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        Agenda of 2012 Education Forum for Asia Annual Conference | 
       
     
    
	Tentative Agenda  
September 21-23, 2012 
Jin Jiang Hotel, Chengdu, China  
 
	
		
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					21 Sep 2012, Friday 
				 
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					09:00-22:00
				 
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					Registration (The Hall of Jin Jiang Hotel)
				 
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					14:00-14:40
				 
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					Press Conference (Chamber of Mist)
				 
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					22Sep 2012, Saturday 
				 
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					07:00-08:30
				 
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					Breakfast (Louvre Garden)
				 
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					08:30-09:00
				 
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					Entering of the Guests
				 
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					09:00-09:45
				 
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					Opening Plenary (Jinjiang Hall)  
Host: 
Mr. Huang Xinchu              Secretary of Chengdu Municipal Committee of the CPC 
Welcome Remarks: 
Mr. Jiang Jufeng                Governor of Sichuan Provincial Government 
H.E. Mr. Fidel V. Ramos    Former President of the Philippines and Initiator of Education Forum for Asia 
H.E. Mr. Mark Eyskens      Former Prime Minister of Belgium 
Mr. Zhou Wenzhong           Secretary General of Boao Forum for Asia 
UNESCO Representatives (Assistant Director General) 
Officer of Ministry of Education, P R China
				 
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					09:45-10:00
				 
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					Asian Education- Towards A More Prosperous and Better Future (Jinjiang Hall) 
Host: 
Mr. Yao Wang              Secretary General of Education Forum for Asia  
Keynote Speakers: 
Mr. Witaya Jera Dechakul         Secretary General of the Southeast Asia Education Minister Organization 
Mr. Datuk Ab. Rahim Md. Noor  Secretary General of the Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia 
Mr. W.W.G. Zoysa                    Deputy Minister of Education, Sri Lanka 
Mr. Narendra Jadhav                  Member of Planning Commission, Government of India 
Mr. Anisul Hassnain                  Official from the Ministry of Education of Pakistan 
Mr. Mahdi Safari                       Ambassador of Iran 
Mr. Neil Barns                          Board Member of Education New Zealand
				 
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					10:00-11:20  
Tea Break
				 
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					11:20-11:30
				 
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					Asia Foreign Study Scholarship Program Award Ceremony- Scholarship Winners & Institutional Sponsors  
The Seventh Annual Asian Students Photography Exhibition Award Ceremony
				 
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					11:30-13:00
				 
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					Buffet  Lunch
				 
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					14:30-17:30
				 
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					Session 1: On Sustainable Development of Education in Western China-Discussion and Case Studies (Jinjiang Hall)  
Theme: Education Leads Technology, Talents Serve Development  
				 
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					16:00-16:15 
Tea break
				 
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					Host: 
Mr. Zhang Li          Director of National Center for Education Development and Research 
Speakers: 
Mr. Tang Qian       Assistant Director-General of UNESCO 
Mr. Du Yue           Secretary General of the National Commission of the People’s Republic of China for UNESCO 
Mr. Wu Zhiliang    Chairperson of Macao Foundation 
Mr. Tu Wentao      Director of the Department of Education of the Sichuan Provincial People’s Government 
Mr. Luo Chongmin  Director of the Department of Education of the People’s Government of Yunnan Province 
Mr. Fu Yonglin      Deputy Mayor of Chengdu People's Government 
Mr. Zhou Xu          Director of the Department of Education of Chongqing Municipal People’s Government, Deputy Director of the Work Council  
Mr. Shi Gendong   Executive Director of the Working Committee, UNESCO Project on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in China 
Mr. Wang Jiayi      President of Northwest Normal University 
Mr. Zhou Jiliu         President of Chengdu University 
Mr. Peter Haymond Consul-General of the American Consulate General in Chengdu
				 
