Keynote speakers

Keynote Thomas Hatch

Professor Thomas Hatch

Thomas Hatch is a Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University and Director of the National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools, and Teaching (NCREST). His research includes studies of school improvement efforts at the school, district, and national levels. His latest book, The Education We Need for a Future We Can’t Predict (Corwin, 2021), focuses on efforts to create more powerful learning experiences both inside and outside schools in developed and developing contexts. He is also the founder and managing editor of International Education News. He previously served as a Senior Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. His other books include Managing to Change: How Schools can Survive (and Sometimes Thrive) in Turbulent Times (Teachers College Press, 2009); Into the Classroom: Developing the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (Teachers College Press, 2005); and School Reform Behind the Scenes (Teachers College Press, 1999). Link bio: https://thomashatch.org/bio/

Chi Hieu Nguyen

Chi Hieu Nguyen

Dr Hieu earned his Bachelor from London School of Economics (UK), Ph.D. from Stanford University (USA), MBA from University of Oxford (UK) and is pursuing MA in Philosophy and Education at Columbia University (USA). Hieu is a leading expert in Vietnam education, directly setting up and transforming 100+ Vietnamese and foreign K-12 schools, colleges, education institutes, non-profit organizations, ranging from boutique models to big-scale systems, in school model design, new school creation, school restructuring, product R&D, professional development, general management, corporate finance & strategy, system operations. He is currently managing a portfolio of 3 different school systems with capacity of 15,000 students in 5 years. Hieu has taught K-12, college, graduate school students, young professionals and corporate executives across multiple subjects. Dr. Hieu is a pioneering thought leader, an active media contributor, an author with numerous best-selling books in education. Link: https://ieg.vn/nguoi-giu-lua.html#gallery-1

Daniel Ruelle

Daniel Ruelle

Daniel Ruelle is the Director of the Learning Excellence Center at VinUniversity which supports faculty and TAs to expand their active teaching methods to help students learn most effectively. He strongly believes in the power of purposefully integrating educational technology with active learning pedagogies, and has experimented recently with helping students ethically and responsibly use generative AI tools such as ChatGPT. Daniel is concurrently a faculty of English and Communication in the College of Arts & Sciences and was awarded a Teaching Excellence Award in 2021. His research interests include eye tracking in second language acquisition, Rasch measurement theory, active learning pedagogies (especially Team Based Learning), and vocabulary acquisition.

Advisory Board

Organising Committee

Ms Nguyen Van Anh

Ms Nguyen Van Anh

Project Director, Agile Innovation Center

VinUniversity

Mr Daniel Ruelle- Organiser

Mr Daniel Ruelle

Director of Teaching and Learning Excellence Center; Senior Lecturer: College of Arts and Sciences

VinUniversity

Mr Vu Ngoc Khanh

Mr Vu Ngoc Khanh

Senior Educational Technology Officer, Learning Excellence Center

VinUniversity

Ms Nguyen Hoang Bao Tram

Ms Nguyen Hoang Bao Tram

Academic Assistant, Learning Excellence Center

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Ms Nguyen Dang Phuong Nhi

Ms Nguyen Dang Phuong Nhi

Project coordinator, Agile Innovation Center

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Ms Pham Thi Thuy Anh

Ms Pham Thi Thuy Anh

Project coordinator, Agile Innovation Center

VinUniversity

Supporting Team

Ms Bui Thanh Hanh

Ms Bui Thanh Hanh

Head of Academic Engagement and Global Exchange

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Mr Nguyen Hoang Viet

Mr Nguyen Hoang Viet

Head of Operations

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Ms To Thi Huong Giang

Ms To Thi Huong Giang

Head of Marketing and Communications

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Ms Nguyen Thi Thu Trang

Ms Nguyen Thi Thu Trang

Educational Technology Officer, Learning Excellence Center

VinUniversity

Mr Tran Duc Anh

Mr Tran Duc Anh

Education Intern, Learning Excellence Center

VinUniversity

Ms Bui Hong Nhung

Ms Bui Hong Nhung

Undergraduate Student, College of Business and Management

VinUniversity