Salyne El Samarany

Vice President at Special Olympics Global Center for Inclusion in Education

Speaker

Salyne works at the intersection of inclusive education, artificial intelligence, and systems change, focused on closing the gap between policy and classroom practice. As Vice President at the Special Olympics Global Center for Inclusion in Education, she leads global efforts to design and scale evidence-based models that strengthen teacher capacity, improve school systems, and expand access for learners with intellectual and developmental disabilities, leveraging sports as a powerful tool for inclusion, belonging, and social-emotional development. Her background includes serving as CEO of Teach For Lebanon and holding an MBA, with experience across Education in Emergencies (EiE) and high-capacity systems particularly in the UAE and Lebanon. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Education on teacher preparedness and AI for inclusive teaching.