Nonie Lesaux
Professor of Education and Human Development and Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education
Beyond Oil: Education for Growth, Inclusion, and Human Flourishing in Venezuela Conference
Date and Time
May 12, 2026
09:00AM - 05:45PM EDT
Location
Askwith Auditorium, Longfellow Hall
13 Appian Way, Cambridge, MA 02138
Beyond Oil: Education for Growth, Inclusion, and Human Flourishing in Venezuela is a conference that will highlight education as a driving force for Venezuela’s growth, democracy, and the return of migrants.
Bringing together students, researchers, faculty, and practitioners, the event will share evidence-based proposals to help rebuild an inclusive and high-quality education system for all Venezuelans.
The conference will focus on key priorities such as early childhood care and education, learning recovery, education for democracy, teaching talent, financing and innovation, and nutrition, health, and well-being.
This event is presented by the Education Lab for Latin America (ELLA) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Tinker Foundation.
Speakers
Emiliana Vegas
Professor of Practice at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Faculty Director
Dana McCoy
Professor in Human Development at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
Martin West
Professor of Education and Academic Dean at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
James Kim
Professor of Education and Society at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
Eric Taylor
Professor of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
Juan Ariel Jimenez
Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and Former Minister of Economy in Dominican Republic
Florencia López Boo
Director at Global TIES and Professor of Economic and Applied Psychology at New York University
Bala Venkatachalam
Executive Director of Pratham USA
Asim Khwaja
Director, Center for International Development and Professor of International Finance and Development at the Harvard Kennedy School
Patrick McEwan
Marshall I. Goldman Professor of Economics at Wellesley College
Alejandro Ganimian
Visiting Associate Professor of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
Peter Levine
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Lincoln Filene Professor of Citizenship & Public Affairs, Tisch College at Tufts University
Elisa Vegas
Principal Conductor, Orquesta Sinfónica Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho (Professional Symphony Orchestra, Venezuela)
