1A: World potential: making education meet the challenge |Panel
Professor Isak Froumin, Lead Education Specialist,
Europe and Central Asia Region, World Bank, Russia
Dr Gwang-Jo Kim, Director,
UNESCO Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau for Education
Sharda Prasad, Director General for Employment and Training and
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, India
Professor Leandro Tessler, Director of Foreign Relations, UNICAMP, Brazil
Madam ZHANG Xiuqin, Director General,
Department of International Co-operation and Exchange,
Ministry of Education, China
3G: Martin Green, Director General, Workplace Partnerships Directorate, Human Resources and Skills Development, CanadaGearing up for the future: skills and knowledge under the microscope
3G: Dr Warren Fox, Executive Director, Knowledge and Human Development Authority, UAE| Dr Barbara Hayward, Director of Strategic Projects, Higher Education, Knowledge and Human Development Authority, UAE
Gearing up for the future: skills and knowledge under the microscope
4A: Phil Baty, Editor, Times Higher Education World University Rankings, and Deputy Editor, Times Higher Education, UKLeague tables: flawed rankings or key benchmarks?
4G: Dr Iman El Kaffass, Visiting Lecturer, British University in Egypt, President, Step Up Consultancy, EgyptProfessor David A. Kirby, Founding Dean, Faculty of Business Administration, Economics and Political Science, British University, Egypt
4G: Dr Judith Lamie, International Director, University of Leeds, Egypt| Dr David Law, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Students and External), Edge Hill University, UK
5A: Professor Sugata Mitra, Professor of Educational Technology, Newcastle University, UKOpening learning: new ambitions for higher education in a Web 2.0 world
5G: Panel discussionWhat makes a truly global university?
Dr John R. Mallea, Former Vice-Chancellor and President Emeritus,
Brandon University, Canada
Professor John Sexton, President, New York University, USA
Professor Eric Thomas, Vice-Chancellor, University of Bristol, UK
Professor Timothy W. Tong, President Emeritus, The Hong Kong Polytechnic
University, Hong Kong
William Archer, Director, i-graduate, UK
Rachel Fletcher, Director, Enrolment Management Services, Hobsons plc, UK
Jazreel Goh, Director, Education Marketing, British Council, China
Rebecca Loades, Associate Director, Graduate Management Admission Council, UK
Jonathan Pratt, Marketing Director, StudyLink, Australia
6G: Dr Philida Schellekens, Consultant and Author, The Schellekens Consultancy, UKGetting the quality of language learning right: India and employability
7A: Professor M. Badr Aboul-Ela, Director and Commissioner for the Commission for Academic Accreditation, UAENew global regionalism: competition and collaboration
7A: Dr Muriel Oaks Dean, Center for Distance and Professional Education, Washington State University, USANew global regionalism: competition and collaboration
7A: Professor Rupert Maclean, Director, Centre for Lifelong Learning Research and Development and Chair, Professor of International Education, Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong KongNew global regionalism: competition and collaboration
7G: Pawan Agarwal, Principal Secretary, Government of West Bengal, India and Research Scholar, University of Melbourne, AustraliaCan governments deliver their higher education policies without the private sector?
7G: Dennis Murray, Executive Director, Australian Association for International Education, AustraliaCan governments deliver their higher education policies without the private sector?
7G: Lord John Tomlinson, Chair, Association of Independent Higher Education Providers, UKCan governments deliver their higher education policies without the private sector?
8G: Ulrich Grothus, Deputy Secretary-General and Director for Strategy and Projects, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Germany| Chair. Europe and beyond:
9A: PanelStrangers in a foreign land: or citizens of the world?
Dr Allan E. Goodman, President and Chief Executive, Institute of International Education, USA
Frances Kelly, Education Counsellor Europe, Ministry of Education, New Zealand
9G: Dr Manfred Tessaring, Head of Research and Policy Analysis, European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, GreeceSkills development: lessons from the European experience