Dr. Esther Gacicio is an Edtech Consultant & CEO and Co-Founder of eLearning Solutions (eLS), a company leveraging on digital technology for education and training. She served as a Senior Assistant Director at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD). She is a consultant with among others, the World Bank, Results for Development (R4D), Common Sense eLearning and Training Consultants Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and a member of the Specialist Network of the EDTEch Hub. She is an accomplished eLearning Specialist, Instructional and Curriculum Designer, and Trainer/Facilitator with experience spanning over 25 years.

Dr. Thomas J. Tobin is a renowned expert on technology-mediated education and a founding member of the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Mentoring at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has authored five books on topics such as online teaching, universal design for learning, and alternative academic careers. He authored Chapter 22 (“Copyright, Fair Use, and Open Licensing in Online Courses”) of the SAGE Handbook of Online Higher Education.

Prof. Ojat DAROJAT earned his Ph.D in Curriculum Theory and Implementation from Simon Fraser University – Canada. His interest is curriculum and quality assurance systems for distance higher education. He has served as the head of the Social Studies Department, Vice Dean of Student Affairs, Head of the Regional Center (Universitas Terbuka, Jakarta, Indonesia), Head of the Quality Assurance Center, and Chairman for the Development of Learning Materials, Examination, and Information System at the same university. Since 2017 he has been Rector of the same university. Recently, he was also elected as the President of the Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) and as the focal point person for the ICDE Quality Network for the Asia Region.