Edusko holds 2nd edition of Business of Education summit
All is set for the second edition of the Business of Education, an annual education summit where school owners, administrators, directors, policymakers and education entrepreneurs converge to discuss and proffer solutions to issues and problems in Nigeria’s education system.
According to Edusko founder and event convener, Jide Ayegbusi, this year’s edition will focus on the roles of school leaders, policy makers and technology in preparing children for the future.
“It is no longer a news that we are currently preparing our students for jobs that do not yet exist, to use technologies that have not been invented in order to solve problems we do not even know are problems yet. While the first world seems to be far ahead, it seems we have not started scratching the surface,” Ayegbusi said.
“What does it mean to be future ready? What roles will technology, school leaders and policymakers play to ensure that we adequately prepare our students for a future that is more unknown than at any time in history? This year’s summit will sufficiently answer these questions and provide the way forward in ensuring that the next generation of students our schools produce is future ready. Hence the theme: Future Ready Education: Roles of Policy Makers, School Leaders and Technology,” he said.
On the speakers and participants, Ayegbusi said: “We are expecting about 2,000 top school owners, directors, administrators, education entrepreneurs, policymakers and other key stakeholders in the Nigerian education sector. We have carefully selected our speakers and panellists to ensure everyone is impacted at the summit and beyond.”
The event, holding October 25, 2018 at Nelo’s Place, 2, Ikeja, Lagos, is free for all registered and invited participants.
Expected speakers and panellists include Niyi Yusuf, country managing director, Accenture; Austin Okere, founder, CWG plc and Ausso Leadership Academy, and Fred Mcbagonluri, president, Academic City College, Ghana, and Anna Burton, North and West Africa, Pearson.
Others are: Sarah Adebisi Sosan, former deputy governor, Lagos State; Mark Brooks, founder, Mark Brooks Education; Jennifer Smith, International Education Consultant; Onyeje Terae, CEO, WOWBII Interactive, and a few other education and technology leaders.