Christopher Clouder FRSA is a freelance speaker, writer and consultant on questions of childhood, innovation in education, cultural evolution and creativity. He was the founding director of the Botin Platform for Innovation in Education and has led international research into Social Emotional Education and Creativity and the Arts. He is a co-founder of the Alliance for Childhood, a member of the Learning for Well-being Community and the International Forum for Steiner Education. From 1991 to 2012 he was the founding CEO of the European Council for Steiner Waldorf Education.

Luísa Faria is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Universidade do Porto, Portugal. She has been based there since 1986, and lectures in the field of Motivational Psychology. She is the director of the Integrated Master Course in Psychology, and she was the leader of a Research & Development Project (supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, the Portuguese Ministry of Education, and European Union) on pupils’ personal conceptions of competence and achievement, and schools’ collective efficacy. She is the author of numerous books, chapters, reports and articles, in national and international journals, on Motivation, Intelligence and Psychological Evaluation.

Jennifer M. Gidley, PhD, is an Australian psychologist, educator and futurist. She is President of the World Futures Studies Federation (UNESCO & UN partner) with members in 60 countries. An Adjunct Professor at the Institute for Sustainable Futures (UTS), Sydney, she has held academic positions in Australian universities (1995-2012) and visiting professorships in Europe. Jennifer works globally including Europe, the USA, Middle East and Asia. She has published dozens of academic papers, several books and 

serves on several academic boards. Recent books: The Future: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford, 2017) and Postformal Education: A Philosophy for Complex Futures (Springer, 2016).

Marja Kokkonen (PhD, Psychology; MSc, Sport Sciences) is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Her research interests include the socioemotional development in children and youth, the socio-emotional competence in coaching and school physical education, as well as psychological safety and discrimination in different educational and sporting contexts. As a certified clinical and sport psychologist, she also provides coach education, and sport psychology consultancy to coaches, athletes and teams. She is a former Treasurer in the European Federation of Sport Psychology.

Senior Guidance Specialist, Ministry of Education of Singapore. Helping children and adolescents to develop a holistic perspective has always been the main interest and purpose of their work. He began his professional career teaching chemistry classes and English to high school students and was gradually becoming more interested in the emotional and social development of adolescents. Therefore, formed as a consultant and eventually went to work in the department School and student support. Subsequently, he joined the guidance department of the Ministry of Education, which exerts different functions, such as resource development, systems and policies and provide advice and training schools to pave the way in the implementation of initiatives to promote emotional and social development of students. It is currently developing a PhD in Psychology.

PhD in Evolutionary and associate at the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University, Canada Professor Psychology. Her research focuses on processes of risk and resilience and school adjustment in both the general population and specific subgroups (children in care, children from international adoption or indigenous). Their studies underscore the importance of social relations and cultural-historical in the course of these processes context. Among the subjects taught in college courses highlight their socialization and social development of children in schools.

Javier Argos González has a doctorate in Education and is a tenured professor in the Educational Theory Department of the University of Cantabria. He is a member of the Theory, Innovation and Practice in Education (TIPE) Research Group in the Education Department at said university, and served at Dean and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Education for eleven years. He is currently Vice President of the School Board of Cantabria as well as an evaluator for the National Evaluation and Foresight Agency (ANEP) and the Quality Assurance Agency for the University System in Castilla y León (ACSUCYL). He is a member of the team that carries out the educational evaluation of the Botín Foundation’s Responsible Education programme.

Mª Pilar Ezquerra Muñoz has a doctorate in Education and is a tenured professor in the Educational Theory Department at the University of Cantabria. She is currently Vice Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Students of the Faculty of Education at said university. She is a member of the Theory, Innovation and Practice in Education (TIPE) Research Group in the Department of Education at the University of Cantabria, as well as a member of the team that carries out the educational evaluation of the Botín Foundation’s Responsible Education programme.

Ángeles Melero holds a doctorate in Psychology and is a civil servant professor in the Department of Education at the University of Cantabria, in the area of Developmental Psychology and Education. Her research interests have coalesced around two main areas: on the one hand, processes of written argument during pre-adolescence, and on the other, socio-emotional competence, resulting in various publications and research projects. Among those of her contributions that are directly related to the latter area, of particular note are those dealing with the psychological impact that socio-emotional skill programmes have on students in childhood and primary education, which were financed and sponsored by the Botín Foundation.

Doctor of Philosophy and Learning Science and a tenured university professor in the area of Didactics and School Organisation. He has extensive management experience at the University of Cantabria, where he served as Head of the Department of Education and is currently Dean of the Faculty of Education. In terms of university evaluation activities, he has served as a member of external university degree Evaluation Committees and of the National Evaluation and Foresight Agency (ANEP). As regards programme evaluations, of particular note are the evaluations conducted with the Cantabria Employment Service, to assess training initiatives, and with the Botín Foundation, for the educational evaluation of its Responsible Education programme.

Doctor of Psychology and tenured professor at the University of Cantabria in the area of Research Methods and Diagnosis in Education. He has extensive experience in university management (Director of the Institute of Educational Science, Head of the Department of Education and the Quality Department of the University of Cantabria and currently Vice Dean of Planning and Communication in the Faculty of Education). He has served as a member of external university degree Evaluation Committees and the National Evaluation and Foresight Agency (ANEP). With respect evaluating programmes, of particular note are the evaluations conducted with the Cantabria Employment Service, to assess training initiatives, and with the Botín Foundation for the educational evaluation of its Responsible Education programme.