Wednesday, 30 October
09:00 - 17:30
Host: Mr. Rob Becker – Chairman, Aflatoun International
Speakers:
• Ms. Sigrid Kaag – Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, The Netherlands
(Video Message)
• Ms. Jeroo Billimoria – Founder, Aflatoun International
Chair: Ms. Eva Halper – Director, Corporate Citizenship - Credit Suisse Global Education Initiative
Speakers:
• Ms. Monika Froehler – CEO, Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens
• Ms. Rita Bissoonauth – Head, African Union International Center for Girls and Women's
Education in Africa
• Mr. Atif Rafique – Skills, Adolescence and Gender Equality Advisor, UNICEF
Chair: Mr. Boubakar Lompo – Senior Education Specialist, World Bank, Burkina Faso
Speakers:
• Mr. Tijmen Rooseboom – Ambassador for Youth, Education and Work Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, The Netherlands
• Ms. Yousra Hamed – Lead Senior Technical Officer, ILO (Social Finance's International
Programme on Financial Education & Financial Inclusion for Migrant Workers, Refugees in
Fragile Settings)
• Ms. Sena Lee – Programme Specialist, Generation Unlimited
Topic: The Global State of Children’s Social and Economic Empowerment: Strategies to Improve Social Well-being and Financial Health Worldwide
Speaker:
Mr. James Lawrie – Director of Research, Innovation and Curriculum, Aflatoun International
Chair: Ms. Maud Seghers – Senior Education Advisor, VVOB, Belgium
Speakers:
• Mr. Muhannad Jarrah – Executive Director INJAZ Education, Jordan
• Ms. Yumiko Yokozeki – Director, UNESCO International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (IICBA)
• Ms. Ethel Agnes P. Valenzuela– Executive Director, Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO)
• Mr. Charles Mwambia Anampio – Head of Business Development, KICD, Kenya
Breakout 1: Girls Empowerment
Chair: Ms. Margo Hoftijzer – Daily Board Member, Aflatoun International
Speakers:
• Mr. Wenceslas Tolidji Djokpe – Programme Manager, Batonga Foundation, Benin
• Ms. Irene Mutumba – Founder, PEDN, Uganda
• Mr. Md. Mofakhkharul Islam – Senior Trainer, BRAC, Bangladesh
• Ms. Linda Tran – Associate Director, Girls' Education Programmes, Room to Read
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Breakout 2: School to Work (Entrepreneurship, Employability)
Chair: Mr. Phillimon Mlambo – Executive Director, Junior Achievement, Zimbabwe
Speakers:
• Ms. Nancy Perez – Director of Programmes, Fundacion Educa, Mexico
• Ms. Isabelle Roger – Senior Manager, Corporate Engagement (Europe) and Global Cotton Programme Coordinator, Solidaridad
• Ms. Natalia Halweendo – Senior OVC and Gender Adviser, Project Hope, Namibia
• Ms. Rusudan Chkheidze – Head of Programme, SOS Children’s Villages, International Office CEE/CIS
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Breakout 3: Protection / Reaching the Most Vulnerable
Chair: Ms. Ilaria Favero – Regional Adolescent Development Specialist, UNICEF
Speakers:
• Ms. Ghada Rifai – Co-Founder and Executive Director, Mobaderoon, Syria
• Mr. Alan Wang – CEO, Be Better, China
• Mr. Tadesse Susie – Programme Coordinator, Development Expertise Centre, Ethiopia
• Ms. Erika Szabóová – Programme Coordinator, Open Society Foundation, Slovakia
• Mr. Gabriel Veras Guimaraes Barbosa – Social Development Manager, Childfund Brasil - Fundo Para Crianças, Brazil
Session 8 (17.30-19.30): Launch and Presentation on AflaYouth Curriculum
Launch of AflaYouth + Reception