Beril Ayman Yücel has been an ELT professional for 34 years, working as an instructor, teacher trainer, textbook writer, and administrator. She holds a B.A. in ELT and an MSc in Educational Sciences from Middle East Technical University. She spent 26 years in higher education and served as Foreign Languages Director at TED Headquarters, supporting K-12 schools. Now a freelance ELT consultant and trainer, she co-coordinates TESOL Türkiye’s Teacher Education & Development SIG. Beril has led teacher training projects, presented at conferences, and published articles and book chapters.

Karina Anvarova is a Senior sales manager at ETS EMEA, focusing on the TOEFL Young Students Series. She has a Master degree in Teaching Foreign Languages from Saint Petersburg University in Russia and a Master degree in International Business & Relations from University of La Rochelle in France. 
Karina is enthusiastic about young learners including their learning path and educational successes, as well as the digitisation of education and its' impacts on young learners. Running several projects for young learners and offering expertise on assessment literacy and data usage, she is working closely with the ETS’ research team and TOEFL Young Students Series program in Princeton USA. Karina actively contributes in schools' educational success.