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List of Participants
Title First Name Last Name Position Institution / Company Country
Joni Aaltonen Delegate WorldSkills WorldSkills International
Maksat Abdykaparov Program Manager HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation Kyrgysztan
Univ.-Prof. D. Dr.h.c.mult.
Frank Achtenhagen President Steering Committee on Vocational Research of SBFI Germany
Assoc. Prof.
Ömer Açıkgöz Deputy Undersecretary Ministry of National Education Turkey
Dr. Masaudu Adamu Kazaure CEO National Board fo Technical Education Nigeria
Afriyanti Afriyanti planning division human resources development of land transport center Indonesia
Satu Ågren Senior Advisor in Education policy Confederation of Finnish Industries EK Finland
Hiroshi Akimoto Delegate WorldSkills JAVADA Japan
Khamis Al Hadhrami Delegate WorldSkills Ministry Of Manpower Oman
Ali Al Marzouqi Delegate WorldSkills ACTVET United Arab Emirates
Dr. Amal Obaid Al Mujaini Deputy Director General Ministry of Manpower/ Directorate General of Technological Education Oman
Mubarak Al Shamsi Delegate WorldSkills Abu Dhabi Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (ACTVET) United Arab Emirates
Adjunct Professor
Myrtle P. Alexander Lecturer / Research Candidate MDC / HSG Switzerland
Nic Alff Delegate WorldSkills Worldskills Luxembourg Luxembourg
Hajraf Alhajraf Delegate WorldSkills GCC Skills Authority Kuwait
Ing. Sulaiman Alhashami Rehabilitation Institute of fishermen Ministry of Manpower Oman
Eija Alhojärvi Delegate WorldSkills Skills Finland Finland
Batir Alimukhamedov First Deputy Minister Ministry of Labour Uzbekistan
Mohammad Alkhamees Delegate WorldSkills TVTC Saudi Arabia
Khalid Almazroue Delegate WorldSkills GCC Skills Authority Kuwait
Michael Almond Consultant Central Piedmont Community College United States
Helen Ruth Almond Consultant Central Piedmont Community College United States
Manaa Alotaibi Training Specialist Institution of Public Administration Qatar
Yousef Alsaadi Training Specialist Institution of Public Administration Qatar
Rashed Alzahrani Delegate WorldSkills TVTC Saudi Arabia
Hans Ambühl Generalsekretär EDK Switzerland
Alex Amiri Sponsorship & Partnership Director WorldSkills International Germany
Denise Amyot Présidente-Directrice-générale Collèges et Instituts Canada Canada
Chantal Andenmatten directrice du Service Enseignement et formation DIP GENEVE - DGES II Switzerland
Ilze Andersone Teaching koordinator JSC «Valmieras stikla škiedra» Latvia
Title First Name Last Name Position Institution / Company Country
Panagiota Andreopoulou General Secretariat for Lifelong Learning Member GENERAL SECRETARIAT FOR LIFELONG LEARNING/MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS
Greece
Inta Ane Delegate WorldSkills State Education Development Agency Latvia
Laura Antonelli Müdespacher
Head of Unit International Education Projects State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI Switzerland
Ilona Antoniszyn-Klik Undersecretary of State Ministry of Economy Poland
Natalia Ariza Delegate WorldSkills SENA Colombia
Scott Armstrong Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment and Social Development
Government of Canada Canada
Tõnis Arvisto Delegate WorldSkills Foundation Innove Estonia
Markus Assfalg Leiter Standortförderung Amt für Wirtschaft und Arbeit Switzerland
Patrick Atkinson Delegate WorldSkills Saint-gobain Ireland
Aram Avagyan Director «Global Developments» Fund Armenia
Prof. Dr. Uschi Backes-Gellner Professor of Business and Personnel Economics Universität Zürich, IBW Switzerland
Bon-Jean Félicien
Badjyenda Collaborateur scientifique et membre permanent au Projet de parte-nariat Gabon/Suisse
Ministère de l’Enseignement Technique et Professionnel du Gabon Switzerland
Majlinda Bajraktari Skills Development Expert Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation Kosovo
Jose Luis Balmaceda Ambassador EMBASSY OF CHILE Chile
Prof. Dr. Martin Barth General Manager World Tourism Forum Lucerne Switzerland
Simon Bartley President WorldSkills International United Kingdom
Maria Bartsoka Head of Unit PES (Public Employment Service) OAED (MANPOWER EMPLOYMENT) Greece
Sarnai Batchuluun Delegate WorldSkills Skills Mongolia Mongolia
Urs Baumann Leiter Development Region Zürich Implenia Schweiz AG Switzerland
Prof. Dr. Carmen Baumeler Nationale Leiterin F&E Eidgenössisches Hochschulinstitut für Berufsbildung EHB IFFP IUFFP Switzerland
Dieter Baur Head HR Compentence Center AXA-Winterthur Switzerland
Alain Becker Leiter Agentur ch Stiftung ch Stiftung Switzerland
Dr. Max Becker Präsident Prüfungskommission Zertifikats-Prüfungen HRSE Human Resources Swiss Exams Switzerland
Francisco Luis Bedoya Delegate WorldSkills SENA Colombia
Tamás Békési Mitglied des Vorstandes Lehrergewerkschaft Hungary
Caroline Belau Projektleiterin Ectaveo AG Switzerland
Matthew Bell Delegate WorldSkills Autodesk Germany
Heidi Berger Geschäftsführerin Organisation der Arbeitswelt Gesundheit Switzerland
Agim Berisha Political Advisor MEST Kosovo
Ueli Bernhard Director Green Jobs Switzerland
Pedro Berrondo Delegate WorldSkills SENAI Brazil
Title First Name Last Name Position Institution / Company Country
Frédéric Berthoud Swiss Coordinator for the recognition of professional qualifications State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI Switzerland
