High-Profile International Figures to Take Part in the First World Innovation Summit for Education - WISE
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DOHA, Qatar, November 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Please click on the following
link to access the full version of the Digital Press Release:
http://www.digitalnewsroom.co.uk/wise09/introduction-to-wise/
The premiere edition of the World Innovation Summit for Education - WISE
- initiated by Qatar Foundation and held in Doha, Qatar, from November 16th
to 18th, has attracted a remarkable line-up of high-profile international
personalities, coming from the public, academic and private sectors.
The WISE multidisciplinary platform and cross-sectoral summit that will
bring together an audience of 1,000 opinion leaders and stakeholders from 120
countries, including academics, political leaders, representatives of
international organizations, NGO members and private sector executives.
Among the 90 world-class speakers, Gerhard Schroder, Former German
Chancellor, will take the stage on November 16 and address sustainability
issues, while Biz Stone, Co-founder and Creative Director of leading social
network Twitter, will address the audience during the plenary session
dedicated to Innovation, on November 18th.
Eminent voices are also expressing their support for the WISE initiative
through written or video messages in which they also share their views about
pressing educational issues.
Some of these personalities include:
- Statespersons such as current President of Senegal Abdoulaye
Wade, current UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, former UK Prime Minister
Tony Blair and former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.
- Renowned education experts such as Nicholas Burnett,
outgoing Assistant Director for Education, UNESCO and Zhou Qifeng,
President of Beijing University, both members of the WISE Awards
International jury.
- Prominent business figures such as General Electric
President and CEO Jeff Immelt, Chris Hughes, Co-Founder of Facebook and
Founder of MyBarackobama.com.
- Philanthropists such as Lord David Puttnam, Chairman of
Futurelab as well as Yann Arthus Bertrand, CEO of Good Planet and
Director of the acclaimed movie Home.
All of their videos can be accessed at the following address:
http://www.wise-qatar.org/en/media-gallery-vids
Photos and full biographies of WISE speakers are also available on the
website: http://www.wise-qatar.org/en/speakers.
Below is an extract from the message addressed by UK Prime Minister
Gordon Brown to the World Innovation Summit for Education - WISE:
"Any country which lags behind education will lag behind economic
recovery. So for me, there is no greater priority than raising educational
standards and making sure every child in the world can have basic education
[...]. From 2010, the UK will provide GBP 1 billion a year for global
education. So I urge the [World Innovation] Summit [for Education] to seek
ways not just to enhance education for the rich, but to also help provide
education for all [...]."
ABOUT WISE
WISE (World Innovation Summit for Education) is a global, groundbreaking
collaborative initiative established by the Qatar Foundation under the
patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al Missned. WISE seeks to
monitor and contribute to 21st century challenges and their impact on
education. With 1,000 leading education stakeholders, opinion leaders and
decision-makers from diverse disciplines in over 120 countries participating,
WISE endeavours to propose visionary thinking on education, offer new ways of
addressing current global challenges and untapped opportunities and
anticipate future education models. The WISE Forum will take place in Doha,
Qatar, from November 16th to 18th, 2009. Full details on the WISE website:
http://www.wise-qatar.org
ABOUT QATAR FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Founded in 1995 by decree of His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al
Thani, Emir of Qatar, Qatar Foundation is a non-profit organization focusing
on education, scientific research and community development. Under Qatar
Foundation's umbrella are Education City, which comprises elite universities,
several academic and training programs and Qatar Science and Technology Park,
which boasts more than twenty-one world-class companies involved in
scientific research and development.
Chaired by Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al Missned, Qatar
Foundation also aims to enhance lives through community development
initiatives including Doha Debates, Reach out To Asia and Al Jazeera
Children's Channel.
Joint venture partnerships in the areas of design, ICT,
telecommunications, policy studies and event management contribute to
fulfilling the objectives of the Qatar Foundation.
For more information, please visit: http://www.qf.org.qa
For further information, please contact:
Emilie Demange / Constance Lozet
Tel: +33(0)1-47-42-19-54 / +33(0)1-47-42-92-78
Email : wisepr@fleishman.com
SOURCE World Innovation Summit for Education - WISE
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