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GG2 Proceedings
GG2 Plenary sessions
GG2 Thursday sessions 1A-1E
GG2 Thursday sessions 2A-2E
GG2 Thursday sessions 3A-3D
GG2 Friday sessions 4A-4E
GG2 Friday sessions 5A-5E
GG2 Friday sessions 6A-6E
Plenary sessions
Going Global 2 - Welcome Address
Nicol Stephen MSP - Deputy First Minister and Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning, Scotland
Rt Hon. Lord Kinnock - British Council
P1 : Going Global - in what direction?

Transcript  (Plenary 1)

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka – Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa
Sir John Daniel – President and Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth of Learning, Canada
Stamenka Uvalić-Trumbić – Chief of the Section for Reform, Innovation and Quality Assurance, UNESCO, France
John Daniel and Stanenka Uvalic-Trumbic Powerpoint Presentation
Ron Perkinson – Principal Education Specialist, International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group, USA
Ron Perkinson PowerPoint Presentation
Ron Perkinson Paper
Martin Davidson Deputy Director-General, British Council
Plenary 2:  Language and identity

Speakers
Transcript  (Plenary 2) Language and identity transcript

David Graddol - The English Company (UK) Ltd
Michael Byram - University of Durham, UK
Michael Byram Presentation
Ministerial address
Transcript (Plenary 3) Ministerial address (52KB)
Speaker
Bill Rammell MP – Minister of State for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education, Department for Education and Skills
No presentation used
P3 - International education: the new global enterprise?
Transcript International education: the new global enterprise? (104KB)
Host
Jonathan Dimbleby – Broadcaster and presenter; The Jonathan Dimbleby Programme (ITV), Any Questions? Any Answers? (Radio 4)
Panelists included: Peggy Blumenthal (Institute of International Education, USA), Professor Drummond Bone (University of Liverpool, UK), Dr Jiang Feng (Ministry of Education, China), Dr Roshen Kishun (International Education Association of South Africa), Ron Perkinson (International Finance Corporation, USA), Dr Atta-ur-Rahman (Higher Education Commission, Pakistan), Professor Mool Chand Sharma (University Grants Commission, India), Professor Mary Stiasny (British Council) and Professor Di Yerbury (Macquarie University, Australia).

No presentation used
P4 - Spikes in a flat world / Debating future skills needs
Transcript (Plenary 4) Debating future skills needs / Spikes in a flat world (64KB)
Speakers
Professor Alan Gilbert – President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Manchester, UK
(Plenary 4) Alan Gilbert – presentation (260KB)
Will Hutton – Chief Executive, Work Foundation; journalist, The Observer, UK
No presentation available
Closing address
Transcript Closing address (32KB)
Speaker
Martin Davidson – Deputy Director-General, British Council
No presentation used

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