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SUN 15th SEPT<\/strong><\/a><\/div>
MON 16th SEPT<\/strong><\/a><\/div>
TUE 17th SEPT<\/strong><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Main Event – 17th Sept 2019<\/span><\/h2>
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\nTue 17th Sept<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Welcome Speech<\/b><\/a>
\nHE Madiha Al Shibaniyah, <\/b>Minister of Education, Oman<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n

The Importance of Active Learning\u00a0in MENA Schools<\/a>
\n<\/b>Chair:\u00a0<\/strong>Jane Mann,\u00a0<\/b>Managing Director of Education Reform,\u00a0Cambridge University Press
\n<\/b>HE Dr <\/b>Madiha<\/b> Al <\/b>Shibaniyah,<\/b>\u00a0<\/b>Minister of Education,\u00a0Oman
\n<\/b><\/em>HE Dr Majid Bin Ali Al-Nuaimi, <\/b>Minister of Education,\u00a0Bahrain
\n<\/b><\/em>HE Prof Dr Hamid Ahmed, <\/b>Deputy Minister for Administrative Affairs, Ministry of Higher Education,\u00a0Iraq
\n<\/b><\/em>Dr Ali bin Abdul Khaliq Al-<\/b>Karni,<\/b>\u00a0<\/b>Director General,\u00a0Arab Bureau of Education for Gulf States<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n

Advancing Greater Inclusivity & Diversity in Education<\/a>
\n<\/b><\/b>Chair:\u00a0<\/strong>Khaled <\/b>Antoun,\u00a0<\/b>General Manager,\u00a0Canon Emirates
\n<\/b><\/b>Opening Comments:\u00a0<\/b>Prof Eman <\/b>Gaad<\/b> – <\/b>Dean of Faculty of Education, British University in Dubai
\n<\/b>HE Abdullahi <\/b>Godah<\/b> Barre, <\/b>Minister of Education &\u00a0Higher Education, Somalia
\n<\/b><\/em>HE Prof <\/b>Manar<\/b> Fayyad, <\/b>President,\u00a0German Jordan University
\n<\/b><\/em>Dr <\/b>Moawia<\/b> Alsir<\/b> Ali Mohamed, <\/b>Director General of Curriculum &\u00a0Education Research,\u00a0Sudan
\n<\/b><\/em>Fadi <\/b>Yarak<\/b>, <\/b>Director General of Education, Ministry of Education &\u00a0Higher Education, Lebanon
\n<\/b><\/em>Jihad <\/b>Dridi<\/b>, <\/b>General Manager of Educational Technologies & IT\u00a0Ministry of Education, Palestine<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n

Transformation through Critical Thinking in Education & Scientific Research<\/a>
\n<\/b><\/b>Chair:\u00a0<\/strong>Scott Smith,\u00a0<\/b>Vice President,\u00a0Matific
\n<\/b><\/b>Opening Comments<\/b>:\u00a0<\/b>Prof Omar Al Jarrah, <\/b>Vice President for Development, Arab Open University
\n<\/b><\/b><\/b>Prof Dr Amr Galal El-<\/b>Adawi,<\/b>\u00a0<\/b>President, Beirut Arab University,\u00a0Lebanon
\n<\/b><\/em>Dr Issa Al Ansari, <\/b>Rector, Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd University,\u00a0Saudi Arabia
\n<\/b><\/em>Prof Yusra <\/b>Mouzughi, <\/b>Vice Chancellor, Muscat University,\u00a0Oman
\n<\/b><\/em>Sultan Al-<\/b>Qadoumi,<\/b>\u00a0<\/b>Vice President & General Manager, Khawarizmi University Technical College,\u00a0Jordan
\n<\/b><\/em>Prof Faisal Mohamed, <\/b>Director General Authority for Research, Science & Technology,\u00a0Libya<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n

Young Innovators Special Session – Developing the Next Generation of Innovative Entrepreneurs<\/a>
\n<\/b><\/b><\/b>Chair:\u00a0<\/strong>Abdullah\u00a0<\/b>Al-Rashdi,\u00a0<\/b>Digitalisation Chief Architect,\u00a0PDO
\n<\/b>Dr Hassan Al-<\/b>Derham,\u00a0<\/b>President, Qatar University
\n<\/b><\/em>HE Prof Hassan Diab,\u00a0<\/b>Vice President, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
\n<\/b><\/em>Prof Mohammad <\/b>Ibbini,\u00a0<\/b>Vice President, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Jordan
\n<\/b><\/em>Dr Ahmed Al-<\/b>Ghassani,\u00a0<\/b>CEO, RIYADA, Oman<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n

5 minute presentations by Young Innovators<\/b><\/p>\n