The World Innovation Summit for Education to Host WISE@Accra Conference on May 9th in Accra, Ghana

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DOHA, Qatar, Apr. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--

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    500 participants gathering to foster regional collaboration, explore

practical solutions to empower African youth and address development

challenges.

    After successful regional gatherings in Tunis, Beijing and Madrid, the

World Innovation Summit for Education is hosting a first regional forum in

Accra, Ghana, on May 9th, 2018, with the patronage of the President of the

Republic of Ghana, H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

    Under the theme "Unlocking the World's Potential: Leading and Innovating

for Quality Education in Africa", WISE@Accra will explore innovations in Africa

that aim to overcome current limitations and pave new ways to empower the youth

to lead and innovate. The event will engage prominent leaders, policymakers and

youth on concrete steps towards an improved and connected education system.

    Central to discussions will be topics such as quality education and its key

drivers, empowering the next generation through innovation, investing and

collaborating for sustainable impact, and galvanizing communities to transform

the continent. Regional collaboration will also be highlighted.

    Confirmed speakers include:  

    - H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana

    - Hon. Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, Minister of Education, Ministry of

      Education of the Republic of Ghana

    - Dr. Eugene Owusu, Special Advisor to the President of the Republic of

      Ghana on the Sustainable Development Goals

    - Dr. Patrick Awuah, President, Ashesi University College

    - Dolores Dickson, Executive Director, Camfed Ghana

    - Daniel Dotse, Co-founder and CEO, Teach for Ghana

    - Shadrack Frimpong, Founder, Cocoa 360

    - Regina Honu, Founder, Soronko Solutions

    - H.E Dr. Amel Karboul, Education Commissioner, International Commission on

      Financing Global Education

    - Zyad Limam, CEO and Editor-in-Chief, Afrique Magazine

    - Carl Manlan, CEO, Eco-bank Foundation

    - Noella Coursaris Musunka, Founder, Malaika Foundation and Ambassador for

      the Global Fund

    - H.E Aïcha Bah Diallo, Former Chair, Forum of African Women Educationalists

    Discover WISE@Accra:

    http://www.wise-qatar.org/africa-accra-leadership-education

    About the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE)  

    WISE is an international, multi-sectoral platform for creative,

evidence-based thinking, debate, and purposeful action in education. Through

the biennial summit, WISE@ conferences, collaborative research and a range of

on-going programs, WISE is a global reference in new approaches to education.

    Visit: http://www.wise-qatar.org for further information.

    Join the conversation using the hash tag #WISEAccra and #AfricaEd

    Twitter: #WISEAccra twitter.com/WISE_Tweets

    Instagram :instagram.com/wiseqatar/

    Facebook: facebook.com/wiseqatar/

    Media contact: Lina Lahlou

                   media@wise-qatar.org

Source: WISE - World Innovation Summit for Education