SUSANNA BÄCKMAN is a respected and accomplished school director, educator and consultant from Finland. She has over 20 years of professional management and leadership experience in the Finnish national education sector. She has also served as a board member on the city of Tampere Board of Education and on the Board of Trustees at the International School of Prague.

Susanna is a specialist in the research and development of new models for pedagogical and leadership practices and works with school directors, principals and teachers in these areas. Her innovations have been successfully adopted by the Finnish national education sector and form the basis for their current operations. Susanna is passionate about education, shared and team leadership, learning environments and human development.