Rachel was nominated Global Director of Communications at INSEAD in October 2022 and leads Strategic Communications for both internal and external audiences, developing and delivering a robust communications strategy to grow INSEAD’s reputation as “The Business School for the World”. Rachel joined INSEAD in 2019 as Global Director of Marketing and Recruitment of degree programmes driving positioning, awareness and successful recruitment of talented students and executives.

Rachel began her professional life in tech, driving sales and marketing across Southern Europe for the software company Macromedia (now Adobe). She joined the higher education sector in 2005 and has built her career in prestigious business and engineering schools starting at ESCP, where she led the rebranding of the business school and developed the marketing and student recruitment team across Europe as the Director of Marketing and Business Development. Rachel then went on to become Vice President for Marketing and International Relations at École Polytechnique where she supported the president to define the global international development strategy with a strong focus on strategic partnerships.

Rachel’s passion for higher education, marketing and communications have been key drivers in her career path and she thrives in a dynamic and truly international environment. She enjoys building team environments, which empower autonomy, collaboration and creativity.

Outside of work, Rachel is a keen amateur Flautist, a lover of fiction and travel, increasingly in its slow form.

After graduating from Salford University, Manchester in 2001: BA hons in French, Spanish and International Relations, Rachel completed a post-graduate degree in Marketing and Management at the Chartered Institute of Marketing in London.

Dr Kevin Marshall is the Head of Learning and Skills at Microsoft Ireland, where he leads a team of dedicated professionals committed to enhancing the quality of Teaching & Learning using technology. He has a BA (Hons) Psychology from University College Dublin, an MSc Occupational Psychology from the University of Hull and a PhD in Educational Measurement & Research from Boston College. Kevin is a ‘technology for good’ visionary and has been responsible for hugely socially impactful initiatives at Microsoft such as DreamSpace which aims to encourage girls to pursue STEM subjects at school.

Nunzio took his MBA at The Wharton School in the USA, where he won the Glockner Prize for Management, after gaining an MA at the University of Cambridge in the UK. At Wharton, Nunzio also led the team that won the Moot Corp Business Venture Award in 1990, in competition with teams from the top US and European business schools. Before starting his own business Nunzio worked in strategy consulting for Mercer Management Consulting and Bain & Company, in the UK and Italy.

Nunzio is responsible for the annual QS TopMBA.com Applicant and Recruiter Research, producing several reports including the annual ‘QS Global 200 Business Schools: The Employers’ Choice’. He is also research director for the annual QS World University Rankings® and is recognized as an authority on the strengths, weaknesses and specializations of business schools and universities around the world.

A respected journalist on management education and careers, Nunzio has written regularly for many leading newspapers including The Times of London for the past 15 years.

Committed to QS setting an example in socially responsible leadership, Nunzio has given this reality by establishing the charitable foundation, QS Education Trust, which provides scholarships for higher education to young people who have demonstrated socially responsible leadership.

Bolanle Tajudeen, founder of Black Blossoms, is a respected educator and art curator dedicated to showcasing contemporary artists of color. Since 2015, she has curated numerous public and gallery exhibitions, connecting these talented artists with diverse global audiences. In 2020, she launched the Black Blossoms School of Art and Culture and Journal, an innovative initiative documenting marginalized artists’ histories and creative practices. As an alternative art school, it offers courses on topics like Black British Art, Art and Revolutionary China, and Curating Black Art. Bolanle also teaches “Art in the Age of Black Girl Magic,” exploring the practices of Black women and non-binary artists. Black Blossoms collaborates with esteemed institutions such as Tate and the Photographer’s Gallery, aiming to ensure recognition and remembrance of Black and artists of color in the public consciousness and art market. Bolanle’s commitment to uplifting these artists has earned her a well-deserved reputation as a trailblazing leader. Through Black Blossoms, she continues to inspire and empower students and artists, driving social change in higher education and the art world for a more equitable and inclusive future.

Brendan O’Malley has been a journalist for more than four decades, focusing on education, development and international politics. He has been editor of University World News for eight years and has dedicated a section of that publication to coverage of higher education’s contribution to the SDGs. As a consultant for UNESCO and the Coalition to Protect Education from Attack and other INGOs, he has led global research on violent political and military attacks on education, and measures to protect education from attack, and written extensively about the impact of conflict on education and the role of education in development. He was shortlisted for the 1999 Orwell Prize for co-writing an investigative book on the impact of foreign military and intelligence interests on the Cyprus problem.

