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SUMMARY:Keynote: #Your Story Counts: Policy Insights from the 2026 Global
  Education Monitoring (GEM) Report
DESCRIPTION:Plenary keynote on the 2026 Global Education Monitoring Repor
 t.\n\nMaster of Ceremonies: Mr. Indimuli\, Regional Director of Education
 \, Rift Valley KenyaCo-Master of Ceremonies: Shem Bodo\, ADEARapporteurs:
  Safia Mkubwa\, Sazani Trust / RELI\; Mamadou SOW\, ADEAChair: Mary Goret
 ti Nakabugo\, Uwezo UgandaWelcome and Opening RemarksMary Goretti Nakabug
 o\, Uwezo Uganda2026 GEM Report Key FindingsPresenter: Manos Antoninis\, 
 Ph.D\, Director\, Global Education Monitoring (GEM) ReportPanel Discussio
 nDr. Rose Baguma\, Head of Education Policy Department\, rep. Hon. Joseph
  Nsengimana\, Minister of Education\, RwandaHon. Minister Reth Changkuoth
  Bichiock\, Minister of Higher Education\, Republic of South SudanProf. F
 rederic Bangirinama\, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of National Edu
 cation and Scientific Research\, Republic of BurundiHon. Phyllis Chemutai
 \, Minister of State for Primary Education\, Republic of UgandaRepresenta
 tive\, Government of KenyaDr Dorcas Omukhulu\, Director of Social Sector\
 , East African CommunityProf. Idris Rai\, Acting Executive Secretary of t
 he International University Council of East AfricaJeremy Hopkins\, Deputy
  Regional Director\, UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional OfficeJo
 hnson Lubega Kagugube\, East African Community (EAC)\n\nSession type: Key
 note & Plenary\n\nProgramme leads and presenters: Master of Ceremonies: M
 r. Indimuli\, Regional Director of Education\, Rift Valley Kenya\, Co-Mas
 ter of Ceremonies: Shem Bodo\, ADEA\, Rapporteurs: Safia Mkubwa\, Sazani 
 Trust / RELI\; Mamadou SOW\, ADEA\, Chair: Mary Goretti Nakabugo\, Uwezo 
 Uganda\, Welcome and Opening Remarks: Mary Goretti Nakabugo\, Uwezo Ugand
 a\, 2026 GEM Report Key Findings: Manos Antoninis\, Ph.D\, Director\, Glo
 bal Education Monitoring (GEM) Report\, Panel: Dr. Rose Baguma\, Head of 
 Education Policy Department\, rep. Hon. Joseph Nsengimana\, Minister of E
 ducation\, Rwanda\; Hon. Minister Reth Changkuoth Bichiock\, Minister of 
 Higher Education\, Republic of South Sudan\; Prof. Frederic Bangirinama\,
  Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of National Education and Scientific
  Research\, Republic of Burundi\; Hon. Phyllis Chemutai\, Minister of Sta
 te for Primary Education\, Republic of Uganda\; Representative\, Governme
 nt of Kenya\; Dr Dorcas Omukhulu\, Director of Social Sector\, East Afric
 an Community\; Prof. Idris Rai\, Acting Executive Secretary of the Intern
 ational University Council of East Africa\; Jeremy Hopkins\, Deputy Regio
 nal Director\, UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office\; Johns
 on Lubega Kagugube\, East African Community (EAC)
LOCATION:Jambo Hall
CATEGORIES:Keynote & Plenary
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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