Introduction 

• John Glassey, Chief Executive Officer, AfricanBrains
• HE Prof Berhanu Nega, Federal Minister of Education, Ethiopia
• HE Temesgen Tiruneh, Deputy Prime Minister, Ethiopia

Keynote Speeches

• HE Darren Welch, UK Ambassador to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union
• Prof Ingrid Guerra-López, Dean of Education & Professor of Learning, George Mason University, USA

Panel Session 1: Africa’s Year of Education: National Strategies to Accelerate Quality & Resilience

• HE Prof Berhanu Nega, Federal Minister of Education, Ethiopia
  
• Hon Dr Luísa Grilo, Minister of Education, Angola
• Hon Owen Nxumalo, Minister of Education & Training, Eswatini
• Hon Dr Joyce Moriku Kaducu, Minister of State for Primary Education, Uganda
• Bintou Ndiaye, Advisor to the Minister of National Education, Senegal
• Moderator: Nick Broda, Africa Director, JP-Inspiring Knowledge

Presentation 1: Future Skilling for the Knowledge Economy

• Mayank Dhingra, Global Director – Education Strategy, Worldwide Commercial Organisation, HP

Panel Session 2: Ensuring the Professional Development of Quality Teachers to Deliver Curriculum Reform in Africa

• Hon Dr Clement Apaak, Deputy Minister of Education, Ghana
• Hon Omary Juma Kipanga, Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Tanzania
• Hon Kachuol Mabil Piok, Undersecretary for General Education and Instruction, South Sudan
• Dr Muluken Nigatu, CEO of Teachers & Educational Leaders, Ministry of Education, Ethiopia
• John Kimotho, Former Director of Media, Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development
• Moderator: Alex Njiiri, Head of Education Reform, Sub-Saharan Africa, Partnership for Education, Cambridge

Presentation 2: Africa’s Year of Education: The Impact of Edtech & Ensuring Future Proof ICT4E Investment

• Ruben Cammaerts, Vice President International, Smart Technologies

Presentation 3: Empowering African Education through Digital Transformation: Lessons from Uruguay’s Experience

• Ryan Imbriale, Group Vice President & Head of Worldwide Education, PowerSchool
• Mariana Montaldo, Chief of International Projects, Plan Ceibal, Uruguay