Speakers
The remarkable line-up of speakers comes from all over the world, and represents a diverse range of experiences and expertise. These international thought leaders will spearhead sessions on critical topics and facilitate a rich exchange of ideas and best practices.
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Marko Aaltonen
Head of unit and senior advisor education, Vocational Education and Training Unit, Finnish National Agency for Education
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Ashwani Aggarwal
Workgroup Leader (Skills Policy, Systems and Digitalization), International Labour Organization ILO
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Justina Ashiyana
WorldSkills Champions Trust Representative for Africa
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Yousra Assali
WorldSkills Champions Trust representative for MENA
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Abdel Rahamane Baba-Moussa
Professor of Education Sciences, Grenoble2 University
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Nicole Bartolo
Junior Achievement
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Nardos Bekele-Thomas
Chief Executive Officer, African Union Development Agency AUDA-NEPAD
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Prof. Mohamed Belhocine
Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, African Union
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Nicole Belloubet
Minister for National Education and Youth, France
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Neil Bentley-Gockmann
Chief Executive Officer, The Whitehall & Industry Group, WS Global Research Council
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Florence Bertaux
Deputy CEO, FANUC France
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Hector Bombiella
National PISA-VET and WorldSkills Coordinator, and an advisor to the Director General of the Colombian National Learning Service (SENA)
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Beatrice Boots
Director National STEM Platform (PTvT), The Netherlands
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Jayme Cannon
WorldSkills Australia National Champion in Carpentry 2023
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Borhene Chakroun
Director for Policies and Lifelong Learning Systems, UNESCO
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Dr CHOI Yuk-lin
Secretary for Education, Hong Kong, China
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Thomas Coustenoble
Director of Education and Research, Microsoft France
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Rachel Crawford
WorldSkills Champions Trust representative for Oceania and ASEAN
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Duncan Crawford
OECD
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Juan Pablo Davila
Head of the Skills Development, Entrepreneurship and Fair Production Unit, UNIDO
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Geoffroy de Vitry
High Commissioner for Vocational Education and Training, France
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Melek De-Wint
Independent impact measurement and management (IMM) consultant
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Unami Dube
Senior Programme Officer- Capacity Development and Institutional Alignment, African Union Development Agency AUDA-NEPAD
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Maria Elo
TALENTS4AA Ambassador, Professor in International Business and Entrepreneurship, University of Southern Denmark
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Priscilla Gatonye
Programme Officer, Inclusion and Youth, UNESCO-UNEVOC
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Jean-Rock Gaudreault
Director General, Compétences Québec
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Manuela Geleng
Director for Skills, European Commission
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Gohar Grigoryan
General Manager of the French-Armenian Vocational Training Centre (CEPFA)
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Marty Guay
Vice President, Business Development, Stanley Black & Decker
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Mike Haley
Senior Vice President Research, Autodesk, USA
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Sonya Hill
WorldSkills Champions Trust representative for Americas, WorldSkills
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David Hoey
Chief Executive Officer, WorldSkills International
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Christine Hofmann
Team Lead Skills for Social Inclusion, International Labour Organization ILO
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Melkon Hovhannisyan
WorldSkills Champions Trust representative for Asia
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Chris Humphries
President, WorldSkills International
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Hervé Huot-Marchand
Chief of the Section for Youth, Literacy and Skills Development UNESCO Education Sector
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Andy Hurst
Vice President Global Sales, Festo Didactic, Germany
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Nader Imani
Executive VP Global Education, Festo Didactic SE
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Pierre-André Imbert
Ambassador of France to Australia
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Taneisha Ingleton
Managing Director, HEART/NSTA TRUST
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Rainer Iveson
Director, L’Oréal for Youth, Global
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Fabio Jiménez
Head of Labour Mobility and Markets Unit, Labour Mobility Division, International Organization for Migration IOM
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Muferihat Kamil
Minister of Labour and Skills Development, Ethiopia
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Hiromichi Katayama
Programme Specialist, Section of Youth, Literacy and Skills Development, UNESCO
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Georg Konetzky
Director General, Department VI – National Market Strategies at the Federal Ministry for Labour and Economy, Austria
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Dr Kipkirui Langat
CEO, WorldSkills Kenya
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Xiaoyan Liang
Lead Education Specialist and focal person for Skills and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), World Bank
