WLSA AI Symposium 2026

The “Educational Innovation: Leadership and Co-Creation” symposium will take place in Shanghai on June 23-24, 2026.

 

Building upon WLSA’s long-term and ongoing educational innovation efforts focused on artificial intelligence, the Hub of Innovative Teaching (HIT) has been established as a permanent professional community. Through continuous dialogue and collaboration, HIT empowers all WLSA member schools to advance educational innovation. The WLSA 2026 AI Education Symposium will officially take place in Shanghai on June 23–24, 2026. Centered on the theme “Educational Innovation: Leadership and Co-Creation”, the symposium is led by HIT and brings together 30 frontline teachers and school instructional leaders from around the world. Featuring keynote speeches, expert sharing, facilitated roundtable discussions, and immersive co-creation workshops, the event aims to deliver practical, classroom-oriented, and high-impact educational innovation outcomes, while jointly exploring new educational pathways in the AI era.

 

Past Highlights

 

Over the past three years, WLSA has continuously led the in-depth integration of artificial intelligence and education, building a global platform for educators to exchange ideas and share best practices.

 

2025

AI Empowering Education: Innovation and Practice

In August 2025, WLSA hosted its annual AI Symposium in Shanghai under the theme “Innovation and Practice”. The event gathered educators worldwide for in-depth discussions on AI-driven educational opportunities, challenges, and classroom implementation strategies. Topics included creativity development, curriculum design, and interdisciplinary integration. Participants also visited Tsinghua University and its affiliated secondary schools to observe cutting-edge educational practices on-site.

 

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2024

Navigating the Future: The Impact of AI on Education

In 2024, WLSA held the Global Educators Conference (GEC) themed “Shaping the Future: AI’s Impact on Education”. The conference brought together education pioneers, thought leaders, and industry experts from 11 countries to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping the global education landscape.

 

2023

Future Education in the Digital Era

In 2023, WLSA organized a small-scale educators’ forum focusing on teaching assessment innovation and classroom challenges in the digital era, providing a professional platform for global educators to exchange experience and learn from one another.

 

Embracing Innovation

This year’s symposium focuses on enhancing the leadership and practical capabilities of teachers and school administrators to advance responsible educational innovation. WLSA aims to help educators transform AI-era opportunities into high-standard teaching design, refined learning plans, and targeted classroom innovation, while firmly upholding the core essence of education: authentic teacher-student interaction, students’ independent creative thinking, and emotionally connected teaching.

The event will feature four focused roundtable discussion topics:

 

• AI Applications in Teaching and Learning Across Subjects: Curriculum Co-Creation and Classroom Practice
• Human-Centered AI in Schools: Leadership for Responsible Co-Creation
• Collaboration Models for AI and Educational Technology: Critical Thinking and Evidence-Based Learning Design
• AI Ethics and Risk Governance in Schools: Building Responsible and Compliant Educational Ecosystems

 

Distinguished Co-Chairs | Leading the Symposium

During the two-day event, two distinguished education leaders will serve as co-chairs. They will each deliver keynote speeches and fully participate in all panel discussions and co-creation workshop sessions.

 

Emma Macey | Co-Chair, WLSA HIT

Emma Macey serves as Dean of Academic and Strategy at Winchester College and Co-Chair of the WLSA Hub for Innovative Teaching (HIT). With over 20 years of teaching experience, she has held key leadership roles including Department Head, Sixth Form Head, Admissions & Marketing Director, and Strategy Director. She holds degrees in Art Education and Design, as well as a Post Graduate Certificate in Education, and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Educational Psychology. Emma has led whole-school strategic projects across the UK and Australia, including school rebranding, enrolment restructuring, and database system upgrades. She has also conducted educational research in collaboration with the University of New South Wales, the Association of Independent Schools NSW, and the University of Oxford, focusing on the relationship between academic confidence and student wellbeing.

 

Mark Dzula | Co-Chair, WLSA HIT

Mark Dzula is Director of Teaching and Learning Resources at The Webb Schools and Co-Chair of the WLSA Hub for Innovative Teaching (HIT). With more than 20 years of educational experience, he previously worked as a teaching artist for renowned New York cultural institutions, including MoMA, the Guggenheim Museum, and the Metropolitan Opera Guild. He holds an Ed.D. in Communications, Computing, and Technology in Education from Columbia University Teachers College, an MME from Herbert Lehman College, and an undergraduate degree from NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study. At The Webb Schools, Mark has led key strategic initiatives, including school accreditation coordination, library innovation transformation, and co-leading The AI Project@Webb. His published research covers STEAM education, digital journalism, and arts-based alternative-to-incarceration programs. His core research focuses on educational technology, collaboration, interdisciplinary learning, and equity in education.

 

Post-Symposium Study Tour | Beijing Educational Visit

After the core symposium agenda, participants are invited to join an exclusive Beijing study tour from June 25 to 26. Participants will visit top-tier Chinese schools and educational technology hubs, experience the latest frontline practices of AI-enabled education, and deepen cross-regional educational cooperation and resource connections.