Agenda

Dr. Giedrė Valūnaitė Oleškevičienė (ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5688-2469) is a professor at the Institute of Humanities, Mykolas Romeris University. Since 2008 she has taught English for Specific Purposes (areas of Psychology and Social Work, Law and Public Administration, Business Management, Communication, and Creative Industries), Discourse Analysis, Syntax, and ESP Theory to students of bachelor philology programs (English for Specific Purposes and a Second Foreign Language; Translation and Editing). Her scientific interests in the domain of humanities include discourse analysis, corpus analysis, professional English, and legal English, and in the domain of social science, and educational science her scientific interests include social research methodology, modern education, philosophical issues, creativity development in the modern education system, education digitalization, etc. The researcher is also actively engaged in second language teaching and learning research, linguistics, and translation research. The researcher coordinated international research projects funded by the EU, published scientific articles, and participated as a presenter in scientific conferences.

Kathrin Dentler, PhD, is a data expert with deep technical expertise in semantic technologies, data modelling, and integration. She is driven by the vision of making data FAIR through linked data: findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable. She has delivered complex data solutions across diverse domains. Her work sits at the intersection of advanced technology and meaningful impact, enabling smarter, more interoperable data ecosystems. As part of the GOBLIN network, she co-leads the Use Cases and Applications working group, advancing multilingual, cross-domain knowledge graphs.

Tatyana Kanzaveli
Founder & CEO, Open Health Network • Champion of GenAI in Global Health

Tatyana Kanzaveli is a visionary leader with 20 years bridging digital innovation and healthcare. As founder and CEO of Open Health Network in Los Altos, she has pioneered open-source GenAI solutions that empower clinicians and educators with context-rich, multilingual health insights—spanning low-resource clinics to global research hubs.

A former programmer turned executive at PwC and Fujitsu, Tatyana scaled startups and Fortune 500 companies into new markets—even during economic downturns. She’s been recognized among the top 10 influential women in Health IT (2015), Forbes’ Top 50 Women‑Led Tech Founders, and one of the Top 25 Women in AI in Healthcare & Pharma (2022).

Tatyana is also the founder of WomenInGenAI and a mentor at 500 Startups and the Richard Branson Entrepreneurs Centre, amplifying women’s leadership in AI. She has keynoted at WSIS, SXSW, the UN, TEDxBayArea, and the White House Demo Day, driving global dialogue on digital health equity.

Dr. Eglė Celiešienė works in the fields of educational innovation, digital inclusion, and civic education. She holds a Ph.D. in Education Science (2011) and has extensive experience in both national and international education projects, policy development, and practice.

She is a member of AI in Education at Oxford University (AIEOU), based at the Department of Education, University of Oxford, and serves as an Ambassador for the European Digital Skills Certificate (EDSC).

Dr. Celiešienė served as an expert in the European Commission’s Group on Supportive Learning Environments for Groups at Risk (2023–2024) and contributed to the European Agency for Special Needs’ project “Raising the Achievement of All Learners in Inclusive Education” (2014–2017).

From 2006 to 2017, she served as an Associate Professor and Project Manager at the Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences, where she initiated and implemented numerous research and development (R&D) projects at both national and international levels. These included the “ACES – Advancing the Three-Cycle System in Social Work Education in Six European Countries” (TEMPUS, 2009–2011). She also contributed to the development of new bachelor’s and master’s programs and delivered various courses focusing on educational innovation.

For over a decade, Dr. Celiešienė led the Lithuanian College of Democracy, where she created and implemented civic and digital education programs. Among her initiatives was “PLIUS”, an innovative well-being program that reached over 20,000 children and young people in just one year. She also developed lifelong learning platforms focused on social inclusion and digital engagement. Since 2022, she has served as Chairwoman of the NGO Confederation for Children.

Currently, Dr. Celiešienė works at the Research Council of Lithuania, contributing to the implementation of the national Education Research Breakthrough Program.

Dr. Daiva Penkauskiene (ORCID 0000-0002-0875-4080)  ) is an associate professor at the Institute of Education and Social Work, Mykolas Romeris University. She delivers courses “Development of Critical Thinking” for bachelor students, “Development and Evaluation of Social Projects” for master students and “Modern Didactics for Higher Education” for doctoral students. Her scientific interests in the domain of pedagogy include modern didactics, development of critical thinking, and in the domain of education research – qualitative research methodologies, philosophy of education.  As the researcher, she is actively engaged in the national and international projects concerning development of critical thinking, as well as inclusive education, namely All-Day School implementation. Dr. Daiva Penkauskiene has extensive experience in coordination of various national and international projects, funded by the EU, USAID, Open Society Institute.  

Dr. Abigale Stangl is a design researcher, educator, and scholar whose work bridges inclusive design, human-centered computing, and critical digital pedagogy. With a deep commitment to accessibility and social justice, her interdisciplinary research explores how AI and emerging digital technologies can be ethically and equitably integrated into education, science, and society.

Currently an Assistant Professor of Industrial Design at Georgia Tech, she is recognized for advancing accessible AI and multimodal tools that support blind and low vision communities, including her contributions to the VizWiz Grand Challenge and VizWiz-Priv datasets. With over 2,200 citations and an h-index of 18, her research spans tactile media, image description, and privacy-aware assistive technologies.

Dr. Stangl collaborates with leading researchers across institutions such as Microsoft Research, Carnegie Mellon, University of Washington, and Google DeepMind, contributing to global initiative. Her work aligns with efforts to bridge technological innovation and cultural preservation in education, emphasizing multilingual access, inclusive policy design, and the social dimensions of AI in digital learning environments.