Global Challenges, Local Impact: Higher Education's
Role in Shaping a Resilient Future

14th – 16th April, 2026 | Kempinski Central Avenue, Dubai - UAE

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Prof. Antonio Moreira Teixeira

António Teixeira is a Professor at Universidade Aberta (UAb), the Portuguese Open University, since 1991, where he heads the Department of Education and Distance Learning, and a researcher at the University of Lisbon. He\’s also a Director at Ibstpi – International Board of Standards for Training, Performance and Instruction. He received his training in Philosophy […]

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Dr. Wyatte Hume

Wyatt R. (Rory) Hume is the Executive Director of Education, Training and Development, Research Division, Qatar Foundation. During the last fifteen years he has also served as Executive Vice Chancellor, the chief academic officer and chief operating officer, for the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Vice Chancellor and President of the University of New

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Prof. Julie Furst-Bowe

Julie Furst-Bowe currently serves as the Academic Vice President at Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC), a multi-campus institution serving more than 16,000 students annually in credit and non-credit programs throughout Wisconsin. CVTC is one of colleges in the Wisconsin Technical College System and offers programs in Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources; Architecture and Construction; Business,

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Ms. Michele Shoebridge

Michele Shoebridge is the University of Exeter’s Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Director of Academic Services, responsible for academic quality and enhancement, UK student recruitment, admissions, outreach and widening participation, registry services, employability, library, C&IT and a range of student support services. Michele joined Exeter in October 2006 following a long career at the University

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