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Dr. Jules White is Senior Advisor to the Chancellor, Director of Vanderbilt¡¯s Initiative on the Future of Learning & Generative AI, and a Computer Science Professor at Vanderbilt University. He created an early online class in Prompt Engineering, with over 290,000 enrollments, and has published over 170 papers. He is a National Science Foundation CAREER Award recipient and has won multiple Best Paper Awards.

Victoria Lansdown has a strong background in eLearning, with a focus on developing online programs for adults looking to upskill. She has led the creation of several AI-focused training resources for many leaders in this space, including projects at Google with Synergis IT + Creative. Collaborating with academic and industry teams, Lansdown has delivered user-centric content on various Learning Management Systems. Lansdown continues to tailor her approach to training development as our understanding of AI expands.

Jay (Jarrad Merlo) is a well known English exam expert from Australia. He was an English teacher before founding E2Language - a popular online test prep website - where he taught a range of English tests, including PTE Academic, for nearly 10 years. His YouTube channels have over 3 million subscribers and his test prep videos have had hundreds of millions of views. He now works for ɫèAV as an AI Product Manager where he works on assessment innovation

Kacper ?odzikowski is the Vice President of AI Capabilities at ɫèAV. His group primarily focuses on natural language processing, computational psychometrics, human-computer interaction, and ethical AI governance. He is also a linguistics researcher and an AI lecturer at Adam Mickiewicz University in Pozna¨½, Poland.

Ilya Gogin is the Director of Product Management at ɫèAV, where he leads the ELL Accelerator team to advance the adoption of emerging technologies for language learning. Previously, he was an Instructional Designer for adult language learning courseware and a Product Manager. He¡¯s been working closely with AI teams at ɫèAV to incubate AI powered features and products. Before ɫèAV, Ilya taught ESL in New York, where he also gave workshops to help English teachers adopt new technologies in the classroom. He holds a master's degree in TESOL, specializing on teaching adult learners. Currently, he is working on projects that use generative AI and XR for language learning.