She is an educationist, capacity development, Gender advocate and knowledge management expert, who develops programs, strategies, and organizes education and training, carries out research, and ensures successful implementation of initiatives especially on education in community classroom, peace, women, girls, children and school support programs. Her strengths in developing ideas into programs and building top-performing initiatives have earned her repeated commendations and formal recognition from colleagues and peers.
Dr Ada is Global Director at Centre for Transformative Advancement of Development for Africa CTADA, an initiative of the Center for SDG Global Education USA, Rector of Ruth Sisters Fellowship International, a Fellowship resolved to educate, empower, and support a sister in building a character generation for the Kingdom of God. 
Dr Ada Okika is the UN Coordinator for Africana Women Working Group at the UN, a coalition of NGOs in Special Consultative Status with Economic and Social Council and Chancellor, YOUTHGETHER Global, an project for engaging youth for the decade of Action. Dr. Ada Okika is very passionate about what she does and is determined to ensure that women and girls, youth and children, education in community classrooms, Culture of Peace and grassroots issues are achieved positively well for the 2030 Agenda. She has spoken at many conferences on these issues. She has spoken at the President of the UNGA75 Session UN High Level Forum of The Culture of Peace.
She aspires to do more and hopes that her accomplishments and many more to come will be remembered in history as a model for generations. In her words: “Lets Step-up Action for the Future we want for our Generation” is what drives her efforts and commitment to what she knows how to do well.

An Indian scholar in the area of grassroots innovations, he is the founder of the Honey Bee Network, SRISTI, GIAN and NIF

Member of the World Academy of Art and Science, NAAS, INSA and ISAE.

He is seen as a pioneer in the field of grassroots innovations, in which his contribution includes documenting people’s knowledge with the help of teams of volunteers spread across India. He helps grassroots innovators and communities build on their knowledge systems by providing help in filing patents, promoting scientific validation of these innovations by involving government scientific institutes and private individuals and bodies and facilitating tie-ups with entrepreneurs and industrial groups.

He is known for crafting innovative courses for students at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. One of his most popular courses included shodh yatra, under which he took management students to different parts of the country to learn from local communities and study their knowledge systems. This course was derived from his larger concept of walking through the length and breadth of the country, interacting with farmers, traditional knowledge holders, grassroots innovators, innovative students, etc., which he named shodh yatra (meaning ‘research walk’). It started in May 1998 in the western Indian province of Gujarat.

He plans to set up Global GIAN to scout and support grassroots innovators around the world and link them with educational institutions, pedagogies and platforms.

Bernadette Dullin is passionate about children and education.
She has a university degree in Mathematics and Psychology.
Designer of workshops to develop emotional and relational intelligence (theatre, philosophy, teenage debates, etc.)… and designer of trainers’ courses for school support, school coaching and family coaching.
Author of the book “Au secours mon enfant a des devoirs”

After an experience as a pedagogical advisor, she decided to design fun and efficient tools for primary and secondary school children to put a little happiness in their learning.
She then created the publishing company HAPPYPARENTS with her husband and the first books published were for learning multiplication tables and conjugation, now used in over 20 countries.

“I never chose my profession; it always imposed itself on me.
My dream at the time was to make all children happy and intelligent.
The important thing was to make young people responsible,
dynamic, positive, confident in themselves and in their future.”

Dr. Michael Hynes works as a Superintendent in New York. He is a Fulbright Specialist and an associate professor of education and leadership at Stony Brook University and Long Island University. His mission is to spread the message of the importance of a holistic approach to educating children around the world. He emphasizes the importance of play, recess in schools, mental health and yoga and mindfulness in the classroom. Dr. Hynes is a former assistant superintendent, principal and teacher.

He’s also a TEDx and keynote speaker who is the author of the book Staying Grounded: 12 Principles for Transforming School Leader effectiveness. Dr. Hynes has published numerous articles and has been featured on over 30 podcasts related to school leadership and education. Recently, Michael was featured in the documentary Chasing Childhood. Hynes has focused his work on transforming schools by focusing on wellness, which articulated the significance of social, emotional, physical and cognitive development for students. He also develops strategic plans for schools and school districts. Dr. Hynes educates organizations on global school initiatives and universal best practices and has worked with the Finnish school system.

Hynes received his undergraduate degree in psychology from Bethany College and his doctorate in educational administration from Dowling College. He has undergone professional training to integrate organizational learning and school leadership into programs at New York University, Stony Brook University and Harvard University. Dr. Hynes has been awarded the “Friend of Education Award” and the “Distinguished Leadership Award” by Phi Delta Kappa as well as the Visionary Leadership Award from the Family and Children’s Association.