Smart Global Development Conference - Plenary 1: Smart Global Connections

The Smart Global Development conference was held at the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat in Ottawa, Ontario on April 13 and 14, 2016 and co-hosted by: Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC), Academics Without Borders (AWB), and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

Day 2 Opening Remarks:

Mahmoud Eboo, Diplomatic Representative of His Highness the Aga Khan to Canada, Aga Khan Development Network

Firoz Rasul, President, The Aga Khan University

The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie

Plenary 1: Smart Global Connections:

Explore the connections between higher education and sustainable global development: What are the ways in which universities in the Global South contribute to sustainable, inclusive social and economic development? What are the current barriers that prevent those institutions from effectively addressing key development challenges?

Anna Glass, Managing Editor, International Journal of African Higher Education; Higher Education Specialist

Firoz Rasul, President, The Aga Khan University

Orazio Bellettini, Founder and Executive Director, FARO Group, Ecuador

Samuel Pierre, Professor, École polytechnique de Montréal
Moderator: Paul Davidson, President and CEO, Universities Canada