JUNE 13TH, LITTERATURHUSET – OSLO
This year, World Learning Summit moves out of Kristiansand for one of our two events: Oslo, June 13th and also June 12th in collaboration with Open Innovation Lab of Norway. For our Fall event on September 19th – 21st, the World Learning Summit conference, check it out below:
incredible people and more will be added continuously
Our 2018 speakers
KRISTIN INGOLFSDOTTIR
PROFESSOR KRISTIN INGOLFSDOTTIR IS A FORMER RECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND, WHERE SHE PUSHED FOR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATIONS. SPEAKING AT THE SEPTEMBER WLS IN KRISTIANSAND.
DONNA KIDWELL
PIONEER IN LEARNING DESIGNS. PRESIDENT OF WEBSTUDENT INTERNATIONAL. SPEAKING AT THE SOLO ROUNDTABLE.
JANET WALKOW
PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AR AUSTIN. CO-FOUMDER OF THE LEADING WOMEN PROJECT. SPEAKING AT THE OSLO ROUNDTABLE.
SIGNE SCHACK NOESGAARD
FOUNDER OF ADAPTO, AN ONLINE WORKLIFE LEARNING COMPANY. PHD IN DIGITL LEARNING FROM AALBORG UNIVERSITY.
PACO NATHAN
DIRECTOR, LEARNING GROUP @ O'REILLY MEDIA. 30+ YEARS OF AI EXPERIENCE RANGING FROM BELL LABS TO EARLY-STAGE STARTUPS. SPEAKING AT THE SEPTEMBER WLS IN KRISTIANSAND.
June Breivik
DIVISION DIRECTOR AT KULTURTANKEN - NORWEGIAN MININSTRY OF CULTURE. BOARDMEMBER AT THE FUTURE LEARNING LAB. SPEAKING AT THE OSLO ROUNDTABLE.
ODDGEIR TVEITEN
PROFESSOR, UNIVERSITY OF AGDER AND NLA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE. CHAIR OF WORLD LEARNINF SUMMIT. FOUNDER FUTURE LEARNING LAB.
ANJUM MALIK
CO-FOUNDER, HOUSE OF TUTORS. ENTREPRENEUR AND FOUNDER OF MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS FOR IMMIGRANT WOMEN. SPEAKING AT THE WLS IN KRISTIANSAND, SEPTEMBER 2018.
Phil Komarny
CURRENTLY VICE PRESIDENT OF INNOVATIONS @ SALESFORCE, PHIL HAS A 20 + YEAR BACKGROUND FROM LEVERAGING EMERGENT TECHNOLOGIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION. SPEAKING AT THE OSLO ROUNDTABLE.
Michael Shanks
PROFESSOR AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY, WLS CO-EDITOR AND ADVISOR; SPEAKING AT THE OSLO ROUNDTABLE
Eilif Trondsen
FOUNDER, NORDIC EDTECH NETWORK. STRATEGIC GROUP FOR EDTECH - SILICON VIKINGS, PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA. SPEAKING AT THE OSLO ROUNDTABLE.
TONE RINGSTAD
CONSULTANT AT THE CENTER FOR CREATIVE LEADERSHIP, OSLO. CO-FOUNDER OF CULTURE ENGINE, PALO ALTO. SPEAKING AT THE OSLO ROUNDTABLE.
High-level program at the '18 Oslo Roundtable
ROUNDTABLE TALKS
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8:00 - 10:00
Registration and Coffee + Connect and Mingle at Litteraturhuset. Hosted by Future Learning Lab staff.
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8:00 - 10:00
VIP -- sponsored breakfast workshop with Future Learning Lab and EdCast. Contact us to sign up. Limited availability. 10 spaces reserved by Open Innovation Lab of Norway. Max 10 spaces still available.
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10:00- 10:15
WELCOME NOTES: Oddgeir Tveiten and Truls Berg
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10:15 - 10:45
Keynote and response: Karl Mehta. The 4th industrial revolution and new challenges at the workplace Skills and learning needs in the aqe of society´s digital transformation
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10:45 - 11:30
Reflections and discussion: Keith Devlin, Michael Shanks, Donna Kidwell.
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11:30 - 12:15
Responses from Nordic perspectives: Eilif Trondsen (nordisk EdTech ekspert)• Hege Tollerud (Oslo EdTech) • Yngvar Ugland (DnB), TBA
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LUNCH
VIP venue for those signed up. General lunch in Litteraturhusets cafe.
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13.15 - 14:15
Roundtable 1: Artificial intelligence and Big Data - changing the way we think about learning. Framework presentation: Phil Komarny, Vice President of Innovations, Salesforce Int.
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14:15 - 15:15
Roundtable 2: Adapting to new learning and skills at the work place Framework presentation: Janet Walkow, Professor at University of Texas, Austin Panelists: June Breivik (Kulturtanken), Signe Shack Noesgaard (Adapto, Denmark).
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BREAK
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15:45 - 16:30
Fireside chat, with Karl Mehta, Keith Devlin and other guests. Nordic challenges of work and learning. The final session will sum up the day and result in a joint Roundtable Paper. Join up to be sound your ideas and opinions.
exploring futures of education and the learning society
FUTURE LEARNING LAB
Future Learning Lab was established in 2010, to develop a university-wide dialog at the University of Agder in collaboration with key academic and entrepreneurial environments around the world. Our conferences have been held annually, and in 2018 expands to include the Oslo Roundtable. Former speakers include Peter Norvig — Head of Research at Google, Michael Shanks @ Stanford University, Sir John Daniel well known from UNESCO, ad many more.