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Lydia Liu
Associate Vice President, Research, Education Testing Service ETS
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Sébastien Lyon
Former Executive Director, UNICEF France
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Rocío Maldonado González
Head of Global Training Solutions Automotive Refinish Business, BASF
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Pallavi Malhotra
Director for Huawei Talent Alliance, Western Europe, CEE & Nordic Regions, Huawei Technologies
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Buti Manamela
Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, South Africa
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Béatrice Matlega
Director of Educational Partnerships and Programs in France, Microsoft
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Daniel McCabe
WorldSkills Champions Trust representative for Europe
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Jullada Meejul
Director General, Thailand Professional Qualification Institute
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El Iza Mohamedou
Head of Centre for Skills, OECD
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Charles-Louis Molgo
DAEI-Delegation for European and International Affairs, Ministry of Labour, Health and Solidarity, France
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Felix Mutati
Minister of Technology and Science, Republic of Zambia
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Mihle Mvelakubi
WorldSkills Champions Trust representative for Africa
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Ernest Nadome
Assistant Secretary General, Central Organization of Trade Unions, Kenya
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Christopher J. Nelson
Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President and President, Tools & Outdoor, Stanley Black & Decker brand
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Sobel Aziz Ngom
Founder and Managing Director, Organization Consortium Jeunesse Sénégal (Dakar)
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Oliver Niese
Head of Digital Business Festo and Board Member Festo Didactic, Germany
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Albert Nsengiyumva
Executive Secretary, Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA)
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Mohamad Maliki Osman
Second Minister for Education, Singapore
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Nicholas Ouma
Senior Youth Advisor, African Union Commission, Department of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation
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Soledad Patiño
Global Skills Academy Coordinator, Section of Youth, Literacy and Skills Development UNESCO Education Sector
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Muriel Pénicaud
Former French minister of Labour and Ambassador to the OECD
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Mirek Pospíšil
Head of Public Policy France, Senior Lead Manager EU Public Policy and Government Affairs
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Biljana Radonjic Ker-Lindsay
Associate Director/Access to Skills and Employment, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
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Shweta Ratanpura
WorldSkills Champions Trust representative for Asia
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Srinivas B. Reddy
Chief of Skills and Employability Branch, International Labour Organization ILO
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Emma Roberts
Director of External Affairs, WorldSkills UK
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James Robson
Director of the Centre for Skills, Knowledge, and Organisational Performance (SKOPE) and Associate Professor of Tertiary Education Systems, University of Oxford, UK
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Kate Ross
Global Delivery Leader for Workforce Education and Skills, IBM SkillsBuild
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Kathryn Rowan
Executive Director, GAN Global
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Mahuran Saro Sariki
Senior Vice President Group Research Development Policy, TalentCorp , Ministry of Human Resources Malaysia
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Nicolas Schmit
European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights
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Emmanuel Schneider
Programme Director Skills Strategy for Ecological Planning, General Secretary for Ecological Planification SGPE, France
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Mia Seppo
Assistant Director General, International Labour Organization ILO
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Neil Shaw
Global Lead, TVET, Cultural Engagement, British Council
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Peta Skujins
Senior Policy & Insights Manager (AEN) / GAN Australia
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Olga Strietska-Ilina
Team Leader, Skills for the Future of Work, International Labour Organization ILO
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Yoshiki Takeuchi
Deputy Secretary-General, OECD
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Jacqueline Tanzer
WorldSkills Champions Trust Regional Representative for Europe
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Albine Teissier
Head of Life Science and Healthcare France, Akkodis
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Peter Thiele
Deputy Director VET Policy, Federal Ministry of Education, Germany
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Freya Thomas Monk
Managing Director, Vocational Qualifications & Training, Pearson, UK
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Dara Treseder
Chief Marketing Officer, Autodesk
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Lysiane van der Knaap
Director General, Éducation internationale
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Catherine Vautrin
Minister of Labour, Health and Solidarity, France
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Shae White
WorldSkills Champions Trust representative for the Americas
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Roxane Zighed
Fragility & Conflict Advisor, French Development Agency (AFD)
