Talia Kolodny

Director of Partnerships, EMEA, Engageli

Talia Kolodny is the Director of Partnerships, EMEA at Engageli. She brings over 10 years of experience working with leading edtech organizations to promote equity and access to education on a global scale. Before joining Engageli, she was Head of Partner Learning and Development at Coursera, where she established and managed an engaged community of practice for top universities worldwide, while also advising product teams on learning science and best practices for pedagogy-enhanced product development. Talia also led a global educator community for Khan Academy and led national programming initiatives for the Ministry of Education and Digital Israel. Based in Israel, Talia has a life-long passion for education and social impact.

She has a MA in Political Science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. 

Noah Mitchell

Innovation and Community Producer, Disruptive Media Learning Lab, Coventry University

Noah is an Innovation and Community Producer at Coventry University's Disruptive Media Learning Lab. He's focused mainly on digital innovation projects such as teaching and learning software implementation and digital fluency development for both students and educators across the institution. Originally from Gainesville, Florida, Noah is based in Coventry with his wife, two kids, and an ever-expanding collection of obscure board games.

Jonathan Shaw

Co-founder and Director, Disruptive Media Learning Lab, Coventry University

Jonathan is Professor of Photography and Media, Co-founder and Director of Coventry University’s Disruptive Media Learning Lab, with responsibility for education innovation. Inspired by the scale of invention at photography’s genesis, driven to create transformative experiences, he seeks to challenge a number of assumptions and open up new horizons surrounding networked media and higher education. Jonathan has been an active interdisciplinary practitioner and academic leader within Higher Education for nearly 20 years. Over the past 10 years, prompted by the radical, profound, and systematic changes affecting Higher Education in a digital era, his innovative thinking and leadership have impacted curricula design, next-generation learning spaces, and partnerships with internationally leading-edge educational technology start-ups.