Agenda: Global launch of the 2023 Global Education Monitoring Report on technology in education
Hotel Hyatt Centric, Montevideo
DAY 1: WEDNESDAY 26 JULY
9:00-9:30
Event accreditation
PART I- Global launch of the 2023 Global Education Monitoring Report on technology in education : a tool on whose terms?
Streaming
Moderated by: MarÃa Florencia Ripani, Director, Ceibal Foundation
9:30 - 9:40
High-level opening
- Audrey Azoulay, Director General UNESCO (pre-recorded video)
- Pablo da Silveira, Minister of Education and Culture, Uruguay
9:40 - 10:00
Presentation of the key findings and recommendations of the 2023 GEM Report on technology and education: a tool on whose terms?
- Manos Antoninis, Director, Global Education Monitoring Report, UNESCO
10:00 - 11:00
High-level panel
- Kristina Kallas, Minister of Education and Research, Estonia (pre-recorded video)
- Mariatou Kone, Minister of Education, Cote d’Ivoire (to be confirmed)
- José Mauricio Pineda, Minister of Education and Science, El Salvador
- Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Sectretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (video-to be confirmed)
- Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director General for Education, UNESCO
- Jaime Saavedra, Director Global Education Practice, World Bank
- Gary Conille, Director, UNICEF Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office and former Prime Minister of Haiti (pre-recorded video)
- Verna Labaharie, Executive Director, EdTech Hub
- Leandro Folgar, President, Ceibal and Ceibal Foundation
11:00 - 11:05
How can technology support learning?
Video- a tool on whose terms?
11:05 - 11:15
Closing and next steps
- David Sengeh, Minister of Education, Sierra Leone
Coffee break
11:15 - 11:30
Foyer Hotel Hyatt Centric
PART II- Education technology in the Global South: Dialogue around the key recommendations of the 2023 GEM Report
Coffee break
11:15 - 11:30
Foyer Hotel Hyatt Centric
Streaming
Master of ceremony: Carina Novarese, journalist from Uruguay
11:30 - 11:40
High-level opening
- Pablo da Silveira, Minister of Education and Culture, Uruguay
- David Sengeh, Minister of Education, Sierra Leone
- Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director General for Education, UNESCO
11:40 - 12:10
ROUNDTABLE 1- Latin America
- Jaime Perczyk, Minister of Education, Argentina (tbc)
- Camilo Sobreira de Santana, Minister of Education, Brazil (tbc)
- MarÃa Brown Pérez, Minister of Education, Ecuador
- Pablo da Silveira, Minister of Education and Culture, Uruguay
- Marco Antonio Avila Lavanal, Minister of Education, Chile (pre-recorded video)
Moderated by Leandro Folgar, President, Ceibal and Ceibal Foundation
12:10 - 12:35
ROUNDTABLE 2- Africa
- David Sengeh, Minister of Education, Sierra Leone
Ministers of education from Africa (Chad, Cameroon, Uganda, Senegal, Guinea Bissau)
Moderated by Ydo Yao, Director, IBE-UNESCO
12:35- 13:20
ROUNDTABLE 3- Experts
- David Hollow, Research Director, EdTech Hub
- Renato Opperti, Coordinator of the UNESCO Chair in Hybrid Education at the Catholic University of Uruguay and Senior Expert at the UNESCO International Bureau of Education
- Guillermina Tiramonti, Researcher at FLACSO
- Michael Trucano, Visiting fellow in the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution
Moderated by: Manos Antoninis, Director, Global Education Monitoring Report, UNESCO
13:20 - 13:30
Closing
- Ana Ribeiro, Vice Minister of Education and Culture of Uruguay
Annual meeting of the Alliance for the Digitalization of Education in Latin America (ADELA):
Opportunities and challenges of digital education in teacher training, inclusion and closing gender gaps
AUDITORIUM - HOTEL HYATT CENTER
Streaming
Master of ceremony: Carina Novarese, journalist from Uruguay
15:00 - 16:00
Opening:
- MarÃa Florencia Ripani, Director, Ceibal Foundation Uruguay
- Manos Antoninis, Director, Global Education Monitoring Report, UNESCO
Panel- international development:
- Alejandra Vargas, Programme officer, IDRC
Italo Dutra, Regional education advisor for Latin America and the Caribbean, UNICEF
- Andrea Bergamaschi, Senior Education Specialist, Education Division, Inter-American Development Bank
- Romina Kasman, Education Specialist -Head of Education Sector UNESCO Multi country Office in San Jose
Panel- public policies
- Fiorella Haim, General manager of Ceibal
- MartÃn Felipe Cáceres Murrie, Director of the Innovation Centre, Ministry of Education of Chile
- Lilian Dematei, General Director of Science and Technology, Ministry of Education and Culture of Paraguay
- Ana Laura MartÃnez, Regional Cooperation Coordinator at Cetic.br under the auspices of UNESCO
- Carlos MartÃnez, National Director of Educational Informatics of the Ministry of Education of Panama (pre-recorded video).
