Educational Competitiveness Conference 2010

Education Competitiveness Conference 1st & 2nd November 2010
PROGRAMME

Day 1 Mon 1 Nov	Programme/Theme	Speaker & Presentation
9.30 – 10.00	Registration
10.00 – 10.30	Opening Remarks	H.E. Humaid Mohamed Al Qatami, Minister of Education H.E. Abdullah Lootah, Secretary General, Emirates Competitiveness Council
10.30 – 11.15	Keynote address	Baroness Susan Greenfield Presentation: Developing UAE citizens for the modern world: the human/technology balance. Baroness Greenfield is Professor of Pharmacology at Lincoln College, University of Oxford. She researches the effects of scientific and technological advancements on the human brain and is particularly interested in the impact of modern technology on child development.
11.15 – 11.30	Break
11.30 – 12.00 Presentation 12.00 – 12.15 Q &A	Education for Innovation and Entrepreneurship	Professor Chan Lee Presentation: Education for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Professor Chan Lee has a Ph.D. in Vocational Education and Workforce Development from Seoul National University in Korea. He previously worked at LG Electronics in USA, Inc. as the Human Resource Development team leader. Dr. Lee’s areas of research include education for innovation and entrepreneurship.
12.15 – 12.45 Presentation 12.45 – 13.00 Q &A	Panel - Topic: What qualities & skills do our young people need if they are to help the UAE develop its competitive edge? Chair – Ahmed Al Dhaheri – 1st Deputy Speaker, Federal National Council Academic Skills– Prof Kathryn Bindon, University of Bahrain Personal Qualities – Dr Ali Al Kaabi, UAE Local & International Awareness– Sulaf Al Zu’bi - INJAZ - Al Arab
13.00 – 14.00	Lunch
14.00 – 14.30 Presentation 14.30 – 14.45 Q &A	Reforming national education benchmarks for competitiveness	Dr John Cresswell Presentation: International testing: the Gulf experience. Dr John Cresswell is a principal research fellow with the Australian Council for Educational Research [ACER]. He was the National Project Manager of the Programme for International Student Assessment [PISA] in Australia. Dr Cresswell has recently returned to ACER after five years in the Directorate for Education at the OECD in Paris. In this position he monitored the implementation of PISA in the 60 participating countries.
14.45 – 15.15 Presentation 15.15 – 15.30 Q &A	Student assessment and international examinations	Ann Puntis Presentation: Global developments in assessment and international examinations Ann Puntis is the Chief Executive of Cambridge International Examinations [CIE], a department of the University of Cambridge UK. CIE is the world’s largest provider of international qualifications for 14-19 year olds, working with schools in over 160 countries.
15.30 -15.45	Day 1 close and conclusions

Day 2 Tue 2 Nov	Programme/Theme	Speaker & Presentation
9.30 – 10.15	Keynote Speech	Professor Jasim Al-Ajmi, PhD Presentation: Reforming national education benchmarks for competitiveness Professor Jasim Al Ajmi is a Corporate Governance expert, co-founder and deputy chairman of the Bahrain Competitiveness Council and Professor of Finance and Corporate Governance at the University of Bahrain. He is currently leading the team that will author the Bahrain Competitiveness Report for 2010.
10.15 – 10.45 Presentation 10.45 – 11.00 Q &A	Reforming national education benchmarks for competitiveness	Dr Harry Patrinos Presentation: Reforming school systems for quality improvement: how countries have improved their results in international tests. Harry Patrinos is Lead Education Economist at the World Bank. He has worked extensively on education reform in Latin America and South East Asia and has written on system-level education reform.
11.00 – 11.15	Break
11.15– 11.45 Presentation 11.45 – 12.00 Q&A	Student retention, achievement and excellence	Lord Andrew Adonis Presentation: The 4 key drivers of educational transformation Lord Adonis is the Director of the Institute for Government, UK and was Prime Minister Tony Blair’s Special Adviser on education and public service reform as well as heading his Policy Unit. He led the policy of establishing new government academies in the UK.
12.00– 12.30 Presentation 12.30 – 12.45 Q&A	Panel - Topic: What must governments and educators do to ensure that the UAE continues it growth in global competitiveness? Chair – Dr Abdullah Shamsi, British University in Dubai School Leadership – Dr Ali Ibrahim, UAEU Teacher Quality – Dr Robin Dada, Zayed University Student Motivation – Dr Ayman Al Yazouri
12.45– 13.45	Lunch
12.45 - 13.15 Presentation 13.15 – 14.30 Q&A	School evaluation	Professor John McBeath Presentation: International perspectives on school evaluation and school improvement. John McBeath is Professor Emeritus at the University of Cambridge, Faculty of Education. He has been a consultant to the OECD, UNESCO, the European Commission, and the Government of Hong Kong.
14.30 – 15.00 Presentation 15.00 – 15.15 Q&A	Teacher quality & development	Professor David Burghes Presentation: Improving teacher quality: attracting and developing tomorrow’s teachers. David is Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Plymouth in the UK. He founded the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching - set up to provide help and support to mathematics teachers around the world through research, development, evaluation and dissemination of good practice in mathematics teaching and learning.
15.15 – 15.45 Presentation 15.45 – 16.00 Q&A	Reforming science & technology education for a knowledge society	Michael Stevenson Presentation: Science and technology education in the digital age. Michael Stevenson is Vice President Global Education with Cisco Systems, responsible for developing Cisco's education strategy. He is the author of ‘Equipping Every Learner for the 21st Century’, and has supported education reform in the United States, Australia and Mexico. He was previously Director of Strategy and Communications at the UK department for Education.
16.00	Conference Close and Next Steps