10 – 12 November 2026
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Dubai World Trade Centre Sheikh Saeed Halls 1, 2 & 3
Ewan McIntosh
Managing Director - NoTosh
The passionate and energising tour de force behind NoTosh, Ewan leads client projects around the world and is a pioneer of design thinking for learning in the classroom. A highly-regarded keynote speaker and host, he marries intense preparatory work, dynamic presentation skills and a natural capacity to listen, shining a light on the best stories that delegates and participants have to share.
As a high school teacher of French and German in Scotland, Ewan began to look for new ways to help his students engage with his subject. With a strong belief that technology was both critical to this, and underused in the classroom, his classes became among the first in Europe to podcast and blog as part of their daily learning.
Ewan then took his transformative ideas around Scotland for three years, as the National Advisor on Learning and Technology Futures for the Scottish Government, before joining Channel 4 as their Digital Commissioner in 2008. A step in a different direction perhaps, but one that led to him taking creative insights from the media world into the education world. And that’s how NoTosh came about.
Speaker Sessions
Leaders in Education
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Fog to Focus: The Secret of Strategy That Works
Session Summary:
Strategy Isn’t a Document. It’s a Decision-Making Habit.
Why do most strategic plans gather dust within weeks?
Because they’re seen as documents to complete, not living tools to guide decision-making. This session is a practical, provocative exploration of how to lead your school out of fog and into focus with strategy that sticks. You’ll leave with a framework that helps your team act with clarity, not confusion.
Brand Strategy for Schools: Who Do You Think You Are?
Session Summary:
From Vision to Voice: Aligning Brand and Strategy
Your school’s brand isn’t a logo—it’s the lived experience of every interaction. So why are strategic goals, communications, and leadership often out of sync? We’ll explore how to get your board chair, director and comms team in the same room (and on the same page) to craft a brand that reflects who you really are—and not who you think you should be.
What if your next building wasn’t just functional, but transformational? This informal Q&A-style conversation brings founding Heads, COOs and architects into the same space—literally and metaphorically. We’ll unpack how better briefing leads to better design, and how to articulate what your school really needs before the first sketch hits the page.
Panel Session: The Future of Education and Learning Environments
Session Summary:
A diverse panel of speakers will share their insights on the future, including the skills and knowledge needed moving forward. What future learning environments might look like, and whether current educational approaches are innovative enough to prepare students for the workforce.
