Global Education Future is the main focus of the “Global Compact on Learning Donor Network” meeting taking place in New York City today. Fab Lab Connect co-founder, Nader Shaterian, will be on the panel to discuss the future of education in the direction of STEM, innovation, and elements of the School Fab Lab platform.
The Center for Universal Education, the Brookings Institution, invited education leaders and members of international Education Commissions, and moderates the gathering. The agenda is below.
Global Compact on Learning Donor Network Meeting
UNGA 2017
Details: September 19, 2017, 2:00pm-4:00pm
Citi Executive Conference Center, 153 East 53rd Street, 14th Floor, New York, New York
Agenda:
2:00pm– 2:45pm Welcome and updates – Rebecca Winthrop, Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Universal Education, The Brookings Institution moderates, participants share quick updates from their organizations.
2:45pm – 3:30pm Discussion on the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity (the Education Commission), one year later: what has been accomplished, what is ahead, and how can you get engaged?
– Moderator: Rebecca Winthrop, Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Universal Education, The Brookings Institution
– Justin van Fleet, Director, the Education Commission
– Omari Issa, Chief Advisor, the Education Commission; former CEO of the President’s Delivery Bureau, Tanzania
– Theo Sowa, Commissioner, the Education Commission; CEO, African Women’s Development Fund, Ghana
3:30pm–4:00pm Group Discussion
4:00pm –4:30pm Networking and transition to “Can we leapfrog? The role of innovation in reaching the Education Commission’s goals” panel and reception, taking place across the hall.
Participants:
Pedro Alba, Education Commission
Carine Allaf, Qatar Foundation
Simone Amber, Fab Lab Connect
Omar Arias, World Bank
Edith Asibey, Education Commission
Caitlin Baron, Luminos Fund
Luis Benveniste, World Bank
Elizabeth Cheung-Gaffney, The Catalyst Foundation for Universal Education
Nikoo Chitayat, Mona Foundation Advisory
Sara Coffey, Center for Universal Education, Brookings
Matthew Costello, Finn Church Aid Americas
Beau Crowder, Vitol Foundation
Bridget Crumpton, Education Commission
Tony Cudmore BHP Billiton Foundation
Payal Dalal, Standard Chartered Bank
Robin D’Alessandro, Vitol Foundation
Justin van Fleet, Education Commission
Nora Fyles, United Nations Girls Education Initiative (UNGEI)
Katie Godwin, Education Commission
Megan Haggerty, IEFG
Debbie Harding, Liberian Education Trust
Ritka Heino, Finn Church Aid
Michelle Holmes, PSIPSE
Mahnaz Javid, Mona Foundation
Javier González, SUMMA – Laboratorio de Investigación e Innovación en Educación para América Latina y el Caribe
Reid Lidow, Education Commission
Elena Losada, Education Commission
Andrew Maguire, The Catalyst Foundation for Universal Education
Kristen Molyneaux, MacArthur Foundation
Shunsuke Morimoto, Japan International Cooperation Agency
Mari Naganuma, Japan International Cooperation Agency
Lisa Neuberger Fernandez, Accenture
Tamela Noboa, Discovery Learning
Maniza Ntekim, Open Society Foundations
Jenny Perlman Robinson, Center for Universal Education, Brookings
Aline Pognonec, Center for Universal Education, Brookings
Justin Rodriguez, Education Commission
Stasha Santifort, Deloitte
Gus Schmedlen, Hewlett-Packard Company
Dana Schmidt, Echidna Giving
Amisha Shahra, TGELF
Nader Shaterian, Fab Lab Connect
Monica Steigerwald, Eisenhower Fellowships
Amber Stryker, Estee Lauder
Zoe Timms, Women’s Education Project
Jeh Tirodkar, TGELF
Frederikke Tømmergaard, The LEGO Foundation
Brodie Vansleve, BHP Billiton Foundation
Athalie Williams, BHP Billiton Foundation
Rebecca Winthrop, Center for Universal Education, Brookings
Sarah Wolman, The LEGO Foundation
Lana Wong, Education Commission
Kim Wright-Violich, Echidna Giving
Hajra Zahid, MasterCard Foundation
Mubuso Zamchiya, Luminos Fund
