Professor of the Sociology of Education UQAM/Montreal and Director of the Interdisciplinary Research and Development Center on Lifelong Learning - Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche sur l’éducation permanentet UQAM.
Professor Torres has developed activities in the areas of research, teaching and university management as well as management for the Government of the Canary Islands; science divulgator and servicing of various regional actors.
Educational innovator - prime mover in creating Adult Learners Week; led national government programme for community learning champions; lead for education policy programme, Compass (www.compassonline.org.uk); wrote proposal for education action zones for Labour government 1997; co-founder, Talk Shop initiative; led UK Learning City
Developed Compass policy on local education governance and local education plans.
Marc is the first Director of Enterprise at the University of Greenwich. Prior to this he was Chief Executive of Thames Gateway Kent. Marc has over 25 years experience of Economic Development and regeneration and has held senior positions at Medway Council, Kent County Council and Nottinghamshire Council.
Dr. Lesley Doyle is a senior lecturer in educational sociology and research methods in the School of Education at the University of Glasgow. She holds a doctoral degree in educational sociology. Currently, the focus of this work is on the effects of the post-2008 Global Financial Crisis on youth and young adult pathways into training and work. She is frequently invited to speak at international and government policy conferences and committees, to write policy briefings and to take part in policy discussions.