IPSEF Middle East 1st March 2012
The World Trade Centre, Dubai, UAE
The first IPSEF Middle East took place on 1st March in Dubai, opened by Dr Abdulla Al Karam from the KHDA, drew over 70 people from countries across the Middle East and further afield including Jordan, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and the UK. The thought provoking and stimulating conference looked at the role the private sector can play in delivering and improving education across the Middle East, and acting as a catalyst for raising standards within government schools.
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Conference Programme 1st March
8.00 Registration and Coffee
9.00 Moderator: Natasha Ridge, Executive Director of the Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research
9.05 Dr Abdulla Al Karam, Chairman of the Board of Directors And Director General Knowledge and Human Development Authority the Government of Dubai
9.20 Sonia Ben Jaafar, PhD, Director, EduEval Educational Services
The school education market place
This panel session will discuss: the figures; market drivers; investors in education; raising capital;
the different channels and business models that can be used to develop your school model
the different channels and business models that can be used to develop your school model
Moderator: Paul Woodgates, Head of Services to the Education Sector: PA Consulting Group
9.40 Ziad Azzam, CEO, Taaleem
10.00 Ashwin Assomull, Partner, The Parthenon Group
10.20 Shailesh Dash, Founder and CEO, Al Masah Capital Limited
10.30 -10.45 Coffee and Comfort Break
10.45 Som Paneru, Ullens School, Nepal
11.00 Ian McIntyre, Director of Education, Brighton College International Schools Ltd
11.15 Sarah Lawrance, General Manager, Bloom Education
11.30 Paul Andrews, Private Schools Manager, Abu Dhabi Education Council
11.45 Mark Logan, Regional Director Central Europe and Middle East, Nord Anglia Education Ltd
12.00-1.00 Networking Lunch
Refreshments will be in the room during the afternoon
Moderator: Paul Woodgates, Head of Services to the Education Sector: PA Consulting Group
1.00-3.00 The many faces of private education:
This panel session will discuss: Does Innovation raise standards in Education and how can effective and measurable assessment happen in schools: working with governments; what role for government in
inspection and fee setting; integrating Arabic culture, studies and civic understanding into international curriculum schools, through curriculum and the buildings
inspection and fee setting; integrating Arabic culture, studies and civic understanding into international curriculum schools, through curriculum and the buildings
1.00 Andy Worrall, Abu Dhabi Project Director and Acting Regional Manager, Cognition Education
1.20 Paul Wagstaff, Regional Director, CfBT
1.40 Rashid Abdul Aziz Al-Hussan, President, Al-Hussan Group
2.00 Geoffrey Millar, Schools Consultant, SSAT Abu Dhabi
2.20 Greg Penoyre, Senior Partner, Penoyre & Prasad LLP
2.40 Ashok Kumar, CEO, The Indian High School
3.00-4.00 The Strength of Dubai Schools
Moderator: Ralph Tabberer, Educational Consultant; Secretary, Dubai Private Schools Group
Why is the Dubai School System best in the region? What will make it even better?
Speakers include:
Dr Samia Al Farra, Chief Education Officer, Taaleem
Poonam Bhojani, CEO, Innoventures Education; Director, Dubai International Academy; Raffles International School West and South, Collegiate American School, Raffles International Nurseries
Aparna Verma, Chair of Scholars International Group (SIG); Dubai Scholars and Scholars International Academy
Ashok Kumar, CEO, Indian High School
4.00 Conference Ends
