Speakers and Panelist
Stephen Buckley, BA, MIC, FRSAManaging Director
Digital Credentials Ltd
As the founder of IBM Consulting's pioneering digital badge programme, I am deeply passionate about leveraging digital credentials to recognise and celebrate achievements. With extensive experience in designing and implementing large-scale global corporate credential initiatives, I bring a strategic perspective to the transformative power of badges and certificates. My expertise lies in guiding organisations through their credentialing journey—training teams to launch impactful programmes and offering tailored consulting to overcome challenges along the way. I am committed to empowering individuals and organisations to unlock the full potential of digital credentials in driving engagement, learning, and innovation.
Rob Coyle, M.Ed. Digital Credentials Program Manager
1EdTech Consortium
As 1EdTech’s program manager for digital credentials, Rob Coyle is committed to expanding the success of digital credentials with Open Badges and the Comprehensive Learner Record Standard to support learning and acknowledging the skills and competencies mastered through formal and informal education, and life experiences. Rob recognizes the limitless opportunities that arise from meaningful discussions between education institutions, edtech suppliers, and learning providers to understand the needs of all stakeholders.
Rob brings his experience working with a wide variety of educators and edtech suppliers from K-12, higher education, and corporate training and development. Rob’s 20+ year career in education as both a teacher and collaborator with other educators allowed him to help learners acquire knowledge and develop new skills through meaningful learning experiences in a wide variety of disciplines. Rob is an avid supporter of meeting learners where they are and recognizing that not all learning occurs in a classroom with a textbook. These experiences made Rob an avid supporter of the open community, including open-source technologies and open education resources.