ASIA’S FIRST INTEGRATED STEM LEADERSHIP SUMMIT SET
The Departments of Education, Trade and Industry and Science and Technology have expressed their support for the First Integrated STEM Leadership Summit in Asia, organized by Unilab Foundation and Us-based STEM Leadership Alliance (SLA).
The upcoming summit envisions to provide a platform for cross-sectoral dialogue and collaboration among government, education, industry stakeholders to synergize their skills with the needs of both local and global communities toward building a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) ready 21st century society.
“The participation of government underscores their critical role in mobilizing a unified front and gaining an influential voice in putting STEM at the forefront of our national development agenda,” said Unilab Foundation Executive Director Lilibeth Aristorenas.
With the theme, “Strengthening STEM Through Global Crossvergence” the summit will be held from Nov. 21 to 24, 2019 at the Shangri-la’s Mactan Resort and Spa in Cebu.
Leading the elite roster of speakers in various fields and disciplines of STEM from Asia, Europe and US are: Dr. Steve Swanson, former Nasa astronaut and ISS Commander; Dr. Lance Bush, president and CEO of the Challenger Center for Space Science Education; Victoria Levin, senior economist of the World Bank; Dr. Stephen Pruitt, lead convenor of the Next Generation Science Standards and Lisa Benete, of the Unesco Almaty Cluster Office.
Educators Dr. Vijay Kumar of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Dr. Rey Vea, Chairperson of the National Referencing Committee for the Philippine Qualification Framework and president & CEO of the Mapua Institute of Technology; Dr. Manabu Sumida of Japan Society for Science Education and Daniel Rouan, president of La main à la pâte Foundation and a member of the French Academy of Sciences will add depth to the roster of speakers as they discuss their own initiatives in STEM education innovation.
With over 300 high-level STEM representatives from the Philippines and over 10 countries in Asia expected to attend this groundbreaking event, the summit hopes to lay the foundation for building a community of STEM champions who will work together toward advancing STEM Education and developing a STEM literate workforce who can navigate through the increasingly high tech, digital and connected work environment of the future.
To register and learn more about the summit, visit stemsummitasia.org, or contact secretariat@stemsummitasia.org.