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09:00 AM-10:00 AMINAUGURAL WELCOME ADDRESS•Dr Ravi Gupta, CEO,EletsTechnomediaPvtLtd.and Editor-in-Chief,DigitalLearningMagazine

KEYNOTE ADDRESS•Dr Abdulla Al Karam,ChairmanoftheBoardofDirectors& DirectorGeneral,KnowledgeandHumanDevelopment Authority(KHDA),Dubai

KEY TALKING POINTSLifelong learning to fulfill Dubai’s aspirations. Dubai’s way of assuring quality and improving accessibility to education, learning and human development with the engagement of community and thus inspiring the world.

LAUNCH OF 11TH WORLD EDUCATION SUMMIT, DUBAI SPECIAL ISSUE OF DIGITAL LEARNING MAGAZINEKEYNOTE ADDRESS•Mark Beer,OBE,ChiefExecutive,DIFCCourts,Dubai InternationalFinancialCentre,DubaiKEY TALKING POINTSLegal framework for Investment in Dubai

SPECIAL PRESENTATION GLOBAL CENTRE FOR INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIPAn innitaitive by Global School Foundation

•Ramesh Mudgal,Principal,GlobalIndianInternationalSchool

10:00 AM-10:45 AMINAUGURATION OF EXPO•Dr Abdulla Al Karam,ChairmanoftheBoardofDirectors& DirectorGeneral,KnowledgeandHumanDevelopment Authority(KHDA),Dubai

10:45 AM-11:00 AMNETWORKING TEA AND COFFEE

11:00 AM-11:30 AMKHDA WORKSHOP

OPPORTUNITY FOR INVESTMENT AND

COLLABORATION IN “DUBAI HAPPY EDUCATION SECTOR”KEY SPEAKER•Kalthoom AlBalooshi,ExecutiveDirectorofEducation Development,KnowledgeandHumanDevelopmentAuthority, (KHDA)Dubai

11:30 AM-11:45 AM

INDIA’S PROPOSED NEW EDUCATION POLICY •Dr Rajendra Pratap Gupta,Member,NationalEducation PolicyCommittee,MinistryofHumanResource Development,GovernmentofIndia

11:45 AM-12:00 PM

INDIA’S HIGHER EDUCATION SCENARIO :THE PRESENT & FUTURE •Dr Archana Thakur, ChiefVigilanceOfficer&JointSecretary,

UniversityGrantsCommission(UGC),MinistryofHumanResourceDevelopment,GovernmentofIndia

12:00 PM-12:15 PM

SSIP, A NOVEL APPROACH TO PROMOTE STUDENTS ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS FOR NATION BUILDING-GUJARAT EDUCATION PERSPECTIVE•K K Nirala, Director,TechnicalEducation,GovernmentofGujarat

12:15 PM-12:30 PM

HOW SCHOOLS CAN IMPROVE LEARNING BY USING ASSESSMENT?•Nishchal Shukla, AssociateVicePresident,Educational Initiative

12:30 PM-12:45 PM

ENSURING EMPLOYABLE YOUTH THROUGH EFFECTIVE SKILL DEVELOPMENT•Santosh Choubey,Chairman,AISECT

12:45 PM-01:00 PM

SCHOOL EDUCATION A BIG BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN INDIA•SK Rathore,Director,FounderandManagingDirectorSanfort GroupofSchools

01:00 PM-02:15 PMVISIT TO EXPO & NETWORKING LUNCH

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INTEGRATING WELLBEING PRACTICE INTO THE SCHOOL CULTURE •Scott Stevenson, Co-Founder,BEEM,Dubai

02:30 PM-02:45 PM

PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT IMPACT ON LEARNING OUTCOMES •Ayesha Al Mutaiwei,ManagingDirector,AtticusEducation, Dubai

02:45 PM-03:00 PMINDUSTRY PRESENTATIONVIEWSONIC VIEWBOARD CLASSROOM SOLUTION “CONNECT, SHARE & COLLABORATE”•Ali Abdallah,RegionalManager,MiddleEastAfrica (MEA),ViewSonicInternationalCorporation

03:00 PM-03:45 PM

IMPORTANCE OF PERSONALISED LEARNING IN SCHOOLS (PANELDISCUSSION)•Maurice de Hond,CEO,SteveJobsSchool,Netherlands•Dr Heena,Principal,GlobalIndianInternationalSchool(GIIS), AbuDhabi•Lina Ashar,Founder,KangarooKidsPreschool&BillabongHigh InternationalSchool,India•Dinesh Kothari,ProVice-ChairmanandManagingDirector, DelhiPublicSchool,DubaiKEY TALKING POINTSPersonalised learning aims to provide a more tailored education for every learner by focusing in a more structured way on each child’s learning to enhance progress, achievement and participation. How far have we come and what is road ahead?

