Lunch and networking session
Opening session: Supporting Education since the EU Peace Nobel Prize
Speakers:
Janez Lenarčič, European Commissioner for Crisis Management
Karin Hulshof, Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF
Young people affected by humanitarian crises: Sonia (Ukraine), Omega (South Sudan/Uganda) and Rania (Yemen)
Panel discussion: Impact of Education Investment
Speakers:
Inger Ashing, Chief Executive Officer, Save the Children
György Hölvényi, Member of the European Parliament
Fatoumata Haidara, Director for the Sahel, Plan International
Afshan Khan, Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, UNICEF
Coffee break
Panel discussion: Safe Schools and Education for Children in Armed Conflict
Speakers:
Virginia Gamba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
Stefania Giannini, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education
María Cristina Gutiérrez Hernández, Head of Humanitarian Office, AECID, Spain
Knut Doermann, Head of Delegation to the EU, NATO and the Kingdom of Belgium, International Committee of the Red Cross
Panel discussion: Stepping up Education in Emergencies in the Nexus Perspective
Speakers:
Yasmine Sherif, Director of Education Cannot Wait
Carolina Estroia, Director for Bilateral Cooperation, Camões I.P., Portugal
Rebecca Telford, Chief of Education, UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Erica Gerretsen, Director for Human Development, Migration, Governance and Peace, Directorate-General for International Partnerships, European Commission
Screening of the Documentary “When I grow up”
In the presence of documentary protagonists from Irpin
Closing remarks
Speakers:
Bertrand Bainvel, UNICEF Representative to the European Union Institutions, Director of
the Partnership Office, Brussels
Andreas Papaconstantinou, Director for Neighbourhood and Middle East, DG ECHO,
European Commission