Featured Speakers

Professor Martin Bean CBE, CEO of The Bean Centre, is a visionary leader shaping the future of education and work. 

Co-author of the book "Toolkit for Turbulence," Martin equips leaders with tools and strategies to navigate change, seize opportunities, and foster resilient teams.

Currently a Professor at the University of New South Wales, Martin's expertise lies in exploring the evolving landscape of work and lifelong learning. He shares his knowledge as a mentor at Mentor List, connecting Australia's brightest minds.

Previously, Martin served as Vice-Chancellor and President of RMIT University, an institution with over 80,000 students in Melbourne, Australia. He also held the position of Vice-Chancellor at The Open University, the United Kingdom's largest academic institution, and served as General Manager of Microsoft's global Education Products Group in Seattle, Washington.

Acknowledged for his contributions to education, Martin has received prestigious awards, including an Honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of London and appointment as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his services to higher education. 

Ryan is the Vice President of Global Academic Strategy at Instructure, where he works to enhance the academic experience for educators and learners, worldwide. With over two decades in the edtech world, Ryan has experience with every major technology platform that institutions use to deliver education, from the LMS to the SIS, and all the systems in between. A well-known thought leader in the edtech industry, Ryan is a podcast co-host, frequent media spokesperson, and speaker at industry conferences and webinars. Ryan earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Relations/Communications from the University of Utah and certificates in Data-Driven Marketing and Brand Management from eCornell.

Jet Magsaysay, M.B.A., Ph.D., is the Dean of the Ateneo Graduate School of Business, where he has presided over the re-envisioning of the identity, purpose, aspiration, and core values of the School amidst the strategic pivot of the School first, into online learning, and now into the different learning modes in the new normal.

In his career as educator, he has directed learning and development programs, as well as corporate universities, for dozens of organizations in the last 25 years.

Aside from his role as educator, Dean Jet is a published author, with more than a hundred articles on management and leadership in business media, for which he has won pan-Asian awards, and in academic journals, in which he has shared his scientifically validated models on leadership in the Philippine business setting. He is an internationally recognized speaker on management and leadership trends and insights, having delivered keynote speeches in the Philippines, Japan, China, Australia, and throughout Southeast Asia.

Dean Jet has led his own consulting business practice for more than twenty years, where he has guided leading companies in the Philippines and around the region in their setting and implementing their business directions and in developing their organizations and people.

Janine R. Gauiran has been an Assistant Professor I at Mapúa University since October 2024. As part of the School for Foundational Studies and Education – Department of Liberal Arts, she handles general education courses at both the Intramuros and Makati Campuses, including courses for BS Technical Communication—a unique Mapúan program.

She is also assigned as a subject-matter expert for curriculum development in Purposive Communication. She is a licensed professional teacher and holds a Master of Arts in Education, Major in English from Cagayan State University, Andrews Campus. Currently, she is pursuing a Doctor of Communication degree at the University of the Philippines - Open University.

Earlier in her career, she gained diverse teaching experience from the basic education and tertiary levels. Before returning to academia, she transitioned to a corporate instructional design role and worked as a curriculum production specialist in a media-tech company.

Edward leads the EMEA, Asia-Pacific and global channel marketing teams for Instructure, a global software company in the education industry.

Prior to joining Instructure, Edward was Chief Marketing Officer at HealthEngine, an Australian technology start up in the healthcare sector.

Edward spent 6 years at LinkedIn, including 5 years in Singapore leading marketing teams for LinkedIn Sales Solutions and Marketing Solutions across the Asia-Pacific region including China and Japan. During this time he was elected as Chairman of the Social Media Committee for the Internet Advertising Bureau in South East Asia for 2 consecutive years.

He spent eight years in marketing at Fairfax Media - a leading Australian publisher, where he worked in a number of roles across newspapers, magazines and digital media. 

Edward has also held roles in media buying and sales over his 20-year career in marketing and advertising.