This special episode was filmed live at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) 2026 Conference in San Francisco, California, USA. It brings together attendees from business, civil society, and government to discuss the most pressing issues in education across South Asia, Southeast Asia, and beyond. The panel includes: Jayani Prishangika, Additional Commissioner General, Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka; Santoso Hadisucipto, Director, Article 33 Indonesia, Indonesia; and Syeed Ahamed, Founder and CEO, Institute for Informed Development (IID), Bangladesh. The conversation covers some of the greatest challenges that their respective organisations face, issues that they have gotten wrong in the past, real-world success stories, and their work with the KIX network.

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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production by NORRAG NETWORK

SDG 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure by NORRAG NETWORK

SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals by NORRAG NETWORK

SDG 1 No Poverty by NORRAG NETWORK

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