03:45 PM-04:00 PM

INDUSTRY PRESENTATION•Dominic Emmeanuel,Director,PappayaEducation, UnitedKingdom(UK)

04:00 PM-04:45 PM

REDEFINING SCHOOL EDUCATION SPECTRUM (PANELDISCUSSION)•Sudha Shanbhag,Principal,Children’sAcademy,India•Huda Alsamkari,Principal,SchoolofModernSkills,Dubai•Dr Kavita Khullar,Principal,DoonInternationalSchool,India•Aishah Siddiqua,Principal,AlAinJuniorsSchool,AbuDhabi• Julian Williams,Principal,SpringdalesSchool,Dubai•Abdul Wadood,VicePrincipal,PakistanEducationAcademy, Dubai•Akram M. Zayour,Principal,DubaiInternationalSchool,DubaiKEY TALKING POINTSGlobally schools are trying to find innovative ways to impart education. Various aspects of ever changing school education spectrum will be discussed in this insightful session.

04:45 PM-05:00 PM

TECHNOLOGY PRESENTATION ‘NISCHAL’S PORTABLE & MICROSCALE LABS’•Nischal Narayanam,Founder&Mentor,Nishchals

05:00 PM-05:15 PM

NEUROSCIENCE, STEAM EDUCATION, AND IMPACT OF EXPONENTIAL TECHNOLOGIES ON 21ST CENTURY PEDAGOGY •Rohan Roberts, InnovationLeader,GEMSEducation

05:15 PM-06:00 PM

GREEN SCHOOLS: FUTURE OF GLOBAL SCHOOLS (PANELDISCUSSION)•Virendra Rawat,Founder,GreenSchoolInitiative,India

(Moderator)•Albin Anthony, COO,SacredHeartSchool,Kalyan,India•G Sree Devi,AcademicDirector,JubileeHillsPublicSchool, India•Bindu Sharma,Principal,ArmyPublicSchool,India•Luisa K. Mendoza,Principal,FarEasternPrivateSchool,Sharjah

KEY TALKING POINTSThe session will focus on various aspects of building futuristic enviornment friendly school ecosystem.

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KEY TALKING POINTSImportance of outcome-based education has been debated in many parts of the world. Should education be outcome-based? Well it already is, to some extent. Advocates of OBE say that traditional schools are really time-based. Teachers and principals may want students to learn something, but they typically allocate a certain amount of time to study of that topic and then move on, whether or not students have mastered it. Experts feel that for schools to be fully outcome-based, they must organize so that outcomes are fixed, and time and other resources needed to achieve the outcomes are variable. Technology is also playing an important role in this on the other hand. This session will highlight various aspects of outcome based education and how technology is playing the role of catalyst in this

11:15 AM-11:30 AMTEA BREAK AND EXPO VISIT

11:30 AM-11:45 AM

INDUSTRY PRESENTATION Reshma George,ManagingDirector,MotleyEducatoin

11:45 AM-12:00 PM

SPECIAL PRESENTATION: EDUCATIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN TECHNOLOGY•Tahir Nadeem Qadri,CEO,AmericanLyceumInternational School,AbuDhabi

12:00 PM-12:45 PM

NURTURING EARLY CHILDHOOD, ENCOURAGING ESTABLISHMENT OF PRE-SCHOOLS: INNOVATE, INVEST & COLLABORATE (PANELDISCUSSION)•Dr Swati Popat Vats,President,PodarEducationNetwork, India(Moderator)•Priya Krishnan,CEO,FoundingYearsLearningSolution,India•Zahra Hamirani,CEO,TheBlossomNursery,Dubai•Krishna Nambiar,Director,AptechMontanaInternational Preschool,India•Nyla Khan,AssociateDirector,InnovationandDevelopment, KidsWorldNurseryLLC,DubaiKEY TALKING POINTSPre-schools play an important role in nurturing and shaping early childhood. Thus methods of early childhood learning programs becomes essential for a child’s growth before he or she steps into the bigger world of education and life. Sneak peek into the modern learning trends, innovations and collaborations will be highlight of this session. WES Dubai 2017 celebrates the initiatives of Pre-Schools from world over.

