Program at a Glance
This is an overview of the conversations planned for KIES 2026 and will continue to evolve as additional speakers and partners are confirmed.
October 1, 2026 | Thursday
8:00AM - 6:00PM
8:00AM - 6:00PM
INSEAD Asia, Singapore
8:00 - 8:30 AM
Registration & welcome coffee
Networking breakfast with regional leaders, investors, and educators
Venue
main hall
Registration & Networking Breakfast
Venue
auditorium A
Opening remarks
Exploring how generative AI is transforming teaching, learning and the role of educators across contexts.
Transforming pedagogy and assessments with AI (co-pilots, personalization).
Evidence standards, benchmarking, and learning outcomes in AI deployments.
Governance, privacy, and ethical guardrails for safe classroom adoption.
Mobilizing capital and cross-sector partnerships to scale responsible AI in education
Transforming pedagogy and assessments with AI (co-pilots, personalization).
Evidence standards, benchmarking, and learning outcomes in AI deployments.
Governance, privacy, and ethical guardrails for safe classroom adoption.
Mobilizing capital and cross-sector partnerships to scale responsible AI in education
Venue
auditorium A
Speaker Presentation
How outcome benchmarking is enabling smarter capital deployment and more accountable education systems
Venue
main hall
Has AI Redefined Job Resilience? The Rise of the Human Economy
Venue
dining area
Coffee Networking Break
Examining how climate change disrupts education and how education can become a powerful tool for climate resilience
Venue
auditorium b
Women In The Workforce: Preparing women with the skills to lead in the AI-era
Venue
auditorium A
Building Future-Ready Organisations: Talent, Technology and Trust
Venue
auditorium c
Networking Lunch
Venue
dining area
Fireside Chat with DLSP and Sandeep Aneja
Addressing the growing disconnect between where skills are produced and where opportunities lie and how systems must adapt
Venue
main hall
Keynote 2: ETS
How founders and funders are building resilient, cross-border platforms in education and skilling through talent and tailored capital
Venue
auditorium c
Value of degrees in the AI-era: a shift from credentials signalling to tangible outcomes
Venue
auditorium c
Coffee Networking Break
Venue
auditorium c
6:00 - 8:00 pM
VIP Networking (Invite-only)
Invite-only networking over drinks at a separate venue
Venue
auditorium c
Financing Economic Mobility: Outcomes oriented investing in education, skilling, and healthcare
Venue
auditorium c
October 2, 2026 | Friday
8:30AM - 12:30PM
8:30AM - 12:30PM
INSEAD Asia, Singapore
8:00 - 8:30 AM
Registration & welcome coffee
Networking breakfast with regional leaders, investors, and educators
Venue
main hall
Keynote Day 2: World Bank
Venue
auditorium A
Speaker Presentation
Venue
auditorium A
9:00 - 9:30 AM
Keynote address
Venue
auditorium A
The role of the broader society in supporting the next generation: From Agents to Agency, Raising AI-Native Leaders
Exploring how generative AI is transforming teaching, learning and the role of educators across contexts.
Transforming pedagogy and assessments with AI (co-pilots, personalization).
Evidence standards, benchmarking, and learning outcomes in AI deployments.
Governance, privacy, and ethical guardrails for safe classroom adoption.
Mobilizing capital and cross-sector partnerships to scale responsible AI in education
Transforming pedagogy and assessments with AI (co-pilots, personalization).
Evidence standards, benchmarking, and learning outcomes in AI deployments.
Governance, privacy, and ethical guardrails for safe classroom adoption.
Mobilizing capital and cross-sector partnerships to scale responsible AI in education
Venue
auditorium A
International Expansion Playbook for ASEAN: solving for quality while scaling organically and inorganically
How outcome benchmarking is enabling smarter capital deployment and more accountable education systems
Venue
main hall
The jobs engine of ASEAN: SMEs as the key pillar for job creation
Venue
dining area
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