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REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
2026 PROGRAMME
Friday, 13 March 2026
08:30-09:00
WELCOME COFFEE
Welcome tea and coffee in the Exhibitor area
09:00 - 09:15
OPENING AND WELCOME
Welcome by Barry Dequanne, Host and Director of International School Zug and Luzern
Welcome by Bradley Roberts, SGIS Chair and Director of the International School Basel
09:15-10:15
KEYNOTE
Jennifer D Klein
Hope Is a Verb that Invites Action: Educating with Purpose and Courage in Polarized Times
10:20-11:20
BREAK OUT SESSIONS
SESSION
From Intention to Impact:
Implementing Anti-Racist
Practice in International
School Communities
With Liz Pemberton
DISRUPTION & DESIGN
SESSION
12 Big Questions Schools Must
Answer to Imagine Irresistible
Futures: Using Inquiry
Audits to Gauge Strategic Impact in Your School
With Homa Tanangar
SESSION
Data Visualization Crash Course for Educators: Improving Communication With Better Charts
and Graphs
With Chris Smith
SESSION
For teachers and leaders:
What makes great teaching - and how do we get more of it?
With Rob Coe
SESSION
Leadership through Listening and Kindness in a Changing World
With Kam Chohan
TEACHER LEAD SESSION
Disrupting Traditional Instruction: Brain-Based, High-Engagement Learning Through Teaching from the Back of the Room
With Katrina Jihad-Adohoun
DISRUPTION & DESIGN
TEACHER LEAD SESSION
From Sesame Street and UNICEF to Independent Schools: Every Child Deserves a Role in Shaping School Culture
With Aly Jetha, Rachel Thrash and Kathleen Naglee
THRIVING TOGETHER
TEACHER LEAD SESSION
Mirror Magic: Protocols that Strengthen Student Reflection
With Lauren Sox and Cate Jarvis
COURAGOUS SPACES
11:25-11:50
Coffee Break and Visit Exhibitors
11:55-12:55 BREAKOUT SESSIONS
12:55-13:55
Lunch and Visit Exhibitors
14:00-15:00
KEYNOTE
Homa Tavangar
From Othering to Belonging: Building Psychological Safety, Community, and Joyful Learning Through a Commitment to Belonging
15:00-16:00
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
16:00-16:20 Afternoon Break and Visit Exhibitors
16:20-17:20
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
17:20
APERO
SGIS 2026 CONFERENCE
