The 8th Annual Future of Education Summit, hosted by CNBC Africa in partnership with Forbes Africa, has announced the speaker line-up for the virtual event on Friday, July 29, with the theme ‘The Road to Digital Transformation’.
Dr. Rakesh Wahi, Founder of ABN Group and Founder of Future of Education Summit.
Dr. Rakesh Wahi, founder of ABN Group and founder of the Future of Education Summit, said, “We welcome global leaders who visit digital platforms and advance the accessibility and functionality of this space for the continent.” . “The time is now to embrace digital solutions, but navigating the continent’s challenges requires collaboration. That’s why we look forward to the solution-driven approach of our speakers,” he said.
2022 future education panelists
Panel Discussion: Technology Challenges in Teaching and Learning
- Bradley Pulford, Managing Director of HP
- Dan Adkins, CEO of Transnational Academic Group
- Professor Barry Dwolatzki, Director of Innovation Strategy at the University of the Witwatersrand and Director and CEO of the Joburg Center for Software Engineering
- Suraj Shah, Regional Director of the Mastercard Foundation’s Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning
Panel Discussion: Digital Transformation in Education
- Professor Gary Martin, CEO and Director General of the Australian Institute of Management
- Dr Kirti Menon, Executive Director of the Teaching Excellence Unit at the University of Johannesburg.
- Curtin University Vice-Chancellor Professor Seth Kunin
- University of Southampton President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Mark Smith
Panel Discussion: Lessons from Covid and Developed World Transformation Strategies for African Education
- Professor Stan Du Plessis, COO and Professor of Economics at Stellenbosch University
- Professor Kirk Semple, Director of International Engagement at Lancaster University’s Lancaster Environment Centre
- Professor Zeblon Vilakazi, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of the Witwatersrand
- Adetomi Soyinka, Director of Programs and Regional Portfolio Leader for the British Council’s Higher Education Program in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Panel Discussion: Change in Higher Education Leadership
- The CEO and Provost of Lancaster University in Ghana, Professor Malcolm McIver
- John Foster-Pedley, Dean and Director of Henley Business School in Africa
- Jay Richards-Hill, Middle East and Africa Education Industry Director, Microsoft Corporation
Panel Discussion: The Business of Schools: Digital Transformation in Formal K-12 Education and Further Education
- Edward Mosue, Head of the Gauteng Department of Education
- Stacey Brewer, co-founder and CEO of Spark Schools
- Dean McCoubre, founder of the multi-award winning EdTech Digital Citizenship Program and MySocialLife.
- Yandiswa Xhakaza, Director and Principal of UCT Online High School
2022 Future of Education Individual Speakers
This year’s keynote address will be given by Lancaster University Vice-Chancellor and award-winning theoretical physicist Professor Andy Schofield.
Keynote speaker Professor Andy Schofield, Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University
- Bello Tongo, CEO of Tungsten Entrepreneurship, will discuss the topic of embedding entrepreneurial thinking in education from elementary to senior level.
- Professor Tshilidzi Marwala, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Johannesburg and recently appointed Vice-Chairman of the Presidential Commission on the Fourth Industrial Revolution, will discuss transformation in the education sector.
- Robert Paddock, CEO and founder of the Venture Institute
Don’t miss these dynamic discussions that unlock the potential of technology for the higher education space. Register here https://hopin.com/events/future-of-education-summit-29-july-2022 to reserve your spot for the Future of Education webinar to attend for free.
