High-level steering committee members

France

H.E. Ms Nicole Belloubet, Minister of National Education and Youth

Ms Nathalie Nikitenko, Delegate for European and International Relations and Cooperation 

Portugal

H.E. Mr João Costa, Minister for Education of the Portuguese Republic 

Ms Sílvia Ferreira, Director of Coordination of Cooperation and International Relations of the Ministry of Education

European Commission

Ms Jutta Urpilainen, Commissioner for International Partnerships, European Commission  

Mr Martin Seychell, Deputy Director-General DG INTPA, European Commission 

Latvia

H.E. Ms Anda Čakša, Minister for Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia 

Ms Laura Treimane, Counsellor for Education and Science Permanent Representation of the Republic of Latvia to OECD and UNESCO 

Romania

H.E. Dr Ligia Deca, Minister of Education of Romania 

Dr Octavia Mihaela Bors-Georgescu, Senior adviser, Ministry of Education in Romania 

Council of Europe

Mr Matjaž Gruden, Director of Democratic Participation 

Mr Villano Qiriazi, Head of the Education Department 

Brazil

H.E. Mr Camilo Santana, Minister of Education of the Federative Republic of Brazil 

H.E. Ms Paula Alves de Souza, Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of Brazil to UNESCO 

Chile - HLSC co-Chair

H.E. Mr Gabriel Boric Font, President of the Republic of Chile 

H.E. Mr Nicolás Cataldo Astorga, Minister of Education of the Republic of Chile 

Organization of Ibero‐American States for Education, Science and Culture (OEI)

Mr Mariano Jabonero Blanco, Secretary-General 

Ms Tamara Díaz, Director of the Education Sector 

Bangladesh

H.E. Mr Mohibul Hassan Chowdhury, M.P. Minister of Education of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh 

H.E. Mr Khondker Mohammad Talha, Ambassador of Bangladesh to France and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO 

China

H.E. Mr Huai Jinpeng, Minister of Education of the People's Republic of China 

Mr Qin Changwei, Secretary-General, Chinese National Commission for UNESCO 

Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO)

H.E. Ms Sara Zimmerman Duterte, Vice-President of the Republic of the Philippines and the Secretary of the Department of Education of the Philippines, SEAMEO Council President 

Ms Habibah binti Abdul Rahim, Director, SEAMEO Secretariat  

Côte d’Ivoire

H.E. Ms Mariatou Kone, Minister of National Education and Literacy 

Mr Adama Coulibaly, Inspecteur général, Coordonnateur général 

Ethiopia

H.E. Professor Birhanu Nega Bonger, Minister of Education of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Mr Solomon Shiferaw Bogale, Senior Adviser to the Minister, Ministry of Education, Ethiopia

African Union

H.E. Prof. Mohamed Belhocine, Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI) 

Ms Sophia Ndemutila Ashipala, Head of Education Division, ESTI Department 

Saudi Arabia

H.E. Mr Yousef Albenyan, Minister of Education of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 

Mr Abdulrahman Alamri, Deputy Minister for International Cooperation, Ministry of Education of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 

Yemen

H.E. Mr Tareq Salem Al-Akbary, Minister of Education 

H.E. Dr Abdelsalam Mohammed Al-Joufi, Expert

Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO)

Mr Mohamed Ould Amar, Director General 

Mr Hechmi Ardhaoui, Education Expert 

GPE

Ms Laura Frigenti, Chief Executive Officer

Mr Charles North, Deputy Chief Executive Officer 

OECD

Mr Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills, Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary-General of the OECD

Ms Yuri Belfali, Head of Division, Early Childhood and Schools

UNICEF

Ms Catherine M. Russell, Executive Director 

Mr Rob Jenkins, Global Director, Education and Adolescent Development 

World Bank

Ms Mamta Murthi, Vice President for Human Development 

Mr Luis Benveniste, Global Director Education  

CCNGO on Education 2030

Mr Refat Sabbah, President, Global Campaign for Education 

Ms Nelsy Lizarazo, General Coordinator, Latin American Campaign for the Right to Education (CLADE) 

Education International

Mr David Edwards, General Secretary 

Ms Antonia Wulff, Director of the Research, Policy and Advocacy Unit 

United Kingdom

The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP, Minister of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) 

Ms Judith Herbertson, Head of Girls’ Education Department, Education, Gender and Equality Directorate

Mr Simon Sommer, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Jacobs Foundation (2024)

Ms Dina Ghobashy, Education Transformation Advisor, Microsoft (2025)

Mr Ilan Enverga, SDG4 Youth & Student Executive Committee Representative (2024 Youth Leader)

Ms Ellen Dixon, SDG4 Youth & Student Executive Committee Representative (2025 Student Leader)

Ms Audrey Azoulay, Director-General (Leaders Group Co-Chair)

Ms Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education (Sherpa Group Co-Chair)

UN Special Envoy for Global Education: Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown