06.30 am New Delhi

08.00 am Jakarta

09.00 am Kuala Lumpur/Manila

10.00 am Tokyo

11.00 am Sydney

02.00 pm Wellington

Welcome to #5octLive

Susan Hopgood | President, Education International

David Edwards | General Secretary, Education International

06.40 – 07.00 am New Delhi

08.10 – 08.30 am Jakarta

09.10 – 09.30 am Kuala Lumpur/Manila

10.10 – 10.30 am Tokyo

11.10 – 11.30 am Sydney

02.10 – 02.30 pm Wellington

Opening: Celebrating the teachers of the world

• Audrey Azoulay | Director-General, UNESCO
• Henrietta Fore | Executive Director, UNICEF
• Guy Ryder | Director General, International Labour Organization
• Amina Mohammed | Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations
• Julia Gillard | Board Chair, Global Partnership for Education
• Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus | Director-General, World Health Organization

07.00 – 07.20 am New Delhi

08.30 – 08.50 am Jakarta

09.30 – 09.50 am Kuala Lumpur

10.30 – 10.50 am Tokyo

11.30 – 11.50 am Sydney

02.30 – 02.50 pm Wellington

Welcome to Asia Pacific

• Susan Hopgood | Regional Moderator 
• Masaki Okajima | Chairperson, Education International Asia-Pacific Regional Committee | Japan Teachers’ Union

07.20 – 07.30 am New Delhi

08.50 – 09.00 am Jakarta

09.50 – 10.00 am Kuala Lumpur

10.50 – 11.00 am Tokyo

11.50 – 12.00 am Sydney

02.50 – 03.00 pm Wellington

Celebrating teachers

• Jacinda Ardern | Prime Minister of New Zealand
• Dr. Tsai Ing-wen | President of Taiwan
• Aoyagi Shigeru | Director, UNESCO Bangkok

07.30 – 07.50 am New Delhi

09.00 – 09.20 am Jakarta

10.00 – 10.20 am Kuala Lumpur

11.00 – 11.20 am Tokyo

12.00 – 12.20 am Sydney

03.00 – 03.20 pm Wellington

Covid-19, Teaching and the Bigger Picture 

• Pasi Sahlberg | Professor of Education Policy, UNSW Sydney, Australia
• Angelo Gavrielatos | President, New South Wales Teachers Federation, Australia

07.50 – 08.20 am New Delhi

09.20 – 09.50 am Jakarta

10.20 – 10.50 am Kuala Lumpur

11.20 – 11.50 am Tokyo

12.20 – 12.50 am Sydney

03.20 – 03.50 pm Wellington

Australian Teacher Unions and Education Policies | Panel Discussion

• Correna Haythorpe | Federal President, Australian Education Union
• Meredith Peace | Victoria Branch President, Australian Education Union
• Susan Hopgood | Federal Secretary, Australian Education Union | President, Education International

08.20 – 08.35 am New Delhi

09.50 – 10.05 am Jakarta

10.50 – 11.05 am Kuala Lumpur

11.50 – 12.05 am Tokyo

12.50 -1.05 pm Sydney

03.50 – 04.05 pm Wellington

In the Teachers’ Lounge

• Kailash Satyarthi | Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Global March Against Child Labour in conversation with
• Susan Hopgood | President, Education International
• David Edwards | General Secretary, Education International

08.40 – 09.20 am New Delhi

10.10 – 10.50 am Jakarta

11.10 – 11.50 am Kuala Lumpur

12.10 – 12.50 am Tokyo 

01.10 – 01.50 pm Sydney

04.10 – 04.50 pm Wellington

09.20 – 10.05 am New Delhi

10.50 – 11.35 am Jakarta

11.50 – 12.35 pm Kuala Lumpur

12.50 – 01.35 pm Tokyo

01.50 – 02.35 pm Sydney

04.50 – 05.35 pm Wellington

Trade Union and Human Rights in Asia-Pacific | Panel Discussion

• Simrin Singh | Country Director, ILO Sri Lanka
• Shoya Yoshida | General Secretary, ITUC Asia Pacific
• Shum Wai Nam | Chief Executive, Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union
• Prof. Prabhu Mohapatra | University of Delhi, India
• Rosalia Fatiaki | General Secretary AUSPS, Fiji
• Phon Sokrem | Cambodian Independent Teachers Association

