John Bennett, Senior Consultant with UNICEF, OSI and Roma Education Fund (France)
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Nathan A. Fox, Distinguished University Professor, Department of Human Development, University of Maryland (USA)
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James J. Heckman, Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences, Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor in Economics; Director of the Economics Research Center, Department of Economics; and Director of the Center for Social Program Evaluation, Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies and The College at University of Chicago (USA) (via video)
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Peter Moss, Professor of Early Childhood Provision, Institute of Education University of London (UK)
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Stuart Shanker, D Phil (Oxon), Director, the Milton & Ethel Harris Research Initiative, Distinguished Research Professor of Philosophy, Pscychology, & Education; Director, The Canada-Mexico-Cuba Research Initiative; Co-Director, The Council of Human Development; Past President, The Council of Early Childhood Development (USA)
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Ene Tomberg, Deputy Head of Tallinn City Government Social Welfare and Health Board; Board Member of the Estonian Union for Child Welfare; Board Member, Eurochild (Estonia)
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Plenary Session - Showcasing initiatives suporting early childhood development and education
The Right to Education for Every Child: Removing Barriers and Fostering Inclusion for Roma Children

Tunde Kovac Cerovic, State Secretary, Ministry of Education of the Government of the Republic of Serbia
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Aleksandra Jovic, ECD Specialist, UNICEF (Serbia)
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The long way from ECD policy to practice:Some recent developments in Romania
Mihaela Ionescu, Consultant, Early Learning and Development Standards Program, UNICEF (Romania)
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Message from the President of Romania to the 2009 ISSA Conference
Romanian
English

Plenary Session V - Closing Ceremony
Summary of recommendations from the ECD roundtable: Investing in Early Childhood: the most effective use of a nation's resources
Emily Vargas-Baron, Director, The Rise Institute (USA)
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"Embracing Inclusive Approaches for Children and Youth with Special Education Needs" - Invitation to an international conference which will serve as ISSA's 2010 Annual Conference
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