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Hybrid Side event of the 41st Session of the UNESCO General Conference
UNESCO Headquarters, Room X,
Fontenoy Building, Paris, France
12 November 2021, 1:15 pm to 2:45 pm (CEST) // 7:15 am to 8:45 am (EST)
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| Agenda |
| 1:15 – 1:30 | Opening Session - Ms Stefania Giannini , Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO
- Mr Tariq Al Gurg , Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Cares
Presentation
General presentation of the work of the Global Education Coalition and its strategic directions. - Mr Borhene Chakroun , Director, Division for Policies and Lifelong Learning Systems and Coordinator of the Global Education Coalition
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| 1:30 – 1:50 | High-Level roundtable: What did we learn and what are the remaining challenges for digital transformation of education?
Moderator: Mr Dimitri Sanga , Director, UNESCO Dakar Regional Office - H.E. Mr Rabiou Ousman , Minister of Education, Niger
- H.E. Mr Curtis King , Minister of Education and National Reconciliation, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- H.E. Mr Devendra Paudel , Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Nepal
- Mr Samuel Sasu Adonteng , Programmes Coordinator for Tertiary Education, All-Africa Students Union
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| 1:50 – 2:15
| Partners' roundtable: How to achieve digital transformation of education through partnerships?
Moderator: Mr David Atchoarena , Director, UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning - Ms Ethel Agnes Pascua-Valenzuela , Director, Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Secretariat
- Mr Gustav Praekelt , Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Praekelt Foundation
- Mr Danny Gauch , Director-General, Worlddidac
- Ms Marie Bancal , Director for Partnerships and Development, PIX
- Mr Arman Rahmatullah , Chief Executive Officer, TeachforAll Afghanistan
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| 2:15 – 2:40 | What should shape the future of the Global Education Coalition?
Moderator: Ms Maki Katsuno-Hayashikawa , Director, Division for Education 2030 - Ms Alexa Joyce , Digital Transformation and Skills Director, Microsoft
- Mr Robert Jenkins , Global Director of Education, UNICEF
- Ms Serena Brown , Director of Sustainable Development, KPMG International
- Mr Jaime Saavedra Chanduvi , Global Director Education, the World Bank Group
- Mr Taguchi Yasushi , Assistant Minister & Director-General for International Affairs, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) / Secretary-General, Japanese National Commission for UNESCO
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| 2:40 – 2:45 | Conclusion and next steps - Ms Stefania Giannini , Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO
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