EdTech Forum
Join thought leaders, policy makers, researchers and educators to learn, discuss research evidence and share best practices in the field of innovation and robotics in learning.
This EdTech Forum will un-tap the existing potential for innovation and robotics in the Lebanese education ecosystem, explore successful curriculum examples and best practices which take place in and after school and come-up with recommendations that may inform policy, leaders and the educational society at large.
EdTech Forum is an initiative of International Education Association and Fondation Mouna Bustros. This event is run in Collaboration with Notre Dame University, Louaize
09:00 - 09:30 Registration
09:30 - 09:45 Opening
09:45 - 10:45 Panel I Enablers and constraints to innovation and robotics in learning.
Moderator
Dr. Najib Metni, Chairman, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NDU
Panelists
MP Nicolas Sehnaoui
Mr. Fadi Yarak, Director General, MEHE
Dr. Nada Ouaijane, President, CERD
Mr. Mouhamad Rabah, CEO, Beirut Digital District
Dr. Michel Hayek, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, NDU
10:45 - 11:15 Break
11:15 - 12:15 Panel II: What is possible?
Moderator
Stephane Bazan, Digital Economy Specialist, IEA
Panelists
Ms. Hilda Khouri, Head of DOPS, MEHE
Dr. Bjoern Hassler, Faculty of Education Cambridge University, UK
Dr. Aziz Barbar, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, AUST
Dr. Pierre El Khoury, Law School Professor ,IP/ICT Specialist Lawyer, Attorney at Law
Mrs. Eliane Metni, Director, IEA
12:15 - 12:30 Closing with recommendations