Welcome Remarks Shyamal Majumdar (Head, UNESCO-UNEVOC) Richard Kinley (Head of Agencies, UN in Bonn)
Opening Remarks David Atchoarena (Director, Division for Policies and Lifelong Learning Systems, UNESCO) Irina Bokova (Director General, UNESCO) via Video
Inaugural Remarks Roland Lindenthal (Head of Education Department, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development)
Government responses to transforming TVET for sustainable development
Moderator: David Atchoarena
Peter Thiele, Deputy Director for VET Policy Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany
Masa'udu Adamu Kazaure, Executive Secretary, Nigeria Board of Technical Education (NBTE), Center of Excellence for TVET, Nigeria
Victor Hugo Diaz Mora, Head of International Cooperation, Instituto Nacional de Aprendizaje (INA) Costa Rica
M. Jamal Eddine El ALOUA, Secretary General, Department of Vocational Training, Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training, Morocco
Snežana Marković, Assistant Minister for Secondary Education and Adult Education, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Serbia
Leveraging youth engagement for improved skills development
Moderator: Anke Rasper, Senior Editor, Deutsche Welle
Joachim James Calleja, Director, European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop)
Alia Wedderburn, UNEVOC Skills in Action Winner 2014
Barthélémy Deutsch, World Skills Champion 2013
Mohammad Issa, Entrepreneur, Networks of Mediterranean Youth (NET-MED)
Hendrik Voß, Head of TVET Department, German Confederation of Skilled Crafts
Marie-Josée Fortin, Director International Partnership Programs, Colleges and Institutes (CICan), Canada
UNESCO TVET Strategy (2016-21) Launch
David Atchoarena (Director, Division for Policies and Lifelong Learning Systems, UNESCO)
Facilitating transition to green economies and sustainable societies Panel discussion
Moderator: Shyamal Majumdar, Head of UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for TVET
Rabea Ferroukhi, Head of Policy Unit and Deputy Director – Knowledge, Policy and Finance, The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) presentation
Dejene Tezera, Chief of Division, Agribusiness Development Department, (United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) presentation
HRH Princess Abze Djigma, Founder and CEO, Abzesolar S.A.; Founder and Leader, The Initiative MAMA-Light for Sustainable Energy, Burkina Faso
Amina Idris, Director, Nigeria Board of Technical Education (NBTE) Center of Excellence for TVET, Nigeria presentation
Helen Knibb, Curriculum Specialist and Doctoral Program Student, Canadian Studies, Trent University, Canada presentation
Promoting equity and gender equality Panel discussion
Moderators: Miki Nozawa, Programme Specialist, UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for TVET, and Katerina Ananiadou, Programme Specialist, UNESCO
Alumeci Tuisawau Director TVET, Ministry of Education, Heritage and Arts, Fiji
Henry Gray, Director, Learning Resource Department, HEART Trust National Training Agency, Jamaica presentation | [[http://www.unevoc.unesco.org/wysd/ppt/WYSD16-Gender-Equity-in-TVET_Recommendations.pdf recommendations]
Andrea Kauffmann, Gender Expert, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, Geneva presentation
Tilman Nagel - Head of Section, Education, TVET and Labour Markets, GIZ
Anna Prokopenya, World Skills Champion 2015
Fostering youth employment and entrepreneurship Panel discussion
Moderator: Paul Comyn, Skills and Employability Specialist, International Labour Organisation (ILO)
Karin Fischnaller, World Skills Champion 2011
Betulio Rojas, Drive and Control Academy, Bosch Rexroth
Luis Cateura, Programme Manager, Fundación Paraguaya
Synergizing efforts for TVET transformation in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Panel discussion
Chaired by Borhene Chakroun, Chief, Section of Youth, Literacy and Skills Development, UNESCO
Arne Carlsen, Director, UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL)
Madlen Serban, Director, European Training Foundation (ETF)
Jos de Goey, Vice President for Strategic Affairs and Chair of the Strategy Committee, WorldSkills International (WSI)
Richard Kinley, Deputy Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
The way forward Closing Speech
David Atchoarena, Director, Division for Policies and Lifelong Learning Systems, UNESCO