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Friday 18 October 2024

Opening Ceremony
Welcoming Remarks 

Dr. Kraiyos Patrawart

Managing Director, Equitable Education Fund (EEF Thailand)

Mr. Surasak Phancharoenworakul


Deputy Minister of Education, Thailand

Ms. Marina Patrier


Deputy 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

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 Office of Innovation

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 Yam-Wing Yip

Project Director, Research and Development Office, The Education University of Hong Kong / UNESCO UNEVOC Network Representative

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

Mr. Jordi Prat Tuca, Technical Specialist, International Labour Organization (ILO)

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)

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

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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 Bangkok

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