10.05 – 10.15 am New Delhi

11.35 – 11.45 am Jakarta

12.35 – 12.45 pm Kuala Lumpur

01.35 – 01.45 pm Tokyo 

02.35 – 02.45 pm Sydney

05.35 – 05.45 pm Wellington

10.15 – 10.50 am New Delhi

11.45 – 12.20 pm Jakarta

12.45 – 1.20 pm Kuala Lumpur

01.45 – 02.20 pm Tokyo 

02.45 – 03.20 pm Sydney

05.45 – 06.20 pm Wellington

Teaching through the Pandemic in South Asia |EI- UNESCO Delhi Panel Discussion

• Anand Singh | Chief Regional Coordinator, Education International Asia Pacific
• Mame Omar Diop | Programme Specialist and Chief of Section – Education, UNESCO Delhi
• Prof. Pandma M Sarangpani | Professor, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai India
• Mr. Laxman Sharma | General Secretary, SAARC Teachers Federation, Nepal
• Susan Hopgood | President, Education International

10.50 – 11.00 am New Delhi

12.20 – 12.30 pm Jakarta

01.20 – 01.30 pm Kuala Lumpur

02.20 – 02.30 pm Tokyo 

03.20 – 03.30 pm Sydney

05.20 – 06.30 pm Wellington

11.00 am New Delhi

12.30 pm Jakarta

01.30 pm Kuala Lumpur 

02.30 pm Tokyo

03.30 pm Sydney

06.30 pm Wellington

The Price of Free | Documentary

A Day in the Life of a Teacher | Documentary

09.00 – 09.50 am Accra/ Bamako/Dakar

10.00 – 10.50 am Abuja/Kinshasa

12.00 – 12.50 pm Addis Ababa/Nairobi

Welcome to Africa

• Mugwena Maluleke | Host | General Secretary, South African Democratic Teachers Union
• Marième Sakho Dansokho | Host | General Secretary, Teacher Trade Union of Senegal
• Mariama Chipkaou | Vice-Chair, Education International Africa Regional Committee | SNEN, Niger
• Union leaders in the region

09.50 – 10.15 am Accra/ Bamako/Dakar

10.50 – 11.15 am Abuja/Kinshasa

12.50 – 01.15 pm Addis Ababa/Nairobi

The Impact of Covid-19 on Education in Africa

• Prof. Steve Nwokeocha | Emeritus Director of Professional Operations, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (Federal Ministry of Education)
• Mugwena Maluleke | Host | General Secretary, South African Democratic Teachers Union

10.15 – 10.30 am Accra/ Bamako/Dakar

11.15 – 11.30 am Abuja/Kinshasa

01.15 – 01.30 pm Addis Ababa/Nairobi

Celebrating teachers

Messages from partner organisations

10.30 – 11.15 am Accra/ Bamako/Dakar

11.30 – 12.15 am Abuja/Kinshasa

01.30 – 02.15 pm Addis Ababa/Nairobi

The future we want

• Macky Sall | President of Senegal
• David Sengeh | Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, Sierra Leone
• Koumbou Boly Barry | Special Rapporteur on the right to education, United Nations Human Rights Council
• Christian Addai-Poku | Chair, Education International Africa Regional Committee | NAGRAT, Ghana
• Susan Hopgood | President, Education International

11.15 – 11.30 am Accra/ Bamako/Dakar

12.15 – 12.30 am Abuja/Kinshasa

02.15 – 02.30 pm Addis Ababa/Nairobi

In the Teachers’ Lounge

• Guy Ryder | Director General, International Labour Organization in conversation with
• Gifty Apanbil |Deputy General Secretary, Ghana National Association of Teachers

12.45 – 12.55 pm Algiers/Casablanca/Tunis

01.45 – 01.55 am Cairo

02.45 – 02.55 am Amman/Beirut/Manama

Welcome to the Arab Countries

• Manal Hdaife | Host | Vice-President, Public Primary Schools Teachers League, Lebanon
• Hussein Boujarra | Chair, Education International Arab Countries Cross-Regional Structure Committee

