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1ST FULLY VIRTUAL CONFERENCE FEATURING
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A WORLD OF TOMORROW
NEGOTIATING A BETTER FUTURE 60
GLOBAL
1 0 -12 J ULY 2 02 0 0 8 0 0 GMT LEADERS

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The first-ever global virtual School of Tomorrow event considers the future through overlapping dimensions as we reimagine new paradigms of learning, a
balanced future and a safer future. Each dimension is explored through a series of virtual panel discussions, keynote talks, debates, interviews, and workshops.

EVENT SCHEDULE
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NEW PARADIGMS FOR LEARNING A BALANCED & SAFER FUTURE

DAY 1: 10 JULY, 2020

Time

0800 - 0900 GMT

Panel Discussion
0900-1000 BST Setting Directions for A Brave New World
Featuring a special message from Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
1000-1100 CET
Director General of the World Health Organization
1200-1300 UAE
Moderator: Kasim Kasuri
1300-1400 PST
Speakers: Dr Tedros Andhanom Ghebreyesus (DG, WHO), Andreas Schleicher (Director, OECD Education),
1600-1700 MST
Shafqat Mahmood (Federal Minister for Education, Government of Pakistan), The Baroness Mobarik CBE, Dr Mishal Khan

Time
Panel Discussion
0915 - 1015 GMT
Learning in Lockdown Mode: 0930 - 1030 GMT Panel Discussion
1015-1115 BST
The Student Perspective 1030-1130 BST Freedom and Privacy in Information Societies:
1115-1215 CET
1130-1230 CET From Liberating Technologies to Orwellian Futures
1315-1415 UAE Moderator: Alister Bartholomew
1330-1430 UAE
1415-1515 PST Speakers: Allison Chong (M'sia), Aldrin Maqyl (M'sia), Moderator: Ali Ahmed Khan
1430-1530 PST
1715-1815 MST Nurelhuda Giobran (UAE), Kanza Muzaffar (PK) 1730-1830 MST Speakers: Nighat Dad, Jibran Nasir, Lord Jim Knight

Panel Discussion Debate

1030 - 1130 GMT 1045 - 1145 GMT
1130-1230 BST Designing Schools of Tomorrow: 1145-1245 BST The Economics of Lockdowns:
1230-1330 CET Reimagining Learning Spaces and Structures 1245-1345 CET Saving Lives Trumps Safeguarding Livelihood
1430-1530 UAE 1445-1545 UAE
Moderator: Clive Barnes Host: Amber Mustafa
1530-1630 PST 1545-1645 PST
1830-1930 MST Speakers: Rosan Bosch, Takaharu Tezuka, Jose Papa, 1845-1945 MST Speakers: Manik Elahi, Zainab Shahid (for motion)
Babur Habib Ali Bin Amir, Hinah Espejo Mian (against motion)

Debate Panel Discussion

1145 - 1245 GMT 1200 - 1300 GMT
1245-1345 BST The Psychology of Learning: 1300-1400 BST Environment, Climate, and Pandemics:
1345-1445 CET Online Teaching is Ineffective for Younger Children 1400-1500 CET Establishing Connections for A Safer Future
1545-1645 UAE Host: Saira Butt 1600-1700 UAE
Moderator: Ali Raza
1645-1745 PST 1700-1800 PST
Speakers: Nadine Murtaza, Usama Khilji (for motion) Speakers: Rina Saeed Khan, Hammad Naqi, Alex Kirby,
1945-2045 MST 2000-2100 MST
Mehnaz Aziz, Fred O Rourke (against motion) Anam Rathor

DAY 2: 11 JULY, 2020

Time Time

Interview Panel Discussion

0800 - 0900 GMT 0815 - 0915 GMT
0900-1000 BST In Conversation with Carla Rinaldi: 0915-1015 BST Bridging the Digital Divide in Schools of Tomorrow:
1000-1100 CET Dr Ger Graus, OBE Talks to Carla Rinaldi 1015-1115 CET Permanent Pipe Dream or Reason for New Hope?
President of Fondazione Reggio Emilia
1200-1300 UAE 1215-1315 UAE
Moderator: Mosharraf Zaidi
1300-1400 PST Moderator: Dr Ger Graus 1315-1415 PST
1600-1700 MST Speakers: Carla Rinaldi 1615-1715 MST Speakers: Saeed Ghani (MoE, Sindh), Michael O Sullivan,
Dr Ulrik Christensen, Nasreen M Kasuri

