JOIN US FOR THE 2026
NESA Fall Leadership Conference
October 15-18, 2026 · Pre-Conference October 14
Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand
Stay Curious at FLC26
This year’s NESA Fall Leadership Conference invites leaders to explore what learning can become when curiosity fuels possibility.
Engagement Keynotes
Discover how curiosity can open pathways to possibility when practiced as a leadership habit – personally, instructionally, and institutionally – helping leaders navigate complexity with clarity, courage, and care.
![Craig Johnson]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778066513/nesa/uf6jovl1zbz5wiizbk9w/JohnsonCraigBW.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1778066513/nesa/uf6jovl1zbz5wiizbk9w/JohnsonCraigBW.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778066513/nesa/uf6jovl1zbz5wiizbk9w/JohnsonCraigBW.jpg","width":560}])
Founder/CEO, UnconstrainED
OPENING KEYNOTE – With Intergenerational Panel
â–ª The World Your School Just Inherited
![Rami Madami]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778066515/nesa/kqcfkfst1f3o7cawjt9d/MadamiRamiBW.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1778066515/nesa/kqcfkfst1f3o7cawjt9d/MadamiRamiBW.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778066515/nesa/kqcfkfst1f3o7cawjt9d/MadamiRamiBW.jpg","width":560}])
Educator, Author, Speaker, Consultant
KEYNOTE
â–ª The Story of Context-Based Leadership: Turning Complexity into Capacity
![Trevor MacKenzie]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1756823729/nesa/o7gh8u57misdvrlhidzm/MacKenzieTrevorBW.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1756823729/nesa/o7gh8u57misdvrlhidzm/MacKenzieTrevorBW.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1756823729/nesa/o7gh8u57misdvrlhidzm/MacKenzieTrevorBW.jpg","width":560}])
Educator, Author, Speaker, Consultant
KEYNOTE
▪ ​​​​​​​Cultures of Curiosity
![Craig Johnson, Fiona Reynolds, Alex Johnson]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778071234/nesa/twyhpeq7f9psgmhnyed5/JohnsonReynoldsJohnsonBW.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1778071234/nesa/twyhpeq7f9psgmhnyed5/JohnsonReynoldsJohnsonBW.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778071234/nesa/twyhpeq7f9psgmhnyed5/JohnsonReynoldsJohnsonBW.jpg","width":560}])
Unconstrained
CLOSING PLENARY
â–ª Bring It Home
Learning Pathways
Experience learning through deep-dive workshops, field-based insights from schools and organizations, and role-specific professional strands.
![Alex Johnson, Audry Pallas, Fiona Reynolds, Craig Johnson]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778152636/nesa/dep6ckmkqnhbukv77tz8/UnconstrainedTeamBW.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1778152636/nesa/dep6ckmkqnhbukv77tz8/UnconstrainedTeamBW.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778152636/nesa/dep6ckmkqnhbukv77tz8/UnconstrainedTeamBW.jpg","width":560}])
![Bridget Doogan]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1751362841/nesa/puaofdngjxpgoppmmx0z/DooganBridgetBW.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1751362841/nesa/puaofdngjxpgoppmmx0z/DooganBridgetBW.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1751362841/nesa/puaofdngjxpgoppmmx0z/DooganBridgetBW.jpg","width":560}])
![James Stronge and Leslie Grant]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1750684185/nesa/qezgntf69icvineppt3i/StrongeGrantBW.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1750684185/nesa/qezgntf69icvineppt3i/StrongeGrantBW.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1750684185/nesa/qezgntf69icvineppt3i/StrongeGrantBW.jpg","width":560}])
![Lauren Jones]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1750924072/nesa/wtqfy7jl3d2q5hwd2mxo/JonesLaurenBW.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1750924072/nesa/wtqfy7jl3d2q5hwd2mxo/JonesLaurenBW.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1750924072/nesa/wtqfy7jl3d2q5hwd2mxo/JonesLaurenBW.jpg","width":560}])
![Eric Sheninger]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778066514/nesa/fpe0tl8ltyllnimuljbe/SheningerEricBW.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1778066514/nesa/fpe0tl8ltyllnimuljbe/SheningerEricBW.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778066514/nesa/fpe0tl8ltyllnimuljbe/SheningerEricBW.jpg","width":560}])
![Brian Bean]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778066513/nesa/rlyupybzyydymx2ioljn/BeanBrianBW.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1778066513/nesa/rlyupybzyydymx2ioljn/BeanBrianBW.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778066513/nesa/rlyupybzyydymx2ioljn/BeanBrianBW.jpg","width":560}])
![Craig Williamson]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778070832/nesa/vpuo3gbyonqzwwh9fb7b/WilliamsonCraigBW.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1778070832/nesa/vpuo3gbyonqzwwh9fb7b/WilliamsonCraigBW.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778070832/nesa/vpuo3gbyonqzwwh9fb7b/WilliamsonCraigBW.jpg","width":560}])
![Peggy Pelonis]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1757417989/nesa/iwrkoiihadmohtkwqfw4/PelonisPeggyBW.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1757417989/nesa/iwrkoiihadmohtkwqfw4/PelonisPeggyBW.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1757417989/nesa/iwrkoiihadmohtkwqfw4/PelonisPeggyBW.jpg","width":560}])
Professional Strands
Embark on a shared pathway to professional growth.
