(Part 2) 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.


1:15 PM: Leadership for the Future of National Education Systems
Moderator: Dan Thomas, Chief Communications Officer, United Nations Global Compact
● Honourable Mr. Kenson Joel Casimir, Minister of Education, Youth Development, Sports and Digital Transformation, Saint Lucia
● His Excellency Mr. Dionisio Babo Soares, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste to the United Nations
● Marie Unger, Chief Learning Officer, Emergenetics, Intl.
● Kevin Frey, CEO, Generation Unlimited, UNICEF

1:43 PM: Case Lab: Global Best Practices in Transformative Education
Moderator: Ashaki Goodwin, Director of Government Affairs, PVBLIC Foundation
● His Excellency Mr. Brian Wallace Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the United Nations
● Heew Kim, Team Leader and Senior Advisor, Impact & Efficiency, United Nations Joint SDG Fund
● Paul Skoczylas, Private Sector Partnership Service, World Food Programme

2:10 PM: : Integrating Mental Health, Nutrition, and Holistic Youth Development as Global Priorities
Moderator: Dr. Jrucilla B. Samuel, Director, Department of Youth Affairs, Ministry of Social and Urban Transformation
● Pia Nichols, President, National Youth Volunteer Corps; Former CARICOM Youth Ambassador, Antigua and Barbuda
● Janet Simon, Teacher, CARICOM Youth Ambassador, Volunteer, Antigua and Barbuda
● Chevaughn Burton, Assistant to the Focal Point, Safe Schools, Ministry of Education, 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 2026 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.

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(Part 2) Transforming Global Education Summit 2026


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.


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