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SCHEDULE

NESA 2023 Fall Leadership Conference, Bangkok, Thailand

October 19-22, 2023 | Pre-Conference: October 18, 2023


THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19

8:30-10:00 PLENARY SESSION

Keynote sponsored by International Schools Services:
- HOMA TAVANGAR, From Growth Mindset to Growth Culture: Leading with Abundance Through Uncertainty & Change
10:00-10:30 COFFEE BREAK (Exhibition Area)
Sponsored by Follett

10:30-12:00 PLENARY SESSION

Keynote sponsored by Search Associates:
– DERRICK GAY, From Good Intentions to Informed Practice: Transforming International Mindedness into Effective DEIB Strategy to Foster Inclusive NESA Schools
12:00-1:30 LUNCH & EXHIBITION

Lunch sponsored by The Investment Center


1:30-2:30 SHARING THE JOURNEY SESSIONS
2:30-3:00 COFFEE BREAK (Exhibition Area)
Sponsored by Finalsite
3:00-4:00 ENGAGEMENT HOUR
Job-Alike/Role-Alike Teams Connect & Engage

  • Heads of School & Former Heads: For Heads of School, School Directors, Superintendents & School Presidents
  • Board Members & Trustees
  • Business, Finance & Operations/Facilities Leadership, and Assistant & Deputy Heads of School
  • Human Resources Professionals
  • Technology, Admissions, Advancement & Communications Professionals
    For Directors, Managers & Coordinators of Technology, Admissions, Advancement, Communications, EdTech, IT, Systems, Data & Analytics
  • Learning Leaders & The NESA Wider Circle: For Directors/Coordinators of Teaching & Learning, Curriculum, Innovation, Subject Areas (eg, Languages), Student Support, Instructional Coaches, Teacher Leaders & Counselors
  • Early Childhood & Elementary Principals, Vice Principals, Assistant Principals & Associate Principals
  • Secondary Principals: For MS & HS Principals, Vice Principals, Assistant Principals & Associate Principals
6:00 WELCOME RECEPTION
Riverside Terrace - Royal Orchid Sheraton
Sponsored by Schrole



FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20

8:30-10:00 PLENARY SESSION
Keynote presentation sponsored by Toddle:
- CHARLES VOGL, Belonging: The Art of Community
10:00-10:30 COFFEE BREAK (Exhibition Area)
Sponsored by Psychology Forward
10:15 in Lobby Inside and Out: Connection, Understanding, Compassion, Action & Holistic Learning [experiential learning program outside hotel]: IVY YAN
10:30-2:00 2.5-HOUR SPECIALIST CONNECT & ENGAGE WORKSHOPS & LUNCH
12:00-1:00 LUNCH
Lunch sponsored by Pinewood American International School
1:00-2:00 CONNECT & ENGAGE WORKSHOPS CONT'D
2:15-3:00 NESA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
(For heads of NESA full Member Schools only)

FREE AFTERNOON-EVENING




SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21

8:30-10:00 PLENARY SESSION
Awards Presentation:
    • NESA Virtual Science & Engineering Fair Awards
    • Accreditation Awards: MSA & NEASC
Keynote Presentation: ELIN KELSEY, In an Age of Eco-Anxiety, Leading with Evidence-Based Hope Matters
10:00-10:30 COFFEE BREAK (Exhibition Area)
Sponsored by Buffalo State - SUNY
10:15 in LobbyInside and Out: Connection, Understanding, Compassion, Action & Holistic Learning [experiential learning program outside hotel]: IVY YAN
10:30-2:00 2.5-HOUR SPECIALIST CONNECT & ENGAGE WORKSHOPS & LUNCH
12:00-1:00 LUNCH

Lunch sponsored by Wilkes University

1:00-2:00 CONNECT & ENGAGE WORKSHOPS CONT'D
2:00-2:30 COFFEE BREAK (Exhibition Area)
2:30-3:30 LEARNING PARTNER SESSIONS – #1 (formerly "General Interest Workshops")

