Schedule

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Thursday 29 October 2015 | Pre-conference and Opening Keynote

08:30 – 09:30	Registration for pre-conference at World Forum (inc. heads conference)
09:30 – 10:00	Bussing to host IB World Schools
10:00 – 10:30	Welcome coffee
10:30 – 16:00	Pre-conference session including lunch: Leading learning that matters by David Perkins or Leading educational innovation by Simon Breakspear or Wellbeing, mindfulness and the affective skills by Kevin Hawkins or Shaping the World by Richard Tangye OBE	Registration for conference at World Forum from 14:00-17:00 for all attendees who did not attend a pre-conference
16:00 – 16:45	Bussing back to World Forum
17:00 – 19:00	Keynote session The power of untold stories in education and learning. by Thana Faroq
19:00 – 20:30	Welcome reception

Friday 30 October 2015 | Heads Conference

08:45 – 10:00	Keynote session The River in Which We Are Swimming: making sense of the global renaissance in education by Peter Senge
10:15 – 11:15	Breakout sessions
11:15 – 11:45	Coffee break and exhibition
11:45 – 12:45	Breakout sessions
12:45 – 14:15	Lunch and exhibition (including focus groups, expo sessions and associate meetings from 13:40 – 14:10)
14:15 – 15:15	Keynote session Finnish Lessons 2.0: Myths, facts and ideas for improving your school by Pasi Sahlberg
15:15 – 15:45	Coffee break and exhibition
15:45 – 16:45	Breakout sessions
16:45 – 17:15	Focus groups, expo sessions and associate meetings
18:00 – 18:30	Travel to conference gala venue (arranged by the IB)
18:30 – 23:30	Gala dinner (return travel, until 00:30, arranged by the IB)

Saturday 31 October | Heads conference

08:45 – 10:00	Keynote session Future Wise: educating our children for a changing global world by David Perkins
10:15 – 11:15	Heads Standing Association Business Meeting
11:15 – 11:45	Coffee break and exhibition
11:45 – 12:45	Breakout sessions
12:45 – 14:15	Lunch and exhibition (including focus groups, expo sessions and associate meetings from 13:40 – 14:10)
14:15 – 15:15	Breakout sessions
15:15 – 15:45	Coffee break and exhibition
15:45 – 16:45	Featured sessions
16:45 – 17:15	Focus groups, expo sessions and associate meetings
19:00 – 22:00	Closing conference evening event

Sunday 1 November 2015 | Regional Conference (open to Heads Conference participants as well)

09:45 – 10:00	Featured sessions
10:00 – 10:30	Workshop sessions
10:30 – 11:30	Coffee break and exhibition
11:30 – 13:00	Closing Keynote session People, Place, Purpose by Francine Houben
13:00 – 14:30	Lunch and exhibition (conference closes at 14:00)