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Chris Parrish
(Moderator) Co-Founder & President of Partnerships, Podium Education Chris Parrish is Co-founder and President of Partnerships at the leading experiential learning company, Podium Education. At Podium, Chris led the launch of The Global Tech Experience, an industry redefining digital program that enables students to build skills and experience by working on projects directly with organizations like Netflix, The Grammy’s and charity:water. Podium currently partners with 55 universities across the world and will support 10,000 students in 2023. His work has been featured in Forbes, InsideHigherEd and TechCrunch. Chris and Podium are based in Austin, TX. Connect with Chris on LinkedIn Michael Campbell General Manager, Education Division, Intel Michael A. Campbell is a Global Transformational Leader with 20+ years of focused experience in product marketing, strategy, business development, and sales. Currently Campbell is the General Manager of the Education Division within Intel’s Client Computing Group. With a focus on education, this team is responsible for influencing Intel’s product and platform strategy; working with OEM partners to optimize product portfolios; defining the best learning outcome experiences on Intel-based devices; and influencing the company’s go to market strategy in partnership with marketing and sales teams. Michael holds a BA in Political Science & International Relations from Carleton College and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Connect with Michael on LinkedIn Jill Blondin Associate Vice Provost, Global Initiatives, Virginia Commonwealth University Jill Blondin, associate vice provost for global initiatives at Virginia Commonwealth University, received her B.A. from Indiana University, and her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Blondin has served as a Fulbright Specialist to Brazil, as a speaker with the U.S. Department of State and Fulbright Portugal, and as an Expert Speaker with the U.S. Embassy Guyana. She serves as the Chair Elect of the AIEA Member Outreach and Awards Committee. Connect with Jill on LinkedIn |
Ahmad Ezzeddine
VP, Academic Student Affairs & Global Engagement, Wayne State University Dr. Ahmad Ezzeddine is the Vice President for Academic Student Affairs and Global Engagement at Wayne State University. Dr. Ezzeddine is responsible for the university’s efforts to support students throughout the student lifecycle, from their initial engagement with Wayne State to graduation and beyond. His portfolio includes Enrollment Management, Student Success, Educational Outreach, the Transfer Student Success Center, community college partnerships and satellite campuses, the Office of International Programs, and several student-facing academic services offices, departments and programs within the Office of the Provost. Additionally, he oversees Executive and Professional Development, the office responsible for the university’s training, consulting, and continuing education services. As WSU’s Senior International Officer, Dr. Ezzeddine leads the university’s global engagement which includes “Global Learning for All,” an initiative to develop students’ global competencies by providing them with experiences locally, virtually, or abroad. Connect with Ahmad on LinkedIn Teresa Barreira EVP/Global Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Publicis Sapient Teresa Barreira is a global C-suite leader with over 25 years of experience building and leading teams in both large and small companies. She was born and raised in Northern Portugal and emigrated to the United States as a teenager prior to attending the University of Massachusetts Amherst. As a young Hispanic student, she was inspired by the US education system and how it offered an opportunity for her to explore multiple disciplines. Barreira pursued a Master of Business Administration at Northeastern University following completion of her undergraduate degree. Teresa began her career at IBM, where she spent over 10 years working in various parts of the organization. Over the years she has held leadership positions in multiple leading Fortune 500 organizations from Accenture to Deloitte. She is now Global Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at Publicis Sapient where she leads a rapidly growing team of more than 150 members across more than 7 countries. |
Ann BeynonLead Partnerships Manager, Institute for Scientific Information (ISI)Ann manages global research partnerships with the ISI group at Clarivate. She has worked for 17 years in bibliometrics and scholarly communications.
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Laurel ThomasInternational Research and Global Engagement Data Manager, University of South Florida With over ten years in the field of business analytics and international activity mapping, Laurel is key to efforts to strengthen international collaboration at the University of South Florida.
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