2026 Agenda

Join education leaders and fellow educators at Bett Asia’s two-day programme, featuring the Leadership Summit, Classroom Theatre, and Tech User Labs. The Leadership Summit features the Plenary, where education leaders and decision-makers can learn about innovation in Southeast Asian education from high-level speakers to improve learner outcomes. The afternoon sessions will later split into K12 and HE & TVET streams where keynotes and presentations will focus on challenges and solutions for different levels of education.

On the expo floor is the Classroom Theatre where teachers can hear talks about the latest improvements to teaching and learning. Tech User Labs are where educators can gain CPD by attending workshops showcasing how to use the latest cutting-edge tools and technology.

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09:00 - 09:05
Wednesday, September 23
Leadership Summit: Plenary
Add to calendar 09/23/2026 09:00 09/23/2026 09:00 Bett Asia 2026: Opening performance Join us in the Plenary for a performance that celebrates the cultural history of Malaysia.  Leadership Summit: Plenary Asia/Shanghai

Join us in the Plenary for a performance that celebrates the cultural history of Malaysia. 

09:05 - 09:20
Wednesday, September 23
Leadership Summit: Plenary
Add to calendar 09/23/2026 09:05 09/23/2026 09:05 Official opening of Bett Asia 2026 Welcome to Bett Asia 2026! Leadership Summit: Plenary Asia/Shanghai

Welcome to Bett Asia 2026!

Leadership
Professional development
Skills and careers
Speaker
09:20 - 10:10
Wednesday, September 23
Leadership Summit: Plenary
Add to calendar 09/23/2026 09:20 09/23/2026 09:20 Ministerial panel: How strategies support learning without limits Senior education leaders gather to discuss how strategic frameworks empower leaders, support educators, and measures progress transparently to support limitless learning opportunities. Leadership Summit: Plenary Asia/Shanghai

Senior education leaders gather to discuss how strategic frameworks empower leaders, support educators, and measures progress transparently to support limitless learning opportunities.

Digital strategy
Leadership
Skills and careers
10:10 - 10:40
Wednesday, September 23
Classroom Theatre
Add to calendar 09/23/2026 10:10 09/23/2026 10:10 Using technology to support teachers' professional development New and improved ways to access and maintain teacher training. Classroom Theatre Asia/Shanghai

New and improved ways to access and maintain teacher training.

Digital strategy
Inclusion
Professional development
Speaker
11:10 - 12:00
Wednesday, September 23
Leadership Summit: Plenary
Add to calendar 09/23/2026 11:10 09/23/2026 11:10 MORNING BREAK Enjoy a break with light refreshments and network with your fellow education peers. Leadership Summit: Plenary Asia/Shanghai

Enjoy a break with light refreshments and network with your fellow education peers.

11:10 - 12:00
Wednesday, September 23
Classroom Theatre
Add to calendar 09/23/2026 11:10 09/23/2026 11:10 MORNING BREAK Enjoy a break with light refreshments and network with your fellow education peers. Classroom Theatre Asia/Shanghai

Enjoy a break with light refreshments and network with your fellow education peers.

11:30 - 12:15
Wednesday, September 23
Tech User Labs
Add to calendar 09/23/2026 11:30 09/23/2026 11:30 Lesson Intelligence Framework A clearer way to design lessons for thinking in the AI classroom. Tech User Labs Asia/Shanghai

A clearer way to design lessons for thinking in the AI classroom.

AI
Assessment
Professional development
Speaker
11:45 - 12:30
Wednesday, September 23
Educator x EdTech Exchange
Add to calendar 09/23/2026 11:45 09/23/2026 11:45 Women in EdTech mentoring circles The Women in EdTech mentoring circles seek to create a supportive and empowering space for women in the sector.   Educator x EdTech Exchange Asia/Shanghai

The Women in EdTech mentoring circles seek to create a supportive and empowering space for women in the sector.  

Inclusion
Innovation
Professional development
12:30 - 13:00
Wednesday, September 23
Leadership Summit: Plenary
Add to calendar 09/23/2026 12:30 09/23/2026 12:30 EdTech overload: Supporting educators to support learners Real life strategies for scalable educator development, building confidence and capability amid accelerating technology change, AI adoption, and limited time pressures. Leadership Summit: Plenary Asia/Shanghai

Real life strategies for scalable educator development, building confidence and capability amid accelerating technology change, AI adoption, and limited time pressures.

AI
Digital strategy
Professional development
Speakers
12:45 - 13:45
Wednesday, September 23
TableTalks
Add to calendar 09/23/2026 12:45 09/23/2026 12:45 TableTalks Group 2: What will banning mobile phones in schools achieve? Peer-to-peer discussion about banning mobile phones in schools. TableTalks Asia/Shanghai

Peer-to-peer discussion about banning mobile phones in schools.

Digital citizenship
Leadership
Wellbeing
12:45 - 13:45
Wednesday, September 23
TableTalks
Add to calendar 09/23/2026 12:45 09/23/2026 12:45 TableTalks Group 3: How inclusive are your classrooms for SEND students? Peer-to-peer discussion about supporting SEND learners. TableTalks Asia/Shanghai

Peer-to-peer discussion about supporting SEND learners.

