The World Innovation Summit for Education to Host WISE@Accra Conference on May 9th in Accra, Ghana

Doha, Qatar (ots/PRNewswire) -

500 participants gathering to foster regional collaboration,
explore practical solutions to empower African youth and address
development challenges.

After successful regional gatherings in Tunis, Beijing and Madrid,
the World Innovation Summit for Education is hosting a first regional
forum in Accra, Ghana, on May 9th, 2018, with the patronage of the
President of the Republic of Ghana, H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

Under the theme "Unlocking the World's Potential: Leading and
Innovating for Quality Education in Africa", WISE@Accra will explore
innovations in Africa that aim to overcome current limitations and
pave new ways to empower the youth to lead and innovate. The event
will engage prominent leaders, policymakers and youth on concrete
steps towards an improved and connected education system.

Central to discussions will be topics such as quality education
and its key drivers, empowering the next generation through
innovation, investing and collaborating for sustainable impact, and
galvanizing communities to transform the continent. Regional
collaboration will also be highlighted.

Confirmed speakers include:

- H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana
- Hon. Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, Minister of Education, Ministry of
Education of the Republic of Ghana
- Dr. Eugene Owusu, Special Advisor to the President of the Republic
of Ghana on the Sustainable Development Goals
- Dr. Patrick Awuah, President, Ashesi University College
- Dolores Dickson, Executive Director, Camfed Ghana
- Daniel Dotse, Co-founder and CEO, Teach for Ghana
- Shadrack Frimpong, Founder, Cocoa 360
- Regina Honu, Founder, Soronko Solutions
- H.E Dr. Amel Karboul, Education Commissioner, International
Commission on Financing Global Education
- Zyad Limam, CEO and Editor-in-Chief, Afrique Magazine
- Carl Manlan, CEO, Eco-bank Foundation
- Noella Coursaris Musunka, Founder, Malaika Foundation and
Ambassador for the Global Fund
- H.E Aïcha Bah Diallo, Former Chair, Forum of African Women
Educationalists

Discover WISE@Accra:
http://www.wise-qatar.org/africa-accra-leadership-education

About the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE)

WISE is an international, multi-sectoral platform for creative,
evidence-based thinking, debate, and purposeful action in education.
Through the biennial summit, WISE@ conferences, collaborative
research and a range of on-going programs, WISE is a global reference
in new approaches to education.

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