Séverin Bez Directeur général enseignement postobligatoire Canton de Vaud - DGEP Switzerland
David Biddle Scientific Advisor International Relations State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI Switzerland
Jean Baptiste Bikalou Président de la Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie du Gabon Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie du Gabon Switzerland
Jean Billa Chargé de mission - conseiller Ministère de l’Education nationale, de l’Enfance et de la Jeunesse Luxembourg
Iveta Blaua Consultant Employers’ Confederation of Latvia Latvia
Dr. Franz Bluntschli Board of directors KV Zürich Switzerland
Mirjana Bojanic Special adviser Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development Serbia
Evelina Bole senior expert in EU funds stategy department Ministry of Finance Latvia
Sophie Bonnaire Lafont HR Project Manager NESTLE Switzerland
Osvaldo Borges Delegate WorldSkills SENAI Brazil
Dieter Braeuer Consultant VPE Ministry of Eduacation Chile
Jonas Breidenbach Mitarbeiter Center for Development and Cooperation Berner Fachhochschule Switzerland
Urs Breitmeier CEO Ruag Holding AG Switzerland
Brian Buchsdruecker Delegate WorldSkills WorldSkills International
Ing. Michael Buechele Management Consultant MIConsulting worldwide Austria
Ineta Burceva Acting Principal Ventspils Vocational School Latvia
Jenifer Burden Director of Programmes Gatsby Charitable Foundation United Kingdom
São Paulo Bureau 1 Delegate WorldSkills SENAI Brazil
Rosina Burger Vocational Curriculum Development Dept Higher Education and Training RSA South Africa
Michelle Bussey Delegate WorldSkills WorldSkills International
Michèl Buro Past President Association Infra Switzerland
Francesco Calarco Leiter Höhere Berufsbildung VBV/AFA Switzerland
Dr. Joachim James
Calleja Director Cedefop Greece
John Cassidy Delegate WorldSkills Ireland Skills Ireland
Leo Castellon Director INFOP Honduras
Dr. Jorge Galileo Castillo-Vaquera Directeur de Prospection Educative CONALEP Mexique/ Ministère d’Education Publique du Mexique Mexico
Gema Cavada Head of Service Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport Spain
Salomón Ceballos Ochoa Delegate WorldSkills Conalep Guanajuato Mexico
David Chakonta Delegate WorldSkills Engineering Institution of Zambia Zambia
G.P. Chandrakumar Founder & CEO SkillSonics India Pvt. Ltd. India
Cheng Jen, Clement
Chen Chairman Vocational Training Council Hong Kong
Title First Name Last Name Position Institution / Company Country
Dilip Chenoy Delegate WorldSkills National Skill Development Corporation India
Pavel Chernykh Delegate WorldSkills WorldSkills Russia Russian Federation
Bernard Chiwala Delegate WorldSkills Engineering Institution of Zambia Zambia
Mei-Chuan Chuang Delegate WorldSkills Department of General Planning, Ministry of Labor Taiwan
Luis Chuquihuara Ambassador Ambassador of Peru Peru
Rico Cioccarelli Delegate WorldSkills SwissSkills Switzerland
Jonathan Clark Director Skills Development Scotland United Kingdom
Paulo Colaço Delegate WorldSkills SENAI Brazil
Brigitte Colarte-Dürr Cheffe de programme BFH de partenariat Gabon-Suisse dans le domaine de la formation professionnelle
Haut école spécialisée bernoise (BFH), Center for Development and Cooperation Switzerland
Brigitte Collins Delegate WorldSkills Australia
Terry Cooke Delegate WorldSkills WorldSkills International
Ellen Coppens Delegate WorldSkills WorldSkills International
John Cox Delegate WorldSkills WorldSkills International
Claude Crottaz Head Education and Science Section Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Switzerland
Fabienne Cuenoud Furrer International Project Manager Direction générale enseignement postobligatoire - canton de Vaud Switzerland
Sarah Daepp Project Manager International Education Projects State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI Switzerland
Xiaochu Dai Delegate WorldSkills MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND SOCIAL SECURITY China
Christine Davatz Delegate WorldSkills SwissSkills Switzerland
Mike Dawe Delegate WorldSkills City & Guilds United Kingdom
Dr. Silvio De Bono President of the Board of Governors MCAST Malta
Jos de Goey Delegate WorldSkills WorldSkills International
Liliana de Sá Kirchknopf Head of Private Sector Development SECO Switzerland
Olga Dekhtiarenko Delegate WorldSkills RIPO Belarus
Mauro Dell’Ambrogio State Secretary State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI Switzerland
Urszula Demidziuk head of unit Ministry of Infrastructure and Development Poland
Gunter Derflinger Regionalleiter Berufsförderungsinstitut Oberösterreich Austria
Anja Desai Abteilungsleitung Arbeitsmarkt & Bildung GFA Consulting Group GmbH Germany
Demba Dieng Lehrer Divisione formazione professionale Switzerland
Professor Pierre Dillenbourg Director EPFL - CHILI Switzerland
Asli Dolu Associate Planning Expert T.R. Ministry of Development Turkey
Michael Domeisen CEO and Head Business Promotion, Deputy Project Manager VPET Congress
Standortförderung Region Winterthur Switzerland
Dr. Christian Dorninger Sektionschef Bundesminisetrium für Bildung Austria
Title First Name Last Name Position Institution / Company Country
Alina Doskanova Delegate WorldSkills Agency for Strategic Initiatives Russian Federation
Mag. Katja Dovžak Secretary Ministry of education, science and sport Slovenia
Karl du Preez Director: AMTC Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University South Africa
Mag. Petra Duhm Referentin Bildungspolitik WKO - Wirtschaftskammer Österreich Austria
Ken Duncan CEO SSACI South Africa
Ing. PhD. Stefan Durajka Principal advisor Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family Slovakia
Alois Düring Ausbildner / Betreuer Angestellte Schweiz Switzerland
Manfred Egger Advisor TVET Swisscontact Bangladesh Bangladesh
Katrin Eichinger-Kniely Delegate WorldSkills Wirtschaftskammer Österreich - SkillsAustria Austria
Dr.sc. techn. ETH
Mahmoud El Guindi President Federation of Islamic Organisations Zürich Switzerland
Halim El Hallam Delegate WorldSkills OFPPT Morocco
Mahmoud Ahmed
El Sherbiny Delegate WorldSkills Skills Egypt Council / Industrial Training Council Egypt
Hassan Mohamed Omar
El Zeer Delegate WorldSkills Skills Egypt Council / Production and Vocational Training Department Egypt
Donavon Elliott Delegate WorldSkills Skills/Compétences Canada Canada
Matthias Elmer Generalsekretär ZHAW Switzerland
Theresia Endah Dwi Astuti Anantisari
Education Programme Planner HRD Center of Land Transport Indonesia
Dr. Sonja Engelage senior researcher Eidgenössisches Hochschulinstitut für Berufsbildung EHB IFFP IUFFP Switzerland
Joon-Chul Eom Delegate WorldSkills Republic of Korea
Claudia Estermann Assistand Direction State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI Switzerland
Dr. Alexandre Etienne Direktor Eidg. Hochschulinstitut für Berufsbildungs EHB IFFP IUFFP Switzerland
Christine Evans-Klock Manager International Labour Organization Switzerland
Tiziana Fantini Grasso Project Manager Communication State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI Switzerland
Neil Fassina Delegate WorldSkills NAIT (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology) Canada
José Luis Fernandez Maure Head of International Department TKNIKA Spain
Vilma Susana Ferrera Program officer PROJOVEN Swisscontact Honduras
Ana Paula Filipe Director of Vocational Training Department IEFP - Employment and Vocational Training Portugal
Gabriel Fischer Leiter Wirtschaftspolitik Travail.Suisse Switzerland
Peter Fischer Geschäftsführer Kaufmännischer Verband Winterthur Switzerland
Alina Fleaca Delegate WorldSkills skillsbelgium Belgium
Stefan Flückiger Botschafter Eidg. Departement für auswärtige Angelegenheiten Switzerland
Marco Frick Delegate WorldSkills OC Oerlikon Balzers AG Lichtenstein
Title First Name Last Name Position Institution / Company Country
Stefan Fritschi City Council City of Winterthur Switzerland
Lidia Frolova Delegate WorldSkills WorldSkills Russia Russian Federation
Michael Fung Delegate WorldSkills WorldSkills International
John Gaal, EdD Director of Training & Workforce Development St. Louis Carpenters’ DC United States
Maya Gadgil Project Manager International Business ZHAW School of Management and Law Switzerland
Barbara Gail Vent Delegate WorldSkills Skills/Compétences Canada Canada
Marc Gambaraza Research Associate JETRO Switzerland
Marcos Gamboa Delegate WorldSkills SENAI Brazil
Mark Gasche Bereichsleiter Berufsbildung Schweizerische Konferenz der kantonalen Erziehungsdirektoren EDK Switzerland
Tatevik Gasparyan Delegate WorldSkills National Center of VET Development Armenia
Urs Gassmann Geschäftsführer ODEC Verband der Absolventen Höherer Fachschulen Switzerland
Laurence Gates Delegate WorldSkills WorldSkills France France
Andis Geizans Parliamentary Secretary Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia Latvia
Franco Gervasoni Vize Präsident KFH / Rektor der SUPSI Rektorenkonferenz der Fachhochschulen KFH / SUPSI Switzerland
Fawaz Ghaith Delegate WorldSkills GCC Skills Authority Kuwait
Dr. Spahat Ghalip Delegate WorldSkills Department of Skills Development, Ministry of Human Resouces Malaysia Malaysia
Ruta Gintaute-Marihina Head of the ICT department Riga Technical college Latvia
Ragip Gjoshi Director Agency, Prof.Education MEST Kosovo
Lic.phil. / Ingenieur HTL
Arthur W. Glättli Managing Director VET Swissmem Swissmem Switzerland
Markus Gmeiner Head of Project Management Joshi Foundation Switzerland
Dr. Philippe Gnaegi Präsident EHB-Rat Eidg. Hoschulinstitut für Berufsbildung EHB IFFP IUFFP Switzerland
Dennis Goh Deputy Director (Course Management) Singapore Polytechnic Singapore
Marc-André Gonin Vice-Directeur Haut école spécialisée bernoise (BFH), Département Architecture, bois et génie civile
Switzerland
Shea Gopaul Executive Director Global Apprenticeships Network (GAN) Switzerland
Henriette Graf Stv. Programmleiterin Leonardo da Vinci ch Stiftung Switzerland
Dr. Franz Gramlinger Head ARQA-VET Austria
David Green Delegate WorldSkills Fluke Corporation Canada
Simona Grosa HR specialist Bucher Schoerling Baltic Latvia
Michel Guisembert Delegate WorldSkills WorldSkills France France
Ke Guo Delegate WorldSkills MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND SOCIAL SECURITY China
Azem Guri Political Advisor MEST Kosovo
Serena Gut Project Assistant VPET Congress Standortförderung Region Winterthur Switzerland
Title First Name Last Name Position Institution / Company Country
Nataša Hafner Vojcic´ Secretary Ministry of Education, Science and Sport Slovenia
Dr. Walter Hagenbüchle Head of Department Neue Zürcher Zeitung NZZ Switzerland
Ing. HTL, MA
Kokok Haksono Dyat-miko
Polytechnic Education Development Manager Directorate General of Higher Education Indonesia
