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Tue 17th Sept

Welcome Speech
HE Madiha Al Shibaniyah, Minister of Education, Oman

The Importance of Active Learning in MENA Schools
Chair: Jane Mann, Managing Director of Education Reform, Cambridge University Press
HE Dr Madiha Al Shibaniyah, Minister of Education, Oman
HE Dr Majid Bin Ali Al-Nuaimi, Minister of Education, Bahrain
HE Prof Dr Hamid Ahmed, Deputy Minister for Administrative Affairs, Ministry of Higher Education, Iraq
Dr Ali bin Abdul Khaliq Al-Karni, Director General, Arab Bureau of Education for Gulf States

Advancing Greater Inclusivity & Diversity in Education
Chair: Khaled Antoun, General Manager, Canon Emirates
Opening Comments: Prof Eman Gaad – Dean of Faculty of Education, British University in Dubai
HE Abdullahi Godah Barre, Minister of Education & Higher Education, Somalia
HE Prof Manar Fayyad, President, German Jordan University
Dr Moawia Alsir Ali Mohamed, Director General of Curriculum & Education Research, Sudan
Fadi Yarak, Director General of Education, Ministry of Education & Higher Education, Lebanon
Jihad Dridi, General Manager of Educational Technologies & IT Ministry of Education, Palestine

Transformation through Critical Thinking in Education & Scientific Research
Chair: Scott Smith, Vice President, Matific
Opening Comments: Prof Omar Al Jarrah, Vice President for Development, Arab Open University
Prof Dr Amr Galal El-Adawi, President, Beirut Arab University, Lebanon
Dr Issa Al Ansari, Rector, Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd University, Saudi Arabia
Prof Yusra Mouzughi, Vice Chancellor, Muscat University, Oman
Sultan Al-Qadoumi, Vice President & General Manager, Khawarizmi University Technical College, Jordan
Prof Faisal Mohamed, Director General Authority for Research, Science & Technology, Libya

Young Innovators Special Session – Developing the Next Generation of Innovative Entrepreneurs
Chair: Abdullah Al-Rashdi, Digitalisation Chief Architect, PDO
Dr Hassan Al-Derham, President, Qatar University
HE Prof Hassan Diab, Vice President, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Prof Mohammad Ibbini, Vice President, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Jordan
Dr Ahmed Al-Ghassani, CEO, RIYADA, Oman

5 minute presentations by Young Innovators

• Edlal (Oman) – Qais Al Tobi
• Abjjad (Jordan) – Eman Hylooz
• eMushrif (Oman) – Adnan Al Shu’aili
• Ajeer (Qatar) – Haitham Al-Haidari
• Wathiq (Oman) – Fatema Alqasabi
• Faylasof (Jordan) – Mohammad Zatara
• TBD (Oman) – Murooj Khalid Al-Saadi
• IOT Kids (Iraq) – Reem Emad
• InnoTech (Oman) – Othman Al Mandhari
• Sadeed (Jordan) – Abdalla Odat