ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM ON THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION

24 - 26 May 2023, via videoconference

PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES

Day 1: Wednesday, 24 May 2023

Transforming Education Agendas: Building the Future We Want

08:30 – 08:55 Registration and connection check

08:55 – 09:00 Housekeeping rules

09:00 – 09:10 Opening Formalities

Welcome Remarks:
H.E. Ekkaphab Phanthavong
Deputy Secretary General
ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community
ASEAN Secretariat

Opening Remarks:
H.E. Kwon Hee-Seog
Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to ASEAN
Mission of the Republic of Korea to ASEAN

09:10 – 09:20 Overview of the Future of Education Platform and Day 1

Agenda

Dr. Ethel Agnes P. Valenzuela, Advisor, Future of Education

09:20 – 09:25 Photo session

09:25 – 09:40 Theme 1 Keynote Address: Transforming Education

Agendas: Building the Future We Want

Dr. Vijay Kumar

Senior Advisor to Vice President Open Learning
Founding Executive Director, J-WEL
Massachusetts Insitute of Technology
U.S.A

09:40 – 10:45 Panel Session 1: Leading Digital Transformation, Reforms,

and Innovations in ASEAN

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 • Yang Mulia Dr. Shamsiah Zuraini Kanchanawati binti Haji
Tajuddin
Permanent Secretary (Core Education)
Ministry of Education
Brunei Darussalam

• Dr. Bo Chankoulika
Director, Department of Policy
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
Cambodia

• Dr. Anindito Aditomo

Head of Agency for Standardization, Curriculum, and
Assessment in Education
Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology
Republic of Indonesia

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Silinthone Sacklokham

Director General
Department of External Relations
Ministry of Education and Sports
Lao PDR

Moderator:
Dr. Roger Yap Chao, Jr.
Asst Director/Head,
Education, Youth and Sports Division,
ASEAN Secretariat

10:45 – 11:35 Panel Session 2: Greening Education and Climate Action:

Taking on 21st-Century Challenges

• Dr. Ahmad Rafee bin Che Kassim

Deputy Director General of Education (Policy and Curriculum)
Ministry of Education
Malaysia

• Dr. Atthaphon Sangkhawasee

Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Education
Thailand

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Quang Hung

Director General
Ministry of Education and Training
Vietnam

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 Moderator:
Ms. Amalia Serrano
Senior Officer
Education, Youth and Sports Division
ASEAN Secretariat

11:35 – 12:10 Panel Session 3: Addressing the Digital Divide and

Exclusion for Disadvantaged Learners: Good Practices
• Dr. Gina Gonong
Undersecretary for Curriculum and Instruction
Department of Education
Philippines

• Prof. Dr. Lee Chi-Kin John

President (Designate), The Education University of Hong Kong
UNESCO Chair in Regional Education Development and
Learning
Hong Kong

Moderator:
Dr. Bert J. Tuga
President, Philippine Normal University
ASTEN Leader
Philippines

12:10 – 12:25 Synthesis, Recommendations, and Overview of Day 2:

Dr. Ethel Agnes P. Valenzuela

Advisor, Future of Education

DAY 2: Thursday, 25 May 2023

Teacher Development: Innovations and Best Practices for the Future of Education in
ASEAN and Beyond
08:30 – 08:55 Registration and logging in

08:55 – 09:00 Housekeeping rules

09:00 – 09:05 Welcoming Remarks

Dr. Roger Yap Chao, Jr.

Asst Director/Head,
Education, Youth and Sports Division,
ASEAN Secretariat

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09:05 – 09:10 Overview of the Future of Education Platform and Day 2
Agenda

Dr. Ethel Agnes P. Valenzuela, Advisor, Future of Education

09:10 – 09:15 Photo session

09:15 – 09:30 Theme 2 Keynote Address: The Future of Teaching and

Learning

Dr. Carlos Vargas Tamez

Chief of Section, Teacher Development
Secretariat of the International Task Force on Teachers
UNESCO Headquarters
France

09:30 – 10:20 Panel Session 1: Reimagining Teaching Standards in

ASEAN: A Post-Pandemic Reform and Recovery Roadmap

• Prof. Sr. Dr. Hishamuddin bin Mohd Ali

Deputy Vice Chancellor
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
Malaysia

• Prof. Tan Oon Seng

Dean, Special Projects
Director, Singapore Centre for Character and Citizenship
Education
National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological
University
Singapore

• Maria Cynthia Rose Banzon Bautista, Ph.D.

