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DAY ONE: Wednesday, 24 October 2018

09:00 10:00
Registration –  Bibliotheca Alexandrina Conference Center (BACC) Registration Desk
10:00 11:00

Opening Ceremony –  Orange Hall
11:00 12:00 Exhibition Fair Opening / Coffee Break –  Exhibition Area
12:00 13:30
Parallel A-1: Commitment – Red Hall
 
 
Moderator:
Owain Davies
Development Manager, KCA London, UK
 
Speakers:
  • Sawsan Dalaq
    Director, The Children's Museum Jordan, JORDAN
  • Abdulaziz Al Hegelan
    Executive Director, Mishkat Interactive Center, KSA
  • John Bull
    Director, Pavillion, Dubai Expo 2020, UAE
Parallel A-2: Connections – Blue Hall
 
Moderator:
Ali Çetinkaya
CEO, Konya Science Center, TURKEY
 
Speakers:
  • Sarah Kuhail
    Executive Director, Al Nayzak Organization, PALESTINE
     
  • Enrico M. Balli
    CEO, SISSA Medialab, ITALY
     
  • Diogo Faria/Renata Alves Costa/Ana Rafaela Correia/Tânia Margarida Lima Costa
    Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), BRAZIL
  • Osman Süreyya Kocabaş/Sertaç Yürük
    Konya Science Center, TURKEY
13:30 14:45 Lunch –  Greco Roman Restaurant
14:45 15:00 Group Photo
15:00 16:00 Keynote Speech: Dr. Islam Hussein –  Orange Hall
16:00 16:30 Coffee Break –  Exhibition Area
16:30 18:00
Parallel B-1: Connections – Red Hall
 
Moderator:
Maissa Azab
NAMES Executive Director, Head, Cultural Outreach Sector Publications Unit, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, EGYPT
 
Speakers:
  • Antonia Coala
    Head of International Projects, Communication, Marketing & PR, MUSE, Museo delle Scienze, ITALY
  • Barbara Gallavotti
    Science Writer, ITALY

  •  Julie Becker
    Communication & Events Manager, Ecsite,  BELGIUM

  • Laith Al-Sous
    Development & Fundraising Manager, The Children's Museum Jordan,  JORDAN
  • Halah Murtada
    Communication & Educational Relations Manager, Mishkat Interactive Center, KSA
  • Mohamed Elsonbaty Ramadan
    Science Journalist, EGYPT
Parallel B-2: Content – Yellow Hall

Workshop: Teachers' Programs
 
Moderator:
Amira Kotb
Head of Educational Programs Unit, Planetarium Science Center, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, EGYPT
 
Speakers:
  • Reda Kandil
    Educational Programs Specialist, Planetarium Science Center, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, EGYPT
  • Maha Fathallah
    Educational Programs Specialist, Planetarium Science Center, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, EGYPT
18:00
20:00 Free Time
20:00 22:00 Nocturne – Bibliotheca Alexandrina

 

DAY TWO: Thursday, 25 October 2018

09:00 10:00

Keynote Speech: Dr. Graham Walker – Orange Hall
10:15 11:45
Parallel C-1: Content – Yellow Hall
 
Moderator:
Nader Wahbeh
Director and Senior Researcher, Science Studio, Educational Research and Development Program, A.M. Qattan Foundation, PALESTINE
 
Speakers:
  • Saja Amro/Majed Zedan
    Exhibit Developers, Science Studio, Educational Research & Development Program, A.M. Qattan Foundation, PALESTINE
  • Shireen Sabanegh
    Deputy Director, The Children's Museum Jordan, JORDAN
     
  • Islam ElHamshary
    Head of Design Unit, Planetarium Science Center, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, EGYPT
  • Ola Mohammad Mahmoud
    Lecturer, Faculty of Fine Arts, Alexandria University, EGYPT
Session C-2: Commitment – Blue Hall
 
Moderator:
Massa Mufti
Co-Founder & Chair, Sonbola Group for Education and Development, UAE
 
Speakers:
  • Lamiaa Mamdouh Mohamed Nail
    Educational Programs Manager, Egyptian Science Week, EGYPT
  • Mohamed Elsonbaty Ramadan
    Science Communication Consultant and Science Journalist, EGYPT
  • Salah Behbehani
    Acting AQ Manager, The Scientific Center of Kuwait, KUWAIT
  • Marwa Gaber
    Head, Events and Outreach Unit, Programs and Events Section, Planetarium Science Center, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, EGYPT
11:45 12:15 Coffee Break –  Exhibition Area
12:15 13:45
Parallel D-1: Connections – Red Hall
 
