Dr. Brian Gray Brian possesses degrees in teaching, special education, leadership and management and a doctorate in education. He has been a classroom teacher, curriculum coordinator, director of teaching and learning, assistant principal, principal across five schools and principal advisor both in Australia and the United Arab Emirates for the past seven years. He is currently Principal of Springdales School, Dubai. Brian has published more than 8 articles on school leadership and school improvement and has been a guest speaker at conferences in Australia, Singapore and the UAE. He was awarded the prestigious Australian Council for Educational Leadership (ACEL) National and State of Queensland Fellowships on October 6, 2011 and was recently recognized as the ‘best of the best’ by receiving an educational leadership award at the World Education Congress Awards in Mumbai, India.