Yidan Education Forum 2021

Reimagining and Reshaping Education Ecosystem for the Future

Pioneering innovative advancements have often been preceded by global events that have forced us to rethink and reimagine existing practices. The ongoing pandemic has brought numerous challenges that have greatly impacted global education. But these challenges have also led to opportunities. The robust interweaving of digital technologies, artificial intelligence and rampant globalization in the post-pandemic era has made the need to restructure the existing education ecosystem, even more prominent. By exploring how our schools, families and societies can support each other to promote education innovation, we can further diversify our education models.  (Click here to download the forum agenda)


Date & Location: July 10-11, 2021. Beijing


Speaker

Fengqiao YAN

Dean and Professor, Graduate School of Education, Peking University

Charles Chen Yidan

Founder of Chen Yidan Foundation; Core founder of Tencent

Wei HA

Associate Dean and Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education, Peking University

Wenqin SHEN

Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education, Peking University

Andreas SCHLEICHER

Director for Education and Skills, OECD

Jian LIU

Dean and Professor, China Education Innovation Institute, Beijing Normal University

Xiaoying LIN

Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education, Peking University

Xuemei XIA

Director of Curriculum and Teaching Research Center, General Education Institute, Shanghai Academy of Educational Sciences; Director of Shanghai Research Institute of Competency and Curriculum (SRICC)

Brajesh PANTH

Chief, Education Sector Group, Asian Development Bank

Jeffrey Jian XU

Senior Education Specialist, Education Technology, Asian Development Bank

Liping WANG

Tenured Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education, Peking University

Susan ROBERTSON

Head and Professor of Sociology of Education, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge

James BIDDULPH

Executive Headteacher, University of Cambridge Primary School

Qian TANG

Former Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO

Sungsup RA

Director of South Asia Human and Social Development Division, and Chair of Education Sector Group, Asian Development Bank

Asif SALEH

Executive Director, BRAC

Margaret WHITE

Independent Educational Consultant; Former Deputy Head Academic, St Faith’s, Cambridge, UK

Bo Stjerne THOMSEN

Chair of Learning through Play, LEGO Foundation

Paul RAMCHANDANI

LEGO Professor of Play in Education, Development and Learning, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge

Yuzhuo CAI

Adjunct Professor and Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Management and Business, Tampere University

Sara HENNESSY

Reader in Teacher Development and Pedagogical Innovation, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge

Honor HARGER

Executive Director, ArtScience Museum, Singapore

Emma LEE

Manager (Education), ArtScience Museum, Singapore

Kenn ROSS

Managing Director, Asia, Minerva Project

Junjie SHANG

Execute Director of Lab of Learning Sciences, and Vice Director of Center for Research on Pre-K12 Education, Peking University

Xiangming CHEN

Professor, Graduate School of Education, Peking University

Qinghong LUO

Dean, Chengdu Education Research Institute

Liang LUO

Vice Director and Professor, Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment for Basic Education Quality, Beijing Normal University

Shuifa WANG

Party Member and Deputy Director, Shenzhen Municipal Education Bureau

Rongmei XIAO

Deputy Director and Research Librarian, Shenzhen Library

Jiang LU

Principal, Shenzhen Mingde Experimental School; Educational Consultant of Tencent

Angela XU

Executive Principal of Elementary School, Avenues: the World School

Ying LIU

Head, Business Management Center, TAL Education Group

Rick JIN

CEO, Flickering Information Technology Co., Ltd.

Yunshan LIU

Associate Dean and Professor, Graduate School of Education, Peking University

Yuyou QIN

Professor, Faculty of Education, Northeast Normal University

Junbo SONG

Founder and CEO, EEO Education Technology Co., Ltd. (EEO)

Qun CHENG

Vice President of Strategic Affairs, Yuanfudao Online Education; Director, Yuanfudao Online Education Research Institute

Guimei DOU

Principal, Tsinghua University Primary School

Ning JIA

Deputy Principal for Teaching, Peking University Elementary School

Yanhui SU

Secretary-General, Shanghai Adream Foundation

Ruirui RAO

Secretary-General, Chen Yidan Foundation