Advisory Council Member
Second Congressional Commission on Education
Philippines

Moderator:
Dr. Shah Jahan bin Assanarkutty
Director
SEAMEO Regional Centre for Education in Science and
Mathematics (RECSAM)

10:20 – 11:10 Panel Session 2: The Future of Teaching and Learning: The
Rise of AI, Open Education, Augmented Reality and
ChatGPT

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 • Dr. Kokoy Siti Komariah
IT Development Consultant
Indonesia Cyber Education (ICE) Institute
Universitas Terbuka
Indonesia

• Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria

Chancellor
UP Open University
Philippines

• Mr. Rho Joong Il

CEO
GEO Core Group, Visang Education
Republic of Korea

Moderator:
Dr. Margarita C. Ballesteros
Director, International Cooperation Office
Department of Education
Philippines

11:10 – 12:00 Panel Session 3: Intra-ASEAN Teacher Mobility and

Transnational Education Pathways

• Dr. Darla K. Deardorff

Executive Director
Association of International Education Administrators
U.S.A

• Dr. Lorraine Pe Symaco

Professor, College of Education
Zheijang University
China

• Mr. Jukka Tulivuori

Social Sector Specialist (K-12 Education)
Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department
Asian Development Bank

Moderator:
Mr. Francis Jim Tuscano
Education Tech Coordinator
Xavier School - San Juan

12:00 – 12:15 Synthesis, Recommendations, and Overview of Day 3:

Dr. Ethel Agnes P. Valenzuela

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 Advisor, Future of Education

DAY 3: Friday, 26 May 2023

Inclusive ASEAN 2050: Building Equitable Societies and Learning Cities

08:30 – 08:55 Registration and logging in

08:55 – 09:00 Housekeeping rules

09:00 – 09:05 Welcoming Remarks

Dr. Roger Yap Chao, Jr.

Asst Director/Head,
Education, Youth and Sports Division,
ASEAN Secretariat

09:05 – 09:35 Opening Remarks: Vision for ASEAN Education 2050

• H.E. Dr. Hang Chuon Naron

Minister of Education, Youth and Sport
Cambodia

• H.E. Ms. Fadhlina Sidek

Minister of Education
Malaysia

09:35 – 09:45 Overview of the Future of Education Platform and Day 3

Agenda

Dr. Ethel Agnes P. Valenzuela, Advisor, Future of Education

09:45 – 09:50 Photo session

09:50 – 10:05 Theme 3 Keynote Address: Reimagining Education and

Lifelong Learning

Mr. Sobhi Tawil

Director, Future of Learning and Innovation,
UNESCO Headquarters
France

10:05 – 10:55 Panel Session 1: Gearing Up for an Inclusive and High-

Quality Education ASEAN Ecosystem

• Mr. Andreas Scleicher

Director for Education and Skills

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 Special Advisor on Education Policy
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
(OECD)
France

• Ms. Mitsue Uemura

Regional Education Advisor,
UNICEF East Asia and the Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO)
Thailand

• Mr. Raul Valdes Cotera

Team Leader
Skills Throughout Life Programme
UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UNESCO UIL)
Germany

Moderator:
Dr. Jerome T. Buenviaje
Dean, College of Education
University of the Philippines, Diliman

10:55 – 11:45 Panel Session 2: Youth Employability, Mobility, and

Resilience in the Digital Age

• Mr. Ronald Gian Carlo L. Cardema

Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer
National Youth Commission
Philippines

• Dr. Paryono
Deputy Director
SEAMEO Regional Centre for Vocational and Technical
Education and Training (SEAMEO VOCTECH)
Brunei Darussalam

• Ms. Doris Mwikali

Youth Representative
High-Level Steering Committee Sherpa Group
France

Moderator:
Ms. Amalia Serrano
Senior Officer
Education, Youth and Sports Division
ASEAN Secretariat

11:45 – 12:35 Panel Session 3: ASEAN 2050: Connected, Digital, and

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 Transformed 21st-Century Community

• Mr. Chor Meng Tan

Senior Director
Wiley Education Asia
Singapore

• Dr. Edizon Angeles Fermin

Vice-President for Academic Affairs
National Teachers College
Philippines

• Mr. Darren J. McDermott

Managing Consultant
EURASEAN Consulting
Singapore

Moderator:
Dr. Kritsachai Somsaman
Director, SEAMEO Regional Centre for STEM Education
(STEM- ED)
Thailand

12:35 – 12:50 Synthesis and Recommendations, and overview of Day 3:

Dr. Ethel Agnes P. Valenzuela

Advisor, Future of Education

12:50 – 12:55 Closing Remarks

Dr. Benjamin Loh

Asst Director/Head
ASCC Monitoring Division
ASEAN Secretariat