Jacqui is the British Council’s global lead for international student mobility and marketing at the British Council. Jacqui leads a team in the 35 countries that send more than a 1000 new international students to the UK annually. Jacqui launched the UK’s agent and counsellor training and engagement platform in December 2022, which aims to reach 20,000 education advisers globally by 2024. Jacqui has had an extensive career at the British Council and has been instrumental is setting up Going Global conference, the global Study UK Alumni Awards and she was the education adviser to the UK’s Government GREAT Britain Campaign; Study UK.

After obtaining his degrees in Japanese & French at the Hogeschool Zuyd University of Applied Sciences in Maastricht and in International Business Communications at the Nijmegen Radboud University, Martijn started his career in international education and student travel as a sector association manager at the World Youth Student & Educational Travel Confederation (WYSETC), followed by 8.5 years as the Global Director of the UNESCO endorsed International Student Identity Card (ISIC) based in Amsterdam. He then moved to Tokyo where he lived and worked for four years as the Founder and Managing Director of ‘Student Card Service Japan’. Back in Amsterdam, Martijn joined ICEF in 2019 initially as Vice President of Business Development, where he initiated and oversees a number of strategic growth projects and initiatives covering business development areas such as Student&Youth travel, E-learning, Edtech, Digital Student Recruitment, International Student Insurance, Financing & Accommodation as well as Study Destination Marketing. In 2023 Martijn took on the role of Chief Business Development Officer. He is also the host of the monthly ICEF Podcast and ICEF Webinars and a frequent speaker on various topics related to International Education.

Solenn Daudu graduated as an Engineer in Urban Planning in 2013 and completed her education with degrees in International Relations for Asia-Pacific, in Commerce and Management and in Communication Tools for Smart Cities. After working on a French Smart City project, she cumulated a few years’ experience in international relations as she was Director of International Relations and European Projects in a French Graduate School of Engineering. She now owns her company Vanillea International and aims to support the international development of higher education at large. She achieves this through partnership development, student recruitment and support, European cooperation projects and teaching among others. The projects she coordinates address topics such as entrepreneurship, education, STEM, soft skills, digital skills, sustainable development & urbanism. Her targeted areas are Europe, Asia and Africa.

As CEO of the Global Business School Network (GBSN) since 2019, Dan has been stewarding efforts to improve access to quality, locally relevant management education for the developing world. With his leadership, the Washington, DC-based non-profit has more than doubled its membership, expanded its global footprint, and initiated a series of innovative programs designed to engage students, faculty, and leaders in building more inclusive and sustainable communities. Dan also serves on advisory boards for several education startups and technology initiatives globally, as well as business schools in Brazil, Rwanda, Peru, India, Thailand, and Finland.

Prior to GBSN, Dan helped transform AACSB from a US accrediting body to a global thought leader and internationally respected quality assurance agency. He led AACSB’s strategic development, directed major advocacy and awareness investments, led the global expansion of its professional development portfolio, and is credited with starting the organization’s knowledge services. He also shepharded a three-year process to reconstruct accreditation standards on a platform of engagement, innovation, and impact.

Dan was officially recognized by the UN for pioneering efforts in the formation of its Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME). He was founding member and now is a Fellow of the Responsible Research in Business and Management (RRBM) initiative. Dan also played the lead role in creating a think-tank joint venture between the EFMD and AACSB and, throughout his career, has participated in many industry-level task forces for a wide range of organizations, including the Chartered Association of Business Schools, British Academy, Graduate Management Admission Council, Executive MBA Council, and Aspen Institute’s Business and Society Program.

Before AACSB, Dan was a tenured associate professor and associate dean at The University of Tampa. He earned a PhD from the University of Florida writing on game theory.

Benjamin is CEO of RimaOne with 10 years of experience. He is the founder of the ACADEM by RimaOne solution.

He specialized in the past ten years, in process automation in many different sectors. Deriving the benefits of these experiences ,Benjamin applied those methods for higher education institutions to automatize the collection and updating of all the variable data required to assess and manage quality of Learning and Research through many different statistical reporting for all purposes, internal as well as external. (Accreditations, rankings, surveys …).
Since 2013 and the creation of ACADEM, he assists and follows the implementation of the quality and accreditation processes within higher education institutions in more than 40 countries.

His experience with more than 150 projects has given him an extensive vision of the problematic facing higher education.

He also has been involved in different projects with two of the international accreditation agencies (AACSB and EFMD).