Glenda Clark

She began debating in school and continued through university. After having children, she took a sabbatical. When she moved to Dubai in 2007, she was delighted to find students interested in debate through the World Scholars Cup. Recognising how transformative the experience was for young people, she joined a group of coaches and teachers to establish the Dubai Debate League in 2009.

Over the years, the league expanded to include more schools and additional Emirates. It eventually incorporated Gulf Debates as an annual tournament, giving the winning team an automatic pass to the trials for the UAE debate team.

In 2016, she joined a team of three coaches responsible for selecting, training, and managing the UAE debate team in preparation for the World Schools Debating Championship. By 2019, this evolved into a solo role with support from the dedicated debate coaches across the UAE.

She moved to Thailand in 2023, confident that the team was in safe hands with Bhavani, who has continued to lead them from strength to strength. Although there is no formal debate scene on the small island where she now lives, she is gradually nurturing interest among her current students.

She remains closely connected with Bhavani and continues to support the UAE debate team in any way she can. Debate is a lifelong passion for her. In a world of uncertainty and quick-fix solutions, she believes it is more important than ever for young people to learn how to form logical, coherent arguments and develop the listening skills needed to respond thoughtfully.

Geneva Roy (2026)

Geneva is a highly accomplished adjudicator, who served as a CA for WSDC 2024 (Serbia) and the DCA for Vietnam WSDC 2023 and Macau Online WSDC 2021. In the university circuit, Geneva has been the CA of Glasgow EUDC 2024 and DCA of Black Sea EUDC 2023, as well as many institutional IV, Open and WGM competitions.

As a judge, Geneva has judged the finals of three WSDCs, including the Netherlands Online WSDC 2022, Macau Online WSDC 2021, and Thailand WSDC 2019. She has also served on the ELF Final Panel for Panama WUDC 2025 and the ESL Final Panel for Belgrade WUDC 2022.

As a speaker, Geneva was the Captain of the New Zealand WSDC Team that competed at Bali WSDC 2017. In the university circuit, she reached the Semi-Finals of both Bangkok WUDC 2020 and Athens EUDC 2019, as well as the Quarter-Finals of Korea WUDC 2021. She has also made the finals of Vienna IV, Glasgow Ancients, and UCL IV.

Jack Stanley (2026)

Jack has been on the Chief Adjudication Team for many high-profile competitions, including as a CA for Copenhagen EUDC 2025 and DCA for Glasgow EUDC 2024. In addition to this, Jack has been the CA of the Oxford, Vienna and Trinity IVs.

As a judge, Jack has judged the Grand Final of Panama WUDC 2025, Madrid WUDC 2023, Black Sea EUDC 2023 and Zagreb EUDC 2022. Jack has also chaired the Semi Finals of Black Sea EUDC 2023, and chaired the Quarter Finals of Panama WUDC 2025 and Madrid WUDC 2023.

Jack has also been the champion of Madrid WUDC 2023 Masters and Glasgow Ancients, and made the finals of the Cambridge IV, Edinburgh Cup and Imperial Open.

Ahmad Tousif Jami (2025)

Jami is an experienced debate instructor with over five years of coaching students across Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. He has been part of Team UAE since 2023 and previously coached Team Morocco, while also supporting national team selections for Brazil, Vietnam, and Russia.

He has held major leadership roles at the World Schools Debating Championship (WSDC), serving on the Chief Adjudicators Panel for WSDC 2024 (Serbia) and the Motions Committee for WSDC 2023 (Vietnam) and WSDC 2024 (Serbia). In 2025, he was the CA for all three major Asian tournaments: ABP 2025, UADC 2025, and ASDC 2025.

Across his career, Jami has been part of the CA Panel for more than 45 tournaments and has judged outrounds in over 70 competitions worldwide, including EUDC 2024 and the Oxford-Cambridge-LSE InterVarsity Championships 2024.

As a speaker, he earned awards at WSDC, reached outrounds at WUDC, and made history as the first national curriculum (Bangla) school representative for WSDC Team Bangladesh.

Rumen Marinov (2024)

Rumen Marinov is a distinguished competitive debater and trainer with extensive international experience. As a competitor, he has reached the Open Finals at Madrid WUDC 2023 (Top-Breaking Team and Best Speaker), LSE IV 2023, Trinity IV 2022, and Zagreb EUDC 2022 (Double Finalist), and advanced to the Semifinals at Belgrade WUDC 2022 (Best ESL Speaker) and Yale IV 2021, as well as the Quarterfinals at Korea WUDC 2021.

Beyond competition, Rumen has contributed significantly as a trainer and adjudicator, serving as Training Officer and ESL/Finals Adjudicator for Vietnam WUDC 2024 and as Convener for Black Sea EUDC 2023, establishing himself as a highly respected figure in the international debate community.

Pranav Anand (2022)

Pranav Anand has excelled as both a speaker and an adjudicator, with competitive breaks to the WUDC 2022 Octofinals, Doxbridge 2022 Semifinals, and the Quarterfinals of both Yale IV 2023 and Vienna Pre-WUDC 2022.

He is equally known for his adjudication and motion-setting expertise, having served as Chief Adjudicator for prominent tournaments including NAUDC 2024, Princeton IV 2024, and USUDC (three terms). He also judged the Grand Finals of NAUDC 2023, further reinforcing his reputation for excellence and fairness.

Beyond competition, Pranav has made a significant impact on national debate programs, serving as Head Coach for WSDC Team UAE (2022) and WSDC Team Taiwan (2023).

Rohan Goda (2023, 2022)

Rohan has been instrumental in the development of the UAE national debate program, serving as a Coach for Team UAE at the World Schools Debate Championship (WSDC) 2022. He was part of the WSDC team in 2019 and served as captain in 2020.