Inclusion
Wellbeing
12:45 - 13:45
Wednesday, September 23
TableTalks
Add to calendar 09/23/2026 12:45 09/23/2026 12:45 TableTalks Group 1: Are your students relying on generative AI? Peer-to-peer discussion about generative AI. TableTalks Asia/Shanghai

Peer-to-peer discussion about generative AI.

AI
Assessment
Digital strategy
13:00 - 13:30
Wednesday, September 23
Classroom Theatre
Add to calendar 09/23/2026 13:00 09/23/2026 13:00 PlayXploration: When play becomes the most powerful pedagogy When play becomes the pedagogy, children grow the curiosity, collaboration and resilience that gives technology in education its truest, most powerful purpose. Classroom Theatre Asia/Shanghai

When play becomes the pedagogy, children grow the curiosity, collaboration and resilience that gives technology in education its truest, most powerful purpose.

Curriculum
Inclusion
Innovation
Speakers
13:30 - 14:30
Wednesday, September 23
Leadership Summit: Plenary
Add to calendar 09/23/2026 13:30 09/23/2026 13:30 AFTERNOON BREAK Enjoy a break with light refreshments and network with your fellow education peers. Leadership Summit: Plenary Asia/Shanghai

Enjoy a break with light refreshments and network with your fellow education peers.

13:30 - 14:30
Wednesday, September 23
Classroom Theatre
Add to calendar 09/23/2026 13:30 09/23/2026 13:30 AFTERNOON BREAK Enjoy a break with light refreshments and network with your fellow education peers. Classroom Theatre Asia/Shanghai

Enjoy a break with light refreshments and network with your fellow education peers.

14:30 - 15:00
Wednesday, September 23
Leadership Summit: HE & TVET
Add to calendar 09/23/2026 14:30 09/23/2026 14:30 Building job-ready talent: Practical strategies to close the skills gap Practical strategies for identifying skills gaps, integrating immersive technologies, and aligning TVET and Higher Education with evolving tech industry workforce demands. Leadership Summit: HE & TVET Asia/Shanghai

Practical strategies for identifying skills gaps, integrating immersive technologies, and aligning TVET and Higher Education with evolving tech industry workforce demands.

Curriculum
Skills and careers
Speaker
Moderator
15:30 - 16:00
Wednesday, September 23
Leadership Summit: K12
Add to calendar 09/23/2026 15:30 09/23/2026 15:30 Driving real impact with AI: Teacher readiness, effective integration and student outcomes How AI tools are impacting teaching and learning in classrooms and what this looks like in practice. Leadership Summit: K12 Asia/Shanghai

How AI tools are impacting teaching and learning in classrooms and what this looks like in practice.

AI
Digital strategy
Professional development
Speakers
Moderator
15:30 - 16:00
Wednesday, September 23
Leadership Summit: HE & TVET
Add to calendar 09/23/2026 15:30 09/23/2026 15:30 Leading with purpose: Governance strategies shaping the future of Higher Education

Designing governance structures that foster digital transformation and AI adoption responsibly. 

Leadership Summit: HE & TVET Asia/Shanghai

Designing governance structures that foster digital transformation and AI adoption responsibly. 

AI
Curriculum
Skills and careers
Speaker
Moderator
15:50 - 16:20
Wednesday, September 23
Classroom Theatre
Add to calendar 09/23/2026 15:50 09/23/2026 15:50 Re-designing flipped classrooms for deeper learning A practical framework using cognitive, social, and teaching presence. Classroom Theatre Asia/Shanghai

A practical framework using cognitive, social, and teaching presence.

Assessment
Innovation
Wellbeing
Speaker
10:00 - 10:30
Thursday, September 24
Leadership Summit: Plenary
Add to calendar 09/24/2026 10:00 09/24/2026 10:00 Accessible learning experiences to create belonging in inclusive classrooms Building a sense of belonging for SEND and neurodiverse students through interactive, inclusive, and enabling experiences. Leadership Summit: Plenary Asia/Shanghai

Building a sense of belonging for SEND and neurodiverse students through interactive, inclusive, and enabling experiences.

Curriculum
Inclusion
SEND
Speaker
10:30 - 11:15
Thursday, September 24
Leadership Summit: Plenary
Add to calendar 09/24/2026 10:30 09/24/2026 10:30 MORNING BREAK Enjoy a break with light refreshments and network with your fellow education peers. Leadership Summit: Plenary Asia/Shanghai

Enjoy a break with light refreshments and network with your fellow education peers.

10:30 - 11:15
Thursday, September 24
Classroom Theatre
Add to calendar 09/24/2026 10:30 09/24/2026 10:30 MORNING BREAK Enjoy a break with light refreshments and network with your fellow education peers. Classroom Theatre Asia/Shanghai

Enjoy a break with light refreshments and network with your fellow education peers.

