Wednesday 25 – Friday 27 September 2019
Financing@EDU 2.0
Investing in Education Pays Well!
Financing Education in a Data-Driven Society and the EdTech Value Proposal
SEM2019 CONCEPT NOTE
Reference Documentation for Financing@EDU 2.0
Reference Documentation for Data@EDUReference Documentation for Data@EDU
The Meeting will take place at the Microsoft Technology Center
11 Times Square, 5th Floor (Broadway Room)
(Between 41st & 42nd Streets on 8th Ave.)
Link: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/mtc
WELCOME ADRESS
Anthony Prince
Americas Regional Leader
Microsoft Education Industry
Education Data Solutions
Alex Palacios
Director
North America, Private Sector and Foundations
Global Partnership for Education
Global Partnership for Education (GPE)
Accompanying materials and Presentation
EdTech Ventures: The Value Proposal
Charles A. Foley
CHAIRMAN
Critical Links
Josh Cohen
Partner
TEAM
Michael Pope
President and Director
Boxlight Corporation
Accompanying materials and Presentation
Finance and Sustainable Development
Bernardo Ivo Cruz
Executive Board Member
SOFID
Portuguese Sustainable Development Finance Institution
Accompanying materials and Presentation
Arab@EDU
Education and Digital Transformation: The Arab Value Proposal
H.E. Prof. Dr. Mohamed Ould Amar
Director-General
Prof. Dr. Mohamed Jemni
Director of ICT
Accompanying materials and Presentation
ALECSO
Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization
Saudi Arabia Vision 2030: Smart Learning and the Role of EdTech Sector
Eng. Mohammad Suhail Al Madani
Founder & CEO
Classera Inc.
Accompanying materials and Presentation
Americas@EDU
Anthony Prince
Americas Regional Leader
Microsoft Education Industry
Accompanying materials and Presentation
URUGUAY
History e Achievements of Plan Ceibal:
Lessons for the World
Miguel Brechner
President
Plan Ceibal
Accompanying materials and Presentation
BOLIVIA
Productive Sustainable Development, Technology and Education
H.E. Weimar Pereira Zárate
Viceministro de Producción a Mediana y Gran Escala
Ministry of Productive Development and Plural Economy
Secundino Cortéz Rodriguez
General Manager
QUIPUS
Accompanying materials and Presentation
ECUADOR
The Vision of Ecuador on Technology and Sustainable Development
H.E. Andrés Michelena
Minister of Telecommunications and the Information Society
Accompanying materials and Presentation
SPECIAL SESSION
SUSTAINABLE EDUCATION ACHIEVEMENT TROPHY
H.E. José Ulisses de Pina Correia e Silva
Prime Minister
CABO VERDE
Africa@EDU
Paving the Way for Education:
Sustainable Development in Africa
ICT in Education Initiatives: Expectations and Way Forward to Achieve the SDG’s and the Agenda 2063
CESA 2016-25: The Role of ICT and What Is Expected From ICT Stakeholders to Achieve the Strategy’s Goals
Keynote Speaker:
H.E. Prof. Sarah Anyang Agbor
Commissioner for Human Resources, Science and Technology
H.E. Prof. Sarah Anyang Agbor
Commissioner for Human Resources, Science and Technology
Dr. Beatrice Njenga
Head of Education Division
African Union Commission (AUC)
Accompanying materials and Presentation
H.E. Dr. Dautarin da Costa
Minister of National Education and Higher Education
Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Accompanying materials and Presentation
ETHIOPIA
Ethiopia and Education Strategy:
The Role of Technology
Zelalem Assefa
CEO & Director
Ethiopian Education and
Research Network
Accompanying materials and Presentation
SENEGAL
Seyni Ndiaye Fall
Coordinator
Système d’information et de Management de l’Education nationale (SIMEN)
Information and Management System of National Education (SIMEN)
Accompanying materials and Presentation
Moderator
John Glassey
CEO
Brains Global
Code For SDG
Code for SDG’s, CULTURE OF DATA and
Computational Thinking
Domingos Folque Guimarães
Code for All – ubbu
Digital Champion of Portugal
Accompanying materials and Presentation
The Development of Education in Bangladesh and the Role of International Financial Entities: The Asian Context
Dr. Md. Sabur Khan
Founder and Chairman
Daffodil International University
Accompanying materials and Presentation
Predicting Inventing the Future of Learning
Breakthrough Mindsets: Hurdles, Accelerators and Tech Enablers
Keith Krueger
CEO
Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)
Accompanying materials and Presentation
Connectivity and Education: Technological Solutions and Business Models
Paul Landers
Head of Strategic Partnerships
Ericsson
Accompanying materials and Presentation
Empowering a Global Community of Creative Problem Solvers
Dr. Amir Zarkesh
CEO & Co-Founder
Polyup
Accompanying materials and Presentation
The Role of Private Sector in Generating Investment for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at National Level
United Nations Global Compact Network Lebanon
Dina Harake
Executive Director
Portuguese Association for Business Ethics
Mária Pombo
Project Manager
Accompanying materials and Presentation
Moderator
United Nations Global Compact Network Portugal
Eng. Mário Parra da Silva
Sustainable Education Projects & Solutions
Alex Liao