#  Beyond Oil: Education for Growth, Inclusion, and Human Flourishing in Venezuela Conference  

 



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####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **May 12, 2026** 

 09:00AM - 05:45PM EDT 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Askwith Auditorium, Longfellow Hall**  

13 Appian Way, Cambridge, MA 02138

 

 

 [ Registration Link arrow\_circle\_right ](https://www.venezuelaeducationconference.com/) 

 



 

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.*

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##  Speakers 

 



 ### Nonie Lesaux

Professor of Education and Human Development and Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education



 

   ![Nonie](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/Nonie.jpg?h=f473ef6f&itok=xHzyQFkW) 

 

 

 

 ### Emiliana Vegas

Professor of Practice at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Faculty Director



 

   ![Emiliana](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/emiliana.jpg?h=dc3a28f3&itok=3RGdJ1nJ) 

 

 

 

 ### Dana McCoy

Professor in Human Development at the Harvard Graduate School of Education



 

   ![Dana](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/dana-mccoy-105483.jpg?h=f8a12fbc&itok=GjNtSRbs) 

 

 

 

 ### Martin West

Professor of Education and Academic Dean at the Harvard Graduate School of Education



 

   ![Martin West](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/martin-west-85288.jpg?h=18cc4dbf&itok=gqyDv5Ml) 

 

 

 

 ### James Kim

Professor of Education and Society at the Harvard Graduate School of Education



 

   ![James Kim](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/james-kim-78017.jpg?h=102dd581&itok=ziKfZc1s) 

 

 

 

 ### Eric Taylor

Professor of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education



 

   ![Eric Taylor](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/eric-taylor-82484.jpg?h=8f82d5d1&itok=xc-87fYi) 

 

 

 

 ### Juan Ariel Jimenez

Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and Former Minister of Economy in Dominican Republic



 

   ![Juan Ariel Jimenez](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/Juan%2BJImenez.jpg?h=adf96be9&itok=CxKWTI7s) 

 

 

 

 ### Florencia López Boo

Director at Global TIES and Professor of Economic and Applied Psychology at New York University



 

   ![Florencia López Boo](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/Florencia.jpg?h=624eda5e&itok=L_fW1QgX) 

 

 

 

 ### Bala Venkatachalam

Executive Director of Pratham USA



 

   ![Bala Venkatachalam](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/Bala-Venkatachalam.png.jpg?h=74e06bc5&itok=QPHKH5ZQ) 

 

 

 

 ### Asim Khwaja

Director, Center for International Development and Professor of International Finance and Development at the Harvard Kennedy School



 

   ![Asim Khwaja](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/asim.jpg?h=0bb80950&itok=yGJfpj_c) 

 

 

 

 ### Patrick McEwan

Marshall I. Goldman Professor of Economics at Wellesley College



 

   ![Patrick McEwan](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/231106_WC_PatrickMcEwan_01_2800px_Final.jpg.jpg?h=46d299dc&itok=G1q1d6z-) 

 

 

 

 ### Alejandro Ganimian

Visiting Associate Professor of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education



 

   ![Alejandro Ganimian](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/alejandro_ganimian.jpg?h=1175ccb7&itok=JKpSpSsY) 

 

 

 

 ### Peter Levine

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Lincoln Filene Professor of Citizenship & Public Affairs, Tisch College at Tufts University



 

   ![Peter Levine](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/Peter%2BLevine.jpg?h=55624703&itok=8WhDO_Cj) 

 

 

 

 ### Elisa Vegas

Principal Conductor, Orquesta Sinfónica Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho (Professional Symphony Orchestra, Venezuela)



 

   ![Elisa Vegas](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/elisa%2Bvegas%20%281%29.jpg?h=fe929071&itok=-1eyUhbY) 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 



 

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