12.55 – 01.00 pm Algiers/Casablanca/Tunis

01.55 – 02.00 am Cairo

02.55 – 03.00 am Amman/Beirut/Manama

The Impact of Covid-19 in Countries Affected by Armed Conflict

Yahya Al Yanae | Yemen Teachers Syndicate

01.00 – 02.35 pm Algiers/Casablanca/Tunis

02.00 – 03.35 am Cairo

03.00 – 04.35 am Amman/Beirut/Manama

The Covid-19 Crisis, its Impact on Education in Arab Countries, and the Way Forward

• The importance of preparedness in dealing with a crisis
  Hanan Al Hroub | Teacher, Winner of the Global Teacher Prize 2016

• The role of teachers in the crisis response
  Refaat Sabbah | President, Global Campaign for Education

• Inclusive education and the contribution of teacher unions
  Hussein Jawad | General Secretary, Public Primary Schools Teachers League, Lebanon

• Teachers taking the lead to provide distance emergency education
  Hanan Al Hroub | Teacher, Winner of the Global Teacher Prize 2016
  Mr Saed Erziqatt | General Secretary, General Union of Palestinian Teachers

• Defending and financing quality public education
  Mr Younes Firachine | International Relations Officer, Syndicat National de l’Education, Morocco

• Working with teachers to address the Covid-19 crisis and its impact on education
  Prof. Marwan Awartani | Minister of Education and Chairman of the Palestinian European Academic Cooperation Council

02.35 – 02.45 am Algiers/Casablanca/Tunis

03.35 – 03.45 am Cairo

04.35 – 04.45 am Amman/Beirut/Manama

Celebrating the Teachers of the World

• Refaat Sabbah | President, Global Campaign for Education
• Hela Nefti | Member of the International Executive Council, iEARN
• Patrick Gaspard | President, Open Society Foundations

03.00 – 03.05 pm Lisbon / London

04.00 – 04.05 pm Berlin / Paris / Brussels

05.00 – 05.05 pm Moscow

06.00 – 06.05 pm Tbilisi 

07.00 – 07.05 pm Tashkent

08.00 – 08.05 pm Nursultan

Welcome to Europe

• Christine Blower | Host | President, European Trade Union Committee for Education
• Christian Chevalier | Host | European and International Affairs Secretary, UNSA-Éducation, France
• Süleyman Gelener | Host | Board Member, Cyprus Turkish Teachers Trade Union

03.05 – 03.10 pm Lisbon / London

04.05 – 04.10 pm Berlin / Paris / Brussels

05.05 – 05.10 pm Moscow

06.05 – 06.10 pm Tbilisi 

07.05 – 07.10 pm Tashkent

08.05 – 08.10 pm Nursultan

Celebrating Teachers

• Erna Solberg | Prime Minister, Norway

03.10 – 03.15 pm Lisbon / London

04.10 – 04.15 pm Berlin / Paris / Brussels

05.10 – 05.15 pm Moscow

06.10 – 06.15 pm Tbilisi 

07.10 – 07.15 pm Tashkent

08.10 – 08.15 pm Nursultan

03.15 – 03.30 pm Lisbon / London

04.15 – 04.30 pm Berlin / Paris / Brussels

05.15 – 05.30 pm Moscow

06.15 – 06.30 pm Tbilisi 

07.15 – 07.30 pm Tashkent

08.15 – 08.30 pm Nursultan

Data Protection and Privacy | Global Dialogue

• Larry Flanagan| General Secretary, The Educational Institute of Scotland
• Christina J. Colclough | Future of Work Expert

03.30 – 03.50 pm Lisbon / London

04.30 – 04.50 pm Berlin / Paris / Brussels

05.30 – 05.50 pm Moscow

06.30 – 06.50 pm Tbilisi 

07.30 – 07.50 pm Tashkent

08.30 – 08.50 pm Nursultan

03.50 – 04.20 pm Lisbon / London

04.50 – 05.20 pm Berlin / Paris / Brussels

05.50 – 06.20 pm Moscow

06.50 – 07.20 pm Tbilisi 

07.50 – 08.20 pm Tashkent

08.50 – 09.20 pm Nursultan

Reopening Schools and Education Institutions | Global Dialogue

• Andrew Jack | Moderator | Journalist, The Financial Times
• Mary Bousted | Joint Secretary-General, National Education Union, United Kingdom
• Randi Weingarten | President, American Federation of Teachers
• Steffen Handal | President, Union of Education Norway

