Episode 77: #WorldRefugeeDay: End the Global Education Crisis
06/16/22 • 28 min
Guests:
Justin van Fleet is the President of the global children’s charity Theirworld and Executive Director of the Global Business Coalition for Education.
He previously served as the Director of the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity and Chief of Staff to the United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education, Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown where the landmark “Learning Generation” report put forward a pathway to finance and deliver the ambitions of Sustainable Development Goal 4 – inclusive and equitable quality education for all. He has been a passionate advocate for financing education, playing an instrumental role in the establishment of the Education Cannot Wait Fund for education in emergencies and the new International Finance Facility for Education.
van Fleet was a fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Center for Universal Education in Washington, D.C. where his research focused on corporate social investments and philanthropy for global education. He has previously held various non-profit and academic posts, including as Deputy Chair for Education at the Clinton Global Initiative, an Instructor at the University of Maryland and Associate Director of the Council on Foreign Relations Center for Universal Education. He has consulted for various international and national organizations and foundations.
Alexandra van der Ploeg is Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at SAP globally. Alexandra is responsible for setting the strategic direction of CSR focused on bringing to life SAP’s higher purpose of “helping the world run better and improving people’s lives” through strategic partnerships and programs that deliver sustainable social impact and long-term business value. In this function, she also oversees corporate giving, volunteerism and the development of multi-stakeholder partnerships for which Alexandra has a particular passion.
Important links:
TheirWorld – https://theirworld.org/
Global Business Coalition for Education – https://gbc-education.org/
SAP Corporate Social Responsibility – https://www.sap.com/about/company/csr.html
SAP’s partnership with University of the People (supporting refugees and displaced people) – https://news.sap.com/2022/02/sap-university-of-the-people-educate-leaders/
University of the People – https://www.uopeople.edu/
Connect with Justin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanfleet/
Connect with Alex: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-van-der-ploeg-276558/
Connect with Tom: https://es.linkedin.com/in/tomraftery or https://twitter.com/TomRaftery Please like, share and subscribe!
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Guests:
Justin van Fleet is the President of the global children’s charity Theirworld and Executive Director of the Global Business Coalition for Education.
He previously served as the Director of the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity and Chief of Staff to the United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education, Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown where the landmark “Learning Generation” report put forward a pathway to finance and deliver the ambitions of Sustainable Development Goal 4 – inclusive and equitable quality education for all. He has been a passionate advocate for financing education, playing an instrumental role in the establishment of the Education Cannot Wait Fund for education in emergencies and the new International Finance Facility for Education.
van Fleet was a fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Center for Universal Education in Washington, D.C. where his research focused on corporate social investments and philanthropy for global education. He has previously held various non-profit and academic posts, including as Deputy Chair for Education at the Clinton Global Initiative, an Instructor at the University of Maryland and Associate Director of the Council on Foreign Relations Center for Universal Education. He has consulted for various international and national organizations and foundations.
Alexandra van der Ploeg is Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at SAP globally. Alexandra is responsible for setting the strategic direction of CSR focused on bringing to life SAP’s higher purpose of “helping the world run better and improving people’s lives” through strategic partnerships and programs that deliver sustainable social impact and long-term business value. In this function, she also oversees corporate giving, volunteerism and the development of multi-stakeholder partnerships for which Alexandra has a particular passion.
Important links:
TheirWorld – https://theirworld.org/
Global Business Coalition for Education – https://gbc-education.org/
SAP Corporate Social Responsibility – https://www.sap.com/about/company/csr.html
SAP’s partnership with University of the People (supporting refugees and displaced people) – https://news.sap.com/2022/02/sap-university-of-the-people-educate-leaders/
University of the People – https://www.uopeople.edu/
Connect with Justin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanfleet/
Connect with Alex: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-van-der-ploeg-276558/
Connect with Tom: https://es.linkedin.com/in/tomraftery or https://twitter.com/TomRaftery Please like, share and subscribe!
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Guests:
Shefali Sharma, Senior Strategy Consultant, SAP
Important links:
Connect with Shefali: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shefalisharma1/
Connect with Tom: https://es.linkedin.com/in/tomraftery or https://twitter.com/TomRaftery
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Episode 78: Telelogos: Helping to Tackle the Great Talent Shortage in Manufacturing
Guests:
Christophe Billaud, Managing Director, Telelogos
Christophe Billaud has spent his whole career in software. After his studies in France and the USA, he joined Telelogos to establish the international business before being entrusted with its general management. His experience of the company and its ecosystem gives him an in-depth understanding of the markets addresses by Telelogos and their transformations.
Johannes Papst, Solution Manager, SAP
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Important links:
Telelogos – https://www.telelogos.com/
SAP Store: Media4Display
Connect with Christophe: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophe-billaud-4666521
Connect with Johannes: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johannes-papst/
Connect with Tom: https://es.linkedin.com/in/tomraftery or https://twitter.com/TomRaftery
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