Location: Lecture Theatre 4
Education is one of the sectors most impervious to change, as evidenced by continued reliance on outdated curricula, teaching methods and administrative processes. Yet helping today’s youth develop new ways of thinking and relevant skills has never been more urgently required, given complex and accelerating local and global challenges. Where are innovations in the education system coming from and how are creative entrepreneurs working in traditional educational institutions to mainstream these approaches?
Session Description
Time & Location
Time:
09:00 - 10:30, Friday, March 30, 2012 BSTSpeakers
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SpeakerCo-Founder, Roadtrip NationMike Marriner hit the road upon graduation in an RV to interview leaders across America and learn how they found their roads in life. That experience was nationally released through a best-selling book and PBS Series, which led to the development of The RTN Experience curriculum. To date, in…
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SpeakerFounder and Executive Director, Fundación OrigenMary Anne Müller is a social entrepreneur, educator and Buddhist instructor. In 1991, she founded Escuela Agroecologica de Pirque and in 2004, she founded Fundación Origen, an institution for Sustainable Education, Entrepreneurship and Peace. Mary Anne is an Ashoka fellow, Avina leader and…
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SpeakerDirector, California Career Resource Network, California Department of EducationJohn Merris-Coots is the Director of the California Career Resource Network (CalCRN) program within the California Department of Education. CalCRN provides career information, resources, and training materials to California’s middle school and high school students, parents, counselors, educators…
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SpeakerManager of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability, Natura ChileDaniela Bertoglia is Manager of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability for Natura Chile. Her role emphasises developing, implementing and communicating Natura's sustainability strategy and related plans to internal and external stakeholders. She has pursued relevant opportunities to encourage the…
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SpeakerCo-Founder, PrathamMadhav Chavan moved from the field of Chemistry to the field of literacy a few years after his return to India having acquired a Ph. D. in the United States and some post-doctoral experience there. He worked in the field of adult literacy from 1989 to 1994 inspired by the National Literacy Mission…
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SpeakerDirector, Stanford UniversityDebra is focused on achieving a more just and sustainable economic system through collaborative action, human centered design and transformational systems change. She serves on the Boards of the Skoll Foundation, B Lab, IDEO.org, Imperative 21 and the global advisory boards of the African…
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SpeakerPrincipal Secretary, Department of Education, Government of BiharAs Principal Secretary, Department of Education, Anjani Kumar Singh is in charge of elementary to adult education in the state of Bihar, India, and is responsible for the education of 20 million children. His efforts to improve the status of adult education for the people of Bihar have been recognised…