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NURTURING HAPPINESS FOR SUSTAINABLE LEARNING Melissa Maria ,Principal,GlobalIndianInternationalSchool(GIIS)

09:00 AM-10:00 AM

LEARNING THROUGH INNOVATION: THE CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE (PANELDISCUSSION)•AP Sharma, Principal, BirlaPublicSchool,Qatar(Moderator)•Neeraj Bhargava,Principal,AbuDhabiIndianSchool•Maryssa O’Connor,Vice-Principal,GEMSWellington InternationalSchool,Dubai•Rafia Zafar Ali,Principal,LeadersPrivateSchool,Sharjah•Archana Gaba,Principal,SaintKabirGurukulSchool,India•Simimol Raijo,HeadofInformationandCommunication TechnologyDepartment,AmitySchool,Dubai•Suzan Hendricks,HeadofKindergarten,AlAinJuniorsSchool, AbuDhabi

KEY TALKING POINTSTechnological innovations are being leveraged to change the classroom experience to impart education to students. Sharing of best and next practices.

10:00 AM-10:15 AM

THE FUTURE OF SKILLS AND THE ROLE OF CODING, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND CREATIVITY •Ayesha Khanna,CEO,ADDO

10:15 AM-11:15 AM

OUTCOME BASED EDUCATION: IMPORTANCE OF TECHNOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS (PANELDISCUSSION)•Shahnaz Ahmed,Chairman,SpringDaleHighSchool,India

(Moderator)• Pramod Mahajan,Director&Principal,SharjahIndianSchool,Dubai•Latha Venkateswar,Principal,SabariIndianSchool,Dubai•Dolly A Goriawala,Principal,StarInternationalSchool,Dubai •Avinash Ganesh,Director,JayawantShikshanPrasakMandal, India•Lorie Evasco,ScienceTeacher,ThePhilippineSchool,Dubai

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ENSURING TRAINING OF TEACHERS & IMPROVEMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CREATING BRAND OF GLOBALLY ACCLAIMED SCHOOL CHAINS (PANELDISCUSSION)•Pranjala Dutta,Principal,IQRAEducation,Dubai•Alia Yahya,Principal,DubaiCarmelSchool,Dubai•Alka Kapur,Principal,ModernPublicSchool,India• Jyoti Arora,Principal,MountAbuPublicSchool,India•Asha Alexander,Principal,TheKindergartenStarters,Dubai•Allan T Cariaga,VicePrincipalforStudents’Welfare, ThePhilippineSchool,Dubai•Dr Abdul Jaleel Perla,Principal,AliyaSeniorSecondarySchool, IndiaKEY TALKING POINTSAfter the due setting in of educational processes and ensuring the learning outcomes, educational institutions world over are venturing to create lasting brands. This is done to ensure the universalising of branding of schools for attracting the right workforce and student.

01:45 PM-02:30 PMNETWORKING LUNCH

02:30 PM-03:15 PM

NEW AGE PEDAGOGICAL INTERVENTIONS IN TEACHING•Abhilash Rao,Director,IQRAEducation,Dubai(Moderator)•Tassos Anastasiades,Director,AjmanAcademy,Dubai•Maya Al Hindi,ChairmanofBoardofGovernors,DubaiCarmel School,Dubai•Malaya Mohapatra,Founder,VidyabhawanSchool,India•Annahita Pagadiwala,Principal,MayoorPvt.School,AbuDhabi

KEY TALKING POINTSPersonalised learning; convergence of academic & administrative operations through technology; education for children with specific needs and importance of cognitive learning through creative thinking.

03:15 PM-04:15 PM

BEST & NEXT PRACTICES OF SCHOOL EDUCATION SPECTRUM (PANELDISCUSSION)•Neeti Kaushik,PrincipalcumDirector,MountOlympusSchool, India(Moderator)•Ranju Anand,VicePresidentofSchools,GEMSEducation,Dubai•Rina Singh, Principal,GDGoenkaPublicSchool,India•Shiny Davison,VicePrincipal,AmledSchool,Dubai

•Ritika Anand,Vice-Principal,TheWinchesterSchool,Dubai•Ramiz Haddadin,RegionalDirector,MiddleEast,Turkeyand AfricaCambridgeEnglishLanguageAssessment,Dubai•Krutarth Joshi,Principal,LittleFlowerSchool,India•Evo Hannan,HeadofInnovation,GEMSInternationalSchool, Dubai

KEY TALKING POINTSInnovation, new age technology, infrastructural development, teaching methods…all these are redefining the school education ecosystem world over. This session will bring stakeholders from world renowned school chains to discuss and deliberate upon various aspects of quality school education..

04:15 PM-04:30 PMNETWORKING TEA

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02:15 PM-02:30 PMINDUSTRY PRESENTATION•Dr S Nabi,Director,InfoplusTechnologiesLimited

02:30 PM-03:15 PM

DUBAI’S EDUCATION SCENARIO: ATTRACTING FOREIGN STUDENTS BY LEVERAGING EFFECTIVE EDUCATIONAL ECOSYSTEM (PANEL DISCUSSION)•Dr. Yousef Al Assaf,President,RochesterInstituteof Technology,Dubai•Christopher Abraham,SeniorVice-President,Institutional Development,S.P.JainSchoolofGlobalManagement’s,Dubai•Abhilasha Singh,Provost,AmericanUniversityinEmirates,DubaiKEY TALKING POINTSDubai has thrown its doors opened for students from world over. It has created an ecosystem which fascinates students from various parts of the globe. What has been done and what more needs to be done? That will be discussed in this session.