Wisnu Handoko Superintendent of Finance, Planning and Administration HRD Center of Land Transportation Indonesia
David Harbourne Director of Policy and Research Edge Foundation United Kingdom
Dennis Harwig Delegate WorldSkills American Welding Society United States
Amon Haufiku Delegate WorldSkills Namibia Training Authority Namibia
Ute Hippach-Schnei-der
researcher/project manager BIBB Germany
Markus Hitz Direktor MSW Switzerland
Josef Hochwald Stellvertretender Abteilungsleiter «Berufsausbildung und Ingenieurwesen»
BMWFW Austria
Markus Hodel Head Departement Montage und Ausbau Baugewerbliche Berufsschule Zürich Switzerland
David Hoey Delegate WorldSkills WorldSkills International
Thomas Hofmann Global Product Manager ABB Schweiz AG Switzerland
Mag. Alexander Hölbl Abteilungsleitung BM für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Wirtschaft Austria
Dr. Doreen Holtsch Research Assistant Universität Zürich Switzerland
Francis Hourant Delegate WorldSkills skillsbelgium Belgium
Bruce Howat Delegate WorldSkills WorldSkills New Zealand New Zealand
Mag. Hanspeter Huber Leiter der Sektion für Internationale Angelegenheiten Bundesministerium für Bildung und Frauen Austria
Rémy Hübschi Leiter Abteilung Höhere Berufsbildung Staatssekretariat für Bildung, Forschung und Innovation SBFI / HBB Switzerland
Jérôme Hügli Project Manager International Education Projects State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI Switzerland
Herman Hui Delegate WorldSkills Hong Kong
Soledad Iglesias Deputy-Director General for Guidance and VET Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport Spain
Hannu Immonen Delegate WorldSkills Skills Finland Finland
Eugene Incerti Delegate WorldSkills Find a Future United Kingdom
Andrea Inglin Thematic Advisor SDC Switzerland
Jannie Isaacs Chairperson SSACI South Africa
Nigar Ismayilzada Specialist The Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
Magdalena Iwaniecka head of unit Ministry of Infrustructure and Development Poland
Mergim Jahiu Graduate Trainee International Education Projects State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI Switzerland
Mgr. Karol Jakubík Desk officer Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak republic Slovakia
Prof. Dr. Thomas Järmann Leiter Lehre School of Engineering ZHAW Switzerland
Beat Jenni Inhaber Bildungs- und Projektmanagement Switzerland
Title First Name Last Name Position Institution / Company Country
Kyunghee Jeon Delegate WorldSkills SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Republic of Korea
Peter Jeppsson Delegate WorldSkills Transportgruppen Sweden
Wie Jiang Delegate WorldSkills MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND SOCIAL SECURITY China
Dr. Michaela Jonach Senior Expert ARQA-VET Austria
Natacha Juda Secrétaire du Conseil interprofessionnel pour le formation Office pour l’orientation, la formation professionnelle et continue Switzerland
Adrian Judele Head, Examination Services British Council Switzerland Switzerland
Simon Junker Thematical Advisor SDC Switzerland
Anna Kaczmarek Chief Expert VET Department Ministry of National Education Poland
Christian Kaelin Owner Dual VET Strategy Consulting Switzerland
Lori Kaithan Manager Cambridge Examinations GmbH Switzerland
Akira Kakimoto Delegate WorldSkills JAVADA Japan
Eduard Kalitski Delegate WorldSkills RIPO Belarus
Jeff Kamentz Delegate WorldSkills American Welding Society United States
Byung Ha Kang Delegate WorldSkills Republic of Korea
Sherzod Karimov Head of International Department Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education Uzbekistan
Atet Karkono Manager of Production and Training Astra Manufacturing Polytechnic Indonesia
Dato’ Saripuddin
Kasim Delegate WorldSkills Ministry of Human Resources Malaysia Malaysia
Dinos Kathijotis Director, Training Provider Cyprus Productivity Centre Cyprus
Teresa Kazimierska Deputy director Ministry of Infrastructure and Development Poland
Seán Kearney Delegate WorldSkills WorldSkills International
Urs Keller Präsident EUROPROF / SITECO Switzerland
Meruyert Kenzhetayeva Chief analyst JSC «Information-analytical center» Kazakhstan
Ravindra Kharbanda Delegate WorldSkills National Skill Development Corporation India
Jung Yun Kim Delegate WorldSkills Republic of Korea
Tamar Kitiashvili Head of VET Department Ministry of Education and Science Georgia
Prof. Dr. Aneliya Klisarova Minister of Education and Science Ministry of Education and Science Bulgaria
Elfi Klumpp Head of International Education and Skills Management Festo Didactic GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Evelyn Kobelt Press Officer General Secretariat Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research EAER Switzerland
Vai Keong Kong Delegate WorldSkills Labour Affairs Bureau Macau
Doctor of Science
Maksim Konini VET expert nominated by SDC in personal capacity Albania
Evgeniya Kostadinova Director of Directorate Ministry of education and science Bulgaria
Imke Kottmann Programme Expert UNESCO - UNEVOC Germany
Title First Name Last Name Position Institution / Company Country
Luise Kühnel Delegate WorldSkills WorldSkills International
Marc Kummer Amtschef MBA Kanton Zürich Switzerland
John Ladd Administrator, Office of Apprenticeship U.S. Department of Labor United States
Wai Keung, Wallace
Lam Assistant Secretary Vocational Training Council Hong Kong
Frederico Lamego Delegate WorldSkills SENAI
