John Foley, Chris Fegan, Malcolm Pein and Stefan Löffler
WGM Olga Dolzhykova, Stormester AS, Administrative Director
Niels van der Mark, Doetinchem Chess Club, Netherlands, Chess Co-ordinator, asylum seekers
Amanda Aldercotte, Social Psychologist, University of Cambridge, Thinking About Chess as a Mechanism for Executive Function
FM Mike Klein, Chess.com / ChessKid.com, Online chess
John Foley: Conference Director
GM Simen Agdestein, Norway, Chess and Football
Giovanni Sala, Psychologist, University of Liverpool, Meta-analysis of the impact of school chess on mathematics
Suresh Timothy Shanker, Claremont Primary School, Manchester, eTwinning
IM Stefan Löffler, Conference Programme Director, Germany
Jay Stallings, California Youth Chess League, Certifying chess coaches in the US.
Carl Portman, Chess in Prisons, Eng;ish Chess Federation, The beneficial impact of chess on prisoners
Tereza Pribanova, Conference Organiser with Chris Fegan, CSC Chief Operating Officer
Social Chess Project Competition FInalists
IM Malcolm Pein: Festival Director
London Chess Conference 2015, Day Two
Fernando Moreno, School Counsellor, Teaching Life Skills Through Chess
Chris Ross, Braille Chess Association, What chess did for me
IM Craig Pritchett, Chess Scotland
Tal Granite, Chess World Curriculum Developer, Implementing goal-setting into a curriculum
Björn Frank, Professsor of Behavioural Economics, Kassel University, Germany, How Cool are Chess Players?
Social Chess Project Competition Winner: Luis Blasco and IM Malcolm Pein
Luis Blasco, Teodor Abreu, Marisa van der Merwe: Chess for ADHD
IM Jesper Hall, Sweden, Chairman, Education Commission, European Chess Union
Alexander Kostyev, Head of Chess Chair, Russian State Social University, Chess and Universities
London Chess Conference 2015, Day One
London Chess Conference 2015, Day One
London Chess Conference 2015, Day One
Balazs Kecskemeti, Ballysillan Private School, Belfast, Erasmus Plus
Rob Willmoth, Chess Coaching Services Ltd.
London Chess Conference 2015, Day One
Philippe Vukojevic, Chess Coordinator, Refugees, Red Cross
Luis Blasco, Club Villalba 64, Madrid, A club runs social chess projects
Kevin O’Connell, FIDE Chess in Schools, Teacher Certification
London Chess Conference 2015, Day One
London Chess Conference 2015, Day Two
Leontxo Garcia, Chess author and populariser, Spain. Extremadura, the cradle of social chess.
Ken Clark, Malcolm Pein and John Foley
Paul McKeown, Founder: Fulham Junior Chess Club, Creating centres of excellence
See all the photographs from the 2015 Conference here (by Day)