Speakers and Moderators

Morne Mostert Director of the Institute for Futures Research Stellenbosch University Presentation (4.11 MB)

Nicholas Omondi Ouma Senior Youth Advisor African Union Commission (AUC) Presentation (5.04 MB)

Fati Nzi Hassane Head of Programme, Skills and Employment for Youth New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Agency

Abiola Desiree Shomang Senior Policy Officer New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Agency

Technical Session 1: The future of skills and jobs
Day 2 – 18 April 2018, 11:30 – 12:45

Shem Okore Bodo Acting Executive Secretary Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) Moderator	Morne Mostert Director of the Institute for Futures Research Stellenbosch University Presentation (112.16 KB)	Mounir Grami Director of Research and Innovation Centre National de Formation des Formateurs et d'Ingénierie de la Formation (CENAFFIF) Presentation (7.91 MB)	Kjartan Sorensen Technical advisor, Enterprise and workforce development FHI 360 Presentation (2.1 MB)
Wissem Bellagha Chief Executive Officer SKILL'Z Presentation (803.15 KB)	Patrick Coates Regional Director, EMEA ACT Presentation (2.22 MB)

Technical Session 2: African Youth, digital competencies and creative media: “from skills to market” - New approaches for youth empowerment through digital skills and entrepreneurship: addressing the skills gap and fostering inclusive growth
Day 2 – 18 April 2018, 14:15 – 15:30

Thomas Munthali Director of Knowledge and Learning Department African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) Moderator	Tanimomo Dare Chief Creative Officer Ideas and Solutions Presentation (1.65 MB)	Jerome Morrissey Chief Executive Officer Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative (GeSCI)	Moussa Ndour Head of Administration and Quality Management iDEV-ic Presentation (3.63 MB)
William Edem Senyo CEO Impact Hub Accra Presentation (2.13 MB)

Technical Session 3: Empowering young women and girls through digital skills
Day 2 – 18 April 2018, 16:00 – 17:15

Martha Muhwezi Senior Programme Coordinating Officer Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) Moderator	Dagaba Diakité Project Manager, Education for Change CARE International Presentation (3.53 MB)	Eliguard Dawson Country Director Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) Presentation (4.49 MB)	Helena Naitsuwe Amadhila Lecturer in the Department of Lifelong Learning and Community Education University of Namibia Presentation (620.43 KB)
Happiness Mzikazi Ntuli Grant Administrator & Programme Development Advisor Federation Humana People to People Presentation (1.77 MB)	Chao Mbogo Head of Computer Science Department Kenya Methodist University Presentation (292.19 KB)

Technical Session 4: Conventional and emerging technologies (Virtual Realities, Open Educational Resources, Gamification, Robotics, Open Badges, etc.) – Trends in skilling youth for new and future jobs
Day 3 – 19 April 2018, 09:15 – 10:30

Satu Järvinen Chief Executive Officer SkillSafari Moderator	Karim Aboubacar General Manager Investiv	Moussa Lo Coordinator/Rector Université Virtuelle du Sénégal Presentation (2.8 MB)	James Kanyankole Gashumba Vice Chancellor, Rwanda Polytechnic (RP) Ministry of Education Presentation (482.09 KB)
Obed Diener Technical Advisor FHI 360 Presentation (876.09 KB)	Ruth Waiganjo Freelance developer, Ms Geek Africa 2017, Kenya Presentation (477.23 KB)

Technical Session 5: Life skills and citizenship education, reimagining the learning agenda to ensure successful transition from learning to the world of work
Day 3 – 19 April 2018, 13:30 – 14:45

Fares Mabrouk Managing Director Impact Partner Moderator	Jeannette Vogelaar Regional Education Advisor United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Presentation (856.36 KB)	Inge Vervloesem Educatin Specialist United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Presentation (1.17 MB)	Abdelmojib Mrabet Head of Division of Orientation and Counseling Ministry of Education, Vocational Training, Higher Education and Scientific Research Presentation (4.41 MB)
Pierre Lucante Programme Manager, YouMatch - Global Initiative on Employment Services for Youth German Agency for International Development Cooperation (GIZ) Presentation (1.24 MB)

Technical Session 6: Adapting and developing agility through a comprehensive national digital skills for enhanced employability, productivity and innovation capacity
Day 3 – 19 April 2018, 14:45 – 15:45

Jerome Morrissey Jerome Morrissey Chief Executive Officer Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative (GeSCI) Moderator	Unami Mpofu Senior Programme Officer New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Agency Presentation (1.56 MB)	Karim Toumi Project Manager International Labour Organization (ILO)	Slaheddine Maaref Senior Advisor International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Presentation (1.02 MB)
Kevit Desai Principal Secretary, Vocational and Technical Training / Chairman of the Permanent Working Group on TVET Ministry of Education - Kenya

High level round table: Digital secondary education, 21^st century skills and readiness for the world of work
Day 3 – 19 April 2018, 11:00 – 12:15

Mario Franco Founder & Chairperson Millennium@EDU Sustainable Education Moderator	Abdelhafeez Elsadig Abdelrheem State Minister in charge of Youth Ministry of Education Presentation (2.38 MB)	Gaston Musemena Bongala Minister Ministère de l'enseignement primaire, secondaire et professionnel (EPSP)	Jerónimo José Ribeiro da Silva Regional Business Manager JP.IK Inspiring Knowledge Presentation (4.69 MB)
Odibeli Pamela Ejiro Youth Ambassador Secondary Education in Africa (SEA) Initiative	Senthil Kumar Programme Manager Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative (GeSCI) Presentation (1.57 MB)

High level Panel: Ministerial feedback on how to create enabling environments to support skills development and boost the creation of new businesses

Day 3 – 19 April 2018, 16:30 – 17:30