Speakers

Global Skills Week, Washington, D.C. | March 24-28, 2025. Connecting the Global Skills Economy.

Leadership Councils

Leadership Councils

Leading voices from industry and higher education, powering the global skills economy.

Alejandro Caballero

Principal Education Specialist at IFC The World Bank Group

Amanda Winters

Program Director of Postsecondary Education at National Governors Association

Angela Hernandez

Senior Lead Skills Architect at Western Governors University

Angela Virtu

Professorial Lecturer, Information Technology and Analytics at American University

Anshul Sonak

Head and Global Director - Intel Digital Readiness Programs at Intel

Charlotte Morrissey

Senior Lead Skills Architect at Western Governors University

Chris Hoehn-Saric

Co-Founder at inSpring

Darby Westfall

VP Business Intelligence and Analytics at Diversified Energy Company

Deontée Gordon

CEO at TechBirmingham

Dominic Berardi

Vice President, Government Affairs at Shorelight

Enzo Peruffo

Dean at Luiss Graduate School & Professor of Strategy at Luiss Guido Carli University

Esteban Veintimilla

Director of Partnerships at 1Mentor by QS

Geoffrey Roche

Director, Workforce Development, North America at Siemens Healthineers

Imran Oomer

Co-Founder at inSpring

Jeff Bulanda

VP The ASA Career Navigation Center at Jobs for the Future (JFF)

Judy Goldstein

SVP Marketing and Communications at American Student Assistance (ASA)

Julie Lammers

Executive Vice President at American Student Assistance

Karishma Merchant

Associate Vice President, Policy & Advocacy at Jobs for the Future

Keelan Schule

Solutions Engineer at OpenAI

Kemi Jona

Vice Provost for Online Education and Digital Innovation at University of Virginia

Kennon Harrison

Head of Corporate Workforce Partnerships at ETS

Kristina Francis

Executive Director at JFFLabs

Lane McBride

Managing Director & Senior Partner at BCG

Maria Flynn

President and CEO at Jobs for the Future

Maria Spies

Co-Founder at HolonIQ & Chief Innovation Officer at QS

Martín Serrano

Director of Product Innovation at 1Mentor by QS

Matt Gee

Director, U.S. Programs Data at Gates Foundation

Matteo Quacquarelli

Vice President, Strategy & Analytics at QS Quacquarelli Symonds

Maura Pally

Executive Director at Blackstone Charitable Foundation

Meg Hamel

Vice President, Education at HolonIQ

Michelle Wieser

Business School Strategy Lead at QS Quacquarelli Symonds

Mike Erickson

Technical Training Specialist - Global Learner Engagement at Amazon Web Services

Nick Moore

Director, Governor's Office of Education and Workforce Transformation at State of Alabama

Nunzio Quacquarelli

President at QS Quacquarelli Symonds

Olga Yakusheva

Professor at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

Patrick Brothers

Co-Founder at HolonIQ & Executive Director at QS

Peter Beard

Vice President, Policy and Programs at U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation

Rebecca Peters Corley

Director, Semiconductor Public Policy at Samsung Electronics America

Russell Greiff

Senior Strategic Advisor at AstrumU

Samantha Coen

Senior Manager, Skills Architecture at Western Governors University

Sarah DeMark

Vice Provost, Academic Portfolio at Western Governors University

Siya Raj Purohit

Education GTM at OpenAI

Stacy Caldwell

President and CEO at CredLens

Taylor Maag

Director of Workforce Policy at Jobs for the Future

Ted Mitchell

President at the American Council on Education

Tekla Moquin

Skills to Jobs Leader at Amazon Web Services

Valeria Vecchi

Investment Officer at IFC The World Bank Group

Valerie Singer

General Manager, Global Education at Amazon Web Services

Yelena Vaynberg

Government & Regulatory Affairs Executive at IBM

Join Global Skills Leaders from around the world.

Networking, ideas, connections and partnership building with senior skills leaders from around the world in Washington, D.C, March 25-26, 2025