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Friday 18 October 2024

Opening Ceremony
Welcoming Remarks 

Dr. Kraiyos Patrawart, Managing Director, Equitable Education Fund (EEF Thailand)

Prime Minister from the Government of Thailand 

Ms. Soohyun Kim, Regional Director, UNESCO Regional Office in Bangkok 

Ms. Severine Leonardi, Deputy Representative, UNICEF Thailand

Introduction VDO on the Equitable Education Alliance (EEA) and contribution to the AFE 2024 Conference 

Youth Talk: The Future of Lifelong Learning on Youth 

Ms. Nurhayati Sultan, Co-founder and the Director of Youth Empowerment and Digital Literacy at the Rohingya Maìyafuìnor Collaborative Network , United States of America

Ms. Nada Binroheem, President, Children and Youth Council of Thailand

Plenary 1
Global/Regional Education Landscape Regarding Equity in Skills Development and Lifelong Learning
 

Dr. Denni Puspa Purbasari, Executive Director, Program Management Office of Kartu Prakerja, The Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia

Mr. Eklavya Bhave, Head of Asia Business, Coursera

Ms. Cristina Mereuta, Senior Human Capital Development Expert, European Training Foundation

Mr. Suphachai Chearavanont, Chairman and Chairman of the Risk, Cybersecurity and Finance Committee, True Corporation - Global Compact Network 

Parallel Session 1
1.1 Reskilling and Upskilling for Resilient Societies

Ms. Patima Jongjareonthanawat, Director of Strategic Learning and Research, Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council Thailand

Mr. Herve Morin, UPSHIFT Global Lead, UNICEF EAPRO

Ms. Catia Malaquias, Co-founder of Australian Alliance for Inclusive Education 

Parallel Session 1
1.2 Strategies for Ensuring School-to Work Transition

Dr. Stephen Yip, The Education University of Hong Kong/UNESCO - UNEVOC

Dr. Kenji Kuno, Senior Advisor, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Dr. Kiatanantha Lounkaew, Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Thammasart University, Thailand

Parallel Session 2
2.1 Expanding Flexible Learning Opportunities to Alleviate Educational Gap

Ms. Min-Seon Park, Programme Specialist, National Institute for Lifelong Education (NILE), Republic of Korea 

Dr. Jesus C. Insilada, the 2017 Princess Maha Chakri Award Awardee for the Philippines

Ms. Tammi Lynn Sharpe, Representative of UNHCR in Thailand

Parallel Session 2 
2.2 Fostering a more Inclusive TVET System with Digital Skills and Green Skills for Further Education and Lifelong Learning

Mr. Obaidur Rahman, Regional Youth Employment Advisor, Asia, Save the Children

Mr. Israruddin, Director of Partnership, THK Initiatives, and Policy Lab, United in Diversity Foundation, Indonesia

Dr. Margarita Pavlova, Associate Professor, Department of International Education and Lifelong Learning, the Education University of Hong Kong/UNESCO-UNEVOC Centre

Saturday 19/10/24

Recap of the previous sessions by rapporteur 

Ms. Kate Griffiths, Senior Manager, Evidence Adoption and Implementation, Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) 

Plenary 2
Transformative Lifelong Learning Systems Involving Diverse Stakeholders

Ms. Dawn Adrian, Education Manager, SDG Academy, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network

Dr. Kraiyos Patrawart, Managing Director, Equitable Education Fund (EEF Thailand)

Mr. Jose de Jesus, National Coordinator, Civil Society Education Partnership (CSEP) Timor Leste’s Marginalized Youth Forum (MYF)

Ms. Renu Seth, Co-lead for Girls & Women Program, Pratham Foundation, India  

Parallel Session 3 
3.1 Education Framework and Innovative Financing for Future Education

Ms. Janett Rungsithikul, Senior Marketing Manager, Brand Purpose and KFC Foundation

Ms. Omkaew Wechayachai, Head of Asia Market Development, GSG Impact

Ms. Siree Jongdee, Deputy Director of Equitable Education Research Institute, Equitable Education Fund (EEF Thailand)
GSG Impact

Parallel Session 3 
3.2 Decentralization of Education: Empowering Local Communities for Sustainable Development 

Ms. Renu Seth, Co-lead for Girls & Women Program, Pratham Foundation, India  

Ms. Diane Le Goff, Global Manager of the Youth Education & Entrepreneurship CSR programs, Schneider Electric Foundation

Mr. Somsak Paniengtong, Committee Member for Area-based Learning Development in Rayong

Parallel Session 4  
4.1 Quality Assurance and Monitoring of Teaching and Learning & Improving Evaluation Systems for Better Learning Outcomes

Mr. Bagus Santoso, Founder, DEFINIT Asia

Mr. Alejandro Ibanez, Program Manager, The Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics (SEA-PLM), SEAMEO Secretariat

Mr. Koji Miyamoto, Senior Economist, World Bank

Parallel Session 4  
4.2 The Role of Technology and AI to Support Lifelong Learning

Dr. Shubham Sahai Srivastava, Software Engineer, AI Centre for Educational Technologies, National University of Singapore

Mr. Umair Ali, Director Outreach and Engagement, Knowledge Platform

Ms. Abigail Lesaca, CSR Manager, IBM Philippines 

Closing Session
Summary of the conference outputs

Dr. Rika Yorozu. Education Programme Specialist, UNESCO Regional Office in Bangkokc

Datuk Dr. Habibah Abdul Rahim, Director of SEAMEO Secretariat 

Closing Remarks

Dr. Kraiyos Patrawart, Managing Director, Equitable Education Fund (EEF Thailand)

Mr. Cahyo Prihadi, Director of Monitoring and Evaluation, Program Management Office of Kartu Prakerja, The Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia