Future of Education and Workforce Summit
17 October 2019. InterContinental Sydney
Ideas, insights and connections for the new learning and talent economy.
The HolonIQ ‘Future of Education and Workforce’ Summit Series convenes 1,000 leaders across nine invitation-only events around the world, generating ideas, delivering insight, and making the connections that help shape the new learning and talent economy.
Invitation Only
HolonIQ Summits are invitation-only, intimate one-day events designed for leaders, executives and investors shaping the global learning & talent economy. We create unique opportunities for executives to discuss and learn from peers who share their own experiences and perspectives. Request an Invitation.
Exclusive Data & Research
Expect exclusive data and research with breaking news from our speakers, fireside chats and interviews with CEO’s of leading global education disruptors and incumbents, sessions with the entrepreneurs shaping tomorrow’s education and talent landscape and investors who are fueling and supporting innovation.
No Panels. No Pay-to-Play
Our moderators are global experts and top journalists from around the world. They pack punch with challenging and well-researched questions, and our speakers respond in kind. Presenters cannot pay to speak so there are never any sales pitches on stage.
2019 Speakers
Speakers will be announced soon. If you would like to nominate a potential speaker, please complete this request.
2019 Themes
Registered participants will receive a digital agenda and tools to connect with peer executives attending the summit.
Global Education Tipping Points - Gradually then Suddenly.
Asia’s rapid rise and cross-border live-online tutoring markets. US admissions, student debt, and political pressure. Europe’s inertia and momentum. Africa’s Next Billion. Global student flows in a de-globalizing world.
Advanced Technology. AI’s Potential to Transform Learning & Talent Acquisition
Artificial Intelligence and data’s influence on learning processes and digital transformation. Smart Content and Intelligent Instruction. Testing & Assessment. Verification and expression analysis meets ethics and explainable AI.
MOOCs, OPMs & Bootcamps. The rise and rise of PPPs and last-mile learning.
From 2U, Learning House and Coursera to Trilogy, Lambda School and Andela. New models, new moves, B2C swings B2B and employability-as-a-service. The rise of skills verification and the reshaping of the post-secondary landscape.
Talent, Workforce & Automation into the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Look out education, here comes talent. Enterprise is moving up the human capital value chain and taking on learning to enable digital transformation, re-skilling, smarter acquisition and contingent workforces.
Venture Capital and Private Equity. Global Flows, Turnarounds and Exits.
Emerging trends in financing education. ISAs and institutional accountability. Regional and cross-border venture capital flows. PE’s bricks and mortar obsession. The evolution of EdTech accelerators.
Unicorns, IPOs & Takeovers. Education and Mainstream Capital Markets
Global EdTech Unicorn evolution. Pre IPO watchlist, IPO trends. Roll-Ups and Backdoors, Turnarounds and Takeovers. The evolution of the global listed education market and domestic institutional demand.
Schools Out. The Pre-K Boom, Regional School Networks & Alternative Models
Avenues, GEMS & Whittle – the global mega school market. $50B in fees and 10,000 International School later. EdTech’s influence on the booming Early Childhood learning Market.