Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Morning Programme

Helsinki City Hall

9:30How to build education for the future in Helsinki
Satu Järvenkallas, Executive Director, Helsinki Education Division
9:35Greetings
Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills, OECD
9:45Education for Human Flourishing  
Facilitated by Jennifer Adams, Editor-in-Chief, Signature Leadership by Knowledgehook  

As the world races forward with AI capacity expanding exponentially over short time frames, questions remain on how to help students develop their human skills in order to navigate this new world. At the same time as national/state education policy makers reflect on new frameworks and curricula, educators are in classrooms, schools, and districts facilitating learning for their students who will emerge into this evolving world.  

We will hear from thought leaders on their strategic visions in education for the upcoming years.  

Panellists:
Marjo Kyllönen, Development Service Director, Helsinki Education Division
– Shelly Stevenson, Superintendent, Ottawa Catholic District School Board
– Anthony Mackay, Consultant Advisor, Global Cities Education Network (GCEN)  


Respondent: Damilola Okonkwo, Founder, KEY academy
11:00How Finland is recreating their education systems for the future
Anders Adlercreutz, Minister of Education, Finland  

Respondent: Aleksei Jašin, Vice Mayor, City of Tallinn, Estonia
11:30 – 12:30Lunch

Afternoon Programme

Old Court House, Empire Room – Helsinki City Hall

12:30How to build transformative competence for unknown needs?  

Facilitator:
– Dominic Regester, Director, Salzburg Global Seminar
– Joanne McEachen, CEO and Founder, The Learner First


Provocator:
Kirsti Lonka, Professor of Educational Psychology at the Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki  
14:00Coffee Break
14:30 – 16:00Inter Generational Theory of Change in Education
Facilitated by Karen Edge, Academic, University College London, United Kingdom  

Provocators:
– Zoe Weil, President, Educating the Solutionary Generation
– Deep Naryan Nayak, Founder, Raster Master 3G
– Ron Berlinski, Founder, Curiosity Learning

Evening Programme

18:00Busses leave from Sokos Presidentti Hotel to Vuosaari Upper Secondary School
18:30Gala Dinner
Elevating the school meal