Anna is an experienced CELTA & DELTA trainer and consultant based in the Middle East. She has been involved in teaching, teacher training and development and materials writing for over 20 years. Holding a master’s degree in Public Administration and a Master of Education (MEd), Anna combines academic depth with practical classroom expertise. She has also worked in a wide range of global contexts for ministries, educational institutes and leading educational publishers. Her research interests are professional learning and educational psychology with an emphasis on motivation and social emotional wellbeing.

Kieran Donaghy is an award-winning writer, international conference speaker and trainer. He is the author of books for students and teachers of English as a foreign language. He is also the founder of The Image Conference, the only conference exclusively dedicated to the use of images in language teaching, and co-founder of the Visual Arts Circle, a community of practice for language education professionals interested in the visual arts. He trains teachers in Barcelona and online at his specialist teacher development institute, The School for Training.

Danielle is an experienced educator and Director of Studies at the British School Prati in Rome. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Social Science from the University of Windsor and later completed a master’s at Luiss University in Rome. Her expertise spans language education, assessment design, and team management, ensuring engaging and effective learning experiences. She has also worked extensively with corporate clients, government institutions, and young learners throughout her career. Passionate about innovative teaching methods, Danielle enjoys mentoring educators and fostering dynamic classroom environments.

Caroline is a CELTA-qualified teacher and Art Education lecturer with over 20 years of experience teaching young learners and adults in Canada and Italy. As Head of Languages at Scuola SINEQUA, she brings creativity into the classroom, weaving art into English to make learning engaging. Passionate about inclusion, she also works with accessibility services, such as audio description and subtitling, to support language learning and help students view media through an inclusive lens. Caroline is a researcher affiliated with the Université de Montréal, where she explores curriculum design and innovation.

Dr Sylvia Karastathi is an educator and lecturer with over 15 years of experience in higher education. As Head of Teacher Support at LANGUAGECERT, she leads the development of resources and events that empower teaching communities engaged with LANGUAGECERT certifications. With extensive expertise in coordinating graduate teacher development programmes and managing pre-service teacher training as a Programme Director in transnational education partnerships, she focuses her research and publications on language education, visual literacy and multimodality.