Third 21st Century Academic Forum Conference at Harvard | September 20 - 22, 2015


3rd Conference at Harvard

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Keynote Speakers

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Mr. Charles Fadel
 Founder & Chairman of the Center for Curriculum Redesign
Visiting Scholar at Harvard Graduate School of Education

 Mr. Charles Fadel is a global education thought leader, expert, futurist and inventor; founder and chairman of the Center for Curriculum Redesign; visiting scholar at Harvard GSE; Chair of the education committee at BIAC/OECD; co-author of best-selling book “21st Century Skills”; founder and president of the (Geneva, Switzerland); senior fellow, human capital at The Conference Board; senior fellow at P21.org. He has worked with education systems and institutions in more than thirty countries. He was formerly Global Education Lead at Cisco Systems, visiting scholar at MIT ESG and UPenn CLO, and angel investor with Beacon Angels.  He holds a BSEE, an MBA, and five patents.

Full Bio at:  http://curriculumredesign.org/about/team/#charles
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Dr. Kimberly O'Malley
Senior Vice President, School Research
Pearson's Research & Innovation Network

Dr. Kimberly O'Malley is Senior Vice President of Pearson’s School Research. She has worked 12 years for Pearson. In her current position, Kimberly coordinates the research and development portfolio for Pearson School through her leadership of the Research & Innovation Network. She holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology/Measurement and Statistics from the University of Houston. She has a master’s degree in Educational Administration, a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, and bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of Houston. She has published in journals such as Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, Applied Measurement in Education, New England Journal of Medicine, and Exceptional Children. She presents across the globe on innovative learning and assessment, with recent presentations to the China, Japan, and India Ministries of Education. Three research areas of interest for Kimberly are student growth models, setting performance standards, and the interpretation of assessment results.