Mary Shepard Wong is a two-time Fulbright Scholar (The Chinese University Hong Kong 2012-2013; Yangon University 2015-2016) and Principal Investigator of two grants commissioned by the Hong Kong Government Education Bureau to evaluate the Native English Teacher Schemes in Hong Kong’s primary and secondary schools (2015-2017). She has conducted over 100 presentations and has several publications including three edited books, two with Routledge and a third under contract with Multilingual Matters. She also has published an ESL textbook with Cambridge University Press. She has developed and led four study abroad programs in Thailand and Myanmar. Her publications and research includes the rights of Non-native English language speaking teachers, Peace building in education, gender inequality in education, reform in teacher education in Myanmar, and exploring the intersections of spirituality / religion and English language teaching. She holds a doctorate in International & Intercultural Education (University of Southern California), master degrees in East Asian Languages and Cultures (University of California at Los Angeles) and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Azusa Pacific University). She is Professor in the Global Studies, Sociology & TESOL department at Azusa Pacific University in southern California, where she directs the field-based TESOL program. She has taught ESL and been in teacher education for over three decades in the U.S., China, Thailand, and Myanmar. She and her husband live in Pasadena, CA and have two grown children.

Daniel Xerri is a Lecturer in TESOL at the University of Malta. He is a member of IATEFL’s Conference Committee and of TESOL International Association’s Research Professional Council. Between 2015 and 2017, he was the Joint Coordinator of the IATEFL Research SIG. He holds postgraduate degrees in English and Applied Linguistics, as well as a PhD in Education from the University of York. He is the author of many publications on different areas of education and TESOL. His most recent books are The Image in English Language Teaching(2017, ELT Council), and Teacher Involvement in High-stakes Language Testing(2018, Springer). Further details about his talks and publications can be found at: www.danielxerri.com

Kieran Donaghy has been involved in English language teaching since 1989. He has held teaching, teacher training and academic management posts in the UK, Italy, Portugal and Spain. He currently teaches and trains teachers at UAB Languages Barcelona, part of the Autonomous University of Barcelona. He has a special interest in the use of film and video, and writes extensively about film and video in language education. He is the author of the methodology book on film in language teaching Film in Action(Delta Publishing).
His website Film English http://film-english.com/has won a British Council ELTons Award for Innovation in Teacher Resources, the most prestigious European media in education prize, the MEDEA Award, and an English-Speaking Union Award. Kieran is the founder and organiser of the only conference exclusively on the use of images in language teaching, The Image Conference. In addition, Kieran is the co-founder and joint co-ordinator of the Visual Arts Circle http://visualartscircle.com/ a professional community of practice for language education professionals interested in the use of the visual arts in language teaching. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. You can find out more about Kieran and his work at his author website http://kierandonaghy.com/.
   

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