Conferences & Global Learning

Gatherings should generate more than applause.

They should produce knowledge, relationships, action, and lasting change. Magic Years conferences are designed end-to-end — from participant preparation to post-event follow-through — so what happens in the room keeps working after everyone goes home.

Formats

Every kind of convening we run

From intimate curriculum roundtables to global hybrid summits, each format is shaped by outcome, not tradition.

Educational leadership summits

Heads, founders, and system leaders shaping the next decade of schooling.

Teacher conferences

Craft-focused convenings for practicing educators across disciplines.

AI and education forums

Responsible, practical AI adoption for classrooms and institutions.

Student leadership conferences

Voice, agency, and civic imagination for K–12 and university students.

Parent education forums

Evidence-based parenting for the decisions that shape a child's education.

Research symposia

Peer exchange for applied educational research and policy.

Curriculum roundtables

Small-group working sessions on standards, design, and adoption.

Publishing workshops

Editorial craft, launch strategy, and educational IP.

Virtual conferences

Global, accessible programming across time zones.

Hybrid conferences

In-person energy with a global streaming audience.

Institutional retreats

Custom retreats for boards, leadership teams, and faculties.

The Magic Years framework

Prepare. Convene. Apply. Continue.

A four-part design that turns a date on the calendar into an institutional shift.

01

Prepare

Pre-event surveys, orientation, curated readings, participant needs analysis, and warm introductions.

  • Pre-event surveys
  • Orientation modules
  • Curated readings
  • Networking primers
02

Convene

Keynotes, panels, workshops, demonstrations, and structured conversation designed to move ideas into action.

  • Keynotes
  • Panels
  • Workshops
  • Demonstrations
  • Structured networking
03

Apply

Action plans, toolkits, reflection sessions, and institutional commitments participants take home.

  • Action plans
  • Toolkits
  • Reflection sessions
  • Institutional commitments
04

Continue

Recordings, follow-up coaching, published proceedings, ongoing communities, and progress reviews.

  • Recordings
  • Follow-up coaching
  • Proceedings
  • Communities
  • Progress reviews

Upcoming events

What's next on the Magic Years calendar

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Hybrid Certificate On-demand after event

Educational Leadership Summit 2027

Two days of strategy, culture, and system design with leaders reshaping schools across three continents.

Thursday, March 11, 2027
09:00 AM UTC · 11 Mar, 09:00 UTC · 8h
Istanbul + Online
Heads, founders, board members, superintendents
Speakers
  • Dr. Amara OkoyeHead of School, Lagos
  • Prof. Mateo RuizPolicy Fellow, Madrid
  • Ayşe DemirFounder, Magic Years
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Virtual Certificate Live

AI & Education Forum — Practical, Responsible, Human

Working sessions on classroom-ready AI, assessment integrity, and institutional policy.

Wednesday, November 4, 2026
02:00 PM UTC · 04 Nov, 14:00 UTC · 3h
Educators, curriculum leaders, EdTech teams
Speakers
  • Dr. Priya MenonAI in Assessment
  • Jonas WeberClassroom Practitioner
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Virtual Certificate On-demand after event

Global Student Leadership Conference

Voice, agency, and civic imagination — student-led panels and workshops across time zones.

Monday, February 8, 2027
01:00 PM UTC · 08 Feb, 13:00 UTC · 4h
High school and university students (ages 15–22)
Speakers
  • Student panel12 nations
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Virtual Not recorded

Curriculum Roundtable — Middle Years Literacy

Invitation-style working session on grade 5–8 literacy pathways.

Wednesday, December 2, 2026
10:00 AM UTC · 02 Dec, 10:00 UTC · 2h
Curriculum leads and literacy coordinators
Speakers
  • Working groupChatham House rules
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Past events & on-demand

Archive, recordings, and proceedings

Missed it live? Most sessions live on as recordings, briefs, or published proceedings.

HybridApr 12, 2026· Ankara + Online

Magic Years Teachers Conference 2026

Classroom craft, wellbeing, and AI-assisted planning — 1,800 educators from 42 countries.

VirtualOct 18, 2025

Educational Publishing Workshop 2025

Editorial development, launch strategy, and rights for education titles.

In-personJun 6, 2025· Istanbul

Research Symposium — Wellbeing in Schools

Peer exchange on measuring student and educator wellbeing at scale.

Conference proceedings

Peer-reviewed papers, working notes, and practitioner briefs.

  • Wellbeing in Schools — Symposium 2025 Proceedings
    148 pages · 2025
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  • AI in Education Forum — Practitioner Briefs 2025
    72 pages · 2025
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  • Middle Years Literacy Roundtable — Working Notes
    36 pages · 2025
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  • Teachers Conference 2026 — Session Summaries
    96 pages · 2026
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Get involved

Apply to speak, sponsor, or co-host

Three straightforward forms — a Magic Years producer replies within five business days.

Speaker application

Propose a keynote, panel, workshop, or demonstration for an upcoming event.

Sponsor application

Support programming for educators, students, or researchers and reach a global audience.

Institutional conference services

Have us design and produce your school's summit, faculty retreat, or student conference.

Bring the Magic Years framework to your institution.

We produce end-to-end conferences and retreats for schools, universities, ministries, and networks — including program design, speaker curation, hybrid production, and post-event proceedings.