The United Kingdom and Kenya are cohosting a two-day Global Education Summit in London. The event will kick off on July 29 with a high-level dialogues attended by head of states, international organizations executives and other top global leaders. The summit is organized by The Global Partnership for Education (GPE)
The Global Partnership for Education is a global fund solely dedicated to transforming education in lower-income countries. The Global Initiative, fund and support solution that builds strong and resilient education systems for children and especially girls to get the education they need to thrive.
Discussion at the summit will center around education’s reset – Learning from COVID, gender equality in and through education, education’s impact on sustainability, Financing for impact.
Here are top 14 global leaders who will attend the event in London
- Audrey Azoulay, Director-General, UNESCO
- Masatsugu Asakawa, President, Asian Development Bank
- Steve Beswick, Microsoft
- Gordon Brown, UN Special Envoy for Global Education
- Beth Dunford, Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development, African Development Bank
- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization
- Julia Gillard, Chair of the Board of Directors, GPE
- Bandar Hajjar, President, Islamic Development Bank
- John Kerry, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, USA
- Ursula von der Leyen, President, European Commission
- Geeta Manek, Trustee, Rotary Foundation
- Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, Executive Office of the Secretary-General, United Nations
- Wendy Morton MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for European Neighbourhood and the Americas)
- Mari Pangestu, Managing Director of Development Policy and Partnerships, The World Bank
