Event
Launch of the 2023 GEM Report in Colombia

About the launch
The launch of the 2023 GEM Report on technology in education in Colombia is taking place on 13 November from 8:00 am to 11:00 am at the Centro de Eventos Forum Monse帽or Tulio Botero Salazar in Medell铆n.
The event is being organized by the UNESCO Office for Colombia, Central America and Mexico with the support from the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana.
Agenda
8:00-8:45 | Opening remarks
- Father Diego Marulanda D铆az, Rector of the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (5 min)
- 脕lvaro de Jes煤s G贸mez Fern谩ndez, Academic Vice Rector, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (10 min).
min). - Alexander Leicht, Director of the UNESCO Regional Office for Colombia, Central America and Mexico (10 min-virtual).
Mexico (10 min-virtual) - Camilo Andres Morales, Undersecretary of Education of Antioquia (10 min)
- Jorge Iv谩n R铆os Rivera, Undersecretary of Education of Medell铆n (1 min-virtual).
8:45-9:05 | Break- media interviews
9:05- 9:45 | Launch of the 2023 GEM Report on technology in education
- Pablo Fraser, Monitoring Chief, Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM), UNESCO, Paris (15 minutes).
(GEM), UNESCO, Paris (15 minutes). - Andr茅s Ochoa Duque- Director of UPB-Virtual (10 minutes)
Moderation: Luis Miguel Espinal Fuentes, Consultant on Technologies and Education, UNESCO Regional Office for Colombia, Central America and Mexico.
9:45- 10:00 | Launch of the master on educational innovation UPB
- Lina Mar铆a Cano V谩squez, Ph.D. in Education, Professor at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
10:00-10:40 | Panel discussion- Technology, gender and inclusion: closing the gaps in the digital era
- Cruz Elena Vergara, Professor School of Theology, Philosophy and Humanities UPB
- Elizabeth D铆az, Director of Innovation, Colegio San Jos茅 de las Vegas, Medell铆n, Colombia
- Luis Alberto Marulanda, Rector Instituto San Carlos La Salle, Medell铆n
- Luis Miguel Espinal Fuentes, Consultant on Technology and Education, UNESCO Regional Office for Colombia, Central America and the Caribbean
Moderator: Juan Francisco V谩squez Carvajal, Dean of the UPB School of Education and Pedagogy.
10:40-11:00 | Concluding remarks and questions from the public
- Romina Kasman, Education Specialist, UNESCO Regional Office for Colombia, Central America and the Caribbean