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2021 International Mother Language Day
Fostering Multilingualism for Inclusion in Education and Society
19 February 2021
Biographies of the Participants
Official opening session: 10:00 – 10:25
Stefania Giannini
Ms Stefania Giannini was appointed UNESCO Assistant Director-
General for Education in May 2018, becoming the top UN official in the
field. In this position, she provides strategic vision and leadership for
UNESCO in coordinating and monitoring the implementation of the
Education 2030 Agenda, encapsulated in Sustainable Development
Goal 4. With an academic background in the Humanities, Ms Giannini
has served as Rector of the University for Foreigners of Perugia (2004 –
2012), being one of the first and youngest women to hold this position
in Italy. As Senator of the Republic of Italy (2013 – 2018) and Minister
of Education, Universities and Research (2014 – 2016), she developed and implemented a
structural reform of the Italian education system, centred on social inclusion and cultural
awareness. She has also been closely involved in an advisory capacity with the European
Commissioner for Research and Innovation.
Kazi Imtiaz Hossain
Mr. Kazi Imtiaz Hossain is current Bangladesh Ambassador to France
and Permanent Delegate of Bangladesh to UNESCO, a position he had
held since 2017. He joined the Bangladesh Civil Service (Foreign Affairs)
in 1989. In his long diplomatic career spanning over 30 years, he has
served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in Bangladesh Missions
abroad in different capacities. He was Bangladesh Ambassador to the
Kingdom of Thailand with concurrent accreditation to the Kingdom of Cambodia and was
Bangladesh Representative to the UNESCAP in Bangkok from 2010 to 2014. He has also served
as Bangladesh High Commissioner to Australia, with concurrent accreditation to Fiji and New
Zealand from 2014 to 2017. Earlier in his career, he has served in Bangladesh Missions in New
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York, Kolkata, Geneva and Beijing. In the Ministry, he has served as Director (South Asia) and
Director General (SAARC & BIMSTEC).
Ambassador Hossain holds a post-graduate degree in Accounting from Dhaka University and a
Diploma in International Relations and Diplomacy from International Institute of Public
Administration (IIAP), Paris, France.
Umid R. Shadiev
Umid R. Shadiev is actually Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of
the Republic of Uzbekistan to UNESCO (Paris) since 2018. In 2004 he
started working in the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in
Belgium, for the Mission to the European Union and the Mission to
NATO (Brussels). Afterwards, he held office in the Department for the USA and Americas, for
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Tashkent, 2005-2010). He moved
to Washington DC in 2010 to become Attaché in Political Affairs in the Embassy of the Republic
of Uzbekistan in the United States (2010-2013). Umid R. Shadiev has also worked as Counsellor
in the Permanent Mission of Uzbekistan to the United Nations (2015-2017) and as executive
Assistant and Head of the Secretariat to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of
Uzbekistan (Tashkent, 2013-2015). Besides, he has been Deputy Permanent Representative of
the Republic of Uzbekistan to the United Nations (New York) from 2017 to 2018.
Nivine Khaled
En septembre 2020, Nivine KHALED rejoint l’OIF en qualité de
Directrice de la langue française et des cultures. Elle possède une
grande connaissance de la coopération culturelle de par ses
expériences professionnelles au Ministère de l’enseignement
supérieur et de la recherche scientifique égyptien et dans le réseau diplomatique culturel de
son pays à l’international. Depuis 2016, elle était conseillère culturelle à l’ambassade d’Égypte
à Paris, chargée de l’animation du Centre Culturel Egyptien, ainsi que responsable de la
mission culturelle et scientifique en Belgique et en Suisse. Auparavant, elle a également
occupé à l'Université d’Alexandrie les postes de Vice doyenne de la faculté des lettres et de
Directrice du centre de traduction.
De nationalité égyptienne, Madame KHALED est détentrice d’un Doctorat es Lettres de
l’Université d’Alexandrie et d’une Maîtrise de Français langue étrangère de l'Université de
Grenoble. Elle est également diplômée de l’Institut pour l'Étude de la Francophonie et de la
Mondialisation de l’Université Jean Moulin de Lyon 3.
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Panel 1: Rethinking inclusive policy and practice in teaching and learning in
multilingual contexts. 10:25 – 11:25
Ernesto Ottone
Mr Ernesto Ottone R. is the Assistant Director-General for Culture of
UNESCO. Prior to this position, Mr Ottone R. served as Chile’s first
Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage from 2015 to 2018. As Minister
of Culture, he created a Department of First Peoples, a Migrants Unit
and strengthened copyright laws and heritage protections. During this
time, he also chaired the Regional Centre for the Promotion of Books
in Latin America and the Caribbean (2016 – 2017). From 2011 to 2015,
Mr Ottone R. served as Director-General of the Artistic and Cultural
Extension Center of the University of Chile, which manages the National Symphony Orchestra of
Chile, the Chilean National Ballet (BANCH), the Chile Symphony Choir and the Vocal Camerata.
