ETHIOPIAN SCIENTIFIC & ACADEMIC NETWORK [ESAN] and SOUTH AFRICAN RESEARCH CHAIR INNOVATION STUDIES [SARChI] and AFRICANA POST GRADUATE ACADEMY [APGA]

DATE: Saturday 23^rd May  TIME: 9:45am to 2:00pm [UTC -4]

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SEMINAR  ABSTRACT

MIND SHIFTING TAKING ACTION: Moving beyond the ‘new normal’ into integrated digital learning paradigms.

A vertical change curve, imposed on the world by a pandemic, combined with the already known opportunities of the fourth industrial revolution [4IR] and the transformational nature of frontier technology is inherently creating an urgency in the conversation of escalating change.  Educators and education have been forced to recognise we are at an exciting and unprecedented inflection point. We have the ability to fundamentally mind shift and establish a ‘moonrise’ global andragogical learning ecosystem and digital communities where no one is left behind if intentionality to deploy change is embraced, capitalised, invested in, and acted on – now! This requires delivery of key new and innovative foundational ‘building blocks’ to ensure future resilience and to ensure sufficient agility to at least keep pace with change. However,  talking is cheap and has continued for far too long. Taking action, founded in neoteric thinking is necessary to maximise beneficiation for education, business and all global citizens. This plan requires and includes actual investment, deployment & adoption of technology, business plans and education programme beta tests.

SEMINAR  AGENDA: MIND SHIFTING & TAKING ACTION

Moving beyond the ‘new normal’ into integrated digital learning paradigms

Welcome & Introductions Professor Mammo Muchie: DST-NRF SARChI Chair in Innovation Studies, Tier 1 Primary discipline: Innovation and Economic Development in Economic Sciences Dr Abebe Kebede, PhD,  Associate Professor of Physics :About ESAN Dr Belhu Metaferia, PhD, Staff Scientist -About OnePupil Session 1 Topic: What’s the ‘new normal’ and why do we need to act to move beyond it to a digital commons? Fireside Introductory Discussion with:

• LISA SHORT
• PHILIP INGRAM MBE
• Plus Guest Professor/s

Session 2 Topic: Action based building blocks that embed ideation hypothesis and venture creation into 21C & 4IR andragogical learning. A Decentralised Autonomous Organisation mission. Presented by:

• LISA SHORT 🌟Top 100 B2B Thought Leaders in the World to follow in 2020 🌟

Strategist in Design Ecosystem Thinking, Education, Business, Leadership & Technology Bachelor Training & Development, Dip. T&A Systems BA (Economics, Fin. Mgt.) Dip. Ed. Adv. Dip. OHS, Grad. Cert. Sc. Session 3 Topic: Digital risk, safety, health & security for integrated learning. Presented by:

• PHILIP INGRAM MBE Founder Grey Hare Media MA GCLI

Session 4 Topic: Virtual skills to maximise engagement. Presented by:

• PHILIP INGRAM MBE Founder Grey Hare Media MA GCLI

Session 5 Topic: Bursting the blockchain filter bubble for education, academics and business. Presented by:

• LISA SHORT
• FREDDY ELTURK Founder of Morphotech Limited & Vizidox Solutions

Session 6 Topic: Re-shaping broadcast education and unlocking human potential in the future of learning through Virtual Reality Presented by:

• CHRISTOPHE MALLET MA Sc. Mgt. Bus. MA Int.BM.

Co-Founder BODYSWAPS Session 7 Topic: Building & deploying business cases and assessing the shift. Fireside Discussion  & Gamification Assessment with:

• LISA SHORT
• PHILIP INGRAM MBE
• Guest: MARYANNE AKOTH [TBC] [Assistant Secretary of the Board The Association of Startup and SME Enablers of Kenya]

Closing  Remarks Professor Mammo Muchie Dr Abebe Kebede