ADVISORY GROUP

Our advisors are an informal group of respected figures in childhood, tech and education from around the world.  They draw upon their expertise and knowledge of the current research to give us their best thinking on the social and emotional skills that children need for an increasingly online world and how best to teach these.

Brisa Ayub, Formerly CommonSense Media, Wonderworks (United States)

Rachel Barr, Professor at Georgetown University (United States)

Leanda Barrington-Leach, Executive Director at 5Rights Foundation (Belgium)

Audrey Berquand, Research Fellow at the European Space Agency (Netherlands)

Andres Sebastian Bustamante, Assistant Professor at University of California Irvine, School of Education (United States)

Dr. Emma Carter, McKenzie Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne (Australia)

Stephane Chaudron, Young Children (0-8) and Digital Technology Network Leader, European Commission, Joint Research Centre (European Union)

Patricia Dias, Assistant Professor at Universidade Católica (Portugal)

Rokhaya Diawara, Early Child Development, UNESCO

Sarah Ditkoff, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at FableVision (United States)

Luisa Fernández, Former Director of Innovation at the Ministry of Education (Uruguay)

Dr. Sameer Hinduja, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida Atlantic University (United States)

Therese N. Hopfenbeck, Professor of Educational Assessment , The University of Melbourne (Australia)

Yoshie Kaga, Early Child Development, UNESCO

Daniel Kardefelt-Winther, Research Lead for Children and Digital Technologies at UNICEF’s Office of Research

Jackson Matsumura, Student Tech Innovator

Miko Matsumura, Managing Partner at Gumi Cryptos Capital (United States)

Professor Ilham Nasser, Associate Professor in Early Childhood Education at George Mason University (United States and Palestine)        

Agustin Porres, Regional Director, Varkey Foundation, Latin America

Dr. Jenny Radesky, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Michigan Medical School (United States)

Chemba Raghavan, Senior Advisor in Early Childhood Development at UNICEF

Dominic Regester, Program Director at Salzburg Global Seminar and Founding Member at Karanga (United Kingdom)

Janice Richardson, Founder of Internet Safety Day and International Advisor, Literacy, Rights & Democracy (European Union)

Sabrina Riveiro, Head of International Affairs at the National Directorate of Education, Ministry of Education and Culture (Uruguay)

Mahmud Shihab, Vice President for Educational Development and Technology at International College (Lebanon)

Mark Sparvell, Microsoft Education Team, Microsoft

Darri Stephens,  Formerly CommonSense Media, Founder of Darrow Ink; Educational Consultant and Curriculum Developer (United States)

Gareth Tyson, Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary University and Fellow at the Alan Turing Institute (United Kingdom)

Zelda Yanovich, Co-Founder and Head of Strategy & Partnerships at Fam Studio (United Kingdom)

Anthony Zoghbi, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine (United States)