  • Magnetize Your Audience - Turning Strangers into Families with Inbound Marketing: ELIZABETH ALLEN
  • The Long-Term Benefits of Quality Onboarding: EMILY CAVE
  • Changing the Invitation to Advanced Placement: MATTHEW CHOVANEC
  • Leveraging Generative AI to Supercharge Teaching & Learning in the Classroom: BRADY CLINE
  • We Have Data, Now What?: BARBARA FIELD
  • Securing Schools - Cyber Resilience & the New Artificial Intelligence Threat Vector: MARK ORCHISON
  • Supercharge Your School's Success - The Ultimate Recruitment Roadmap for International Schools: BETH PFANNL, NADINE RICHARDS & PAULIE O'BRIEN
  • Getting the Most Out of Psycho-educational Assessments - Unpacking the Data to Effectively Build Learning Support Programs in International Schools: CHRIS SCHUSTER & JOSEPH GRAYBILL
SPECIALIST BOOK TALKS + Q&A
    • 2:30-3:00 – Elin Kelsey: Hope Matters - Why Changing the Way We Think Is Critical to Solving the Environmental Crisis
    • 3:00-3:30 – Homa Tavangar: Global Kids, and Growing Up Global - Raising Children to Be at Home in the World
3:30-3:45 Transition Time
3:45-4:45 LEARNING PARTNER SESSIONS – #2 (formerly "General Interest Workshops")

  • Take Action: School Culture and Global Competency - Inspiring the next generation of global citizens and change agents: DaVIDA ALSTON-SMITH
  • AI: The Unexpected Human Opportunity - Tools to Future-Proof Your Students: SKYLER CARR
  • Research Meets Innovation - Equitable Reading Practices and MAP Reading Fluency: HEATHER CELLA
  • Leveraging the Alignment Between IB and NEASC for Sustainable Growth of Learning: DARLENE FISHER
  • AAIE - The New School Project: LAURA LIGHT & DANA WATTS
  • Navigating Liability Challenges in International Education: GEORGETTE PEREZ & RICARDO URBINA
  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Culturally Sensitive Educational Contexts - Focus on Library Resources: JULIE STACK & SARAH HAFEZ
  • Creating an Inclusive Curriculum: KELBY ZENOR & CHRIS GUTHRIE

3:45-4:15 SPECIALIST BOOK TALK + Q&A – Catlin Tucker: The Shift to Student-Led – Reimagining Classroom Workflows with UDL and Blended Learning
7:00 SATURDAY SOIREE
Royal Orchid Sheraton Ballroom
Sponsored by TieCare International



SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22

9:00-10:00LEARNING PARTNER SESSIONS – #3 (formerly "General Interest Workshops")

  • Implementing Effective One-to-One Learning Conversations: PHILIP BOWMAN
  • Discovering Nature’s Classroom - Borderlands Sri Lanka: WADE CAMPBELL
  • Harnessing First-Party Insights for Thriving Staff Recruitment, Retention, and Wellbeing Strategies: LLOYD FFRENCH
  • Lessons Learned from Crisis Management - International School Leadership and COVID-19: KARIM MEDICO & TY FREDERICKSON
  • Leading Transformation - Unleashing the Potential of Every Student with Exact Path: EVE LEE
  • Leading Impactful Change - Utilizing the Diversity Collaborative's DEIJ Sustainable Goals: NADINE RICHARDS, DANA WATTS & JENNIFER BECKWITH
  • Promoting Inquiry, DEI, Student Wellbeing and Success Through STEM: SUZANNE SARAYA & CYNTHIA BOLTON
  • AI and the Future of Accreditation: CHRISTIAN TALBOT

10:00-10:30 COFFEE BREAK (Exhibition Area)
10:30-12:00 PLENARY SESSION

Closing Keynote Presentation: HOMA TAVANGAR
True North: Making Sense of It All

CONFERENCE ADJOURNS