December 08, 2005
Case President Edward M. Hundert, M.D., to be among panelists at public services summit during Nobel Week
Hundert, Gonick to discuss“21 Century Education—Defining Excellence”
Case Western Reserve University President Edward M. Hundert, M.D., and Lev
Gonick, Case’s Vice President of Information Technology Services and
Chief Information Officer, are honored to be among the panelists taking part
in Public Services Summit @ Nobel Week 2005, co-hosted by Cisco Systems and
the City of Stockholm. Hundert and Gonick will be members of the panel “21
Century Education—Defining Excellence.” A full description of the
panel and the other participants is below.
21st
Century Education—Defining Excellence
This year’s education specialist sessions will create highly focused, interactive opportunities
to learn and exchange ideas with top education leaders from around the globe.
This session will feature integrated panels with Ministry, University and
School leaders on key topical areas in education. These sessions will address
Global Education Transformation, Campus Innovation and Connected Communities.
The premise of these sessions is that education is a key differentiator of
countries, economies, academic institutions and individuals: These sessions
will guide educators and leaders who are making a difference.
Speakers
Africa
- F F Tusubira, PhD, Director of ICT Support, Makerere University,
Uganda, Africa
Asia Pacific
- Professor Shih Choon Fong, President, National University
of Singapore
Europe
- Michael Stevenson, Director of Technology, Department for
Education and Skills, UK
- Mike Gibbons, Director, Innovation Unit, Department
for Education & Skills,
England
- Les Watson, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Glasgow Caledonian University,
Scotland
- John Connell, Director, Scottish Schools Digital Network,
Scotland
- Anthony Bravo, Principal, Crossways Academy, England
Middle East
- Dr. Tayseer Alnoaimi, Secretary General, Educational & Technical
Affairs, Jordan
- Professor Menachem Magidor, President, Hebrew University
in Jerusalem, Israel
North America
- Andrew Thomson, Minister of Education & Technology,
Saskatchewan, Canada Lorna Marsden, BA, PhD, HonLLD, President and Vice-Chancellor,
York University, Canada
- Edward Hundert, President, Case Western Reserve
University, US
Jay Dominic, Vice President/CIO, Wake Forest, US
- Lev Gonick, Vice President
of Information Technology Services and Chief Information Officer, Case
Western University, US
- Andy DiPaolo, Executive Director of the Stanford
Center for Professional Development and Senior Associate Dean of Engineering,
Stanford University, US
- Patricia Iannuzzi, Dean of Libraries,
University of Nevada , US
- John L. Hennessy, President, Stanford University
and Member of the Cisco Board of Directors, US
Posted by: Heidi Cool, December 8, 2005 01:32 PM | News Topics: General, Lectures/Speakers
Case Western Reserve University is committed to the free exchange of ideas, reasoned debate and intellectual dialogue. Speakers and scholars with a diversity of opinions and perspectives are invited to the campus to provide the community with important points of view, some of which may be deemed controversial. The views and opinions of those invited to speak on the campus do not necessarily reflect the views of the university administration or any other segment of the university community.
