FEATURED SPEAKERS
Associate Professor Francisca Maria Ivone
Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia
Francisca Maria Ivone is an Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia. She researches and publishes on ELT, technology-enhanced learning, extensive reading / listening / viewing, learning autonomy, and collaborative learning. She serves on the boards of Indonesia Technology-Enhanced Language Learning (iTELL) and Indonesia Extensive Reading Association (IERA).
Dr. Mohd Sirhajwan Idek
Keningau Vocational College, Sabah, Malaysia
Dr. Sirhajwan Idek is an English language teacher at Keningau Vocational College, Sabah, Malaysia. He is also the Head of Research & Innovation Department at the school. He became the first Malaysian to win British Council's ELTons Innovation Awards in 2024 with his virtual class project. He also won the Simon Greenall Award in 2021 for his folklore and ethnic culture project.
Santha Nair Chandran
Sauk Primary School, Perak, Malaysia
Santha Nair Chandran is an English language teacher and Head of the English Department at a vernacular school, SJKC Sauk in Perak, Malaysia. She is a Master Trainer for the CEFR English Curriculum in Lower Perak District. Besides her school and district responsibilities, Santha is also involved in the Global Schools Program (GSP) where she is the Project Officer for Partnerships and Events. In 2022, Santha was the GSP representative at the Transforming Education Summit at the UN New York. She has experience in writing partnerships and events proposals, designing curriculum around SDGs for primary learners and lead SDG 4 masterminds. Santha is the Program Manager and Co-Founder of DeRia, where she spearheaded the Environmental Education Playbook (curated by teachers for teachers), with a grant under the British High Commission Kuala Lumpur with Ecoknights in conjunction with the Cop26 conference, Glasgow. She has conducted workshops for UNESCO ESD-Net and is currently working towards contributing ideas and solutions to the EDUCATION SDG4 Network. She loves teaching sustainability through English.
Thailand TESOL representative
Thailand TESOL
