Speakers 2022

MICHAEL BRAND

Michael is a Teacher Trainer for Pearson. Having taught in England and Spain, he has experience in the public, private and state-assisted sectors and has taught YL, teens and adults. His [...]

Michael is a Teacher Trainer for Pearson. Having taught in England and Spain, he has experience in the public, private and state-assisted sectors and has taught YL, teens and adults. His interests include collaborative learning, gamification, video and online teaching. He’s a teacher on the ELTon award-winning Live Classes project: online lessons which bring together students from all over the world.

ALEX FAYLE

Alex Fayle, the DELTA certified Academic Director at Well and Will Language Academy in San Sebastian, has – apart from his passion for English – a drive to organize and streamline. [...]

Alex Fayle, the DELTA certified Academic Director at Well and Will Language Academy in San Sebastian, has – apart from his passion for English – a drive to organize and streamline. With a Masters in Library Science and as a former President of Professional Organizers in Canada, he has worked in many organizing-related fields, from records management and business process engineering to personal coaching.

KIERAN DONAGHY

Kieran is an award-winning writer, speaker and trainer. He trains teachers at The School for Training, his specialist teacher training institute in Barcelona. He is the author of books for [...]

Kieran is an award-winning writer, speaker and trainer. He trains teachers at The School for Training, his specialist teacher training institute in Barcelona. He is the author of books for teachers and students of English. His publications include Macmillan English Hub (Macmillan Education), a 7-level A1 to C1 course for adults, Film in Action (Delta Publishing), How to Write Film and Video Activities (ELT Teacher 2 Writer) and The Image in ELT (ELT Council.

MILENA PAPANTOUSIA

I moved to Madrid three years ago after spending almost two decades living and teaching in places like Dubai, Hong Kong, Bahrain, Athens and London. My studies are in History of Art and Teaching, [...]

I moved to Madrid three years ago after spending almost two decades living and teaching in places like Dubai, Hong Kong, Bahrain, Athens and London. My studies are in History of Art and Teaching, I have taught young learners in International schools for most of my career and enjoyed every minute of it! I left teaching to pursue a career in publishing and exams about seven years ago and I now work with teachers and institutions to offer support and solutions to English language learners of all ages bringing with me a wealth of International experience.

EMMA HEYDERMAN

Emma Heyderman has been involved in ELT since 1989, working for several schools, including Lacunza, San Sebastian, the Bell School, London and the University of the Arts, London. An experienced [...]

Emma Heyderman has been involved in ELT since 1989, working for several schools, including Lacunza, San Sebastian, the Bell School, London and the University of the Arts, London. An experienced ELT writer, Emma’s titles include Complete Preliminary (Cambridge) and Your Influence and Get Involved (Macmillan). She is a regular speaker at national and international events and runs workshops for local secondary school teachers.

ANNE ROBINSON

Anne Robinson has been teaching young learners, teenagers and adults for many years. She is a Cambridge seminar and webinar presenter and author of Fun for Starters, Fun for Movers Fun for [...]

Anne Robinson has been teaching young learners, teenagers and adults for many years. She is a Cambridge seminar and webinar presenter and author of Fun for Starters, Fun for Movers Fun for Flyers, Exam Booster for Advanced, and Fun Skills Levels 3 and 5. Recently, Anne has been busy writing content for digital products.

LINDSAY WARWICK

Lindsay Warwick is a teacher, trainer and materials writer. She has been teaching general English and exam preparation courses for over twenty years and has trained new and in-service teachers [...]

Lindsay Warwick is a teacher, trainer and materials writer. She has been teaching general English and exam preparation courses for over twenty years and has trained new and in-service teachers all over the world. She is co-author of Pearson’s new exam course Formula, Pearson’s new general English series Roadmap, and other Pearson series including Gold Experience, Gold Preliminary and Expert IELTS.

LINDSAY CANDFIELD

My name is Lindsay Clandfield and I’m an English teacher, teacher trainer, conference speaker and writer of materials for learners and teachers of English. I’m originally from England, but I grew [...]

My name is Lindsay Clandfield and I’m an English teacher, teacher trainer, conference speaker and writer of materials for learners and teachers of English.

I’m originally from England, but I grew up and went to school in Canada. After finishing my studies at the University of Toronto and getting my teaching certificate I began my language teaching career in the south of Mexico. A few years later I moved to Spain with my family and began training teachers in Barcelona. I started writing material in 2000 and moved to the south of Spain in 2004, where I live now.

My writing and training work take me all over the world to conferences and training events. I’ve written more than fifteen books for language learners, co-written four books for language teachers and founded numerous online projects including the blog Six Things and the e-publishing collective the round.

CHIA SUAN CHONG

Chia Suan Chong is a writer, communication skills trainer and a teacher trainer. She is the author of Successful International Communication, where she presented her ADAPT model as a framework [...]

Chia Suan Chong is a writer, communication skills trainer and a teacher trainer. She is the author of Successful International Communication, where she presented her ADAPT model as a framework for dealing with intercultural conflict. Delivering both online and face-to-face training to teachers and learners around the globe, Chia specializes in interactive workshops that encourage reflection for more effective international communication and improved collaboration. Currently based in York, Chia was English Teaching Professional’s award-winning resident blogger between 2012 and 2019 and now has a regular feature ‘Not Only But Also’ in the bi-monthly ETp magazine. She has contributed extensively to Business English materials for the British Council Learn English website, is a regular ELT conference speaker and holds a DELTA and a Masters in Applied Linguistics and ELT. Chia is a co-author for VOICES, an integrated series by National Geographic Learning for adult learners of English.