Moderator:
Shirin Husseini
Content Development Consultant, Al Nayzak Organization, PALESTINE
 
Speakers:
  • Abeer Muteb AlRasheedi
    Educational Relations Officer, Mishkat Interactive Center, KSA
     
  • Sarah Kuhail
    Executive Director, Al Nayzak Organization, PALESTINE
  • Bart van den Berg
    Product and Innovation Manager, Kiss the Frog, NETHERLANDS
Parallel D-2:  Commitment – Blue Hall
 
Moderator:
Maissa Azab
NAMES Executive Director; Head, Cultural Outreach Sector Publications Unit, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, EGYPT
 
Speakers:
  • Rosalia Vargas
    President, Ciencia Viva, PORTUGAL
     
  • Sawsan Dalaq
    NAMES President; Director, the Children's Museum Jordan, JORDAN
  • Herbert Münder
    Ecsite President; General Manager, Universum Bremen, GERMANY
13:45 15:00 Lunch  –  Greco Roman Restaurant
15:00 16:30
Parallel E-1: Content – Red Hall
 
Moderator:
Amparo Leyman Pino
Education Consultant - Principal, Yellow Cow Consulting, USA
 
Speakers:
  • Ayah Younis
    Education & Programs Manager, The Children's Museum Jordan, JORDAN
  • Sarai Lenzberger
    Project Assistant, FRida & freD, AUSTRIA
  • Vlasta Volak
    CEO, Techmania Science Center, CZECH REPUBLIC
  • Vivian Tannous
    Researcher, A.M. Qattan Foundation, PALESTINE
  • Malik Rimawi 
    Researcher, A.M. Qattan Foundation, PALESTINE
 
Parallel E-2: Content – Blue Hall
 
Moderator:
Zoë Palphramand
Consultancy Projects Manager,
Science Museum Group, UK
 
Speakers:
  • Lorna Williams
    Interactive Galleries Curator, Science Museum Group, UK
  • Alexandra Smirnova
    Project Curator and Russia Co-ordinator, Science Museum Group, UK
  • Antonia Caola
    Head of International Collaborations, Communications, Marketing and PR, MUSE Science Museum, ITALY
16:30 17:00 Coffee Break –  Exhibition Area
17:00 18:30
Parallel F-1: Connections – Red Hall
 
 
Moderator:
Abdulaziz Al Hegelan
Executive Director, Mishkat Interactive Center, KSA
 
Speakers:
  • Anthony Richards
    Head of Learning & Operations, KCA London, UK
     
  • Silva Raker
    Director of Business Development, Exploratorium, USA
     
  • Rhys Evans
    Development Manager, Techniquest, UK

Parallel F-2: Content – Yellow Hall


Workshop: A Wider Angle: Connecting Art & Science

Moderator:
Samar Darwish Kirresh
Principle Researcher, A.M. Qattan Foundation, PALESTINE
18:30 21:00 Free Time
21:00 23:00 Gala Dinner  –  TBD

 

DAY THREE: Friday, 26 October 2018

9:00
10:30
Parallel G-1: Connections – Yellow Hall
 
Moderator:
Carlos Catalão Alves
Board Member Ciencia Viva, PORTUGAL
 
Speakers:
  • Carlos Catalão Alves
    Board Member, Ciencia Viva, PORTUGAL
  • Mafalda Frade
    Exhibition Developer, Pavilion of Knowledge, Ciencia Viva, PORTUGAL
     
  • ​Francisco Motta Veiga
    Exhibition Department, Pavilion of Knowledge, Ciencia Viva, PORTUGAL

 
Parallel G-2: Commitment – Blue Hall
 
 
Moderator:
Massa Mufti
Co-Founder & Chair, Sonbola Group for Education and Development, UAE
 
Speakers:
  • Andrew M. Belanger
    Director of Public Services, Las Vegas Springs Preserve, USA
     
  • Julie A. Wilcox
    Deputy General Manager, Administration, Las Vegas Valley Water District, USA
     
  • Shirin Husseini
    Content Development Consultant, Al Nayzak Organization, PALESTINE
 
 
10:30 11:00 Coffee Break –  Exhibition Area
11:30 11:45 Closing Ceremony – Orange Hall
11:45 13:00 Jumaa Prayer
13:00 17:00 City Tour & Farewell Lunch

 

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