0915 - 1015 GMT

Panel Discussion 0930 - 1030 GMT
1015-1115 BST Raising Children During a Pandemic: 1030-1130 BST
1115-1215 CET
Emotional Wellbeing, Digital Safety and Parenting in an 1130-1230 CET
Unknown Terrain
1315-1415 UAE 1330-1430 UAE
1415-1515 PST
Moderator: Rod Boswell 1430-1530 PST
1715-1815 MST Speakers: Maggie Atkinson, Dr Zainab Zadeh, Hina Azfar, 1730-1830 MST
Ms Stella James

1030 - 1130 GMT

Panel Discussion 1045 - 1145 GMT
Debate
1130-1230 BST The Future of Higher Education: 1145-1245 BST The Sociology of Health:
1230-1330 CET Could Crisis Drive Transformation at Universities? 1245-1345 CET Private Health Providers Weaken Public Health Systems
1430-1530 UAE 1445-1545 UAE
Moderator: Dr Athar Osama Host: Sarah Muneeb
1530-1630 PST 1545-1645 PST
1830-1930 MST Speakers: Stavros Yiannouka, Prof Shirley Congdon, Dr Adil 1845-1945 MST Speakers: Dr Omair Shakeel (for motion),
Najam, Dr Faisal Bari, Yasser Bashir Hashim Kaleem (against motion)

1145 - 1245 GMT Workshop 1200 - 1300 GMT

1245-1345 BST Strategies for Teaching & Collaborating in the Virtual World: 1300-1400 BST
1345-1445 CET A Workshop for Teachers, School Leaders, and Curriculum 1400-1500 CET
Developers
1545-1645 UAE 1600-1700 UAE
1645-1745 PST Host: Amber Mustafa 1700-1800 PST
1945-2045 MST Speakers: Jill Ackers 2000-2100 MST

DAY 3: 12 JULY, 2020

Time Time

Presentation/Seminar Panel Discussion

0800 - 0900 GMT 0815 - 0915 GMT
0900-1000 BST Approaches to Learning: 0815-0915 BST Boulevard of Broken Dreams:
A Seminar by Mr Lance King Could Emerging Learnings Offer Hope to the World's 258
1000-1100 CET 1015-1115 CET
Developer of the IB's ATL Philosophy Million Out-of-School Children?
1200-1300 UAE 1215-1315 UAE
Host: Safia Cassim Moderator: Henry Warren
1300-1400 PST 1315-1415 PST
1600-1700 MST Speakers: Lance King 1615-1715 MST Speakers: Stephanie Dobrowolski, Mosharraf Zaidi,
Prof Tahir Andrabi

0915 - 1015 GMT Panel Discussion 0930 - 1030 GMT Panel Discussion
1015-1115 BST Supporting Vulnerable & SEN Learners During School Closures: 1030-1130 BST Negotiating an 'Info-demic':
1115-1215 CET Negotiating Access and Inclusive Learning for All 1130-1230 CET Fact Versus Fiction in an Age of Misinformation
1315-1415 UAE Moderator: LaCheyna Sparrow Adebiyi 1330-1430 UAE
Moderator: Uzman Jaffrey
1415-1515 PST 1430-1530 PST
Speakers: Maggie Atkinson, Mohsin Hamid,
1715-1815 MST 1730-1830 MST Speakers: Prof Stephan Lewandowsky, Munizae Jahangir,
Stephen Crowley, Madeeha Ansari
Lara Rathod, Lord David Puttnam
1200 - 1300 GMT Panel Discussion
1045 - 1145 GMT Panel Discussion
0500-0600
US Pacific Reimagining the Future of Learning: 1145-1245 BST Transformative Values & Competencies:
0600-0700 Will the Pandemic be a Catalyst for Evolution or The Paradox of Preparing for Unknown Futures
US Mountain 1245-1345 CET
Revolution?
0700-0800 1445-1545 UAE Moderator: Dr Lawrence Burke
US Central Moderator: Nassir Kasuri
1545-1645 PST
0800-0900 Speakers: Dr Tristian Stobie, Cynthia Guyer, Dr Umar Saif,
US Eastern Speakers: Dr Roger Schank, Suzie Boss, Dr Siva Kumari, 1845-1945 MST Vikas Pota
1700-1800 PK Dr Ger Graus OBE