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					Session 2: On Balanced Development of Education in Urban and Rural Areas-Develop a More Inclusive Basic Education(Brocade City Hall) 
Host: 
Mr. Zuo Huarong       Deputy Director of the Chengdu Education Bureau 
Speakers: 
Mr. Yang Yinfu          Deputy Director of National Center for  
Education Development and Research 
Mr. Liang Li               Director of the Directorate of Education and Youth of the Macao Special Administrative Region 
Mr. Tan Xuejun          Deputy Director of the Chengdu Education Bureau 
Mr. Chen Hanqiang   President of Taiwan Mu Duo Society 
Mr. Li Zeya               Vice Chairman of People’s Political Consultative Conference and Director of Education Bureau of Qingyang District, Chengdu 
Mr. Zhang Tianjin       Director of Education Bureau of Wuhou District, Chengdu  
Ms. Wang Haiyan      Project Manager of Cultural and Education Section of the Embassy of the United Kingdom  
Mr. Li Xigui                President of Beijing National Day School 
Mr. Sun Yunxiao        Deputy Director of China Youth& Children Research Association 
Mr. Yang Zhiqing        Assistant of the Principal of Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Director of International Exchange& Cooperation Department 
Mr. Tian Jian             Principal of Shishi High School 
Ms. Wang Linda        Director of the Board of Yihai Education Group
				 
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					Session 3: On Asian Vocational Education- How to Make Vocational Education More Beneficial (Dignitary Hall)  
Host: 
Mr. Wang Boqing     Chairman of Mycos Company, Distinguished Professor of Southwest University of Finance and Economics 
Speakers: 
Mr. Chen Yu             Vice President of China Association of Employment Promotion 
Mr. Tang Min            Consultant of the State Council, Vice President of 
YouChange Foundation 
Mr. Zha Jianzhong     Chairman of UNESCO Industry-University Cooperation Council  
Mr. Wang Li              Deputy Director of UNESCO International Research and Training Centre for Rural Education 
Mr. He Jiming           President of Chengdu Polytechnic 
Mr. Liu Zhihui            President of Chengdu Vocational College of Agricultural Science and Technology 
Mr. Wei Quanbin       President of Sichuan Southeast College of Civil Aviation 
Mr. Liao Debin           President of Chengdu Industrial Vocational and Technical College 
Mr. Wei Quanbin       President of Sichuan Southwest College of Civil Aviation 
Ms. Jen Tyrell           Counselor of Australian Embassy, China         
Mr. Ashfaque Hasan Khan Principal of National University of Sciences & Technology 
Mr. Theresa Thompson   Director of National Legal Studies Institute, USA 
Dr. Tariq Mahmood         Chief Research Officer of Pakistan Council for Science and Technology 
Ms. Do Thanh Van          Third Secretary of the Embassy of the Socialist Repulic of Vietnam
				 
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					18:00-20:00
				 
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					Welcome Banquet (Louvre Garden) 
Host:  
Official from Chengdu Municipal Government  
Speaker: 
Mayor of Chengdu Municipal Government  
Art Performances by Students from Chengdu
				 
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					23 Sep 2012, Sunday 
				 
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					07:00-08:30
				 
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					Breakfast
				 
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					09:00-11:30
				 
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					Session 4: On Quality of Asian Teachers – Promoting Life-long Professional Development of Asian Teachers(Brocade City Hall)  
Host: 
Mr. Liu Xincheng       Principal of Capital Normal University; Vice Director of China Association for Promoting Democracy 
Speakers: 
Mr. Xu Tao               Director of the Department of Teacher Education of the Ministry of Education (TBC) 
Ms. Hao Fanghua       Vice President of Beijing Normal University 
Mr. Chen Qun             President of East China Normal University(TBC) 
Mr. Zhang Minxuan     President of Shanghai Normal University  
Mr. Qi Wanxue           President of Shandong Norman University 
Mr. Zhou Jieming        President of Sichuan Normal University 
Mr. Yu Fayou             Researcher of National Institute of Education Sciences 
Mr. Lin Dongtai           Deputy President from Taiwan Normal Universities 
Mr. Shyam Kant Silwal  Senior Consultant of Mr.Bista Kirti Nidhi, former Prime Minister of Nepal 
Mr.François Dumas     Deputy Director of Evaluation, Prospective and Performance Department of the French Ministry of Education  
Mr. AnthonyJ. Kane    China Programs Manager, American Councils for International Education 
Ms. Rosa Aronson      Executive Director of TESOL International Association 
Mr.Chaerun Anwar      Education Counselor of the Embassy of Indonesia
				 
