Conference agenda and documents:

• Final Agenda
• Circular
• Reader
• Registration form

Speeches and presentations:

Tuesday 29 January 2013: Day 1

Andreas Schleicher: “Challenges and Opportunities Facing Education in OECD Countries”

(http://prezi.com/shfsqsjibnbn/challenges-and-opportunities-for-education/)

Breakout session choice:

1. The Future of the Teaching Profession

• Michael Davidson, Acting Head of the OECD’s Early Childhood and Schools Division
• Calvin Fraser, General Secretary CTF-FCE/Canada
• Mike Thiruman, President, STU/Singapore

2. University and Higher Education Rankings. What Relevance Do They Have?

• Phil Baty, Editor at Large, Times Higher Education
• Graham McCulloch, General Secretary, NTEU/Australia

3. Supporting Disadvantaged Students-Equity and Quality in Education

• Beatriz Pont, Senior Education Policy Analyst, DG-Education
• Angelo Gavrielatos, Federal President, AEU/Australia

4. Evaluation and Assessment-students, teachers, educational institutions and systems

• Paulo Santiago, Senior Analyst, DG-Education
• Lily Eskelsen, Vice President, NEA/USA

Wednesday 30 January 2013: Day 2

1. Professor Fernando Reimers: “Framing Education as a Public Good”
2. Noel Ward, Deputy General Secretary, INTO/Ireland: “Trade Unions at a time of Financial Crisis and Privatisation”, Case Study: Ireland
3. José Campos Trujillo, General Secretary, FE.CCOO/Spain: “Framing Education as a Public Good”