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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
The Hon. Dr David Moinina Sengeh, Chief Minister, Chief Innovation Officer, and former Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, Sierra Leone and 2023 Yidan Prize laureates Professor Michelene Chi and Shai Reshef will discuss big ideas that spark change.
With panels featuring Yidan Prize laureates and other distinguished experts from across the education spectrum, we’ll talk about topics including:
- fostering critical and creative thinking skills 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
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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)
Baela Raza Jamil
CEO, Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA)
Ruth Kagia
Former Global Education Director, World Bank
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
Dr David Moinina Sengeh
Chief Minister, Chief Innovation Officer, and former Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, Sierra Leone
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
- The Hon. Dr David Moinina Sengeh, Chief Minister, Chief Innovation Officer, and former Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, Sierra Leone
- 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
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
- The Hon. Dr David Moinina Sengeh, Chief Minister, Chief Innovation Officer, and former Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, Sierra Leone
- 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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