Karin Landolt Head Communication and Marketing, Media relations officer Standortförderung Region Winterthur Switzerland
Birgit Lao-Peetersoo Head of Analysis Department Ministry of Education and Research Estonia
Panikos Lasettas Acting Director Training Services Human Resource Development Auhority of Cyprus Cyprus
Tim Lawrence Delegate WorldSkills SkillsUSA United States
José Leitao Delegate WorldSkills SENAI DN Brazil
San Quei Lin Delegate WorldSkills WorldSkills International
Claudia Lippuner Project Manager International Education Projects State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI Switzerland
Xinchang Liu Delegate WorldSkills MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND SOCIAL SECURITY China
Yuebin Liu First Secretary Education Section, Chinese Embassy in Switzerland Switzerland
Sai Hung, Brian Lo Deputy Secretary for Education The Government of the Hong Kong Sepecial Administrative Region Hong Kong
Angelika Locher Schmid Leiterin Berufsbildung, KSW KSW Switzerland
Beatriz Londoño Ambassador Colombian Embassy in Bern Switzerland
Nic Louw artisan development Department of Higher education And training South Africa
Rafael Lucchesi Delegate WorldSkills WorldSkills International
Jorge Ignacio Luna Becerra Delegate WorldSkills Conalep Guanajuato Mexico
Grace Lung Delegate WorldSkills WorldSkills International
Jean-Pascal Luthi Vice-directeur, chef division form. prof. initiale et maturités State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI Switzerland
Mike MacDonell Political Assistant Government of Canada Canada
Siviwe Sidney Magidigidi HR Professional:Training and Development Agricultural Research Council South Africa
Beatrice Mahamba Ndungu Educatrice CPIB International Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ross Maloney Delegate WorldSkills Skills Funding Agency United Kingdom
Beat Manser HR Manager Rieter Management AG Switzerland
Gregor Maranta Präsident der Berufsbildungskommission Schweizer Optikerverband SOV Switzerland
Jelena Markovic´ Education and Human Capital Development Coordinator Government of Serbia, Social Inclusion and Poverty reduction Unit Serbia
Rebecca Marthy Persönliche Assistentin von Robert K. Heuberger SISKA Heuberger Holding AG Switzerland
Simon Marti Project Manager Education Management and Research State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI Switzerland
Eubert Mashabane Funding of skills development project Department of Higher Education & Training South Africa
Title First Name Last Name Position Institution / Company Country
Jeferson Mateucci Delegate WorldSkills SENAI DN Brazil
Frauke Mau Policy Advisor Vocational Training Confederation of German Employers’ Associations (BDA) Germany
Niels Mayer Referent Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung Germany
Edgar Rubén Medina Rivero Delegate WorldSkills Conalep Guanajuato Mexico
Yadollah Mehralizadeh Delegate WorldSkills TVTO Iran (Islamic Rep. Of)
Claude Meier Leiter Zentralsekretariat / Leiter Bildung Kaufmännischer Verband Schweiz Switzerland
Susana Méndez Fachbereich Berufsbildungspolitik KV Schweiz Switzerland
Santiago Mendieta Delegate WorldSkills TECNHA Ecuador
Xavier Mendieta Delegate WorldSkills Ecuador
Christian Merz Technical Advisor Joshi Foundation Switzerland
Nikoloz Meskhishvili Head of Social Support Partnership Division, Vocational Education Development Department
Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia Georgia
Jovana Mihajlovic National Programme Officer Swiss Cooperation Office Serbia
Radoslav Mihaylov Chief Expert Council of Ministers, Bulgaria Bulgaria
Silvia Mitteregger Leiterin Bereich ch Austausch ch Stiftung Switzerland
Professor Naftali Mollel Director University of Limpopo South Africa
Elise Morfin Delegate WorldSkills WorldSkills France France
Melanie Morik Talent Journey Programme Expert PwC Switzerland
Petra Morosini Leitung Bildung Organisation der Arbeit Gesundheit Zürich Switzerland
Dr. Huw Morris Director Skills Higher Education and Lifelong Learning Welsh Government United Kingdom
Barbara Moser Career counselor ZHAW Switzerland
Félicien Moukagni Inspecteur Pédagogique et responsable du projet de partenariat Gabon-Suisse.
Ministère de l’Enseignement Technique et Professionnel du Gabon Switzerland
Vacharapong Mukcherd Delegate WorldSkills Department of Skill Development Thailand
Meeli Murasov Chief expert of VET Ministry of Education and Research Estonia
Dr. Johannes Mure Head of Unit Staatssekretariat für Bildung, Forschung und Innovation SBFI / HBB Switzerland
Barbara Murtin Specialiste de programme Organsiation internationale de la Francophonie France
Charles Mushota Delegate WorldSkills EIZ/TEVETA SKILLS ORGANISING COMMITTEE - ZAMBIA Zambia
Henry Mwale Delegate WorldSkills Engineering Institution of Zambia Zambia
Francis Mwape Delegate WorldSkills EIZ/TEVETA SKILLS ORGANISING COMMITTEE - ZAMBIA Zambia
Young Kyung Nam Delegate WorldSkills Republic of Korea
Regina Nascimento Delegate WorldSkills SENAI Brazil
Ketevan Natriashvili First Deputy Minister Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia Georgia
Itena Ndroqi Secretary General Ministry of Social Welfare and Youth Albania
Title First Name Last Name Position Institution / Company Country
Nadja Nenzi Bereichspersonalleiterin/Berufsbildungskoordinatorin Empa Switzerland
Luc Ngaba Conseiller du Ministre de l’Education Nationale, de l’Enseignement Technique et Professionnel.
