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Dr. Denis Beecher:<\/strong> Site Optimisation Manager responsible for Process Management, Process Safety and Asset Management at BASF. Featured keynote panel speaker, Keynote 5, Boole 4 (Thursday, 25 June).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell:<\/strong> Visiting Professor in the Department of Physics, Oxford and the Chancellor of University of Dundee. Featured keynote speaker, ISTA Annual Conference Boole 4 (Tuesday, 23 June).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Miles Berry<\/strong>: Froebel College, University of Roehampton. Featured keynote speaker, Keynote 3, Boole 4 (Tuesday, 23 June).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Professor Paul Callanan<\/strong>: Head of School of Physics, University College Cork. Featured keynote speaker, ISTA Annual Conference Boole 1 (Tuesday, 23 June).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Stuart Collins: <\/strong>Senior Lecturer in Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Director BSc Chemistry of Pharmaceutical Compounds, School of Chemistry, UCC<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Pierre-Yves Cousteau<\/strong>: Marine Conservationist & CEO and founder of Cousteau Divers. Opening keynote speaker, Marine Education Strand, Boole, Concurrent Session 1 (Monday, 22 June).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ms. Valerie Cowman<\/strong>: Campus Leader of Cork College of FET Bishopstown and  CEIA Skills & Education Sub-Group Chair. Featured keynote panel speaker, Keynote 5, Boole 4 (Thursday, 25 June).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dina Eparkhina:<\/strong>\u00a0Senior Policy Officer, European Global Ocean Observing System (EuroGOOS), Brussels, Belgium.Featured keynote speaker Marine Science Education Strand, Boole, Concurrent Session 10 (Thursday, 25 June).\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Stuart Farmer<\/strong>: Learning and Skills Manager, Institute of Physics Scotland. Featured keynote panel speaker, Keynote 1, Boole 4 (Monday, 22 June).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Diz Glithero: <\/strong>Executive Director \/ Directrice g\u00e9n\u00e9rale, Centre for Ocean Literacy Collaboration \/ Centre pour la collaboration en connaissance de l’oc\u00e9an, Canada. Featured keynote speaker Marine Science Education Strand, Boole, Concurrent Session 1 (Monday, 22 June).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Donna Governor: <\/strong>NSTA President Elect 2025-26, Associate Professor, Science Education Program Coordinator, Department of Middle, Secondary, and Science Education, University of North Georgia. Featured keynote panel speaker, Keynote 1, Boole 4 (Monday, 22 June).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Robin Groves<\/strong>: Past President of ICASE, Editor of Science Education International and Convenor of ICASE World Conferences. Awarded an ICASE Lifetime Achievement Award in 2023. Featured speaker, Conference Gala Banquet, Metropole Hotel (Wednesday, 24 June)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Professor \u00c1ine Hyland<\/strong>: Emeritus Professor of Education, University College Cork. Featured keynote panel speaker, Keynote 1, Boole 4 (Monday, 22 June).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Professor Weiping Hu: <\/strong>Director of the MOE Key Laboratory of Modern Teaching Technology at Shaanxi Normal University, China, Chair of the Expert Panel revising China\u2019s Compulsory Education Science Curriculum Standards, President of the National Association for Science Education (Chinese Society of Education) and the Global Chinese Academy for Science Education Research, and serves on the Executive Board of The International Society for the Study of Creativity and Innovation (ISSCI). Featured keynote panel speaker, Keynote 1, Boole 4 (Monday, 22 June).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Teresa Kennedy<\/strong>: Professor, STEM Education, Oceanography, and Bilingual\/ELL Education, University of Texas at Tyler. Featured keynote speaker, UNESCO Conference Opening, Boole 4, and Marine Science Education Strand, Boole, Concurrent Session 1 (Monday, 22 June).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ken Keohane<\/strong>: Senior Manager of Operational Excellence, Learning & Development and Engagement with Thermo Fisher Scientific. Featured keynote panel speaker, Keynote 5, Boole 4 (Thursday, 25 June).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tami Lunsford<\/strong>, President of the U.S. National Marine Educators Association (NMEA) and K-12 Science Senior Team Lead at Newark Charter School, Delaware, USA. Featured keynote speaker, Marine Science Education Strand, Boole, Concurrent Session 8 (Wednesday, 24 June).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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John McAuliffe<\/strong>: Managing Director of Pilz Ireland and Vice Chair of CEIA. Featured keynote panel speaker, Keynote 5, Boole 4 (Thursday, 25 June).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Professor Jonathan Osborne<\/strong>: Kamalchari Professor of Science Education, Emeritus, Stanford University. Featured keynote speaker, Keynote 4, Boole 4 (Wednesday, 24 June).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Francesca Santoro:<\/strong> Senior Programme Officer (Ocean Literacy), UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe. Featured keynote speaker Marine Science Education Strand, Boole, Concurrent Session 3 (Tuesday, 23 June).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Professor Michael Reiss<\/strong>: Professor, Institute of Education, University College London. Featured keynote speaker, Keynote 2, Bool 4 (Tuesday, 23 June).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Vladimir Ryabinin<\/strong>, Former Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. Featured keynote speaker, UNESCO Conference Opening, Boole 4 (Monday, 22 June).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Jan Seys: <\/strong>Marine biologist and European Ocean Literacy pioneer; Head of Science Communication at VLIZ (Flanders Marine Institute – Belgium); member of the UNESCO-IOC Group of Experts on Ocean Literacy. Closing keynote speaker, Marine Science Education Strand, Boole, Concurrent Session 12 (Thursday, 25 June).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Manabu Sumida: <\/strong>Professor, Faculty of Education, Ehime University, Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama City, Japan. Featured keynote panel speaker, Keynote 1, Boole 4 (Monday, 22 June).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Matthew Thomas<\/strong>: UNESCO Lead on Teacher Education and Professional Development. Featured keynote speaker, UNESCO Conference Opening, Boole 4 (Monday, 22 June).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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