04.20 – 04.35 pm Lisbon / London

05.20 – 05.35 pm Berlin / Paris / Brussels

06.20 – 06.35 pm Moscow

07.20 – 07.35 pm Tbilisi 

08.20 – 08.35 pm Tashkent

09.20 – 09.35 pm Nursultan

In the Teachers’ Lounge

• Andreas Schleicher | Director for the Directorate of Education and Skills, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in conversation with
• Andria Zafirakou | Teacher, Winner of the Global Teacher Prize 2018

04.35 – 05.00 pm Lisbon / London

05.35 – 06.00 pm Berlin / Paris / Brussels

06.35 – 07.00 pm Moscow

07.35 – 08.00 pm Tbilisi 

08.35 – 09.00 pm Tashkent

09.35 – 10.00 pm Nursultan

Education for climate action

• Koen Timmers | Educator and researcher, Global Teacher Prize 2017 & 2018 finalist, Project Kakuma
• Jane Goodall | Primatologist and anthropologist, Jane Goodall Institute

05.00 – 05.15 pm Lisbon / London

06.00 – 06.15 pm Berlin / Paris / Brussels

07.00 – 07.15 pm Moscow

08.00 – 08.15 pm Tbilisi 

09.00 – 09.15 pm Tashkent

10.00 – 10.15 pm Nursultan

In the Teachers’ Lounge

• Sharan Burrow | General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation in conversation with
• David Edwards | General Secretary, Education International 

05.15 – 05.35 pm Lisbon / London

06.15 – 06.35 pm Berlin / Paris / Brussels

07.15 – 07.35 pm Moscow

08.15 – 08.35 pm Tbilisi 

09.15 – 09.35 pm Tashkent

10.15 – 10.35 pm Nursultan

Organising and Union Renewal in Times of Covid-19

• Jelmer Evers | Vice-President, AOB, Netherlands
• Jane McAlevey | Author of No Shortcuts, United States
• Jon Hegerty | National Learning Officer, National Education Union, United Kingdom

05.35 – 05.55 pm Lisbon / London

06.35 – 06.55 pm Berlin / Paris / Brussels

07.35 – 07.55 pm Moscow

08.35 – 08.55 pm Tbilisi 

09.35 – 09.55 pm Tashkent

10.35 – 10.55 pm Nursultan

Racial Justice in Times of Covid-19

• Sree Sreenivasan | Moderator | Professor, Stony Brook University and CEO, Digimentors 
• Michelle Codrington-Rogers | President, NASUWT, United Kingdom
• Becky Pringle | President, National Education Association, United States

05.55 – 06.00 pm Lisbon / London

06.55 – 07.00 pm Berlin / Paris / Brussels

07.55 – 08.00 pm Moscow

08.55 – 09.00 pm Tbilisi 

09.55 – 10.00 pm Tashkent

10.55 – 11.00 pm Nursultan

11.00 – 11.10 am Central America

12.00 – 12.10 pm Panamá / Lima / Quito / Bogotá.

01.00 – 01.10 pm Santo Domingo / Asunción

02.00 – 02.10 pm Brasilia / Buenos Aires / Santiago de Chile

Welcome to Latin America

• Gabriella Bonilla | Host | Researcher at the Latin American Observatory of Educational Policies
• Sonia Alesso | Chairperson, Education International Latin America EXBO Member, CTERA, Argentina

11.10 – 11.30 am Central America

12.10 – 12.30 pm Panamá / Lima / Quito / Bogotá.

01.10 – 01.30 pm Santo Domingo / Asunción

02.10 – 02.30 pm Brasilia / Buenos Aires / Santiago de Chile 

11.30 – 11.50 am Central America

12.30 – 12.50 pm Panamá / Lima / Quito / Bogotá.

