Speakers

Arts education: Bogdan Zagribelny (age 12; Kazakhstan/Russia)
Creative experiences:  Qanita Qamarani (age 14; Indonesia)
Overcoming adversity:  Nicholas Goyette (age 14; USA)
Competing for Excellence:  Yootha Tiki Yong (age 11; Mayalysia)
Collaborating for Success: Abdullah Anwar Hobrom (age 12; Saudi Arabia)

Building Blocks of Sustainable Competitiveness
 (13:30–14:30)

Creativity and imagination are increasingly being recognized as critical to childhood development, which is at the foundation of developing a competitive economy

- How do we develop independent innovative capabilities and 

how will they impact economic growth and sustainability?

- How does arts education contribute toward nurturing children’s creativity and how has that impacted their sense of competence, self esteem and social responsibility?