Mahatir Muhammad to Address Beaconhouse Today

WEB DESK: Beaconhouse School System (BSS) is holding ‘A World of Tomorrow From Darkness to Light’ virtual conference under its School of Tomorrow (SOT) events.

This is the 12th edition of the Beaconhouse SOT events being held virtually this time due to the coronavirus pandemic situation. The first edition of SOT was organized in 2001.

The three-day conference started on November 20 and will end on November 23.

It is featuring 50 intellectuals from around the world to speak live to global audiences in virtual panel discussions, keynote talks, debates, interviews, and workshops.

The conference will have a total of 23 sessions.

Apart from eminent speakers in the Beaconhouse SOT event, Former Malaysian President Dr. Mahatir Muhammad will be giving an interview too which will be aired live.The Pakistani speakers in the conference include Pakistan Education Council President Mian Imran Masood, Nuclear Physicist Dr Pervez Hoodbhoy, and others.

SOT aims at bringing global leaders and intellectuals under one umbrella.

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They share intellectual, emotional, and social insights to understand complex national and global issues.

Such events are a great learning opportunity not only for BSS students but for anybody having an internet connection to cultivate themselves with profundity.

The series was opened to the public for the first time in 2015.

Four major public events have been successfully held in Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad since then.

They have featured  over 500 speakers from around the world who shared new ideas and experiences with  thousands of people from all cross-sections of society.

The 11th edition of SOT events was the first fully-virtual conference.

It featured over 60 international thought leaders in 22 live sessions viewed by online audiences in over 70 countries.