Presentations

The following presentations and speeches are written versions which were released for publication. The speech actually given may diverge more or less from the written version.

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Summary and Recommendations

In her closing speech, Federal Minister Schavan said: "This conference has made it clear that educational issues have stepped out of the shadows. Our declared goal is to enable everybody to acquire educational qualifications and thus give them the opportunity to participate in all aspects of society. We want every single child in the world to have access to education and be adequately prepared for the demands of working life."

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Mr Al Sulaimy, the Omani Minister of Education, praised the constructive international exchange of ideas: "One of the most important results of this meeting is the continuation of the dialogue between BMENA and G8 states - a dialogue between all those who are responsible for education. This conference is an excellent opportunity to work together on identifying existing challenges and to find constructive ways of meeting them in our educational policies."

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Keynote Presentations:

Mohamed El-Mahdi (CURRICULUM VITAE)
President and CEO Siemens, Egypt
Keynote speech / Executive Summary

Sir Michael Barber (CURRICULUM VITAE)
Expert Principal, McKinsey and Company, U.K.
Keynote speech / Executive Summary

Prof. Reinhold Weiß (CURRICULUM VITAE)
Vice President, Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training, Germany
Keynote speech

Ali Abdulaziz Alsharhan (CURRICULUM VITAE)
Former Minister of Education in the United Arab Emirates

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