Untitled

« All Events

First Annual Conference

December 3, 2019

  • This event has passed.

The inaugural FWE annual conference will convene global leaders in business, education, the sciences and the arts, along with next gen leadership for an ambitious and far-reaching discussion of the future of education, serving as a platform for moving thought to action in the transformation of education systems around the world. The event will be in concert with OECD’s formal launch of the 2018 PISA results.

Program Videos More Information

Program
Day 1: December 3rd PISA 2018 Results Global Launch – Press Conference
Speakers: Angel Gurria and Andreas Schleicher 		 Watch Session >
Opening Remarks
Moderators: Tom Fletcher and Tian Wei
Speakers: Andreas Schleicher and Cheng Davis 		 Watch Session >
Keynotes and Panel Discussion: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities 

Moderator: Tom Fletcher 

Speakers (Part 1): Jack Ma, Dhanin Chearavanont, Rebecca Winthrop, Andreas Schleicher
Speakers (Part 2): Princess Laurentien of The Netherlands, Jon Schnur, Sir Anthony Sheldon, Vishal Talreja

 Watch Session >
Session 2A Panel Discussion: A Different Education for a Better World
Moderator: Tom Fletcher
Speakers: Nick Chambers, Princess Laurentien of The Netherlands, Tiril Rahn, Jack Adeney, Rawan Dareer, Pearl So, Ricardo Vivian, Gary Condon, Anna Prokopenia		 Watch Session >
Session 2B Panel Discussion: Young Leaders in Discussion with Business Leaders

Moderator: Tian Wei

Speakers: Dhanin Chearavanont, David Cruickshank, Jerry He, Daniel Leeds, Eric Hanushek, Pam Grossman, Damian Boesalager, Fan Jesse Yang, Dani Bicknell, Maitha Al Memari

 Watch Session >
Session 2 Plenary Session: Report from Parallel Sessions 

Rapporteurs: Valerie Hannon and Tony Mackay

 Watch Session >
Day 2: December 4th Session 3 Panel Discussion: Part 1: What Does it Take to Change Education?

Moderator: Tom Fletcher
Speakers: Oon Seng Tan, Olli-Pekka Heinonen, Maria Helena Castro, Hekia Parata, Brett Wigdorz, Charlie Stripp

 Watch Session >
Session 4 Presentations and Discussion: Part 2: What Does it Take to Change Education? 

Moderator: Tian Wei
Speakers: Rebecca Maynard, Christoph Metzger, Varnnee Ross Chearavanont, Christopher Pommerening, Tiantian Jin

 Watch Session >
Session 5 Panel and Floor Discussion: Achieving our Aspirations
Moderator: Tom Fletcher Speakers: Hekia Parata, Olli-Pekka Heinonen, Jon Schnur, Vishal Talreja, Lizhong Yu, Sobhi Tawil, Martin Henry, Andreas Schleicher, and Guanfa Wang		 Watch Session >