Michelle Obama, Julia Gillard to speak at WISE 2015 in Doha

GPE media coverage - October 28, 2015

Julia Gillard during the Kapuscinski Development Lectures. Credit: Kapuscinski Development Lectures/Free University Brussels

The seventh World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) will take place in Doha next week. Designed to address the challenges of education through innovation and collaboration, WISE is expected to bring together educational thinkers and practitioners, representatives of governments, NGOs, business leaders, and social entrepreneurs. GPE Board Chair Julia Gillard and US First Lady Michelle Obama are among the speakers during this conference.

Read media coverage below:

US First Lady to speak at Qatar education summit - Gulf News

WISE summit to examine education and economy link - Gulf Times

Eminent leaders to attend EAA sessions at summit - Gulf Times

Focus areas: Knowledge and innovation

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