(Part 1) Transforming Global Education Summit 2026.
The Transforming Global Education Summit places education at the core of technological and national design. As innovation reshapes every sector, learning must evolve alongside it by becoming the infrastructure that connects human potential to digital progress. By aligning technology, capital, and governance, nations can modernize their learning systems, close capacity gaps, and build the skilled societies that the future demands.
10:00 AM: Welcome RemarksKerry Bannigan, President of the Board, PVBLIC Foundation
Including remarks by Sergio Fernández de Cordova, Executive Chairman, PVBLIC Foundation
10:05 AM: Special Remarks
Honourable Dr. Mo'ale 'Otunuku, Minister of Education and Training, Kingdom of Tonga
10:10 AM: Special Remarks
Clare L. Browne, Director of Education, Ministry of Education, Sports and Creative Industries, Antigua and Barbuda
10:15 AM: Opening Remarks
Maher Nasser, Director of the Outreach Division, United Nations Department of Global Communications
10:20 AM: The Education Reality: A Fragmented Global System
Moderator: John Goodwin, Former CEO, LEGO Foundation, Strategy at Learning Economy Foundation
● Honourable Dr. Bernard M. Doro, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Federal Government of Nigeria
● Isikeli Ngalu Oko, Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Education and Training, The Kingdom of Tonga
● Jayashri Wyatt, Chief, Human Rights Section, Outreach Division, Department of Global Communications, United Nations
10:40 AM: Special Remarks
Amir Dossal, President & CEO, Global Partnerships Forum and Founder and Curator, Vision for the Future
10:48 AM: Reframing Education as Infrastructure
Moderator: Dr. Steven Azeka, Senior Program Officer, Mozilla Foundation
● Diana Krogh, Vice President, Social Responsibility, The LEGO Group
● Melanie Dukes, Partner, Network Building, LearnerStudio
● Simone Ravaioli, Senior Director, Global Learning Ecosystem, Instructure
11:16 AM: Case Study
Dr. Dan Brenner, Executive Director, United Nations International School (UNIS)
11:31 AM: Focus on SIDS: Small Island Developing States
Moderator: Mr. Roland Mollerus, Director, UN OHRLLS
● Honourable Dr. Mo'ale 'Otunuku, Minister of Education and Training, Kingdom of Tonga
● Clare L. Browne, Director of Education, Ministry of Education, Sports and Creative Industries, Antigua and Barbuda
11:54 AM: Portable Learning Records: Building the Interoperable Layer for Lifelong Learning
Moderator: Chris Purifoy, CEO, Learning Economy Foundation
● Kyle Winters, Initiatives and Communities Lead, Advanced Manufacturing and Value Chains, World Economic Forum
● Kymberly Lavigne-Hinkley, National Philanthropic Partnership Director, Western Governors University
● Dawn Karber, Executive Director, SkillsFWD, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
12:22 PM: Youth Commitment Moment
Representatives of the UnitEd Youth Council, Scouts and Students
12:35 PM: Scaling the Model: From Youth to National Development
Moderator: Dr. Alison Bryant, Chief Operating Officer, Learning Economy Foundation; Former Chief of Learning & Research, Sesame Workshop
● Ruhana da Silva, Director, Digital Transformation, Information Technology, World Scouting
● Michael Preston, Executive Director, Joan Ganz Cooney Center, Sesame Workshop
● Janet Simon, Teacher, CARICOM Youth Ambassador, and Volunteer, Antigua and Barbuda
Organized by PVBLIC and co-hosted by the Governments of Antigua and Barbuda, the Kingdom of Tonga and the Learning Economy Foundation, the Transforming Global Education Summit will be held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City on 1 May 2026. At the very heart of international dialogue, the Summit brings together Heads of State, multilateral leaders, technologists, philanthropists, and youth to reimagine education as global infrastructure as a catalyst for resilience, innovation, and inclusive prosperity.
Join us as we explore the connections between policy, technology, and human potential.
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