GOVERNANCE
â–ª Leading with Clarity: Governance as Partnership
A Practical Framework for Shared Judgment & Coherent Governance
![Hemant Dutia and Elize Ramsay]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778069421/nesa/yeqhfeabjtct9vap4vbm/NabholzPaulsonBW.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1778069421/nesa/yeqhfeabjtct9vap4vbm/NabholzPaulsonBW.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778069421/nesa/yeqhfeabjtct9vap4vbm/NabholzPaulsonBW.jpg","width":560}])
BUSINESS & FINANCE
â–ª Leading Across Two Worlds: Real Cases in International School Financial Leadership
Plus: Job-alike sessions facilitated by colleagues.
![A smiling Black woman with curly hair and large earrings is in the foreground, with a softly blurred background.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778067825/nesa/xg5gxtaqykz7i0v7navn/AlexanderDebraBW.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1778067825/nesa/xg5gxtaqykz7i0v7navn/AlexanderDebraBW.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778067825/nesa/xg5gxtaqykz7i0v7navn/AlexanderDebraBW.jpg","width":560}])
HUMAN RESOURCES
â–ª TBD
![Leigh Martin]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778066514/nesa/ywzjufzuofmdzkpxjrjv/MartinLeighBW.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1778066514/nesa/ywzjufzuofmdzkpxjrjv/MartinLeighBW.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778066514/nesa/ywzjufzuofmdzkpxjrjv/MartinLeighBW.jpg","width":560}])
ADMISSIONS & ADVANCEMENT
â–ª From Siloes to Strategy: Integrated Advancement for Mission-Driven Schools
Kickstart your journey with the FLC26 Pre-Conference
Join us for focused deep-dive sessions ahead of the conference.
![A smiling man with glasses in a collared shirt is in the foreground, with a blurred outdoor background of trees and a sidewalk.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778066600/nesa/lzhcdxr299ebwjxnne2a/FishTimBW.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1778066600/nesa/lzhcdxr299ebwjxnne2a/FishTimBW.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778066600/nesa/lzhcdxr299ebwjxnne2a/FishTimBW.jpg","width":560}])
Founder and President, Two Chairs Studio
School Principals Summit
Head of School, The International School of Kuala Lumpur
From Challenge to Clarity: Leading International Schools in Complex Times
![Matt Kelsey]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778066515/nesa/l0lodsgl19lces4evvbd/KelseyMattBW.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1778066515/nesa/l0lodsgl19lces4evvbd/KelseyMattBW.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778066515/nesa/l0lodsgl19lces4evvbd/KelseyMattBW.jpg","width":560}])
Director of Technology, American School of Dubai, and NDSP Project Director
Digital School Project Pre-Conference Meeting (2-Day)
![Liz Allen and Pam Wallace]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778072089/nesa/msttogsklcim7s93hsdd/AllenWallaceBW.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1778072089/nesa/msttogsklcim7s93hsdd/AllenWallaceBW.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778072089/nesa/msttogsklcim7s93hsdd/AllenWallaceBW.jpg","width":560}])
Finalsite
Admissions & Marketing Strategies for School Leaders (Half-Day)
![WASC]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778237407/nesa/z0r8fhfbqi2thpjukaef/MerrittNatalieBW.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1778237407/nesa/z0r8fhfbqi2thpjukaef/MerrittNatalieBW.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778237407/nesa/z0r8fhfbqi2thpjukaef/MerrittNatalieBW.jpg","width":560}])
WASC
WASC International Visiting Committee Training
![MSA-CESS Logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1755671635/nesa/ssswxkoaksqud1uljckw/TalbotLewisBW.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1755671635/nesa/ssswxkoaksqud1uljckw/TalbotLewisBW.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1755671635/nesa/ssswxkoaksqud1uljckw/TalbotLewisBW.jpg","width":560}])
MSA-CESS
Preconference
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