Old-School: The Skills That Made Us & How They’re Changing

Priyanka Chopra: The future of boys and girls

Professor Lutfey Siddiqi hosts Indian actress, singer, film producer, philanthropist and activist Priyanka Chopra for a discussion on her life, work, and the changing social dynamics that will bring us forward in the next decade.

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A World That Has Enough. Does Philanthropy Work?

In the US alone, over $410 billion as spent on philanthropy last year. With hundreds of billions being given away globally every year, we bring together leading thinkers and foundation leaders to share their insights on a fundamental question: does it make a difference? Public Briefings deliver the latest news, analysis and thinking on the key issues that are changing the education and skills sectors.

In this series of one-hour discussions, delegates will hear from expert contributors on who is changing the world, and what changemaking looks like across the different strands of GESF 2019.

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Tony Blair & George Osborne on the challenges of tomorrow

Vikas Pota hosts two of the UK's most prominent politicians of recent years - former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, in this GESF session.

 

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Being a University in the Digital Age

Higher Education is by no means immune to the digital revolution, nor to the pressures and needs of a fast-changing education landscape. A number of institutions have looked at embracing technology, whereas others are slower to engage.

This is in contrast to some new emerging universities that embrace technology and new education models and pedagogies to the full.

We hear from five universities how they reinvent, transform or emerge as new education players in a digital age, in an interview-style panel.

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A World That Gets Enough Sleep?

We spend roughly a third of our lives sound asleep, and for good reason. Sleep is central to nearly every brain and bodily function we can identify, including our ability to learn.

In practice, however, school-aged children and adolescents routinely experience insufficient sleep. In order to prepare the next generation of students to succeed, we must first appreciate the power of sleep to aid daytime function.

In this Research Briefing you will hear the latest research into why sleep is critical for learning.

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A World that keeps Teachers Teaching?

With tens of thousands of teachers leaving the profession each year, we lose huge value and experience from our classrooms. Pay is only a small part of the picture.

What do we need to do to keep great teachers in classrooms over the long run?

Listen in to an honest conversation about the reasons teachers leave, and what we can do to make them stay. Session led by Institute of Education, University College London.

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Charlize Theron: Teachers are worth more than their paycheck

Join Oscar winning actress and activist Charlize Theron for a conversation at the Global Education & Skills Forum. As well as starring in some of the biggest films of recent years, Charlize Theron is passionate about the causes of the fight against HIV/AIDS and is a UN Messenger of Peace. In conversation with Varkey Foundation CEO Vikas Pota.

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EdTech for Good

Increasingly foundations, NGOs and non-profit organisations turn to EdTech to bring education to resource-poor contexts, refugee camps and conflict zones or learners that lack opportunity and live in poverty. Driven by improving the plight of people and the aspiration to bring education to every child, youngster or improve literacy in adult learners, these charities and foundations increasingly resort to EdTech. In a thought-provoking interview panel, we hear how EdTech is embraced for good.

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A World Where Education is Part of Every Child's Life

Since taking office in April 2018, President Julius Maada Bio has committed his administration to move Sierra Leone beyond peacebuilding to establishing firm democratic institutions.

The centrepiece of President Bio’s strategy has been the launch of an ambitious free quality education programme that provides access to basic through secondary education. In this key session at GESF 2019, hear President Bio talk about his vision for Sierra Leone’s future, and the work he believes still needs to be done to deliver it.

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Lewis Hamilton: A small risk is never a bad thing

In this GESF Coffee House session, Lewis Hamilton opens up about creating new opportunities for young people globally, his experience with dyslexia in education and how a small amount of risk can be the perfect encouragement for a child to thrive in their life ahead.

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