Conference Schedule

• Welcome Remarks
• Keynote sponsored by International Schools Services — SPENCER WELLS, The Human Journey: A Genetic Odyssey

SPECIALIST THREE-HOUR WORKSHOPS (includes one-hour lunch)

• SPENCER WELLS: Education in the 21st Century - Keeping It Human in a Digital World
• TERESA ARPIN: Our Nature of Being - Ontological distinctions that help us thrive in a complex and changing world
• ELLIE DRAGO-SEVERSON: Tell Me So I Can Hear You - A Developmental Approach to Feedback
• DAVID GLEASON: At What Cost? Defending Adolescent Development in Fiercely Competitive Schools
• ELLEN MAHONEY: On the Go - How students learn to adapt, thrive and be well in an age of global hyper-mobility
• CAROLYN McKANDERS: Managing the Polarities of Holonomy - Embracing Divergence & Diversity
• PEGGY WOODARD, RYAN FOREMAN & JOE FONSECA: Deciphering Victim Behavior and Combating the Overseas Sexual Exploitation of Children

• DAVID CHOJNACKI, RICK DETWILER & TERESA ARPIN: Board Trustee Development Institute (Day 1/3)
• Human Resources Professional Strand
• Business Managers Strand

LUNCH — Sponsored by Cairo American College

SPECIALIST THREE-HOUR WORKSHOPS, continued

COFFEE BREAK - Exhibition area

Sponsored by American International School Dhaka and Curriculum Associates

• Keynote Presentation — ROBERT KEGAN, The Deliberately Developmental Organization (DDO): Messengers from the future?

SPECIALIST THREE-HOUR WORKSHOPS (includes one-hour lunch)

• ROBERT KEGAN: Understanding (and Overcoming) Your Personal Immunity to Change
• JOELLE, BASNIGHT, WALTER BASNIGHT & SHIRA DARYN: Collective Teacher Efficacy - Charting the Course for Change
• JEFF CLANON: The U Theory - Planning from the Emerging Future
• MICHAEL NACHBAR & JAMIE STECKART: Designing Optimal Learning Environments for Modern Learners - A Gap Analysis Workshop: From Theory to Practice
• OCHAN POWELL: Choosing Optimism - Adaptive Leadership for Turbulent Times
• DIVERSITY COLLABORATIVE Presentation

• DAVID CHOJNACKI, RICK DETWILER & TERESA ARPIN: Board Trustee Development Institute (Day 2/3)
• Human Resources Professionals Strand
• Business Managers Strand

LUNCH — Sponsored by Clements Worldwide

SPECIALIST THREE-HOUR WORKSHOPS, continued

FREE EVENING TO EXPLORE BANGKOK

• Keynote sponsored by Search Associates — CAROLYN McKANDERS & OCHAN POWELL, Diversity as a Systems Driver: How can we unlock the potential of individuals and the community by embracing difference?

SPECIALIST THREE-HOUR WORKSHOPS (includes one-hour lunch)

• CAROLYN McKANDERS & OCHAN POWELL: An Invitation to the Circle of Light - Embracing diversity & unlocking the potential of individuals and communities
• ELLEN MAHONEY: Choosing the Path Forward - Adapting your school to meet the social emotional learning needs of your students
• ELLIE DRAGO-SEVERSON: Teaming & Engaging in Difficult Conversations - The Promise of a Developmental Approach
• DAVID GLEASON: Educational Time Travel
• JEFF CLANON: Systems Concepts and Tools for Effective Adaptive Action
• LARRY McILVAIN: Oliver's Journey - Inclusion and Gender Identity
• LAURIE TASHARSKI: Safer Hiring Practices - Your role as gatekeepers to climate

• DAVID CHOJNACKI, RICK DETWILER & TERESA ARPIN: Board Trustee Development Institute (Day 3/3)

LUNCH (provided by NESA)

SPECIALIST THREE-HOUR WORKSHOPS, continued

COFFEE BREAK - Exhibition area

A panel of speakers will share insights and connections among the conference themes to synthesize FLC learning. In this interactive session, school leaders will engage in thought partnerships to crystallize their NESA learning experience for maximum impact.

15-MINUTE BREAK

EXTENDED PLENARY SESSION, PART 2 & CLOSING

CONFERENCE ADJOURNS