18 - 19 November 2025
International Schools Partnership Network
Atlantis Hotel, Dubai
Where the Middle East unites to transform Education.
We’re excited to welcome you to a leadership event built around action, relevance, and regional impact.
This year, we unite visionary school leaders from across the Middle East to collaborate on the strategic challenges shaping international education.
ISPN ME isn’t a trade show – it’s a purpose-built space for genuine dialogue and practical learning. Designed in response to feedback from principals and directors, the event brings together the right people for meaningful peer-to-peer exchange.
Explore cutting-edge strategies around AI integration, teacher recruitment, KHDA directives, wellbeing, and inclusive excellence. Leave with new connections, proven frameworks, and fresh inspiration to lead your school into the future.
- KHDA update: Receive the latest guidance on KHDA’s evolving inspection framework, strategic priorities, and expectations for school leadership across the region.
- Integration & application of Edtech & AI: Discover how schools are adopting emerging technologies purposefully – with strategies to improve learning outcomes, reduce teacher workload, and ensure ethical, measurable implementation.
- Recruitment & retention: Explore innovative talent acquisition and retention models in response to growing teacher shortages. Learn how to build a strong pipeline and foster a school culture that keeps great staff.
- Student & teacher wellbeing: Identify evidence-based approaches to supporting wellbeing across the school community – from pastoral systems to data tracking and staff mental health frameworks.
- Inclusion – both SEN & for gifted students: Gain practical insights into inclusive education that addresses a wide range of learner needs, with tailored strategies for SEND, gifted, and neurodiverse pupils.
- Early years Arabic KHDA directive: Understand the compliance requirements around Arabic instruction in early years settings, and explore solutions to address the shortage of trained Arabic-speaking educators.
- Real-time answers to your challenges: world-class speakers, industry visionaries and innovative technology suppliers will be on hand to give you inspiration and advice you won’t get anywhere else.
- Peer-to-peer knowledge exchange: over 150 senior executives like you will be in the room ready to share their challenges and how they have overcome them.
- Transformative solutions: meet innovative suppliers ready to revolutionize your student learning outcomes.
- Expand your network meaningfully: forge relationships with senior leaders and build lasting relationships beyond the event.
- Get guaranteed face time with key decision makers: a minimum of 9 one-on-one meetings with senior leaders that are looking to invest in new solutions
- Connect with the public sector C-suite: take part in a range of formal and informal networking opportunities across the event
- Put your solution in the spotlight: present your solution on the main stage, in breakout areas, and during our popular Shark Tank speed presentation
- Maximise your ROI: event sponsorship includes branding, meals, and refreshments. No stand costs, no surprises – just a guaranteed return on investment
SPEAKERS
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Executive Principal and CEO
GEMS Winchester School Dubai -
Principal
Hartland International School -
Assistant Headteacher
DESS College -
Executive Vice President
GEMS Education -
CEO
Taaleem -
Head of Global Education Practice
LEK Consulting -
CEO
Innoventures Education -
Managing Director
Cognita -
Chief Innovation and Digital Officer
GEMS Modern Academy, Dubai -
Educational Supervisor
GEMS Education -
Associate Principal
GEMS Education -
Exponential Technology Coach
GEMS Modern Academy, Dubai -
Principal
Repton School Dubai -
Deputy Headteacher
JESS Dubai -
Principal
Noya School (part of Aldar) -
Digital Education and Learning Lead
Bloom Education -
Director of Arabic for the three Dubai Schools
Taaleem -
Principal
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Director of Thrive (Inclusion)
The Arbor School -
Principal
Wales International School -
Executive Principal, CEO, Senior Vice President – Education
GEMS Founders School, Dubai -
Director of Dubai Schools
Taaleem -
Principal
Dubai British School Jumeirah Park -
Principal
Kings’ School Al Barsha -
Head of Global Research
ISC Research -
Principal
Horizon English School -
Interim Superintendent
American School of Dubai -
Head of Primary School
Dubai International Academy Al Barsha -
Principal
North London Collegiate School, Dubai -
International Teacher Trainer
University of Birmingham, Dubai -
Principal
Ambassador International Academy
SPONSORS
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PowerSchool LinkedIn powerschool.com
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