Public Education in a Changing World:
Closing plenary: The Future of Public Education
The Future of Public Education – What needs to change? Interactive session with People for Education and Youth Panelists
Speakers:
People for Education is a unique organization in Canada: independent, non-partisan, and fuelled by a belief in the power and promise of public education. We create evidence, instigate dialogue, and build links so that people can see — and act on — the connection between public education and a fair and prosperous society.
Founder & CEO of Our Wave Hub
OurWave is a talent accelerator program that prepares students at the high school and undergraduate levels for the future workforce. OurWave program participants are given 3 real-world challenges to solve during their time in the program using either Artificial Intelligence or Robotics, provided with soft skills training and exposed to entrepreneurship as a career. She is also the host of a technology podcast called #TheFutureOf that explores the impact of emerging trends and technologies at both micro & macro levels.