Short Biography After working as a computer scientist in government and industry, Monica McGill spent over 15 years in academia teaching computer science and game design, receiving tenure twice at different institutions, before founding the non-profit Institute for Advancing Computing Education (formerly CSEdResearch.org). She has served as the ACM-W North America inaugural chair, Computer Science Teachers Association board member, Sjögren's Foundation board member, and member of IEEE and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE); and she is an active member of the ACM community, serving on various conference committees and supporting other educators and researchers through her work. She builds her research on her experiences as a professional in the field and as a researcher focused on recognizing the need for all students to learn about computing as well as its impact on their lives, knowing that different teaching pedagogies impact students differently.

Short Biography Linda Mannila is Associate Professor in Computer Science at the University of Helsinki, Finland and Adjunct Associate Professor in Computer Science Education at Linköping University, Sweden. She has led several research projects related to programming, making and AI at K-12 level, and has written two textbooks on programming for K-12 teachers. Her current research interests include AI in education, with particular focus on AI literacy from a student, teacher and organisational perspective. She currently also leads NordicEdAI, a cross-Nordic interdisciplinary network on AI in education.