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Homa Tavangar 

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A global educator, author, and CEO of the Big Questions Institute, helping schools design bold and inclusive futures.


KEYNOTE

From Othering to Belonging: Building Psychological Safety, Community, and Joyful Learning Through a Commitment to Belonging

BIO

Homa Tavangar is the co-founder and CEO of the Big Questions Institute, an organization that is trusted by leading companies, associations, and schools around the world to support strategic, experiential, and generative development through a lens of fearless inquiry and community engagement. She brings 30+ years’ experience advising diverse organizations and individuals on accountability for equity and cultural competence, leading through crisis and complex challenges, and strategic design, planning, and effective governance across five continents. A frequent keynote speaker, she has authored or co-authored seven books for educators, including best-selling Growing Up Global: Raising Children to Be At Home in the World (published by Random House) and Global Kids (Barefoot Books). Her most recent publication is 12 Big Questions Schools Must Answer to Create Irresistible Futures with Will Richardson (2025).

 

A graduate of UCLA and Princeton, Homa has lived on four continents, speaks four languages, and has heritage in four world religions. An active Board member and community volunteer, she also is a judge for the Templeton Prize, considered the “world’s most interesting prize” with a purse calibrated to exceed the Nobel Prize. 


SESSIONS

  • Session 1: 12 Big Questions School Must Answer to Imagine Irresistible Futures

  • Session 2: For Leadership Teams: What is Success? 

  • Session 3: Follow-Up Discussion and Action Planning after the keynote





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