2007 Global Education Summit

February 28 - March 2, 2007
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Denver, CO, USA

All leaders of independent education around the world who are committed to developing global citizens are invited to attend the second NAIS Global Education Summit. Exchange with your colleagues about steps schools can take to be more globally sustainable in curriculum and operations. The Summit will lead off with challenging keynote addresses by  Mary Robinson and Hafsat Abiola.

After a morning of discussions and presentations by Abiola and Robinson, GES concludes with participation in one of the Annual Conference three-hour workshops.

Hafsat Abiola

Hafsat Abiola, an alumna of Philips Academy Andover, is a young activist who works to promote women, youth, and democracy in her home country of Nigeria and around the world. She is a founding member of several initiatives including Global Youth Connect, Youth Employment Campaign, and Vital Voices: Women in Democracy. Hafsat is the author of many articles and serves as assistant editor of Imagining Ourselves, an international anthology of women. She is the Executive Director of the Kudirat Initiative for Democracy (KIND), an NGO that seeks to empower democracy and development in Nigeria by strengthening and creating initiatives that advance women. KIND’s program Kudra offers leadership training to 750 young women across Nigeria each year. Hafsat was selected as a Global Leader of Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum in 2001 and as an Ashoka Fellow in 2003.

Mary Robinson

Mary Robinson, the first woman President of Ireland and formerly the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, now chairs the Council of Women World Leaders and is President of Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative. President Robinson expands her leadership into other areas including business enterprise and corporate citizenship. She serves as Vice President of Club of Madrid, working to promote democracy worldwide. She is one of five board members of the Mastercard Foundation, an independent foundation focusing on microfinance, youth entrepreneurship, and education. Robinson is part of the UN Global Compact Board, which is working to advance 10 universal business principles in the areas of human rights, labor, the environment, and anti-corruption. With her emphasis on making human rights the compass that charts a course for globalization that is fair and benefits all, she retains a high visibility on pressing issues such as global health, the battle against poverty, and supporting microfinance in many nations. She has been named a “Hero and Icon” as one of Time magazine’s 2005 top 100 men and women whose "power, talent, or moral example is transforming the world.”

Sign up for the Global Education Summit on the Annual Conference Registration form.

Wednesday, February 28, 8:00 AM – 4:00
Price: $275 for member schools & $375 for non-member schools. Pre-registration is required. Includes your choice of one Wednesday Three-Hour Annual Conference workshop.


Questions?  Contact Ioana Simona Suciu Wheeler, associate director of global initiatives at wheeler@nais.org and Paul Miller, director of global initiatives at miller@nais.org.

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