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					10:30-10:45 
Tea Break
				 
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					Session 5: On International Exchange and Cooperation in Asian Education –Regional Mobility of Teachers and Students (Jinjiang Hall)  
				 
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					Host : 
Mr. Li Youwen            Director of International Cooperation Department, Beijing Foreign Studies University  
Speakers: 
Mr. Yang Jun              Deputy Director of the Department of International Cooperation and Exchanges, the Ministry of Education  
Mr. Hu Zhiping            Deputy Director of China National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language 
Mr.Yan Shijing            Vice President of Sichuan University 
Mr. Fu Guohua            Vice President of Hainan University 
Mr. Zhang Jianlin         Party Secretary of Business College of Beijing Union University
				 
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					Ms. Maria Amelita C Aquino  Consul-General of the Consulate General of the Republic of Philippines in Chongqing  
Mr. Frank Shih              Professor of Stony Brook University 
Mr. Qaisar Abbas          Dean/Professor of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology 
Mr. Stuart Jones           Head of Professional Development, Asia Pacific, IBO 
Ms. HuaXiaohang          Deputy Chair of China National Committee, United World College 
Ms. Ren Jianyun           President of TriWon Global Inc 
Mr. Ahmed Renima       Lecturer and President of the Scientific Committee of University S.B.B. Chlef 
Mr. Arnaldo Ghersi        Doctor of MIT, President of Online Education Solutions 
Mr. Zamir Ahmed Awan Technical Affairs Counsellor of Pakistan 
Mr. Arnaldo Ghersi        Doctor of MIT, President of Online Education Solutions
				 
				
					Session 6:  India China Management Education Conference(Four Seasons Hall) 
Host: 
Dr.Narendra Jadhav      Member of Planning Commission, Government of India 
Mr.Mohammed Saqib    The Secretary General of India China Economic and Cultural Council 
Mr.Dushyanth Damodaran The Associate Director of India China Economic and Cultural Council Beijing Office 
Speakers: 
Mr.P.S. Deodhar           President of India China Economic and Cultural Council  
Mr. Aamir Ullah Khan    Former Director of Bangalore Management Academy 
Dr. Shobhit Kumar        Chancellor of Shobhit University 
Prof. Raj S, Dhankar     Dean of Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University 
Mr. Indra Mani Pandey   HE Consul General of India, Consul General of India, Guangzhou 
Dr. Abdul Gani              Registrar, Central University Kashmir 
Dr. R Natarajan              Director, T. A. Pai Management Institute (TAPMI), Manipal 
Dr. Prafful Agnihotri       Director, IIM Trichi 
Dr. Ajay Singh              Programme Director, ISB, Hyderabad 
Mr. Li Jingwen              Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering; Foreign Academician of Russian Academy of Sciences; Director of School of Economics and Management, Beijing University of Technology 
Mr. Li Weiguang           Chief Professor of Finance, Tianjin University of Finance& Economics 
Mr. Wei Sen                 Professor of School of Economics, Fu Dan University 
Mr. Zheng Yannong       Vice President of China Electronic Commerce Association 
Mr. Li Xinchun               Former President of Sun Yat-sen Business School 
Mr. Huang Haifeng        Assistant Dean, Peking University HSBC Business School 
Mr. Wang Yuesheng       Director of International Economics Institute, Peking University  
Mr. Fang Deying            Vice President of Beijing Technology and Business University 
Mr. Wang Hongsheng    Member of the Management Committee of the Indian Research Center, Peking University    
Ms. Jia Baolan               Member of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference; Chief Editor of Dushu Magazine; Copy Editor of SDX Joint Publishing Company
				 
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					11:30-12:30
				 
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					Closing Ceremony (Signing Ceremony & News Release) (Brocade City Hall) 
Host: 
Mr. Yao Wang           Secretary General of the EFA 
Speakers: 
Mr. Chen Lin             Director of Chengdu Bureau of Expo Affairs(TBC) 
Mr. Zhong Yi             Selectman of Macao Foundation
				 
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					12:30-13:30
				 
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					Farewell Banquet
				 
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					14:00-17:00
				 
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					Sightseeing: 
Route 1: Visiting Schools  
Route 2: Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
				 
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					Seeing Off Guests 
				 
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