6 March 2023 - 10:45 – 12:00

Transforming Education in LDCs - Ensuring a focus on Inclusion and Gender Equality

Room: 104

Framing presentation: Ms. Nishina Previlon, UNESCO Youth as Researchers
 
Speakers:

• Ms. Stefania Giannini, ADG UNESCO (Virtual)
• H.E. Dr. Dipu Moni, Minister of Education, Bangladesh
• H.E. Mr. Rana Tanveer Hussain, Federal Minister of Federal Education and Professional Training, Pakistan
• Mr. Leonardo Garnier, Special Advisor on the Transforming Education Summit
• Ms. Areej Masri, former EAA-OHCHR-Silatech Youth Advisory Board Member
• Mr. Sylvain Obedi Katind, former EAA-OHCHR-Silatech Youth Advisory Board Member;
• Elham Mansoori, Afghan student in Qatar

Moderator: Ms. Armel Sly-Vania, SDG4 Youth Network Representative
 

March 7th, 2023 - 12:15 – 13:45

Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships - Addressing the Burkina Faso Education Crisis

Room: Exhibition Hall 2A

Panel 1 - Partnership Panel

• Dr Hiba Ahmed, Director General, Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development (ISFD)
• Ms Catherine Kabore, Permanent Secretary, Speed Schools Secretariat, Ministry of Education, Burkina Faso
• Mr Titus Tenga, Director of International Programmes, Strømme Foundation
• Mr Fahad Al Sulaiti, CEO, Education Above All Foundation

Panel 2 - Technical Experts Panel

• Ms Rayana Fazil, National Education Programme Manager, Aga Khan Foundation
• Mr Djibril Ouattara, Chief Program Officer, Global Programs, BuildOn
• Mr Mohammed Diyat, Education Specialist and Program Manager, CARE International
• Ms Anne Beivik, Deputy International Director, Strømme Foundation

Moderator: Mary Joy Pigozzi, PhD., Executive Director, Educate A Child

8 March 2023 - 10:30 - 12:00:

Unleashing the Power of Youth - Supporting youth-led climate action in LDCs

Room: 104

Youth Speakers:

•     Mr. Humprhey Mrema, Youth4Climate
•   Mr. Itinterunga Rae Bainteiti, Pacific Youth Focal Point on Climate Mobility
•   Mr. Mohamed Okash, Director of Institute of Climate and Environment, SIMAD University, Somalia
•   Ms. Eleala Avanitele, Tuvalu Youth Representative

Youth Moderator: Mr. Neeshad Shafi, Arab Youth Climate Movement, Qatar

Member states representatives:

•     Cambodia Secretary of State, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, H.E. Dr. Sles Nos

Partners:

•     Mr. Haoliang Xu, ASG and UNDP
•   Mr. Abdalla Al Abdalla, EAA ROTA
•   Ms. Farida Aboudan, UNESCO
•   Dr. Brenda Haiplik, UNICEF

9 March 2023 - 12:35-1:45

Advancing Access to Higher Education Opportunities for the Most Marginalized

Room: Auditorium 2

Keynote Speaker: Stefania Giannini, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education (Virtual)

Panel:

• Dr. Roberta Malee Bassett, Global Lead for Tertiary Education, World Bank (Virtual)
• Arash Bordbar, Associate Education Officer for the UNHCR
• Joel Kamoko, Permanent Secretary, Education Services, Ministry of Education, Zambia
• Luca Lantero, Director General, Information Centre on Academic Mobility and Equivalence (CIMEA), Italy, and Acting President for Lisbon Recognition Convention Committee
• Marina Malgina, President, The Association for International Credential Evaluation Professionals (TACEIP)
• Yayoi Segi-Vitchek, Chief of Section, Migration, Displacement, Emergencies and Education, UNESCO
• Kate Vivian, Vice President for Sustainability and Campus Life, Sciences Po

Moderator: Dr. Samah Abdulhafid Gamar, Ph.D., Senior Education Consultant, Education Above All Foundation

Youth Dialogue:

•    Jemimah Atahigwa, Student Beneficiary, Qatar Scholarship - Georgetown University Qatar, African Leadership Academy
•    John Ewotu, Student Beneficiary, Qatar Scholarship - Georgetown University Qatar, African Leadership Academy
•    Byarurema Trésor Lévi, UQP Holder, University of Brescia, Italy

Moderator: Ms. Asmaa Fikree, Qatar Youth Advocate