries, participation in national accreditation panels, board memberships of her professional associations, and numerous editorial activities.

Dr. Liew Beng Keat has over 20 years of senior academic leadership and management experience in applied learning institutions. His academic background is complemented by several years of experience in the ICT sector, where he founded an ICT start-up involved with the development of enterprise solutions for clients such as Chevron Texaco, Singapore Telecommunications and others. He was also the former President of the Python User Group (Singapore) and the founder of the PyCon Asia Pacific (APAC) conferences, which have been running since 2010 across various Asia-Pacific countries. He is also the main author of three books on computer programming, published by Simon & Schuster/Prentice-Hall. His post-graduate qualification is in the field of Artificial Intelligence, and he earned both his PhD and MSc in Computing from the National University of Singapore (NUS). He obtained his BSc in Computing and Information Systems from the University of Bradford, UK.

Dr. Rachel Bentley has successfully combined academic and industry expertise with innovation and creative development, research, and teaching in creative arts, media production, design and television fields. As a curriculum and partnership pedagogy leader, her objective is to facilitate transformative learning experiences and industry engagement and employment for HCT students in applied learning, and apprenticeship programs. Dr. Bentley has over 30 years' experience as a senior academic and researcher in design, journalism, media production and interactive design in Australia. It is Dr. Bentley's aim to design innovative programs that engage students in active, authentic, and personalized learning experiences that enable students to contribute creatively through participatory filmmaking and lived experience research within their communities. Previously, Dr. Bentley served as Deputy Dean at Western Sydney University (WSU), School of Humanities and Communication Arts, Australia. In addition, Dr. Bentley was the Chief Executive Office and Executive Producer of Television Sydney, the university-owned, free-to-air 24-hour television station, Director of Digital Content video and media content and Director of e-Support.

Dr. Veronique Boscart is an Academic Leader, Researcher, Registered Nurse, and Healthcare Education Innovator. Her desire to investigate and educate others about the importance of exceptional health education and care for seniors continues as her priority. Dr. Veronique has more than 30 years’ experience as a nurse and educator in seniors’ care and research. She has taught courses at the college, undergraduate and graduate levels and has supported many students with their placements, dissertations and examination committees. She has published 130+ scholarly peer-reviewed manuscripts and has 150+ invited academic lectures. Dr. Veronique joined the Higher Colleges of Technology as the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences in September 2023, where she implemented the Strategic Planning for the Leaders of Tomorrow at 5 campuses across the UAE. Formerly, she held a position as the Executive Dean at Conestoga's School of Health and Life Sciences at Conestoga College, Canada. In addition, she was the Executive Director of the Canadian Institute for Seniors Care. Dr. Veronique Boscart holds B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Nursing Science, as well as M.Sc. in Healthcare Education from Ghent University, Belgium. She completed her Ph.D. in Nursing at the University of Toronto besides a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the University Health Network and University of Toronto.