Higher Education is under increasing pressure to deliver future relevant graduates, with the skills needed for the world of tomorrow. At the same time, learner profiles and preferences are changing, with calls for flexible credentials and modes of delivery. This session will discuss how higher education must innovate to keep relevant.

In this workshop, institutional leaders from government and education will consider how to foster a team culture of innovation and identify tools for developing and scaling entrepreneurial practice during times of rapid change. We will identify ways to create pockets of collective entrepreneurial possibility, including how to use existing resources to go beyond the status quo. Barriers to change, ideas, tools and frameworks will be identified to support leaders in building an innovation culture.

Engage in a thought-provoking discussion surrounding the promises, considerations, and ethics of education's latest disruptor. Here from the US Dept of Education about the latest research, frameworks, and regulatory measures that support responsible AI adoption and development.

HolonIQ’s 2023 Global K12 Digital Capability Framework establishes a common language to enable discussions among educators, school leaders, policy-makers, curriculum developers, instructional coaches, solution providers, district-level administrators, tech faculty, and other stakeholders seeking to understand how digital transformation is taking shape in K12 education. This briefing provides an overview of the Framework and how institutions and educators are using the tool to accelerate digital transformation for impact

This dynamic session will surface strategic decisions faced by many philanthropic organizations and policy makers when seeking to align funding infrastructure to meet the needs of a changing and uncertain education landscape. Explore the tension in transforming community and school collaboration that raises fundamental questions around power, what counts as data, the role of evidence, and the right balance between supporting proven approaches and seeding new ones.

This session discusses the billion-dollar investment by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) to revolutionize math education. It focuses on making resources and instruction more motivating, engaging, and encouraging persistence to foster positive learning experiences and boost academic achievement for all students, especially those from marginalized backgrounds like Black, Latino, and those impacted by poverty.

There’s a strong chance that one-third of all people on earth will be African by 2100. Today however, more than one-third of the continent's population is undernourished. Across Latin America and the Caribbean, Climate Change may mean the region could be facing significantly worse long-term economic prospects and exacerbate inequalities. In both cases, each regions economic strength lies in its people. The real potential of Africa and Latin America is in the energy that each regions people bring to everyday life. Join this session to hear from those working in Africa and Latin America with new ideas, innovative models and agendas.

Private foundations, which have invested over $100 billion in grants and ventures with education attracting the majority of that funding. This session explores HolonIQ's analysis of foundation investment and grant giving, highlighting the collective impact of philanthropic organizations. Discover the trends, opportunities and challenges for foundations and discuss strategies for the next wave of impact.

Explore the realm of learning analytics and the emerging field of learning engineering in advancing adaptive and personalized learning experiences. This session will draw from the tenets of learning engineering: the intersection of educational research, technology, and practice. Discover the potential to meet the needs of every individual learner, fostering global competency in numeracy and literacy..