Overview : Gulf Education

Rethinking Higher Education in a Global and Digital Age: Issues, Implications and Opportunities

Welcome to the 2013 Gulf Education Conference to be held June 19th and 20th 2013 at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel in London.

This unique event, now in its 3rd year, brings together leaders and educational experts interested in the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) from around the world, together in a single forum. It provides an opportunity for the dynamic cross-fertilization of global education programmes as well as facilitating productive partnerships between international organizations, institutions, academies and universities with an interest in MENA. Held in London, the conference offers attendees the convenience of one of the world’s most easily accessible and modern cities.

The theme for this year’s event is, “Facilitating Innovation and Change – Rethinking Higher Education in a Global and Digital Age: Issues, Implication and Opportunities”. The conference will explore this subject from many angles in the course of two days of roundtable discussions, interactive sessions and lectures by key players and decision makers intimately familiar with the educational climate in MENA and elsewhere.

Following on the success of the last two years, the Gulf Education Conference provides one of the best avenues to explore potential partnerships in the education sector, between GCC and the rest of the world.

The speaker list for 2013 is growing. Several high profile individuals both in the public and private sector, who are passionate about international education have already committed to coming and sharing their wisdom. The list includes:

	Anjum Malik Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Alhambra US Chamber Director, International Marketing and Public Relations, Global Initiative for Education and Leadership, University of Texas at Austin
	Assomull Ashwin Partner at Parthenon
	David J. Lock Director International Projects - Leadership Foundation for Higher Education
	Dean Richard Flores Executive Director for the Global Initiative on Education and Leadership, University of Texas at Austin Presentation Title: Public/Private/NGO Partnerships—Drivers for International Education
	Dr Joanna Newman Director, UK Higher Education International Unit
	Dr Narimane Hadj-Hamou CEO, Center for Learning Innovations and Customized Knowledge Solutions-CLICKS Presentation Title: A Conceptual Framework for Implementing e-Learning in Higher Education
	Essa AlMulla Executive Director of National Workforce Development, Emirates Nationals Development Program, UAE
	Gina Hobson Chief Executive of the British Accreditation Council
	H.E. Ali Al-Adeeb Minister of Higher Education & Scientific Research Iraq (MoHESR)
	Khalid Alkhudair Founder of Glowork.net
	Dr. Magdy M. El Kady Founder and Chairman of EDU ME, Toronto, Canada
	Dr Naser Zaeri Director of research and development at the Arab Open University, Kuwait
	Prof John Thorntorn Head of Bangor Business School and Professor of Global Finance
	Prof Martin Henson Dean for International Affairs and a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Essex
	Professor Sultan T. Abu-Orabi Aladwan Secretary General, Association of Arab Universities Presentation Title: Scientific Research and Higher Education in the Arab
	Saad Rizvi Executive Director of Efficacy, Pearson Presentation Title: The Avalanche of Learning
	Talal Abu Ghazaleh Chairman & Founder The Talal Abu- Ghazaleh Organization Presentation Title: Online Accredited Education for Everybody