Ministère de l’Enseignement Technique et Professionnel du Gabon Switzerland
Mrs Gladness Pammela Thembekile
Ngotho Training Manager Agricultural Research Council South Africa
Theo Ninck Amtsvorsteher Mittelschul- und Berufsbildungsamt Switzerland
Rui Ning Deputy Director Ministry of Education PRC China
Scott Norman Delegate WorldSkills SkillsUSA United States
Wahyo Nursanto Vice Director ATMI Indonesia
Dr. László Odrobina Head of Department Ministry for National Economy Hungary
Nobuto Okumura Delegate WorldSkills JAVADA Japan
Johan Olsson Education policy manager Confederation of Swedish Enterprise Sweden
Zhaleh Omrani Delegate WorldSkills TVTO Iran (Islamic Rep. Of)
Micheal Osbaldeston Delegate WorldSkills City & Guilds United Kingdom
Anna Ostini Project Manager VPET Congress Standortförderung Region Winterthur Switzerland
Elza Ozolina Project coordinator Ventspils Vocational School Latvia
Kourosh Parand Delegate WorldSkills TVTO Iran (Islamic Rep. Of)
Thomas Pardeller Delegate WorldSkills LVH Bildung & Service Gen. Italy
Sung Hee Park Delegate WorldSkills Republic of Korea
Raymond Patel Delegate WorldSkills merSETA South Africa
Dr. Yves Pauchard Professor of Informatics Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW Switzerland
Catherine Perret Syndicaliste CGT France
Laura Perret Stv. Leiter Höhere Berufsbildung Staatssekretariat für Bildung, Forschung und Innovation SBFI / HBB Switzerland
Carl Peters Delegate WorldSkills Lincoln Electric United States
Dr. Peter Petrin Chairman Federal Commission on Colleges of Higher Education Switzerland
Katherine Pilcher Delegate WorldSkills WorldSkills International
MA Line Pillet Managing Partner Pillet & Partners Training Services Switzerland
Stavros Pitsikalis Vocational Training Department General Secretariat for Liefelong Learning / Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs
Greece
Prof. Dr. Jean-Marc Piveteau Rektor ZHAW Switzerland
Bruce Poh Delegate WorldSkills Institute of Technical Education Singapore
Walter Pöhl Delegate WorldSkills Italy
Véronique Polito secrétaire politique USS Switzerland
Tonny Pongoh Deputy Director Astra Manufacturing Polytechnic Indonesia
Title First Name Last Name Position Institution / Company Country
Oluwadare Joshua
Popoola Health Officer Saki West Local Government Nigeria
Stefan Praschl Delegate WorldSkills WorldSkills International
Ryve Prekorogja Acting Head of VET Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Kosovo
Dr. Florus Prinsloo Technical Advisor South Africa: Department Higher Education and Training South Africa
Franz Probst Chairman SkillSonics International AG Switzerland
Andres Pung Delegate WorldSkills Foundation Innove Estonia
Andang Pungkase Engineer Chandra Asri Indonesia
Kristiono Puspo Vice Director ATMI Indonesia
Romualdas Pusvaškis Head of Vocational Training Division Ministry of Education and Science Republic of Lithuania
Hamit Qeriqi Head of SDA MDA Kosovo
Ana Radulescu senior adviser Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Protection and Elderly Romania
Principal Consultant
Anita Rajan Head of Vice Chairman’s Office Tata Consultancy Services India
Mahalakshmi Ramadorai Chairman’s spouse National Skill Development Agency India
Subramaniam Ramadorai Chairman National Skill Development Agency India
Mag. Silvana Rameder Leiterin TÜV Austria Akademie Austria
Seija Rasku Delegate WorldSkills Skills Finland Finland
Karine Raymond Dupuis Delegate WorldSkills Skills/Compétences Canada Canada
Neil Reddy Executive Director Manufacturing Skill Standards Council United States
Christoph Rellstab Directeur Ecole supérieure, Responsable de l’EMBA en gestion de la formation professionnelle
Haut école spécialisée bernoise (BFH) Switzerland
Jehona Rexha Head of Vocational Training Division Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare Kosovo
Yves Rey Vice-recteur enseignement HES-SO Switzerland
Hubert Romer Delegate WorldSkills Germany
Bernardo Romero Counselor Colombian Embassy in Switzerland Switzerland
Gustavo Rosa Delegate WorldSkills SENAI Brazil
Master of Science
Daffny Rosado Moreno Academy Secretary Instituto Politécnico Nacional Mexico
David Ross President Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Canada
Gisela Roth Program Manager State Secretariat for Economic Affairs Switzerland
Robert Rudolph Head Education and Innovation Swissmem Switzerland
Yesid Rusinque Delegate WorldSkills SENA Colombia
Eldana Sadvakassova Delegate WorldSkills Holding Kasipkor Kazakhstan
Gonzalo Salvador Ambassador Embassy of Ecuador in Switzerland Switzerland
Title First Name Last Name Position Institution / Company Country
Daniel Sandford Smith Director of Programmes, Education Gatsby Charitable Foundation United Kingdom
Nawaluck Sangseda Delegate WorldSkills Department of Skill Development Thailand
Joao Santos Deputy Head of Unit European Commission Belgium
Laur Scalzaretto Delegate WorldSkills SENAI Brazil
Bettina Schaller Head Group Public Affairs Adecco Group Switzerland
Roland Scheuerer Delegate WorldSkills Siemens AG Germany
Laurent Schiltz Directeur adjoint Confédération Construction Bruxelles-Capitale Belgium
Otto Schlosser Rektor Bildungszentrum Uster Switzerland
Mag. Kurt Schmid Berufsbildungsforscher ibw Austria
Sibylle Schmutz Focal Point VET Projects Swisscontact Switzerland
