Ben Crystal is an actor, author, and creative producer, and Associate Artist with www.ShakespeareNorthPlayhouse.co.uk .His first book Shakespeare on Toast (Icon 2008) was shortlisted for the 2010 Educational Writer of the Year Award. Ben has played the titles role in Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Macbeth, Henry V, Pericles, Timon of Athens, and Richard II. His TEDx talk was called Original Practices: Shakespeare’s Craft. For more: www.bencrystal.com/about 

Read about David's & Ben's session: Let's Talk Together: Face-to-Face and Screen-to-Screen

David Crystal is an Honorary Professor of Linguistics at Bangor University and works from his home in Holyhead, North Wales, as a writer, editor, lecturer, and broadcaster. He has written or edited many books and articles for scholarly, professional, and general readerships on the history and development of English, including Let's Talk: How English Conversation Works and The Gift of he Gab: How Eloquence Works. 'He lives online at www.davidcrystal.com.

Read about David's & Ben's session: Let's Talk Together: Face-to-Face and Screen-to-Screen

Sarah Hillyard is based in London, UK and holds a Masters Degree in Teaching English to Young Learners from the University of York, UK. She has been teacher and coordinator at pre-primary level and is now ELT academic consultant for bilingual schools. She is tutor on NILE’s online course “Teaching English in Pre-Primary Education”. She delivers webinars and sessions at conferences as a teacher trainer. She has written articles and blog posts focusing on teaching English to young learners, and is co-author and series consultant for Pearson‘s pre-primary course “Little Stars” and primary course “Our Stories”.

Read about Susan's & Sarah's session: Creative Journeys into the (HE)Art of Teaching

Susan Hillyard has a B.Ed. (Hons.) Warwick University, UK. In her 52 yearlong career in 17 countries her roles include Teacher, HOD, Trainer, Conference and Webinar Presenter, Workshop Facilitator, Materials Writer and Researcher. She is Director of SHELTA, offering consultancy, PPD, EMI and courses on teaching English Creatively to Teachers worldwide.

Read about Susan's & Sarah's session: Creative Journeys into the (HE)Art of Teaching

 Harry Waters is a multi-award-winning teacher trainer, climate activist, and TEDx speaker, founded Renewable English to merge language learning with environmental consciousness. Passionate about sustainability, he weaves eco-friendly practices into education, from second-hand shirts to impactful teaching

Read about Harry's, Laura's & Will's session: The Art of a Great Conversation

Laura Wilkes is an producer who helps educators in business record great content to grow their brand. Since establishing her production company in 2023, Laura and her team have supported over a thousand educators in creating engaging podcast and video content. Laura is also the producer for TESOL Pop, which ranks among the top 10% of podcasts globally.

Read about Harry's, Laura's & Will's session: The Art of a Great Conversation

Will Rixon was a teacher and trainer for over 10 years, working with language teachers and students in Indonesia, the Netherlands, Ethiopia, Nepal and finally, the UK. With a CELTA and DELTA in hand, he ventured into the world of ELT publishing and ended in his dream job at Macmillan Education as the Global Engagement & Content Manager from 2020 to date.

Read about Harry's, Laura's & Will's session: The Art of a Great Conversation

Paula Rosana Asad is a graduate teacher from Profesorado de Inglés Dr. Julio Cesar Avanza, Mindful Educator and Neuropsicoeducadora from Asociacion Educar para el Desarrollo Humano. She is the founder and also a headteacher at Dream Up! Academia de Ingles in Bahia Blanca. President of APIBB (Asociacion de Profesores de Ingles de Bahia Blanca), teacherprenuer and teacher trainer.

Read about Paula Rosana's session: Think Big, Speak Better: No-Prep Activities for Primary Learners

Emma Reynolds is an mindfulness expert, seasoned speaker for Macmillan on all things Mindful, as well as a teacher trainer and content creator. She created Macmillan’s first Mindfulness course for primary students which features in their SEL courses "Lead the Way” and Learning Lands. Why not join her for a dynamic 30 minute session and find out how you can create pockets of calm no matter how your day is going.

Read about Emma's session: Take a Moment - Meditations for Busy Teachers

Lorena Peimbert is an accomplished pedagogue and English teacher with a Master's in Neuropsychology and Education and over 25 years of experience teaching English to preschool and primary students. She is also an ELT author and teacher trainer, specializing in curriculum development and integrating social-emotional learning into classrooms.

Read about Lorena's session: Calm Classrooms, Happy Learners, Happy Teachers

Rose Aylett is a teacher, trainer and CELTA-tutor with a long-standing professional interest in critical pedagogy, global citizenship and social justice education. She speaks regularly at international conferences about how to teach controversial issues, promoting critical dialogue in the classroom, and the integration of critical perspectives into ELT.

Read about Rose's session: Reading Between and Beyond the Lines: Critical Literacy in the Language Classroom

Chia Suan Chong is an author of Successful International Communication, communication skills trainer and teacher trainer, specialising in the development of soft skills and future-ready skills. Based in York, Chia holds a DELTA and Masters in Applied Linguistics, and is the co-author for the course series VOICES (National Geographic Learning) and the Pearson ELTD – a 120-hour online teacher training course.

Read about Chia's session: Developing Critical Thinking Skills for the Future

Anna Parr-Modrzejewska is a TEFL university lecturer specialising in Young Learners education, coursebooks author and teacher trainer. Her qualifications include a PhD in linguistics, MA in English, BA in Young Learners Pedagogy and MA in Pedagogical Therapy.

