The Awards Presentation Ceremony and the Yidan Prize Summit 2020 was held virtually on 7 December. Our three laureates, Professor Carl Wieman, Ms Lucy Lake and Ms Angeline Murimirwa, received the awards from the officiating guest, The Honourable Mrs Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, GBM, GBS, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
We were delighted to have our Board Director, HRH Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, and former Australian Prime Minister, Ms Julia Gillard as our keynote speakers at this year’s Summit. Please find an executive summary of the Summit by clicking the “Resources” tab below.
We also announced the formation of the Council of Luminaries at the Summit. The council gathers the world’s brightest minds – researchers, educators, neuroscientists, psychologists, economists, statisticians and innovators. For further details, please read the press release.
Opening performance by Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra
Welcome remarks
Dr Charles CHEN Yidan, Founder of Yidan Prize
Address by officiating guest
The Honorable Mrs Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, GBM, GBS, Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Prize Presentation
Yidan Prize for Education Research Laureate 2020
Professor Carl Wieman, Professor of Physics and Graduate School of Education and DRC Chair at Stanford University
Yidan Prize for Education Development Laureates 2020
Ms Lucy Lake, Chief Executive Officer, CAMFED
Ms Angeline Murimirwa, Executive Director-Africa, CAMFED
Prize Presenter
The Honorable Mrs Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, GBM, GBS, Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
In conversation with Yidan Prize Laureates 2020
Speakers
Professor Carl Wieman, Yidan Prize for Education Research Laureate 2020
Ms Lucy Lake, Yidan Prize for Education Development Laureate 2020
Ms Angeline Murimirwa, Yidan Prize for Education Development Laureate 2020
Moderators
Mr Andreas Schleicher, Head of Yidan Prize for Education Research Judging Panel
Ms Dorothy K. Gordon, Head of Yidan Prize for Education Development Judging Panel
Keynote address by HRH Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, Board Director of Yidan Prize Foundation and Special Envoy on Literacy for Development, UNESCO
Closing keynote by Ms Julia Gillard, Former Prime Minister of Australia and Chair of Global Partnership for Education