Ami Dror
Founder of Zaitoun Ventures.
Ami Dror is the Co-Founder & CEO of LeapLearne (www.leaplearner.com), an ed-tech company that enables kids to code the world of tomorrow. Ami is also the founder of Zaitoun Ventures (zaitounventures.com), a Startup Factory that both builds and invests in disruptive startups. Prior to founding Zaitoun Ventures, Ami co-founded XPAND 3D, and led its growth into a global 3D Cinema industry frontrunner. Additionally, he initiated the work on the first 3D-TV and led the formation of a 3DTV licensing company, jointly owned by Sony, Samsung, XPAND and Panasonic. Ami played an integral role in the development of Amblyz that revolutionized the treatment of childhood amblyopia. Ami serves as a member of the board of directors of several private companies. He holds a BSC in computer engineering from the Open University in Israel and is the co-founder of the China-Israel Innovation Fellowship, a Hong Kong based NGO that promotes global innovation. Ami is a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute and an active member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.
Feng Ma
Principal of Shanghai High School International Division
Ma Feng is the High School Principal of Shanghai High School International Division, with over ten years’ experience in teaching Math within an international curriculum (IB and AP Math). He is also an IB Math Examiner and a regular visitor to IB World Schools for evaluation of IB DP programs. He has published over ten articles on international education and Math teaching in various journals. (Educational Creed: What suits the student best is the best.)
Jie-Qi, Chen, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Chen is the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, a full professor, and founder of the Early Math Collaborative at Erikson Institute, a graduate school in Child Development in Chicago. Chen has served as a Fulbright Senior Specialist in Education and an early childhood consultant to the U.S. State Department of and UNICEF. She is a Fellow at Project Zero in Harvard Graduate School of Education. Chen’s major scholarly contributions to the field of early education include developing applications of the theory of multiple intelligences in early childhood assessment and classroom teaching, proposing the inclusion of pedagogical content knowledge in early childhood teacher development, creating the framework of whole teacher development, and disseminating big ideas for teachers and children in early mathematics education.
Jordan Huang, Ed.D.
Founder and CEO of Uni-Ed
Doctor of Education degree in International Educational Development from Columbia University. M.A. and B.A. from Peking University. Founder and CEO of Uni-Ed, a cross-border educational consulting firm aiming to provide one-stop-shop education solutions to Chinese students and families and k12 schools. Ms. Huang served as the Vice President of Teneo, a consulting firm advises the world’s largest organizations with holistic advisory solutions. Prior to Teneo, Ms. Huang worked as the Chief Academic Officer and VP Business Development of ActiveChinese. Ms. Huang possesses considerable non-profit experience. She served as Principal of the Chinese Language School of Connecticut (CLSC) prior to being recruited by ActiveChinese. Prior to CLSC, Ms. Huang worked as the Chinese Language Program Director at China Institute, the oldest bicultural organization in America devoted exclusively to China.
Len Scrogan
Digital Learning Architect, University of Colorado-Denver
Digital Learning Architect, University of Colorado-Denver. A former teacher, principal, and technology director, Len was twice named Outstanding Technology Administrator in the state of Colorado. He is a blogger, a monthly columnist for a UK-based international technology journal, a past TEDx and SXSW speaker, and a recognized ed-tech author and conference speaker. He co-authored the American Optometric Association’s seminal report on 3D in the classroom, See Well, Learn Well, as well as the 2016 EdTechNext report New Dimensions in Learning. Len serves as the online community manager for LinkedIn’s Stereo 3D Media and Technology online community of 9,500+ members. Len is also a board member for the ISTE 3D and VR Network, an expert panelist on the 2015, 2016, 2017 international Horizon Reports, and serves as a national judge for the Technology & Learning software awards.
Shanchuan Li
Expert in the history of Chinese characters
Expert in the history of Chinese characters. Founder of 汉字思维. Chairperson of Shanghai Youth Language Development Center. Columnist of History 5000. An acclaimed specialist on the history of Chinese characters, Mr. Li is the founder of 汉字思维, a media education platofrm that presents an innovative and highly effective solution to help decipher Chinese characters from a “science” perspective. Mr. Li graduated from the Chinese Language Research and Application Center. He won a National Science Promotion program award in 2013, and his project “Cool Characters at Museums” was appraised as one of the Ten Most Popular public benefit projects in Shanghai in 2015.