Daria Mizza teaches Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Technology at the American University in Cairo (Department of Educational Studies and Applied Linguistics). She also serves as an educational technology consultant in the Center for Teaching Excellence and Innovation at Johns Hopkins University, USA. She is a leading expert in educational technology, focusing on its transformative impact on curriculum and instruction in higher education and K-12 settings. Her work emphasizes the critical role of research-driven planning and the importance of proactive educators who develop innovative, yet pedagogically sound learning solutions. She is a prolific author whose publications extensively explore the intersection of technology and teaching, often grounded in instructional design frameworks and Universal Design for Learning principles. One of her latest publications is the volume titled: "Creating Effective Blended Language Learning Courses. A Research-Based Guide from Planning to Evaluation" published by Cambridge University Press. The volume provides language teachers with the rationale, strategies, and tools to design blended learning courses and to guide the transition from fully face-to-face or fully online courses to blended instruction. 

Pilar Aramayo Prudencio (MEd, DipRSA) has been involved in the fields of education and English language teaching for over 20 years as a teacher, trainer, materials and curriculum designer, policy maker and program manager. She worked for the Ministry of Education in Mexico, where she led the development of the national curriculum for teaching foreign languages in secondary education (2005) and in primary education (2009), and oversaw the implementation of the curriculum and accompanying teacher development strategies. She joined the British Council in Mexico in 2012, and was responsible for the English and Education portfolios; she was then Country Director of the British Council in the Philippines. In 2021, she joined the University of Southampton as Associate Director of Transitional Education, and developed the institution’s transnational education strategy and plan for international growth. She is currently based in London and is the global Head of English in Education at the British Council, where she oversees programs.

Susan Iannuzzi is an education and publishing consultant who is also a licensed attorney. After completing her Juris Doctor, she relocated to Cairo, where her career expanded to teaching English and developing educational materials. She was an editor and author of the original Hello! series. She was also an advisor to the Egyptian team that created Hand in Hand, the first series for Egyptian schools written by Egyptian ELT experts. Most recently she returned to Egypt in 2024 as an English Language Specialist to work with a team of Egyptian educators on textbook development. Her own ELT textbooks have been published by Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, McGraw-Hill, and Pearson, including First Friends, which was written based on her experiences during her first job as a KG1 teacher at an Egyptian language school in Cairo. She has also provided technical advice in curriculum design and textbooks to Ministries of Education and ELT experts in more than 20 countries.

She is a primary-trained ELT teacher from New Zealand, currently based in Dubai. She has worked as a teacher of young learners and adults and is a teacher trainer on Cambridge accredited courses, face to face and online. She’s a self-confessed addict to learning and is passionate about enabling teachers to enhance effective learning for all learners. Anna regularly presents internationally and writes for English Teaching Professional and Modern English Teacher. Her special interests are teacher development, educational psychology and enhancing effective learning.

He is the Vice President of International, Amira Learning and a globally recognized leader in education technology, specializing in advising governments on sustainable digital strategies that balance the rapid pace of technological innovation with thoughtful policy development. Currently Vice President of International at Amira Learning, and formerly at Renaissance, Peter bases his advisory on rigorous research and lessons learned from his collaborations with countries worldwide.

He has been a trusted advisor to governments in Qatar, Singapore, Australia, and ABEGS (a collective representing all Ministers of Education in the GCC) helping design forward-looking strategies for digital transformation. His work emphasizes the role of literacy as a foundational element of education, having collaborated with more than 10 nations on advancing literacy outcomes through innovative tools and evidence-based approaches.