Conference Hall

ACDC 2024 – Opening Day – 20 August

Conference Hall

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To

Session Title

Session by

10:00

10:30

 Exhibition Tour & Break 

10:30

10:40

Welcome Message – MC

Randa AbdelMoteleb Helmi

( Randa Helmi )

10:40

10:50

Opening remarks
 Arab Career Development Conference (ACDC)

Ahmed Mostafa Kamal, President of the Arab Career Development Association (ACDA) – KSA & ACDC President

10:50

11:00

MoYS 

MoYS: Mrs Manal Gamal

11:00

11:10

 11:10 Speech by CEO – Generation Untlimited

Dr. Kevin Frey, CEO, Generation Unlimited

11:10

11:20

Speech by UNICEF Representative

 Mr. Jeremy Hopkins

11:20

11:30

Speech by Governor of Alexandria

Major General Ahmed Khaled

11:30

11:40

Speech by Minister of Youth & Sports

Dr. Ashraf Sobhy

11:40

11:50

 Partners’ Honoring 

11:50

12:15

 Interactive Activity

12:15

12:25

Meshwary Programme 

Video

12:25

12:35

 GROWAT – Saudi Arabia

Muath Bin Hussain – GROWAT Senior Partner

12:35

13:15

National Career Development Academy (NCDA – USA)

Marty Apodaca – NCDA President

13:15

14:00

 Exhibition Tour & Break 

14:00

14:45

Navigating the Learning-to-Earning Journey: Development Partners and Youth Socio-Economic Empowerment

Ministry of Youth and Sports
Swiss Development Cooperation
UNICEF/GenU

14:45

15:00

Keynote Speaker Session

Professor Brian Hutchison, Global Subject Matter Expert, NCDA – USA

15:00

18:00

Interactive Activity

ACDC 2024 – 2nd Day – 21 August

Conference Hall

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Session Title

Session By

9:00

9:15

Career Development Impcat 

Success stories –  Meshwary Career Development beneficiaries 

9:30

10:30

imaGen Ventures Youth Challenge: Nurturing Youth Social Innovators … Meet the global winners from Egypt.

Youth winners of the imaGen Ventures in 2022 and 2023, GenU ImaGen Venture, UNICEF, UN, Ministry of Youth and Sports. 

10:45

11:45

Building Qatar’s Unified Career Development Ecosystem: A Unique Blueprint for the Arab World

Qatar Career Development Association – QCDC

12:00

12:40

Future-Ready:
Maximizing Youth Potential:Goodwall Platform Powering Yoma in Africa

Mr. Ross Foreman, Partnerships Director,  Business Development and Partnerships

12:45

13:45

Panel Discussion: Examples from Egypt (Skilling and Career guidance programmed)

Dr. Marty Apodaca
UNICEF – MoYS – ILO
Modrated by Muath Bin Hussain 

14:00

14:45

Career Development Journey: Exploring Life Stages

Ahmed Mostafa Kamal,
President of the Arab Career Development Association (ACDA) – KSA 

15:00

16:00

Lunch 

16:10

18:00

 Influencer – TED talk 

18:10

19:00

 Interactive Activity

ACDC 2024 – 3rd Day – 22 August

Conference Hall

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Session Title

Session By

9:00

9:45

Cultivating careers … private sector and youth employment

Private sector, UNICEF, Ministry of Youth and Sports, youth representatives. 

9:45

10:45

Building blocks of a high school career program

Dr. Brian Hutchison

11:00

12:00

Jordanian experience in professional and career development: a comprehensive analysis between reality and future aspirations


Dr. Nisreen Mahmoud Ibrahim Al-Disi ( Dr. Nisreen Al-Disi) – PRAVO Academy Jordan

12:00

13:00

lunch break 

13:15

14:15

Panel discussion

MESHWARY
Ahmed Mostafa Kamal
Moderated by Randa Helmi

14:15

14:30

Ask experts

14:30

17:00

Closing

17:00

19:00

 Interactive Activity