Experience and expertise

		Michel Boyer Head of International Relations, Lyon Institute of Political Sciences, France
		Professor Tim Brighouse Chief Education Officer, Birmingham, UK
		Councillor Honor M. Cox The Mayor of Solihull, UK
		David Cragg Executive Director, Birmingham and Solihull Local Learning Skills Council, UK
		Councillor Graham Crapp Mayor, City of Wodonga, Australia
		Nancy DeSombre Association of American Community Colleges, USA
		Neena Gill MEP, Member of The European Parliament, UK
		John Harwood Chief Executive, Learning and Skills Council
		Chris Humphries Director General, British Chambers of Commerce
		Rauno Jarnila Head of Education Department, Helsinki
		Katherine Kerswell Chief Executive, Solihull MBC, UK
		Javed Khan Head of Lifelong Learning, Birmingham City Council
		Peter Lauener Director, Learning to Succeed Directorate at the Department of Education and Employment
		Bill Lucas Chief Executive, Campaign for Learning, UK
		Sir Michael Lyons Chief Executive, Birmingham City Council, UK
		Neil Makin Chair, Birmingham Careers & Education Business Partnership, Cadbury Schweppes, UK
		David McNulty Chair of Learning City Network, UK
		Leena Merisaari Head of Media Education Department, Helsinki
		Dr Muhammad Javad Nateghpour Director: Centre for Socio-Cultural Research and Studies, Tehran Municipality, Iran
		Dr Ken Robinson Professor of Arts Education, University of Warwick
		Jim Saleeba Learning City chair, City of Wodonga, Australia
		Paula Sermila Head of General Education, Helsinki
		Ranjit Sondhi CBE Board of Governors, BBC, UK
		Michael Stevenson Director of Factual & Learning, BBC, UK
		Councillor Theresa Stewart Lord Mayor of Birmingham, UK
		Liisa Tommila Deputy Mayor of ESPOO, Finland
		John Towers Chair, Local Learning Skills Council, Birmingham and Solihull, Group Chairman of MG Rover
		Malcolm Wicks MP Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Lifelong Learning, England