From 2001 to 2010, he held the position of Executive Director at the Matucana 100 Cultural
Center in Santiago. Mr Ottone R. holds a Master's degree in Management of Cultural Institutions
and Policies from the University of Paris IX Dauphine (1998) and a Bachelor of Arts in theatre
from the University of Chile (1995).
Gilvan Müller De Oliveira
Gilvan Müller de Oliveira (56) is a linguist working in different
multilingual contexts since 1985; Associate Professor at the Federal
University of Santa Catarina (UFSC, Florianópolis) since 1994, currently
Director of the UNESCO Chair on Language Policies for Multilingualism
(www.unescochairlpm.org) and acting Executive Secretary of MAAYA -
World Network for Linguistic Diversity (MAAYA, Paris). Co-publisher of
the Digital Journal of Language Policies (RDPL, Córdoba, Argentina) of
the Association of Universities of the Montevideo Group [NEPI / AUGM,
https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/RDPL]. GMO worked as a linguist at the Fundação
Nacional do Índio (FUNAI, Brasília), Director of the Institute for Research and Development in
Linguistic Policy [IPOL, Florianópolis, http://ipol.org.br/] from 2002 to 2010 and also Executive
Director of the International Portuguese Language Institute (IILP) of the Community of
Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) in Cape Verde, Africa, from 2010 to 2014
(https://iilp.cplp.org/).
Firmin Edouard Matoko
Holder of a diploma in Political Sciences and International Relations
from the University Cesare Alfieri (Florence, Italy) and a diploma in
Hautes Etudes internationales from the Centre d’Etudes stratégiques
et diplomatiques de Paris, Mr. Matoko currently is the Assistant
Director-General for Priority Africa and External Relations of UNESCO.
Prior, he was Director of the UNESCO Liaison Office with the African Union (AU) and the United
Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), as well as UNESCO Representative to
Ethiopia. He served as Director in Quito and Bamako UNESCO Cluster Offices and as Chief of the
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Education for peace, Human rights and Democracy Section, in the Division for the Promotion of
Quality education in the Sector of Education as well as Senior Programme Specialist for Culture
of peace National Programs in UNESCO’s Paris Headquarters.
Piet Van Avermaet
Piet Van Avermaet is Professor in ‘Language and Diversity’ in the
Linguistics Department of Ghent University, Belgium, where he
teaches 'multicultural studies', 'multilingualism in education',
‘language, diversity and globalisation’ and 'language policy'. He is also
Head of the Research Centre for Diversity & Learning (CDL) at the same
University. He is series co-editor (with Kathleen Heugh and Christopher
Stroud) of the book series ‘Multilingualisms and Diversities in
Education’, Bloomsbury. His expertise and research interests cover
topics related to multilingualism in education, social inequality and equity in education,
language policy and practice in education, language policy and practice in contexts of (social)
inclusion, language assessment, diversity and inclusion, integration and participation,
discrimination in education.
Neelam Pirbhai-Jetha
Les principaux intérêts de Dr (Mme) Neelam Pirbhai-Jetha résident
dans la littérature mauricienne, en particulier pendant la période
coloniale. Elle a à son actif quelques publications et a participé à des
conférences organisées par Aberystwyth University, University of Delhi
et l'université Bourgogne Franche-Comté entre autres. Elle se lance
dans la recherche en humanités numériques et a récemment participé
à une conférence internationale organisée par University of Western
Australia et un séminaire international organisé par Sorbonne
Universités, l’université de Maurice et l’institut Français de Maurice. Elle est actuellement «
Maître de conférences/Responsable du Centre des Humanités Numériques » à l’université des
Mascareignes (Ile Maurice).
Hamidou Seydou-Hanafiou
Spécialiste de Programme « français & langues partenaires » à l’Institut
de la Francophonie pour l’éducation et la Formation (IFEF), de
l’Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF).
Coordonnateur de l’Initiative Ecole et Langues Nationales (ELAN),
programme qui appuie douze pays d’Afrique subsaharienne dans leur
volonté de faire de l’enseignement bilingue français-langues
maternelles (langues premières) un vecteur d’amélioration des
résultats scolaires au cycle primaire.
Titulaire d’une thèse de doctorat en linguistique et didactique des langues, il était, avant d’être
en poste à l’OIF, Enseignant-Chercheur à l’Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey au Niger
durant près de 15 ans.
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David Banes
David Banes is Director of David Banes Access and Inclusion Services
and co-founder of Global symbols, having previously led assistive
technology services in Europe and the Middle East He now works across
the globe including projects in Africa and South Asia to support access
infrastructure from policy to practice, based upon a detailed model of
the AT ecosystem that supports implementation.
