Agenda
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
| 16:00 – 18:00 | Registration |
| 18:00 – 19:00 | Opening Ceremony Welcome Remarks Overview of PIAAC and 2013 Conference |
| 19:00 – 21:00 | Welcome Reception Hosted by ETS and the OECD |
Thursday, November 14, 2013
| 8:45 – 9:00 | Opening Remarks |
| 9:00 – 10:30 | Innovations in PIAAC: How Technology and Methodology Differentiates PIAAC Matthias von Davier, Educational Testing Service Jean-Francois Rouet, Université de Poitiers Discussant: Mireille Betrancourt, University of Geneva |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Estimated Returns to Quality-Adjusted Education: New Evidence from PIAAC Guido Schwerdt, CESifo Group, Munich Discussant: Juan Jose Dolado, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid |
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Understanding How Skills are Used at Work Glenda Quintini, OECD Discussant: Richard Murnane, Harvard University |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00 – 17:30 | Acquisition and Decline of Literacy Over the Life Course Rolf Van der Velden, Maastricht University Discussant: Ken Mayhew, Oxford University |
| 18:00 – 21:00 | Cocktails & Dinner Keynote address: Better Skills, Better Jobs, Better Lives Andreas Schleicher, OECD |
Friday, November 15, 2013
| 9:00 – 10:30 | Using PIAAC Data for Producing Regional Estimates Kentaro Yamamoto, Educational Testing Service Discussant: David Kaplan, University of Wisconsin |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Relationship of Problem Solving to Literacy and Numeracy: Insights from PIAAC Henry Braun, Boston College Discussant: Jan-Eric Gustafsson, University of Gothenburg |
| 12:30 – 14:30 | Lunch/Policy Seminar: Where PIAAC Can Make a Difference Panelists Xavier Prats-Monné, European Union Ariel Fiszbein, World Bank Charles Fadel, Center for Curriculum Redesign Moderator: TBD |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Wrap-up — Conference Conclusion John Martin, OECD |