Speakers

The Rt Hon Lord Mandelson was appointed Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) following the creation of the new Department on 5 June 2009, when he was also appointed First Secretary of State, and Lord President of the Council.

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Kevin Brennan was appointed Minister of State for Further Education, Skills, Apprenticeships and Consumer Affairs at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) on 5 June 2009.

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Iain Wright joined the Department from the Department for Communities and Local Government, where he had been a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State since June 2007. He will host a private session during the forum.

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David Lammy is currently the Minister for Higher Education and Intellectual Property in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

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Vernon Coaker MP is the Minister of State for Schools and Learners at the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

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The Rt Hon David Blunkett MP is a member of a specially convened Speaker’s Conference which since 2008, has been considering recommendations for rectifying the disparity between the representation of women, ethnic minorities and disabled people in the House of Commons, and their representation in the UK population at large.

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Carol Bellamy has recently assumed the position of Chair of the EFA/FTI Board of Directors. In this role, Ms Bellamy will provide leadership for the Education for All/Fast Track Initiative, the global partnership supporting Universal Primary Education by 2015.

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Dan Lea has worked at Gearies Infants School in Redbridge for 11 years. His projects all use technology in simple, innovative and creative ways to empower child voice and document learner journeys.

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Dr Laurence F. Johnson is Chief Executive Officer of the New Media Consortium (NMC), an international not-for-profit consortium of learning-focused organisations dedicated to the exploration and use of new media and new technologies.

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Ms Moliehi Sekese teaches at Mamoeketsi government primary school in Maseru. She focuses on making children aware of their environment and its potential for improving lives.

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