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Reimagining Education, Co-Creating Lifelong Learning for Youth and Adults
3rd International Conference on Equitable Education
Bangkok, 18-19 October 2024

Back-to-back with the Princess Maha Chakri Award Conference (PMCA) which
will be scheduled on 16 and 17 October 2024

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Friday 18 October 2024	Opening Ceremony	Welcoming Remarks by the Conference co-host organizations Representative from the Government of Thailand (TBC)
		Welcoming Remarks by the Conference co-host organizations Ms. Soohyun Kim, Regional Director, UNESCO Regional Office in Bangkok (UNESCO Bangkok)
		Welcoming Remarks by the Conference co-host organizations Dr. Kraiyos Patrawart, Managing Director, Equitable Education Fund (EEF) Thailand
	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
		Ms. Nada Binroheem, President, Children and Youth Council of Thailand
	Plenary 1 Global/Regional Education Landscape Regarding Equity in Skills Development and Lifelong Learning	Mr. Eklavya Bhave, Head of Asia Business, Coursera
		Ms. Denni Puspa Purbasari, Executive Director of PMO Prakerja, Programme Management Office of PMO Prakerja
		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 (TBC)
	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)
		Dr. Jesus C. Insilada, the 2017 Princess Maha Chakri Award Awardee for the Philippines
		Ms. Tammi Lynn Sharpe, Representative of UNHCR 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, Global Youth Advisor, Save the Children
		Mr. Israruddin Israruddin, Director of THK Initiatives, Partnership and Policy Lab, United in Diversity Foundation
		Ms. Margarita Pavlova, Associate Professor, Department of International Education and Lifelong Learning, the Education University of Hong Kong/UNESCO-UNEVOC Centre
Saturday 19/10/24	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
	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. Priya Sharma, Lecturer, Department of Business, Law and Taxation, School of Business, Monash University
		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
		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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