03:15 PM-03:45 PM

REIMAGING THE HEALTH EDUCATION SCENARIO BY DUBAI HEALTHCARE CITY AUTHORITY.•Dr. Amer Sharif,CEO,Educationsector,DubaiHealthcareCityAuthority

03:45 PM-04:00 PMSPECIAL PRESENTATION•Dr M.G. Shirhatti,AcademicHead,ShriJagdishprasad JhabarmalTibrewalaUniversity

04:00 PM-04:15 PM

WHAT SHOULD BE THE EDUCATION MODEL FOR DEVELOPING WORLD? WHAT IS PREVAILING IN INDIA – CHANGING INDIAN MODEL COULD BE A MODEL FOR DEVELOPING WORLD?•PROF. (DR) Balvir S. Tomar,Chancellor,NIMSUniversity,India

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COLLABORATIVE LEARNING IN GLOBALISED ENVIRONMENT AND IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION FOR SKILL FULFILLMENT: GLOBAL EXPERIMENTS- 21ST CENTURY SKILLS AND THEIR RELATION TO EMPLOYABILITY (PANEL DISCUSSION)•Dr Mohan Agarwal, ProfessorofBusinessDirector,Continuing Education&CommunityEngagement,MENACollegeof Management,Dubai•Swetha Madhusudanan,Dean,FacultyofArchitecture, DrMGRUniversity,India•Francois Therin,Director,InstituteofManagementTechnology, Dubai•Dr Ranendra N Saha,Director,BirlaInstituteofTechnology andScience(BITS)Pilani,DubaiCampus•Hisham Hanfy, Lecturer,HigherCollegesofTechnology,Dubai•Rohit Manglik,CEO,Edugorilla• James Maughan,Director,DubaiBusinessInternships

KEY TALKING POINTSKnowledge exchange is important for the growth of any sector. Education is of no exception. Global collaborations are essential to create an effective education system to ensure innovation. On the other hand, unemployable youth is a serious issue world over. To address this, there is a need of specialised skill set. Skilling of youth is now pivotal to make them employable with vocational courses. An effective higher education system is the need of the hour. The present scenario and the future of skilled youth will be discussed in this session.

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08:30 AM-09:30 AMREGISTRATION

09:30 AM-09:45 AMSPECIAL PRESENTATION ON TEACHER PREPARATION AND DEVELOPMENT TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES

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•Dr Naji Al Mahdi, Chief,QualificationsandAwardsinDubai, KnowledgeandHumanDevelopmentAuthority(KHDA)

09:45 AM-10:15 AMTRANSFORMING EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS: ENSURING WORLD-CLASS EDUCATION TO HELP STUDENTS REALISE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AS FUTURE LEADERS (PANEL DISCUSSION)•Denis Ravizza,Founder&ManagingDirector,ESMOD,Dubai•Ali A F. Herzallah,StudentRecruitmentOfficerandTeam Leader,AbuDhabiSchoolofManagement•Dr Vinod Tibrewla,Chairman,SriJJTUniversity,India•Dr Anil Singh,ChairmanBhagwantUniversityIndia

10:15 AM-11:00 AMREDEFINING HIGHER AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION SPECTRUM THROUGH TECHNOLOGY (PANEL DISCUSSION)•Dr Kevin Dunseath,DirectorUniversityofLondon,Dubai •Zuri K Adili-Alexis,Director,AdiliEducation,Dubai•Athul Thomas Benny,GrowthandDevelopmentCoach, LeadFellowshipProject,ChristUniversity,India •Amit Sharma,RegionalDirector,SurveyandLandRecords, GovernmentofJammu&Kashmir,India

11:00 AM-11:15 AMSPECIAL PRESENTATION ON DELIVERING EFFICIENT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT - INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE •Will Murrills,SeniorProjectLeader,Struensee&Co.

11:15 AM-12:00 PMTHE INVESTORS’ PERSPECTIVE: AGE OF PARTNERSHIPS (PANEL DISCUSSION)•Arty Ahmad, Director,Amanat•Fahim Muscatwalla,Director,Abraaj•Arjun Varadaraj,CAandAdjunctFaculty,ChristUniversity, India• Izabella Szadkowska,Partner,AlTamimi&Co.KEY TALKING POINTSInvestors’ Perspective on the emerging and eclectic opportunity for investing in the business of education and collaborating with the investors of same interest and objectives

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