Biography
After three years of academic research and teaching, Dr. Nader Imani joined Festo, a global leader in automation and technical education, in 1992. Since then, he has assumed various roles and management responsibilities with Festo Didactic in Germany, and served as CEO of Festo Didactic in the United States and Canada. Currently, as Vice President Global Education, he is responsible for multilateral partnerships with international educational organizations, business, and industry associations, impacting socio-economic progress worldwide.
Dr. Imani holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Ecole Centrale de Nantes in France, as well as qualification degrees from Harvard Business School in the United States and Saint Gallen School of Management in Switzerland. In 2014, he was elected as a member of the council, and since early 2021, he has been appointed President and subsequently as President Emeritus of the Worlddidac association. Within his professional activities, Dr. Imani has served WorldSkills International since 2017 as a member of its Advisory Board on Skills Development in Africa and is currently serving the European Union as a private sector advisor for the Global Gateway Program. Dr. Imani has been an active partner of the United Nations for Industrial Development and Education as well as various bi- and multi-lateral development agencies, driving innovation in technical vocational education and training and industrial workforce development.
Sessions
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ELA-25
TVT48
Incorporating the Fourth Industrial Revolution Technologies and Digital Skills Training into TVET and Engineering Programmes
2025-05-09 11:45
“Empowering Africa Through Electrification: The Household Electrician Education Program”
- ELA-19 SKI13 Dual TVET Made in Germany: Developing Skills for Employability
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ELA-22
SOL43
Are Digital Materials Equal to Successful eLearning?
2022-05-13 11:45
“Digital TVET within the African context”
- ELA-23 EMP38 How to achieve inclusive, accessible and high-quality learning solutions through digitalisation in TVET? 2023-05-26 09:45
- ELA-24 TEA22 Unleashing the Power of Digital Learning: Empowering Teachers in the Digital Era 2024-05-30 14:45