29 September - 1 October 2026
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The Arena, Riyadh | Saudi Arabia.
Shannon Pipes
Speaker Sessions
Leaders in Education
1499
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Reimagining Tomorrow: Transforming Education for the Next Generation
Session Summary:
Education stands at a transformative crossroads, shaped by rapid technological advancement, evolving workforce demands, and changing societal expectations. This forward-looking session explores emerging trends, innovative practices, and paradigm shifts that will define the future of teaching and learning in the coming decades. The session highlights how artificial intelligence, personalised learning technologies, and new pedagogical approaches are reshaping educational delivery and student engagement. The session addresses critical questions about preparing learners for jobs that don't yet exist, fostering skills like creativity and critical thinking, and creating flexible, adaptive educational systems that can evolve with changing needs. Join this session to:
• Analyse emerging educational trends and evaluate key technological, social, and pedagogical developments that will significantly impact future educational practices and student learning experiences
• Design future-ready learning environments for creating flexible, technology-enhanced educational spaces that support personalised learning, collaboration, and adaptive instruction methods
• Prepare students for unknown futures by creating curriculum and instructional approaches that emphasise transferable skills, critical thinking, creativity, and adaptability rather than solely content-based knowledge
• Build adaptive educational systems through organisational structures and policies that enable educational institutions to evolve continuously, embrace innovation, and respond effectively to changing societal and economic demands
• Going beyond IQ: How to deep the humanness alive and intact?
Strategic Positioning for Excellence: Building Long-Term Recognition and Resilience in Higher Education
Session Summary:
In an increasingly competitive higher education landscape, institutions must develop comprehensive strategies that ensure both immediate relevance and long-term sustainability. This strategic session explores how universities can position themselves for enduring recognition while building organisational resilience to navigate demographic shifts, technological disruption, and changing student expectations. Participants will examine successful transformation case studies and develop frameworks for strategic decision-making that balance tradition with innovation. The session addresses academic program optimisation, research excellence, industry partnerships, and stakeholder engagement strategies that create lasting competitive advantages. Join this session to:
• Develop strategic positioning frameworks that differentiate your university in competitive markets while building sustainable competitive advantages
• Build organisational resilience that enables institutions to thrive through demographic changes, economic uncertainty, and technological disruption
• Optimise academic portfolio and research initiatives with market demands while maintaining academic excellence and mission alignment
• Strengthen stakeholder engagement that support institutional growth and reputation
Rana Khan
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Assistant Professor, School of Business - Canadian College Kuwait
Categories
Higher Education
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Building Seamless Pathways from K-12 Through Higher Education to Meaningful Employment
Session Summary:
The journey from kindergarten to career shouldn't feel like navigating disconnected islands—yet students face jarring transitions at every stage: primary to secondary, school to university, education to employment. Each transition brings new expectations, unfamiliar systems, and critical decisions made with insufficient preparation. This session examines how schools can build intentional pathways that prepare students for each transition while developing the adaptability to navigate future changes independently. Explore comprehensive approaches spanning career awareness in early years, academic preparation and university readiness in secondary school, and employment skills development throughout. Learn how successful schools create continuity across transitions, partner with universities and employers, and ensure students don't just survive transitions—they thrive through them, arriving at meaningful careers prepared and confident. Learn how to:
• Design developmentally appropriate career education pathways that introduce career awareness and creating coherent progression rather than disconnected interventions at each level
• Implement effective transition support systems including academic bridging programs that address readiness gaps, university application guidance and decision-making support, partnerships with higher education institutions that demystify expectations, and employment preparation
• Develop student agency and transition competencies by teaching skills that enable students to navigate transitions independently, make informed choices and manage the uncertainty
