Hosted by UNESCO in the shades of the Intergovernmental Conference to Adopt the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration this event will bring together heads of UN agencies, ministers of education and international experts to discuss how education underpins each of the compact’s objectives, and education’s role in making societies more resilient to migrant flows.

Speakers:
- Manos Antoninis, Director, Global Education Monitoring Report
- Donal Cronin, Director Multilateral Unit, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ireland
- Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO
- Deirdre Kent, Director General of International Assistance Policy, Global Affairs Canada
- Demetrios G. Papademetriou, co-founder of Migration Policy Institute
- Cécile Riallant, Senior Migration and Development Specialist, International Organization for Migration
- Dennis Sinyolo, Senior Coordinator, Education International