11:00 - 11:45
Thursday, September 24
Educator x EdTech Exchange
Add to calendar 09/24/2026 11:00 09/24/2026 11:00 Women in EdTech mentoring circles The Women in EdTech mentoring circles seek to create a supportive and empowering space for women in the sector.   Educator x EdTech Exchange Asia/Shanghai

The Women in EdTech mentoring circles seek to create a supportive and empowering space for women in the sector.  

Inclusion
Innovation
Professional development
11:45 - 12:15
Thursday, September 24
Leadership Summit: Plenary
Add to calendar 09/24/2026 11:45 09/24/2026 11:45 How education leaders ‘lead’ with AI Education leaders share their own practical human-centered AI strategies. Leadership Summit: Plenary Asia/Shanghai

Education leaders share their own practical human-centered AI strategies.

AI
Digital strategy
Leadership
Speakers
11:45 - 12:15
Thursday, September 24
Classroom Theatre
Add to calendar 09/24/2026 11:45 09/24/2026 11:45 Using AI co-pilots and agile thinking to transform curriculum design Discover how AI co-pilots, agile prototyping, and curriculum design can help educators to personalise learning, capture cognitive friction, and engineer classroom flow states.  Classroom Theatre Asia/Shanghai

Discover how AI co-pilots, agile prototyping, and curriculum design can help educators to personalise learning, capture cognitive friction, and engineer classroom flow states. 

AI
Assessment
Curriculum
Speaker
12:00 - 13:00
Thursday, September 24
TableTalks
Add to calendar 09/24/2026 12:00 09/24/2026 12:00 TableTalks Group 2: What will banning mobile phones in schools achieve? Peer-to-peer discussion about banning mobile phones in schools. TableTalks Asia/Shanghai

Peer-to-peer discussion about banning mobile phones in schools.

Digital citizenship
Leadership
Wellbeing
12:00 - 13:00
Thursday, September 24
TableTalks
Add to calendar 09/24/2026 12:00 09/24/2026 12:00 TableTalks Group 3: How inclusive are your classrooms for SEND students? Peer-to-peer discussion about supporting SEND learners. TableTalks Asia/Shanghai

Peer-to-peer discussion about supporting SEND learners.

Inclusion
Wellbeing
12:00 - 13:00
Thursday, September 24
TableTalks
Add to calendar 09/24/2026 12:00 09/24/2026 12:00 TableTalks Group 1: Are your students relying on generative AI? Peer-to-peer discussion about generative AI. TableTalks Asia/Shanghai

Peer-to-peer discussion about generative AI.

AI
Assessment
Digital strategy
12:15 - 13:00
Thursday, September 24
Tech User Labs
Add to calendar 09/24/2026 12:15 09/24/2026 12:15 Vibe coding: Using AI to code for you Introducing “vibe coding” - a fast, iterative approach where educators use AI to design, build, and deploy simple tools without programming knowledge. Tech User Labs Asia/Shanghai

Introducing “vibe coding” - a fast, iterative approach where educators use AI to design, build, and deploy simple tools without programming knowledge.

AI
Innovation
Professional development
Speaker
12:45 - 13:45
Thursday, September 24
Classroom Theatre
Add to calendar 09/24/2026 12:45 09/24/2026 12:45 AFTERNOON BREAK Enjoy a break with light refreshments and network with your fellow education peers. Classroom Theatre Asia/Shanghai

Enjoy a break with light refreshments and network with your fellow education peers.

12:45 - 13:45
Thursday, September 24
Leadership Summit: Plenary
Add to calendar 09/24/2026 12:45 09/24/2026 12:45 AFTERNOON BREAK Enjoy a break with light refreshments and network with your fellow education peers. Leadership Summit: Plenary Asia/Shanghai

Enjoy a break with light refreshments and network with your fellow education peers.

13:45 - 14:15
Thursday, September 24
Leadership Summit: HE & TVET
Add to calendar 09/24/2026 13:45 09/24/2026 13:45 Building a successful international university model How strategic university partnerships are driving sustainable growth, access and employability Leadership Summit: HE & TVET Asia/Shanghai

How strategic university partnerships are driving sustainable growth, access and employability

Innovation
Leadership
Sustainability
13:45 - 14:15
Thursday, September 24
Leadership Summit: K12
Add to calendar 09/24/2026 13:45 09/24/2026 13:45 From literacy to agency: Preparing for critical engagement in media and AI literacy Equipping educators with a conceptual understanding of AI-driven media ecosystems and practical pedagogical strategies. Leadership Summit: K12 Asia/Shanghai

Equipping educators with a conceptual understanding of AI-driven media ecosystems and practical pedagogical strategies.

AI
Curriculum
Digital citizenship
Speaker
14:45 - 15:15
Thursday, September 24
Leadership Summit: K12
Add to calendar 09/24/2026 14:45 09/24/2026 14:45 Authentic assessments and academic integrity in the age of AI Practical approaches to ensure ethical AI use, credible assessment practices, and improved learning outcomes. Leadership Summit: K12 Asia/Shanghai

Practical approaches to ensure ethical AI use, credible assessment practices, and improved learning outcomes.

AI
Assessment
Curriculum
Speakers