- Raquel Núñez Elizondo, Strategic coordinator, CECC-SICA (pre-recorded video).
- Yenny Lisset Rivas Mendrano, Gender Manager, Ministry of Education of El Salvador (prerecorded video)
Closing: MarÃa Eugenia Alonso, ADELA network coordinator, Ceibal Foundation
DAY 2: THURSDAY 27 JULY
8:15 - 8:45
Accreditation
Technology in education in Latin America: regional and global perspectives
Event organized by Ceibal Foundation
Streaming
Master of ceremony: Carina Novarese, journalist from Uruguay
8:45 - 9:00
High-level opening
- Stefania Giannini, Assistant director general for Education, UNESCO
- Pablo da Silveira, Minister of Education and Culture, Uruguay
- Leandro Folgar, President, Ceibal Foundation and Ceibal, Uruguay
PANEL I – Education technology, governance, and public policies
9:05 - 9:35
- Jose Mauricio Pineda, Minister of Education, El Salvador
- Daniel Esponda, Ministro de Educación, Honduras
- Nicolás Zárate Rojas, Minister of Education, Paraguay
- Pablo da Silveira, Minister of Education and Culture, Uruguay
- Aurora Vergara Figueroa, Minister of National Education, Colombia (pre-recorded video)
Moderated by: Gonzalo Baroni, Director of National Education, Uruguay
PANEL 2 – Ceibal: Innovation and digital transformation
9.35 - 10.00
Keynote speaker: Leandro Folgar, President of the Ceibal Foundation and Ceibal
Learning from the Future: Fiorella Haim, General Manager of Ceibal
Panel:
- Irene González, Data and Behavioural Sciences Manager, Ceibal
- MartÃn Anza, Information Technology Manager, Ceibal
- Carinna Bálsamo, Manager Education and Deep Learning, Ceibal
COFFEE BREAK
10:00 - 10:30
Sample of projects of the Education Sector Fund: Digital Inclusion
PANEL 3- Digital transformation in Latin America and in the Global South
10:30 - 10:55
- Valtencir Méndes, Chief of Education, UNESCO Regional Bureau for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean, OREALC/UNESCO Santiago
- Mercedes Mateo DÃaz, Chief of Education, Inter-American Development Bank (pre-recorded video)
- Federico Burone, Acting Vice-Presidente Programs and Partnerships, IDRC
- Andrés Delich, Assistant General Secretary, OEI
- Jaime Saavedra, Director Global Education Practice, World Bank
- Representative from GPE
Moderated by: Guillermina Tiramonti, Researcher at FLACSO
PANEL 4 – Technology for inclusive, equitable, scalable, and sustainable education in Latin America
10:55 - 11:25
Keynote speaker: MarÃa Florencia Ripani, Director, Ceibal Foundation Uruguay
Panel:
- Javier González, Director, SUMMA
- EstefanÃa Charvet, Director of research, Southern Voice
- Julia Sant'Anna, Executive Director of CIEB (pre-recorded video)
- Florencio Ceballos, Senior Program Specialist with the Knowledge Innovation Exchange Program (KIX), IDRC
- Magdalena Brier, CEO, ProFuturo
Moderated by: Claudia Uribe Salazar, Director of the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean, OREALC/UNESCO Santiago
PANEL 5 - Education in technology and innovation: challenges and opportunities
11:25 - 11:50
Panel:
- Pablo Cevallos, Director Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, IIEP UNESCO
- Erika Molina, Specialist, IADB Lab
- Robert Silva, President of the Central Board of Directors, ANEP
- Claudia Costin, founder and director of the Centre for Excellence and Innovation in Education Policy at the Getulio Vargas Foundation (pre-recorded video)
Moderated by: AgustÃn Porres, LATAM Regional Director, Varkey Foundation
PANEL 6 – Research in education and technology: towards an innovative and inclusive agenda
11:50 - 12:20
Panel:
- Ernesto Fernández Polcuch, Director, UNESCO Montevideo
- Flavio Caiafa, President, ANII
- Denise Vaillant, Dean of the Institute of Education and Director of the Doctoral Programme in Education, ORT University
- Rodrigo Arim, Rector, University of the Republic of Uruguay
- Mariano Fernández Enguita, Professor of Sociology and Academic Coordinator of the Doctorate in Education at the Complutense University of Madrid (pre-recorded video)
- MarÃa del Mar Montoya, Associate Professor at the Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Uruguay
Moderated by: Adriana Aristimuño, Sectoral Director of Educational Planning, ANEP Uruguay
PANEL 7 - Keynote panel: Learning, data and smart systems
12:20 - 12:55
Keynote speakers:
- Wayne Holmes, Associate Professor in the UCL Knowledge Lab, University College London.
