Speaker: Victor Bologan
Victor Bologan Moldova Executive Director, FIDE / Author Victor Viorel Bologan born December 14, 1971, in Chișinău, is a Moldovan chess Grandmaster. He learned chess at age seven from his father, a computer specialist, and his mother, a Spanish teacher. Coached by Ion Solonar (from 1981) and later by Vyacheslav Chebanenko, Bologan became a Candidate […]
Speaker: Ella Papanek
Ella Papanek USA Competitive chess player, former Quantitative Sports Trader Ella Papanek is a competitive chess player and Quantitative Researcher. She received her B.A. in Statistics from Harvard University where she was Co-President of Harvard Sports Analysis Collective and captain of Harvard’s Chess Team. While at Harvard, she led the team to win the Ivy-League […]
Speaker: Mauricio Arias Santana
Mauricio Arias Santana Costa Rica President of the Education Commission for FIDE America Mr. Mauricio Arias Santana is an International Master and the President of the Education Commission for FIDE America. He has represented Costa Rica as a player and captain in multiple Chess Olympiads and has trained national teams, youth delegations, and university programs. […]
Speaker: Akeem Brown
Akeem Brown Jamaica Chess content creator known as “Chess with Akeem” / Chess Master and Coach / Jamaica’s youngest National Master at age 16 Akeem Brown, 24, is a passionate chess master from Jamaica who discovered his love for the game at just eleven years old. What began as a childhood fascination has grown into […]
Speaker: Robert Katende
Robert Katende Uganda Executive, Sports Outreach / Ugandan chess coach / Mentor to Phiona Mutesi in the 2016 biographical movie, “Queen of Katwe” Robert Katende is a Ugandan chess coach, social entrepreneur, and former footballer best known for mentoring Phiona Mutesi – the real-life Queen of Katwe – and using chess as a tool for […]
Speaker: Ilya Merenzon
Ilya Merenzon UK CEO, World Chess
Speaker: Kwadwo Acheampong
Kwadwo Acheampong USA Senior Vice President, Account Management & Business Development, PIMCO EDUCATION ACCESS & EQUITY ADVOCATEKwadwo is Senior Vice President of Account Management & Business Development at PIMCO, one of the world’s leading investment management firms. He brings a multidisciplinary background that spans finance, engineering, and creative strategy – with a lifelong commitment to […]
Speaker: Elliott Neff
Elliott Neff USA US Chess National Master, Founder and CEO of Chess4Life, Author of “A Pawn’s Journey Elliott Neff is a US Chess National Master and the Founder/CEO of Chess4Life, a mission-driven enterprise that helps students build life skills through the game of chess. With over 10,000 students personally coached—from beginners to national champions—Elliott is […]
Speaker: Jeremy Kane
Jeremy Kane USA National Master / Director of Training Content, Chess.com / Author Jeremy Kane is a National Master and the Director of Training Content for Chess.com. Jeremy began his chess career by teaching scholastic classes and camps with Silver Knights Chess (later known as Magnus Academy) in the Washington, D.C. area. He worked in […]
Speaker: Jacob Askham-Christensen
Jacob Askham-Christensen Denmark Head of Analysis, Danish Scholastic Chess Federation Jacob Askham-Christensen is Head of Analysis at Dansk Skoleskak, responsible for developing models for impact measurement, result documentation, and knowledge collection. Jacob helps ensure that Dansk Skoleskak collects the right data and uses it to qualify and further develop its initiatives to remain effective and […]