Johann N. Schneider-Ammann
Federal Councillor Head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research EAER
Switzerland
Bob Schoenherr Delegate WorldSkills Cisco Networking Academy United States
Dieter Schorno Leiter Berufsbildung ETH Zürich Switzerland
Cornelia Schreier Head Corporate Communications Rieter Management AG Switzerland
Franz Schropp Delegate WorldSkills Germany
Dr. Beat Schwendimann Research Scientist EPFL Switzerland
Catherine Scott Director General, Labour Market Integration Employment and Social Development Canada Canada
Iris Seet Delegate WorldSkills Institute of Technical Education Singapore
Jung Man Seo Delegate WorldSkills Republic of Korea
Jenny Shackleton Delegate WorldSkills WorldSkills International
Adanna Shallowe Delegate WorldSkills Find a Future United Kingdom
Bashkim Shkembi Advisor to the Minister of Social Welfare and Youth Ministry of Social Welfare and Youth Albania
Sens Shoolongo Delegate WorldSkills Namibia Training Authority Namibia
Luke Shore Board Member Organising Bureau of European School Student Unions (OBESSU) United Kingdom
Michèle Sierro Cudré-Mauroux
Personal Advisor to the Fedarl Councillor General Secretariat Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research EAER Switzerland
Björn Ágúst Sigurjónsson Delegate WorldSkills World Skills Iceland Iceland
Nakorn Silpa-Archa Delegate WorldSkills Department of Skill Development Thailand
Stephen Simukanga Delegate WorldSkills Engineering Institution of Zambia Zambia
Anastasia Sismanidou Consultant MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS Greece
Wing-hang, Alfred
Sit Engineering Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, HKSARG Hong Kong
Pontus Slättman Delegate WorldSkills Worldskills Sweden Sweden
Snezhana Smilovska Chief Expert Council of Ministers, Bulgaria Bulgaria
Title First Name Last Name Position Institution / Company Country
Morten Smistrup Union advicer Danish Confederation of Trade Unions Denmark
Stefan Sohler Delegate WorldSkills Agency of International Education Affairs (AIBA) Lichtenstein
Ji Oh Song Delegate WorldSkills SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Republic of Korea
Dajna Sorensen National Project Manager United Nations Development Programme Albania
Jesper Juul Sorensen Delegate WorldSkills SkillsDenmark Denmark
Mairita Sperlina- Priedite Education methodist Vocational secondary School Latvia
Uldis Spulle Deputy director, research Forest and Wood Products R&D Institute Latvia
Hannah Stanwix Project Officer Gatsby Charitable Foundation United Kingdom
Jedrzej Stasiowski Senior Researcher Educational Research Institute Poland
Dr. Therese Steffen Gerber Head of Division Cooperation in Education State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI Switzerland
Reto Stern Leiter Programmentwicklung AFS Interkulturelle Programme Switzerland
Benedikte Sterner Delegate WorldSkills WorldSkills Norway Norway
Matthias Stettler Ressortleiter Bildung ASA SVV Switzerland
Jane Stokie Delegate WorldSkills WorldSkills International
Claudia Stübi Operative Projektleiterin SWiSE - Swiss Science Education Switzerland
Sandro Stübi Project Manager International Education Projects State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI Switzerland
Dr. Ulrich Stürzinger Head of Division Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC Switzerland
Marco Styner CFO axisBildung Switzerland
Irina Subescu Expert Ministry of Public Finance Romania
Suprayitno Suprayitno Delegate WorldSkills Ministry Education Indonesia
Supriatna Supriatna Delegate WorldSkills Ministry Education Indonesia
Luis Susmann Conseiller Ambassade Argentine Switzerland
Guillaume Suteau Delegate WorldSkills WorldSkills France France
Heike Suter Project Manager International Education Projects State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI Switzerland
Suwarno Suwarno Delegate WorldSkills Ministry Education Indonesia
Erik Swars Senior Manager International Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training Switzerland
Roger Swifcz Scientific Advisor International Relations State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI Switzerland
Dr. János Szilágyi Director of Education and Training Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Hungary
Simon Tang Delegate WorldSkills Hong Kong
Ut Mei Tang Delegate WorldSkills Labour Affairs Bureau Macau
Inga Tarvide Senior Expert on VET Ministry of Education and Scienec, Republic of Latvia Latvia
David Teirlynck Coordinateur Formation Professionnelle Le Forem Belgium
Dubus Thibault Delegate WorldSkills WorldSkills France France
Susanne Thimet Referatsleiterin Kultusministerium Germany
Title First Name Last Name Position Institution / Company Country
Shaun Thorson Delegate WorldSkills Skills/Compétences Canada Canada
Ronald Tierney Coordinator St. Louis Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship Program United States
Dita Traidas Delegate WorldSkills State Education Development Agency Latvia
John Twohig Delegate WorldSkills Ireland Skills Ireland
Eliana Ulate Brenes Cordinator International Cooperation Office Ministry of Science, Technology and Telecommunications Costa Rica
Helena Úlovcová Deputy Director National Institute for Education Czech Republic