- Leandro Folgar, President, Ceibal Foundation and Ceibal
- Borhene Chakroun, Director of Policies and Lifelong Learning Systems Division at UNESCO-Headquarters and interim Director of the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning
Moderated by: Manos Antoninis, Director, Global Education Monitoring Report
Closing
12:55 - 13:00
- MarÃa Florencia Ripani, Director, Ceibal Foundation
Sample of projects of the Education Sector Fundo: Digital Inclusion, Ceibal Foundation and National Research and Innovation Agency (ANII)
13:00 - 14.00
Sample of projects of the Education Sector Fundo: Digital Inclusion
SIMULTANEOUS EVENTS
ACTIVITY A
Panel discussion: How can technology providers support the sustainable development of education in the region?
AUDITORIUM - HOTEL HYATT CENTER
Streaming
Master of ceremony: Carina Novarese, journalist from Uruguay
14:00 - 15:00
Opening
- Mirna Parra, Technical manager, Ceibal
Expert panel:
- Fernando Salvatierra, Programme Specialist on ICT, IIPE UNESCO
- Santiago Cueto, Senior Researcher, GRADE
Exchange panel with technology providers:
- Francisco Anello, Global Senior VP of Education de Aleph
- 3 Representatives to be confirmed
Moderated by: Ana Castillo, Senior Specialist, IDB LAB
ACTIVITY B
New ways of teaching, learning, and evaluating with technology
Event organized by UNESCO
SEMPRÚN, UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL URUGUAY
Streaming
2:30-2:35 pm
Welcome remarks
Welcoming remarks by the Rector of the Catholic University of Uruguay, P- Dr. Julio Fernández Techer
2:35-3:15 pm
High-level panel
- MarÃa Brown, Minister of Education, Ecuador
- Camilo Santana, Minister of Education, Brazil
- Nicolás Zárate Rojas, Minister of Education, Paraguay
- David Sengeh, Minister of Education, Sierra Leone
- Ana Ribeiro, Vice Minister of Education and Culture, Uruguay
- Minister of Education of Africa
Moderated by: Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director General for Education, UNESCO
3:15-3:50 pm
Panel I: UNESCO’s work on technology in education – present and future perspectives
- Claudia Uribe, director de la OREALC/UNESCO Santiago
- Ydo Yao, director, IBE
- MartÃn Benavides, director, IIEP
- Sobhi Tawil, director, Future of Learning and Innovation, UNESCO
- Silvia Montoya, Director, Unesco Institute of Statistics
Moderated by: Borhene Chakroun, Director of Policies and Lifelong Learning Systems Division at UNESCO-Headquarters and interim Director of the UNESCO Institute for Lifeflong Learning
3:50-4:10 pm
Coffee break
4:10- 4:50 pm
Panel II: Public policies and innovations on the digital era
- Valtencir Mendes, Chief of Education, OREALC/UNESCO Santiago
- Pablo Bartol, Social and Human Development Manager, CAF
- Daniela Trucco, Social Affairs Officer, ECLAC
- Leandro Folgar, President, Ceibal
- Elena Arias, Senior Education Specialist, IADB
Moderated by: Alejandra Cardini, Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, IIEP UNESCO
4:50-5:25 pm
Panel III: Technologies in the processes of educational, curricular and pedagogical transformation and their impact on teaching, learning and assessment processes
- Tamara DÃaz, Director of Education, OEI
- Mara Borchardt, Pedagogical Advisor, Fundación Sadosky
- MarÃa José Velásquez, Digital Education Specialist, UNICEF LACRO
- Lucia Dellagnello, President of the Innovation Center for Brazilian Education (CIEB)
- Conrad Hughes, Ecolint, Geneva
- Renato Opertti, Senior Expert, IBE
Moderated by: Ernesto Fernández, director UNESCO Montevideo
5:25-5:30 pm
Closing
- Manos Antoninis, Director, Global Education Monitoring Report, UNESCO