As we face a tipping point in history, and an opportunity to drive a new wave of innovation and creativity, the global education community is realizing more than ever, the urgent need for shifts in education, globally.
Led by Dubai Cares, in partnership with Expo 2020 Dubai and in close coordination with the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC), and delivered in partnership with global stakeholders, the RewirEd Summit presents an opportunity for the global education community to come together to scale and jumpstart some of the positive change we want to see in education.
At the RewirEd Summit, we focused on three key pressing areas in Education globally: Youth, Skills and the Future of Work; Innovation in Education; and Education Financing. The Summit convened education stakeholders including educationalists and front liners, policy makers, youth, the private sector, international organizations, and foundations, among others together in one place for three days to engage in discussions, panels, hands-on workshops, and to launch exciting initiatives and experiments, and much more.
We aimed to bring together stakeholders, including new and unlikely allies, to explore questions and plan for the future, around the three key thematic areas. Some of the emerging questions that the agenda is likely to include are as follows: