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2023 Yidan Prize Summit

4 Dec 2023 (GMT+8)

Hong Kong & Virtual

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Education transforms lives. But what does it take to transform education?

The future has never been harder to predict—and the urgency to catalyze change in education has never been greater. 

 

Join us to hear perspectives from around the world on the ideas and practices already driving change at every level, from classrooms to systems. 

 

Explore ideas with some of the most innovative changemakers in education 

With panels featuring Yidan Prize laureates and other distinguished experts from across the education spectrum, we talked about topics including:   

  • fostering deep understanding in the classroom 
  • widening access to quality higher education 
  • putting once-marginalized students center stage to drive change 
  • understanding the role of evidence-based philanthropy  
  • how to inspire and galvanize social change movements 

Recordings

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Welcome remarks by Dr Charles CHEN Yidan | 2023 Yidan Prize Summit

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Opening keynote | 2023 Yidan Prize Summit

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Rethinking how we teach based on how students learn: putting theory into practice

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Catalyzing systems change: meet the people putting big ideas into action

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Reimagining higher education: a new model for accessibility and affordability

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Putting the most marginalized at the heart of policymaking: radical inclusion in education

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Closing remarks | 2023 Yidan Prize Summit

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Highlights of our 2023 Yidan Prize Summit

Speakers

Dr Charles CHEN Yidan

Founder, Yidan Prize

Joe Colombano

Head, Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator in China

Professor Michelene Chi

2023 Yidan Prize for Education Research Laureate; Regents Professor & Dorothy Bray Endowed Professor of Science and Teaching, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University

Professor Carol Chan

Honorary Professor, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong

Dr Gaowei Chen

Associate Professor, Academic Unit of Human Communication, Development, and Information Sciences, The University of Hong Kong; Director, Doctor of Education Program, The University of Hong Kong

Professor Nancy Law

Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Education; Deputy Director, Centre for Information Technology in Education, The University of Hong Kong

Dr Laura Savage

Executive Director, International Education Funders Group (IEFG)

Dr Rukmini Banerji

2021 Yidan Prize for Education Development Laureate; CEO, Pratham Education Foundation

Vicky Colbert

2017 Yidan Prize for Education Development Laureate; Founder and Director, Fundación Escuela Nueva (FEN)

Wendy Kopp

Member, Yidan Council of Luminaries; CEO and Co-Founder, Teach For All

Shai Reshef

2023 Yidan Prize for Education Development Laureate; Founder and President, University of the People

Professor Arthur Levine

Distinguished Scholar of Higher Education, New York University; President Emeritus at Teachers College, Columbia University

Baela Raza Jamil

CEO, Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA)

Ruth Kagia

Former Global Education Director, World Bank

Lucy Lake

2020 Yidan Prize for Education Development Laureate; Executive Advisor, CAMFED

Angeline Murimirwa

2020 Yidan Prize for Education Development Laureate; CEO, CAMFED

Bernard Charnwut Chan

Chairman, Board of Governors, Our Hong Kong Foundation

Program

2023 Yidan Prize Summit

3 Dec 2023

9:00

Welcome remarks

  • Dr Charles CHEN Yidan, Founder, Yidan Prize

9:10

Opening keynote—Building skills in a world of change: a renewed focus on quality in education

  • Joe Colombano, Head, Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator in China

9:30

Rethinking how we teach based on how students learn: putting theory into practice

  • Dr Christopher Thomas, Director of Partnerships, Yidan Prize Foundation
  • Professor Michelene Chi, 2023 Yidan Prize for Education Research Laureate; Regents Professor & Dorothy Bray Endowed Professor of Science and Teaching, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University
  • Professor Carol Chan, Honorary Professor, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong
  • Dr Gaowei Chen, Associate Professor, Unit of Human Communication, Development, and Information Sciences, Faculty of Education; Director, Doctor of Education Program, The University of Hong Kong
  • Professor Nancy Law, Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Education; Deputy Director, Centre for Information Technology in Education, The University of Hong Kong

10:30

Break

11:00

Catalyzing systems change: meet the people putting big ideas into action

  • Dr Laura Savage, Executive Director, International Education Funders Group (IEFG)
  • Dr Rukmini Banerji, 2021 Yidan Prize for Education Development Laureate; CEO, Pratham Education Foundation
  • Vicky Colbert, 2017 Yidan Prize for Education Development Laureate; Founder and Director, Fundación Escuela Nueva (FEN)
  • Wendy Kopp, Member, Yidan Council of Luminaries; CEO and Co-Founder, Teach For All

12:15

Lunch

13:30

Reimagining higher education: a new model for accessibility and affordability

  • Shai Reshef, 2023 Yidan Prize for Education Development Laureate; Founder and President, University of the People
  • Professor Arthur Levine, Distinguished Scholar of Higher Education, New York University; President Emeritus, Teachers College, Columbia University

14:30

Break

15:00

Putting the most marginalized at the heart of policymaking: radical inclusion in education

  • Baela Raza Jamil, CEO, Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA)
  • Ruth Kagia, Former Global Education Director, World Bank
  • Lucy Lake, 2020 Yidan Prize for Education Development Laureate; Executive Advisor, CAMFED
  • Angeline Murimirwa, 2020 Yidan Prize for Education Development Laureate; CEO, CAMFED

16:15

Closing remarks

  • Bernard Charnwut Chan, Chairman, Board of Governors, Our Hong Kong Foundation

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