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Summit 2024

5-7th November, 2024

CO - CONVENOR

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Day 1

Role of Leadership in School Transformation

Building resilient schools through excellent leadership

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Day 2

Elevating School Leader Development

Enabling conditions for school leaders to thrive

Day 3

Leading Through Global South Challenges

School leaders as key levers of education reform

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Event Overview

Global School Leaders and UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM R) are pleased to invite you to a three-day virtual global convening on school leadership, recognizing the vital role of school leaders worldwide.

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Join us for insightful sessions featuring school leaders, practitioners, policymakers, researchers, NGOs, philanthropists, and others as they explore solutions to the most pressing challenges in school leadership, especially in the Global South. This convening coincides with the launch of the 2024 UNESCO GEM Report, offering a unique opportunity to shape the conversation around education leadership.

SUMMIT DAY 1

Role of Leadership in School Transformation

Building resilient schools through excellent leadership

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5th Nov, Tuesday
11 AM UTC Onwards

Launch: 2024 Global Education Monitoring Report 

11 - 11:50 AM UTC

OPENING REMARKS

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Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO 

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Manos Antoninis, UNESCO GEM Report

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Camila Pereira,
Global School Leaders

Promoting Collective Leadership: From Schools to Systems

12:00 - 1:00 PM UTC

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Khadija Bhaktiar,
CEO, Teach for Pakistan

 

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Magdalena Ortiz,
School Leader, Chile

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Santosh More
Co-Founder, Mantra4Change

MODERATOR

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Alex Beard, 
Teach for All

Trusting and Empowering School Leaders

1:15 - 2:15 PM UTC

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Herbert Lima,
Sec. of Ed, Sobral 

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Phuti Ragophala,
Former School Leader,
South Africa

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Kiran Bir Sethi, Founder, RLC, India

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Iwan Syahril
D.G., MoE, Indonesia

MODERATOR

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Folawe Omikunle,
GSL Board Member

SUMMIT DAY 2

Elevating School Leader Development

Enabling conditions for school leaders to thrive

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6th Nov, Wednesday
11 AM UTC Onwards

Investing in the Professionalising of School Leaders

11 - 12:00 PM UTC

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Anna Penido,
Centro Lemann, Brazil

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Steve Kariithi,
Dignitas, Kenya

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Baidurya Sen,
Alokit, India

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Agustin Porres,
Varkey Foundation

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MODERATOR

Raman Sidhu,
Octava Foundation

Masterclass: Designing for Lasting Impact

12:00 - 1:00 PM UTC

FACILITATOR

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Beatriz Pont
UNESCO IIEP
Global Training Lead

School Leaders Lounge

1:15 - 2:00 PM UTC

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Rob Ford,
School Leader, Moldova

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Manuel Urrutia, School Leader, Chile

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Alejandra Yuszcsyssyn, School Leader, Argentina

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Eha Julaeha, 
School Leader, Indonesia

SUMMIT DAY 3

Leading Through
Global South Challenges

School Leaders as key levers of education reform

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7th Nov, Thursday
11 AM UTC Onwards

Unpacking Leadership Policies from the Global South

11 - 12:00 PM UTC

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Anna A'ddio,
UNESCO GEM Report

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Daniel April, 
UNESCO GEM Report

with 

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Basheer J. Khaleel
MoE, Iraq

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Ihsan bin Ismail
MoE, Malaysia

Spotlight Sessions: FLN/ Gender/ Technology

12:15 - 1:00 PM UTC

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Pauline Essah, Education Sub-Saharan Africa (ESSA)

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Dr. Jacqueline Jere Folotiya, ADEA

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Jocelyne Cyiza Kirezi,
VVOB

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Fay Hodza, African Centre of School Leadership (VVOB)

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Sonakshi Sharma, UNICEF Innocentii

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Carolina Alban Conto
UNESCO IIEP

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Guilherme Cintra, Lemann Foundation

School Leaders Lounge

1:15 - 2:00 PM UTC

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Kavita Sanghvi,
School Leader, India

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Abby Mubiru,
School Leader, Uganda

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Nelba Contreras
School Leader, Argentina

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Andrés Salazar
School Leader, Chile

Participating Organizations

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