Ms Makgomo Umlaw Senior Manager: HR Agricultural Research Council South Africa
Michael Urhahne Schulleiter Kreisberufskolleg Brakel Germany
Serge Vaillancourt Directeur adjoint aux affaires internationales et canadiennes Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et des Sports Canada
Emiliya Valchovska Head of Unit Ministry of Education and Science Bulgaria
Marcelo Valli Chargé de recherche Ville de Lausanne Switzerland
Peter van den Berg Delegate WorldSkills Skills Netherlands The Netherlands
Jean-Christophe
Vanderhaegen Directeur général Confédération Construction Bruxelles-Capitale Belgium
K Venugopalan Delegate WorldSkills National Skill Development Corporation India
Dr. Srdjan Verbic Minister Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development Serbia
Andre Vermeulen Delegate WorldSkills Transnet South Africa
Valentin Vogt President Swiss Employer’s Confederation
Vladimir Voroshilov Deputy director Centre for Modern Technologies Vocational Education Russian Federation
Lidia Vujicic NPO Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Switzerland
Dr. Nolitha Vukuza Higher Education and Training Representative (Minister attaché) South African Embassy in Paris France
Beat Waber Special Advisor to the Federal Councillor General Secretariat Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research EAER Switzerland
James A. Wall Executive Director National Institute for Metalworking Skills United States
Adam Walsh Delegate WorldSkills WorldSkills International
Jiping Wang Director General Ministry of Education P.R.C China
Mirella Wanner Produktemanagerin Berufsbildung Swissmem Kaderschule Switzerland
Naomi Wauterickx Advisor Flemish departement of education and training Belgium
Bruno Weber-Gobet Leiter Bildungspolitik Travail.Suisse Switzerland
Jamieson Weetman Political Counsellor Embassy of Canada Canada
Jamieson Weetman Political Counsellor Embassy of Canada Switzerland
John Malcolm Whinham Delegate WorldSkills WorldSkills New Zealand New Zealand
Josef Widmer Deputy Director State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI Switzerland
Andreas Wieland CEO Hamilton Bonaduz AG Switzerland
Rita Wiesendanger Amtsleiterin Amt für Berufsbildung Graubünden Switzerland
Title First Name Last Name Position Institution / Company Country
Barbara Wilfinger Referentin Wirtschaftskammer Österreich Austria
René Will Ressortleiter Berufsbildung Swissmem Switzerland
Martin Williams Delegate WorldSkills Festo Germany
Hanni Wipf Stengele Rektorin ZAG, Zentrum für Ausbildung im Gesundheitswesen Kanton Zürich Switzerland
Dr. Corina Wirth Wissenschaftiche Beraterin SBFI Switzerland
Dr. Aniela Wirz Leiterin Fachstelle Volkswirtschaft Kanton Zürich, Amt für Wirtschaft und Arbeit Switzerland
Wondwossen Kiflu
WoldeMichael State Minister Ministry of Education, Ethiopia Ethiopia
Krzysztof Wolniarski I Secretary Embassy of Poland in Switzerland Switzerland
Prof. Dr. Stefan Wolter Managing Director Swiss Coordination Centre for Research in Education (SCCRE) Switzerland
Chi Hong Wong Delegate WorldSkills Labour Affairs Bureau Macau
Ru XI Educational Counsellor Education Section, Chinese Embassy in Switzerland Switzerland
Sanjmyatav Yadamsuren Minister of Labour WorldSkills Delegierten Mongolia
Zhongxing Yan Delegate WorldSkills MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND SOCIAL SECURITY China
Ka Lai, Carrie Yau Tsang Executive Director Vocational Training Council Hong Kong
Derek Yeo Delegate WorldSkills Institute of Technical Education Singapore
Sung Ki Yi Delegate WorldSkills Human Resources Development of Korea Republic of Korea
Helen Yogo Phd Student I of C cameroon Cameroon
Min Hwa Yoo Researcher KIAT Republic of Korea
Liz Yoon Delegate WorldSkills SAMSUNG Republic of Korea
Fang Yuan Delegate WorldSkills MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND SOCIAL SECURITY China
Jung Sik Yun Delegate WorldSkills Republic of Korea
Cristiano Zannini Delegate WorldSkills SENAI Brazil
Viera Zatkovicova Head of Technical Branches Division State Institute of Vocational Education Slovakia
Beth Zeiss President’s spouse Central Piedmont Community College United States
Dr. Tony Zeiss President Central Piedmont Community College United States
Jürg Zellweger Director Education / Vocational Training Swiss Employers’
Confeder-ation
Switzerland
Salem Zemali AATE Founder and National President Algerian Association of Teacher of English ( AATE ALGERIA ) Algeria
Jinxuan (Ann) Zhang Management Chinterpretation Switzerland
Marina Zhvania Delegate WorldSkills National Center for Education Quality Enhancement Georgia
Khayrulla Zikrillaev Deputy Head of the Centre for Secondary Specialized Vocational Education
Ministry of Higher and Special Vocational Education Uzbekistan
Barbara Žilkayová Project Manager Government Office of the Slovak Republic Slovakia
Title First Name Last Name Position Institution / Company Country
Roland Zimmermann Fachbereichsleiter Swissmem Kaderschule Switzerland
Richard Zollinger Vice President for Learning & Workforce Development Central Piedmont Community College United States
Natalia Zolotareva Delegate WorldSkills Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation Russian Federation
Katalin Zoltán Senior Counsellor National Labour Office Hungary
Kari Zral Delegate WorldSkills WorldSkills International