Futurism and Education - A Conversation with Raya Bidshahri

Raya Bidshahri⁠ is a serial education entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and award-winning educator.

Raya is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the ⁠School of Humanity⁠, a revolutionary online high school with a progressive model and skill-based curriculum.

Raya is also the Founder of ⁠Awecademy⁠, an award-winning organization offering future-focussed & wisdom-based education. She has served on the founding teams of multiple organizations including ⁠SciFest Dubai⁠, and ⁠SheWorks⁠.

Raya serves as an advisory board member to multiple EdTech companies and is a member of the Bett Future Education Council. She was named one of the ⁠BBC's 100 Women⁠ for 2019.

Raya has spoken at many conferences including the ⁠G20/Y20 Summit⁠, ⁠Global Education Forum⁠, UNESCO Expo-Sciences, GESS Leaders, HR Tech Summit and much more.

She has been sharing her expertise as a keynote speaker for over a decade – since the age of 16 – and brings a much-needed youth perspective to discussions about the future of education.

Social Links

LinkedIn: ⁠@rayabidshahri⁠

Twitter: ⁠@raya_bid

Previous
Previous

Learning as Service - A Conversation with Cathryn Berger Kaye

Next
Next

Navigating Complexity in Education - A Conversation with Dave Snowden