The World Forum on Early Care and Education is unlike any other gathering. The program is crafted to build relationships, expand perspectives, and provoke new thinking. Public status or recognition are not required to take on any role at World Forum, nor are any presenters paid for speaking. Instead, we rely on individuals to step forward and share their experiences and insights. All delegates, in-person or attending virtually, on stage and in the audience, share an equal voice. Everyone has something to learn and something to share.
Over 200 early childhood professionals from nearly 50 countries are hard at work finalizing their presentations. Here’s a peek at just a few of this year’s featured speakers.
Master of Ceremonies
Lynette Okengo, Kenya
Meenakshi Dahal, Nepal
Connie Duran Robertson, Mexico
Equity: A Call to Action
Haleinta Traore, Burkina Faso
Petr Torak, United Kingdom
Duane Dennis, United States
Igniting the Power of Community
Bonnie and Roger Neugebauer, Global Impact Engineers, WFF Founders
New Opportunities with the World Forum Values Program
Nicolas Galindo, Mexico
Rana Ismail, Lebanon
Sam Hall, United States
The World Forum Community:
Who We Are Together
Mark Elliott, United States,
WFF Executive Director
Imagine with the Working Group on Play
and
A Spotlight on Children’s Rights
Our Climate; Our Children’s Future
Peck Gee Chua, Malaysia
May Ajram, Lebanon
Inclusiveness and Differences within the World Forum:
Building an Active and Representative Global Community
Patrick Makokoro, Canada
Carmen Hernáez, Argentina
The War in Ukraine: A Network’s Responsive Solutions for Young Children,
Their Families, and ECD Professionals in the Region
Liana Ghent, Netherlands
And so much more…
Making the Physical Environment Accessible to All
Anne Sivanathan, Malaysia
Children as Guardians of the Earth: Our Role in Relationship Building
Claire Warden, Scotland
Early Childhood Workforce Trends in the Wake of COVID-19
Yasmina Vinci, United States
Elizabeth Lule, United States
All That We Are; All That We Want to Be
Tara Schroder, United States
Breakout Sessions:
Covid-19 and its Effects on Early Childhood Education
Children in Conflict/Peacebuilding
Honoring Differences Around the World
Building Leadership and Organizational Capacity for the Future
Supporting Families and Communities
Variations in Delivering Care and Education
Mindfulness and Wellbeing
CLICK HERE for Topics and Schedule of all Breakout Sessions!
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