Read about Anna's session: Building Blocks of Grammar and Vocabulary: Forming Strong Foundations in the Young Learner Classroom for Later Mastery

Małgorzata Kobierzycka is an accomplished educator with extensive experience as a teacher for students aged 10–19, a teacher trainer, and a university lecturer. Serving as an ADOS, she holds an MA in English Studies, postgraduate qualifications in TEFL, and has completed numerous professional courses.

Read about Małgorzata's session: Building Blocks of Grammar and Vocabulary:  Achieving Mastery in the Teenage Classroom Based on Strong Foundations

Dr. Jeff Kuhn is an instructional designer at Ohio University who has worked with educators in over twenty countries. Jeff holds a Master's in linguistics and a PhD in education. Most recently, Jeff conducted a course for the U.S. Department of State on integrating artificial intelligence into the language classroom.

Read about Dr. Jeff's session: Leveraging Player Psychology: Learning from Player Motivation in Gaming

Myriam Monterrubio is a certified English teacher trained at “Anglo Mexican Institute” and Bell College in England, with a background in psychology. Since 1987, she has been dedicated to teacher training, conducting seminars across Latin America, Egypt, Jordan, Spain, and the United States Mrs. Monterrubio is the co-author of five successful kindergarten series. She is currently coordinating the bilingual program in 35 Daughters of Charity schools in Andalusia, Spain.

Read about Myriam's session: Meet The Stars: Using Characters to Teach

Emily Bryson is an ELT professional with a passion for graphic facilitation, sketchnoting, visual thinking, accessible learning and literacy. She has created various print and digital resources including her own online courses and resource packs. You can find out more about her at www.EmilyBrysonELT.com and follow her @EmilyBrysonELT.

Read about Emily's session: From Chaos to Clarity: Top Tips for Effective & Engaging Whiteboards

Ana Caballero has over fifteen years of experience teaching English and Spanish as second languages. She is also an Arts teacher passionate about finding new ways of using learning tools in the classroom. She has been doing freelance writing for a few years and loves bouncing on a trampoline.

Read about Ana's session: The Link Between Colour & Learning

Usoa Sol is a secondary school teacher from Barcelona with over 20 years' teaching experience. She won the John McDowell-British Council Award in 2013, and is the former president of APAC, the English Teachers’ Association in Catalonia. She has collaborated as a teacher trainer and materials writer for Macmillan Education for many years, and has also worked as an associated lecturer at Universitat Ramon Llull-Blanquerna. She is particularly interested in teen psychology and firmly believes in the power of ICT and personalisation as the main element to motivate students.

Read about Usoa's session: "It's Not Like In My Day": Understanding Today’s Teenagers

Alicja Gałązka is a professor at the University of Silesia, a psychotherapist, psychologist, an international licenced coach and an international master trainer of Positive Psychology, NLP&Mindfulness. A President of ICI ( International Coaching Institute ) in Poland and a head of the Language Centre and Training Centre FUTURE in Poland. She is an author of over 300 articles published in Polish and English and numerous books. An active member of IDEA, National Drama Association and IATEFL. Has been researching and practising drama for years. Her main interest is psychology and drama in the ELT classroom. A coordinator and participant of many international projects. Coordinator of two SIGs: Psychology in ELT and Drama in ELT in IATEFL Poland. A regional adviser for Trinity College London in Poland, a teacher trainer cooperating with many international educational organisations. Working in two main sectors: Medicine and Education. She actively works with teachers, school managers and pupils to develop their well-being and resilience.

Read about Alicja's session: Navigating Distraction - Classroom Strategies for iGen Engagement

Joanna Szoke is a freelance teacher trainer, AI in education specialist, and learning designer. She teaches English as a foreign language to adults, trains pre-service and in-service teachers in various programs, and is a regular presenter at TEFL conferences. At the moment, she’s working on a book on AI literacy development, to be published in 2025.

Read about Joanna's session: AI in 2025 - What's Beyond the Honeymoon Phase?

Polina Venglovskaia with over 12 years of experience in teaching ESL and 5 years as Director of Studies, has built a career focused on educational innovation, language teaching, and teacher development. She is passionate about innovative teaching tools and ed content creation. As a Community Manager at Amazy.uk, she connects with a global network of teachers, organises interactive workshops, and webinars.

Read about Polina's session: A Path to Teaching Entrepreneurship

Claire Hart is an educator based in Germany who has 20 years' experience in ELT. She's taught at all levels from primary to adult education and now works mainly as an author and project manager. As someone who lives with autism and ADHD, Claire is passionate about helping teachers to better understand neurodiverse students.

Read about Claire's session: Increasing Accessibility for Neurodiverse Students in the Classroom

Boelo van der Pool has 30+ years of experience in ELT. He is a language coach, course developer, and teacher trainer. Being dyslexic and ADHD himself, he has developed inclusive ADHD and dyslexia-friendly language teaching strategies. Boelo is a board member of the European Dyslexia Group as well as the International Language Coaching Association.

Read about Boelo's session: Your Lazy Students Might Not be Lazy At All. This is Why...

Wiktoria Allan has over ten years’ experience in ELT and currently teaches and coordinates English at the Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR Berlin). She is also pursuing her PhD in Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University, researching the effectiveness of accommodations in language testing for students with ADHD.

Read about Wiktoria's session: Including and Supporting Learners with ADHD in the English Language Classroom