World Congress

Coordinator:
Xavier Prats-Monné
Adviser of UOC and former Director General of Education
European Commission
Spain

‘A Europe adapted to the digital age´
Margaritis Schinas Vice President
European Commission
European Union (pending final confirmation)

‘Plans for educational transformation’
Isabel Celaá
Minister
Ministry of Education and Minister of Education and Vocational Training
Spain (pending confirmation)

‘Public education: The engine for transformation in Portugal’
Tiago Brandão Rodrigues
Minister
Ministery of Education
Portugal

´Scenarios for the future of schooling´
Francesc Pedró
Director IESALC-UNESCO
(prov) Headquartes: Spain

Coordinator:
Adelino Sousa
Executive Director of Virtual Educa
Nuno Mota Pinto, ex Alternate Executive Director
World Bank
Portugal

Initial dialogue with
André de Aragão Azevedo
Secretary of State for the Digital Transition.
Ministry of Economy and Digital Transition.
Portugal

´Educational technology for all’
Representative
INTEF (National Institute of Technology and Professional Development)
Spain (pending confirmation)

´Innovative educational environments´
José Vítor Pedroso
General Director of Education.
Ministery of Education.
Portugal

´Digital educational ecosystems´
JP; INTEL; MICROSOFT
Global Partners Virtual Educa

Coordinator:
Antonio Teixeira
Collaborator of Virtual Educa and Professor at Universidade Aberta de Portugal UAb

‘Educa en digital’
David Cierco
General Director RED.ES.
Secretary of State for Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation.
Spain

‘Projects transforming the education in Europe´
Agueda Gras-Velazquez
Science Programme Manager
European Schoolnet
Headquarters: Brussels. Belgium

‘Connected schools’
Cristobal Cobo
Senior Education and Technology Policy Expert
International Organization
Washington DC. USA

‘San Luis digital model´
Alicia Bañuelos
Minister of Sciences and Technology of San Luis
Rector
ULP
Argentina

Coordinator:
Miguel Brechner Frey
Former President
Plan Ceibal
Uruguay

‘The future of education’
João Costa
Secretary of State for Education. Ministry of Education.
Portugal

‘The Mexican educational system in the face of future challenges’
Representative
Secretary of Public Education
Mexico (pending confirmation)

‘Building the education of the future’
Monserrat Creamer Guillen
Minister of Education
Ecuador

‘Educating in democracy’
Lorenzo Córdova Vianello
Counselor President
INE National Electoral Institute
Mexico

Coordinator:
Andrés Delich
Deputy Secretary
OEI Ibero-American States Organization for Education, Science and Culture
Headquarters: Madrid

‘Prepare teachers to educate students in a changing world‘
Fernando M. Reimers
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts. USA

´Training and collaboration. Educational resources´
Representative
INTEF (National Institute of Technology and Professional Development)
Spain (pending confirmation)

´Europe in digital’
Elena Pezzi
Servizio Marconi TSI, Emilia-Romagna. MIUR
Italia

‘The teaching update in the technical professional education´
Diego Golombeck
Executive Director
INET (National Institute of Technological Education)
Argentina

Coordinator:
Asunción Sanz
President
Virtual Educa Foundation
Washington DC. USA

‘Educating the future´
Carlos Moedas
Administrator Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
former European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation.
Portugal

‘Digital training to breach the educational gap in the world’
Elizabeth Galdo
Fundación Telefónica
Peru Headquarters

‘Cultivating local leadership to build more equitable education systems’
Anna Molero
Chief Government Officer
Teach for all.
Global Network

‘The capacity to transform ourselves and transform´
Agustín Porres
Regional Director
Varkey Foundation
Buenos Aires Headquarters

Coordinator:
Consuelo del Val Cid
Ex Dean
UNED National University of Distance Education
Spain

Maria de Lurdes Rodrigues
Rector of ISCTE-IUL
Former Minister of Education of Portugal [2005-2009]
Portugal

Representative
Ministery of Universities
Spain (pending confirmation)

Representative
Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education
Portugal (pending confirmation)

Francesco Ubertini
Rector of the University of Bologna
Italy (pending confirmation)

Coordinator:
Sandro Miguel Ferreira Mendonça
ANACOM Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações
Portugal

‘European Telecommunications Framework: Regulatory Scenarios´
Representative
BEREC Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications
European Parliament-Council of EU (pending confirmation)

‘Policies and regulations for the new generations´
Javier Rúa
Former President
Telecommunications Regulatory Board
Puerto Rico (USA)

‘Prospects for the future’
Representative
Federal Institute of Telecommunications (IFT Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones)
Mexico (pending confirmation)

‘Initiatives for the new digital ecosystems’
Representative
Latin American Forum of Telecommunications Regulatory Bodies (REGULATEL)
Paraguay (pending confirmation)

Coordinator:
Germán Escorcia
Director
Innovation at Virtual Educa
Mexico

’Educational solutions’
POSITIVO
Partner Virtual Educa

´Technology for hybrid learning’
QUALCOMM
Partner Virtual Educa

´High Performance Computing Ecosystem´
HP
Partner Virtual Educa

´AI in educational platforms´
D2L
Partner Virtual Educa

Coordinator:
Sabine Rieble-Aubourg
Education Division Chief. Inter-American Development Bank (IBD)
USA

Marcelo Cabrol
Manager, Social Sector.
Inter-American Development Bank (IBD)
Washington DC headquarters

Denis Mizne
CEO Lemann Foundation
Brazil headquarters (pending confirmation)

Bob Hugues
Director of K-12 Education Programs
US. Gates Foundation
USA headquarters (pending confirmation)

Sobhi Tawil, Director of Future of Learning and Innovation
Fengchun MIAO, UNESCO Unit for Technology and AI in Education
USA headquarters (pending confirmation)