4 November 2020: Grand Opening Ceremony Future Talk
Welcome
Worlddidac Association, Steven McKee, President
Patronage Swiss Government, Martina Hirayama, State Secretary
4 November 2020: STEAM 4 Education
12.00 CET
Door opening
13.00 CET
Greeting Words● Worlddidac Association, Danny Gauch, Director General● Swiss Government Representative, Josef Widmer, Deputy Director SERI● Embassy Host Canada, Susan Bincoletto, Ambassador
Keynote● Raúl Valdés-Cotera, Deputy Director, UNESCO UIL
Impulses● Gerd Leonhard, Futurist
14.00 CET
Talk with the Private Sector● Peter Ziswiler, Head Corporate HR, Georg Fischer AG
14.15 CET
Panel IHow does early exposure to STEAM education drive economic and social growth of countries at different levels in the era of business, work, and economy 4.0?
● Denise Amyot, President and CEO, Colleges and Institutes Canada● Taha Bawa, Co-Founder and CEO, Goodwall● Alexis Georgacopoulos, Director, University of Art and Design Lausanne ECAL● Hans Hess, President, Swissmem
15.15 CET
Break
15.45 CET
Panel IIHow do we mobilize STEAM education in the era of digitalization to advocate future generations in mastering fundamental post-pandemic changes of the 2020s?
● Beatrice Boots, Chairwomen, European STEM Coalition● Paolo dal Santo, HP Education Lead EMEA, HP International● Günter Koch, President, Humboldt Cosmos Multiversity● Lieselot van Gysel, STEM Educator, EU Ambassador, GTI Beveren
16.45 CET
Worlddidac Take-Aways & Session Closing Words
Seated VIP Apero (by invitation only)
5 November 2020: Green Education
12.00 CET
Door opening
13.00 CET
Greeting Words● Worlddidac Association, Nader Imani, Vice President● Swiss Government Representative, Liliana de Sà Kirchknopf, Head of Private Sector Development SECO● Embassy Host Republic of Korea, Hae-Ryong Kwon, Ambassador
Keynote● Soo-Hyang Choi, Director, UNESCO-UNEVOC
Impulses● Gerd Leonhard, Futurist
14.00 CET
Talk with the Private Sector● Avi Kahn, Member of the Executive Board, Hilti Group
14.15 CET
Panel IHow does the New Normal impact greening education and the possible set-up of TVET to advocate the change-makers for greening economies towards inclusive eco-systems?
● Philipp Aerni, Director, Center for Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability CCRS● Andreas Hart, Managing Director, Lucas Nülle GmbH● Nazrene Mannie, Executive Director, Global Apprenticeship Network GAN● Kathryn Rowan, Vice President, Human Resources, Nestlé S.A.
15.15 CET
Break
15.45 CET
Panel IIHow does digitalization help to ramp-up greening education and the institutional TVET greening plan for employability, purpose economies, and new business models?
● Stephan Howeg, Chief of Staff and Communications Officer, The Adecco Group● Olga Strietska-Ilina, Senior Skills and Employability Specialist, Team Leader, ILO● Gabriela Uriarte, Lead of LEAP Project & Leading Women Area, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
16.45 CET
Host City AddressSmart Cities Approach● Alec von Graffenried, Mayor of Bern
17.00 CET
Worlddidac Take-Aways & Session Closing Words
Seated VIP Apero (by invitation only)
6 November 2020: Artificial Intelligence
12.00 CET
Door opening
13.00 CET
Greeting Words● Worlddidac Association, Steven McKee, President● Swiss Government Representative, Mauro Moruzzi, Ambassador, SERI● Embassy Host Finland, Timo Rajakangas, Ambassador
Keynote● Cecilia Ugaz Estrada, Chief Advisor, UNIDO
Impulses● Gerd Leonhard, Futurist
14.00 CET
Talk with the Private Sector● Hans Jörg Stotz, Member of the Board, Festo Didactic
14.15 CET
Panel IHow does digital education and artificial intelligence impact economies, societies, and work 4.0 in the 2020s?
● Sergio Fasce, Head of learning and development, Nokia● Michelle Mitura, Head of HR for Headquarters, Schindler Aufzüge AG ● Jan Mischke, Partner, McKinsey Global Institute (MGI)● Marc Vontobel, Founder and CEO, Starmind
15.15 CET
Break
15.45 CET
Panel IIHow do we organize education 4.0? How do we shift and digitalize teaching and learning towards the needs of future industrial and social skills, employability, and growth?
● Caroline Codsi, Women in Governance, Canada● Pierre Dillenbourg, Professor of Learning Technologies, School of Computer and Communication Sciences (EPFL)● Thomas Pletscher, Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)● Taina Tukiainen, Professor, Aalto University
16.45 CET
Worlddidac Take-Aways & Session Closing Words
17.00 CET
Future Talk DeclarationWorlddidac Association, Nader Imani, Vice President
Conference Closing Remarks
Seated VIP Apero (by invitation only)