Education inherently looks towards the future, with the tomorrow of human society embedded in today's education. Technological, cultural, and innovative advancements continue to reshape education towards the future. We understand that education will remain a pivotal force in the future, but how it reshapes society and civilization is the uncertainty we seek to explore. The forum's objective is to foster meaningful dialogues and deliberations on a wide range of topics, including the future of education, international education, emerging paradigms, theoretical practices, global trends, and more. (Click here to download the forum agenda)
Date & Location: November 25, 2023. Shenzhen
Vice Dean and Professor, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University
Founder of Chen Yidan Foundation Core Founder of Tencent
Vice Editor-in-Chief, SDX Joint Publishing Company
Vice Editor-in-Chief, World Publishing Corporation
Vice Dean and Professor, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University
Research Director, Professor, University of Helsinki. UNESCO Chair on Educational Ecosystems for Equity and Quality of Learning (2018-2026).
Professor, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University (BNU). Director of the Research Center for Basic Theories on Educational Technology, Faculty of Education, BNU.
World-renowned Designer and Artist. First Chinese person to be enlisted in “Who's Who in Graphic Design” international reference book of Switzerland.
John and Elisabeth Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education. Former Chair of the National Academy of Sciences Committee.
Writer, Former Editor of Sanlian Lifeweek Magazine and Sanlian Wissen Magazine
General Manager of Joint Publishing (Hong Kong) Company. Member of the Editorial Board of Reading Magazine.
Professor, Center for the Humanities, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUS Tech). Director, Center for Science and Civilization, SUS Tech
Senior Editorialist of Sanlian Lifeweek Magazine. Co-founder of Sanlian Youth Magazine
Co-founder of the Tinkering Studio at the Exploratorium in San Francisco CA
Professor, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University (BNU). Chief Expert at Children’s Museum Research Center (CMRC), Faculty of Education, BNU
Vice-President and Chair of Learning through Play, The LEGO Foundation. Elite Researcher at the MIT Media Lab. Visiting Scholar at Harvard University and Tufts University
Managing Director and Co-director of the K12 Lab, Stanford d.school. Designer, and Adjunct Professor at Stanford University.
Professor of Technology and Learning, UCL Knowledge Lab, Department of Culture, Communication and Media, IOE, University College London (UCL). Chair of UCL Collaborative Social Science Domain.
Professor at the State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University. Researcher at the IDG-McGovern Institute for Brain Research. Changjiang Scholars Program.
Deputy Director and Chief Curator, A4 Art Museum
Curator of Media Art, Founder of Otherwise
Art Director of Shenzhen Fringe Art Center. Creative Director of Intox Design & Communication. Counselor of SGDA (Shenzhen Graphic Design Association). In Charge of UBIES Project in China, Asia.
Secretary-General, Chen Yidan Foundation