Recent projects include the development of a response to disruptive innovation in the access
industry, whilst supporting entrepreneurs to bring products and services to market. He has a
special interest in emerging technologies and the impact upon the daily lives of people with a
disability. This has included the use of AI to augment communication and automation, emerging
technologies and mobility and the use of innovation to build resilient services for people during
the pandemic.
David has extensive experience in the area of accessible design for a broad range of individual
needs and writes regularly on the tools and techniques that might facilitate more accessible
products including websites and apps in companies, public bodies and NGO’s.
Recent publications include emerging technologies and the impact on universal design for
learning, economic return on investment in AT, and the potential impact of frugal innovation on
provision of assistive products. He maintains a regular written column on Medium to explore
trends related to access and inclusion through technology.
Hassana Alidou
Ambassador Professor Hassana Alidou did her doctoral studies in
Linguistics and Gender Roles in International Development at the
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (1990-1997) She was Assistant
Professor of International Education and TESOL at Texas A&M
University (August 1998 to June 2001). She became Full Professor of
Education and Endowed Chair of Leadership and Cross-Cultural
Competence at Alliant International University (August 2001 to May
2009). She has published extensively on language education policies,
curriculum reforms and teacher education in multilingual and Multicultural contexts as well as
on gender and women’s leadership in Africa.
From February 2012 to February 2015, Professor Hassana Alidou was UNESCO’s Regional
Director and Representative based in Abuja, Nigeria. She covered Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Liberia,
Sierra Leone, and Guinea.
From February 23, 2015 to March 2019, Professor Hassana Alidou served as Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Niger to the United States and Canada.
Since August 2019, Professor Alidou is Ambassador-at-large, Professor of Education and Scholar-
in-Residence at the Social Justice Institute, Union Institute and University, Cincinnati, Ohio and
Visiting Scholar at the Global and International Affairs, Rutgers University, New Jersey (USA).
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Panel 2: Enhancing inclusion through multilingualism, including sign language, in early
childhood education and care (ECCE), the foundation for learning. 11:25 – 12:15
Manos Antoninis
Manos joined the Report team in August 2011 from Oxford Policy
Management, a development policy consultancy. He has worked as a
monitoring and evaluation expert in education sector projects
including: a public expenditure tracking and service delivery survey of
secondary education provision in Bangladesh; the evaluation of a basic
education project in the western provinces of China; the mid-term
evaluation of the Education For All Fast Track Initiative; the annual
reporting of progress in the implementation of the Second Primary Education Development
Project in Bangladesh; a basic education capacity building programme in six states in Nigeria;
the evaluation of an in-service, cluster-based teacher training programme in Pakistan; and the
country study of the Out of School Children Global Initiative in Indonesia. He holds a BA in
International Economics from the Athens University of Economics and Business and an MSc in
Development Economics from the University of Oxford. His DPhil was a study of technical
education and the labour market in Egypt, completed at the Centre for the Study of African
Economies of the University of Oxford.
Ivani Fusellier-Souza
Maître de Conférences en Sciences du Langage à l’université Paris 8 et
enseignante-chercheure au CNRS-UMR7023 (SFL-LGS). Axes de
recherches : les langues des signes (approches sémiologiques et
sociolinguistiques sous l’angle de l’écologie sociale et inclusive),
émergence du langage par le corps. Développe un travail corporel et
inclusif avec le Hatha-Yoga, les langues des signes et les danses
traditionnelles circulaires (des cultures autochtones) avec les enfants, les adultes et les familles.
Joyce Peel
Après l’obtention d’un diplôme franco-allemand en relations
internationales et administration publique à l’université de Constance
et à l’IEP de Grenoble, Mme Peel a réalisé des missions d’économie
sociale et solidaire centrées sur l’interculturel et l’éducation dans des
contextes et territoires variés. Depuis 2019, elle se consacre au
développement de l’association DULALA (acronyme de D’Une Langue A L’Autre), afin de soutenir
la prise en compte du multilinguisme au sein des structures éducatives en France et au-delà.
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Cristian Fabbi
M. Cristian Fabbi est Chef de l'Unité de l'EPPE au Bureau international
d'éducation (BIE) de l'UNESCO. Il est président honoraire de la Reggio
Emilia Approach to preschool. Il détient un baccalauréat en
psychologie, une maîtrise en pédagogie (expertise en éducation de la
petite enfance) et est psychothérapeute relationnel de formation
professionnelle. Il a également travaillé sur des Child-Friendly Cities
(villes amies des enfants) pour le compte de l'UNICEF. Il a contribué à
la réforme du système et des programmes d'EPPE dans plusieurs pays.
Closing remarks: 12:15 – 12:25
Justine Sass
Justine Sass is the Chief of the Section of Education for Inclusion and
Gender Equality at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. Over the
past 25 years, she has championed gender equality, girls’ and women’s
empowerment, and the right to education and health in posts at
UNESCO and other UN bodies, non-profit organizations and U.S.
government agencies. She believes that we all have a role to play in
ensuring an inclusive and equitable society that leaves no one behind.
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