Monday 13 September

8h00-9h30       

Registration

9h30-11h00 

Opening Plenary Session and Keynote Addresses

Moderator

Speakers

Marijk Van Der Wende, Chair, IMHE Governing Board

Luc Montagnier,  Nobel Prize Laureate for Medicine 2008, President, World Foundation for AIDS Research and Prevention

Joe Astroth, Chief Education Officer, Autodesk Education

Barbara Ischinger, Director, Directorate for Education, OECD

Introduction to Conference Themes:

Richard Yelland, Head of Division, OECD

11h00-11h30 

Break

11h30-13h00 

Panel: Challenges for the Higher Education Community

Moderator

Keynote speaker

Panelists

Jamil Salmi, Tertiary Education Coordinator, World Bank

Charles Reed, Chancellor, The California State University, USA

David Hazlehurst, Department of Education, Employment, and Work Relations, Australia

Janyne Hodder, Board Member, The International Association of Universities 

Andrée Sursock, Senior Expert Advisor, European University Association

13h00-14h15  

Lunch

14h15-15h45

Parallel Group Sessions

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15h45-16h15

Break

16h15-17h45     

Parallel Group Sessions

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17h45-18h25

18h15

Tuesday 14 September

9h00-10h30

Panel: Economic Recovery, Innovation and IT: The Role of  Higher Education in Building a Sustainable Future

Moderator

Keynote speaker

Discussants

Yuko Harayama, Deputy Director, Science, Technology & Industry Division, OECD

Soumitra Dutta, Roland Berger Chaired Professor of  Business and Technology and Dean of External Relations, INSEAD, France
Albert Sasson, Founding Member, Royal  Academy of Sciences Morocco

Denise Kirkpatrick, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Learning, Teaching and Quality, Open University, UK

Charles Fadel, Global Education Research Lead, Cisco Systems, USA and Vice-Chairman, BIAC Education Committee

Peter Smith, Senior Vice-President for Academic Strategies and Development, Kaplan Higher Education, USA

10h30-11h00

Break

11h00-12h25

Panel: Social Engagement and Higher Education: New Imperatives

Moderator

Keynote speaker

Discussants

Dirk Van Damme, Head of Division, OECD

Merle Jacob, Professor of Research Policy, Lund University, Sweden and Chair holder, UNESCO Chair in Research Management and Innovation Systems supported by the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida)

Celeste Schenck, President, American University of Paris

Ania Grobicki, Executive Secretary, Global Water Partnership

Maria Helena Guimarães de Castro,  Former Minister for Higher Education, Brazil

12h25-12h30 

12h30-13h30 

Introduction to lunch by CELT, National University of Ireland, Galway

Lunch: Creativity in Higher Education

13h30-15h00

Parallel Group Sessions

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15h00-15h30

Break

15h30-17h00     

Parallel Group Sessions "Meet the experts (OECD presentations)"

Presentation: “Academic Chairs for Africa”, David Strangway

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17h00-18h00  

Welcome cocktail for new and potential members

18h15 

Wednesday 15 September

9h00-10h20  

Panel: Perspectives for Higher Education in a Post-Crisis World

Moderator

Panelists

Doug Lederman,  Editor, Inside Higher Ed,

Alan Ruby, Senior Fellow, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania, USA

Rasha Sharaf, Director, Strategic Planning Unit, Ministry of Higher Education, Egypt

Johan Roos, President, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

Bert Vandenkendelaere,  President, European Students Union

10h20-10h40          

Break

10h40-11h55  

Highlights from the Parallel Group Sessions

Moderator: Elaine El-Khawas, Professor of Education Policy, George Washington University, United States

11h55-12h15

Break

12h15-13h15

Closing Plenary Session and Keynote Address

Moderator

Keynote speaker

Speakers

Richard Yelland, Head of Division, OECD

Malcolm Grant, President, University College London, UK

Qian Tang, Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO

Aart de Geus, Deputy Secretary-General, OECD

12h45-18h00