01.30 – 01.50 pm Santo Domingo / Asunción

02.30 – 02.50 pm Brasilia / Buenos Aires / Santiago de Chile

In the Teachers’ Lounge

• Alberto Fernández | President of Argentina in conversation with

• Hugo Yasky | Chairperson, Education International Latin America Regional Committee, CTERA, Argentina
• David Edwards | General Secretary, Education International

11.50 am – 12.30 pm Central America

12.50 – 01.30 pm Panamá / Lima / Quito / Bogotá.

01.50 – 02.30 pm Santo Domingo / Asunción

02.50 – 03.30 pm Brasilia / Buenos Aires / Santiago de Chile

12.30 – 01.00 pm Central America

01.30 – 02.00 pm Panamá / Lima / Quito / Bogotá.

02.30 – 03.00 pm Santo Domingo / Asunción

03.30 – 04.00 pm Brasilia / Buenos Aires / Santiago de Chile

01.00 – 02.00 pm Central America

02.00 – 03.00 pm Panamá / Lima / Quito / Bogotá.

03.00 – 04.00 pm Santo Domingo / Asunción

04.00 – 05.00 pm Brasilia / Buenos Aires / Santiago de Chile

02.00 – 02.10 pm Central America

03.00 – 03.10 pm Panamá / Lima / Quito / Bogotá.

04.00 – 04.10 pm Santo Domingo / Asunción

05.00 – 05.10 pm Brasilia / Buenos Aires / Santiago de Chile

Closing Remarks from Latin America

• Roberto Trochez | Chairperson, Education International Latin America EXBO Member, Colprosumah, Honduras

In the Teachers’ Lounge

• Sharan Burrow | General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation in conversation with

• David Edwards | General Secretary, Education International

01:30 – 01:40 pm Los Angeles / Vancouver

02:30 – 02:40 pm Calgary/Denver

03:30 – 03:40 pm Chicago/Kingston/Mexico City

04.30 – 04.40 pm New York / Port au Prince / Quebec

Welcome to North America and the Caribbean 

• Lily Eskelsen-García | Host | Vice-President, Education International, United States
• Nadine A. Molloy | Host | Executive Board Member, Education International, Jamaica

01:40 – 02:30 pm Los Angeles / Vancouver

02:40 – 03:30 pm Calgary/Denver

03.40 – 04.30 pm Chicago/Kingston/Mexico City

04.40 – 05.30 pm New York / Port au Prince / Quebec

Mexico: Education during the pandemic and beyond

• The role of schools
• Teachers’ work during the pandemic
• The impact of Covid-19 in education
• The role of education unions
• Our challenges and achievements

02:30 – 04.10 pm Los Angeles / Vancouver

03:30 – 05.10 pm Calgary/Denver

04.30 – 06.10 pm Chicago/Kingston/Mexico City

05.30 – 07.10 pm New York / Port au Prince / Quebec

United States: Teachers, Education, Democracy

• Celebrating teachers
• Cross-border migration, children, education | Round table
• Teachers defending democracy
• Teacher-led technology

04.10 – 04.50 pm Los Angeles / Vancouver

05.10 – 05.50 pm Calgary/Denver

06.10 – 06.50 pm Chicago/Kingston/Mexico City

07.10 – 07.50 pm New York / Port au Prince / Quebec

The Caribbean: Solidarity in times of crisis

• Celebrating teachers
• Overcoming natural disasters and global pandemics | Round Table

04.50 – 05.30 pm Los Angeles / Vancouver

05.50 – 06.30 pm Calgary/Denver

06.50 – 07.30 pm Chicago/Kingston/Mexico City

07.50 – 08.30 pm New York / Port au Prince / Quebec

Canada: resilience, persistence, and professionalism

• Teacher wellbeing amidst a pandemic | Global dialogue
• Balancing work & life at home in times of Covid-19 | Global Pandemic 

05.30 pm Los Angeles / Vancouver

06.30 pm Calgary/Denver

07.30 pm Chicago/Kingston/Mexico City

08.30 pm New York / Port au Prince / Quebec

Takeaways from our World Teachers’ Day tour around the world

Susan Hopgood | President, Education International

David Edwards | General Secretary, Education International