A daughter of assassinated US politician Bobby Kennedy was in Derry yesterday to address an education conference in the Millennium Forum.
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, the former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, was the keynote speaker at the Association of Northern Ireland Education and Library Boards (ANIELB). She was welcomed to the conference by the Mayor of Derry, Councillor Gerard Diver.
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, the former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, was the keynote speaker at the Association of Northern Ireland Education and Library Boards (ANIELB). She was welcomed to the conference by the Mayor of Derry, Councillor Gerard Diver.
Professor Kennedy Townsend, a niece of former American President John Kennedy, teaches at Georgetown University’s School of Public Policy and is the eldest daughter of Robert Kennedy.
The conference, which continues today, was also attended by chief executives from all the education and library boards across the North as well as representatives of conference partners NorthgateIS, and sponsors: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Allianz, Fujitsu, Imex, Eteach and Amey.
Incoming ANIELB President, Pat Brannigan, said that the conference provides a vital showcase for education providers in Northern Ireland during a period of educational reform.
“As we approach the end of the first decade of the 21st century, we have the responsibility to develop our education system into one which is not only fit for purpose now but which can meet challenges that no-one has yet thought about,” he added.
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