10 – 12 November 2026
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Dubai World Trade Centre Sheikh Saeed Halls 1, 2 & 3
Pam Mundy
Director - Pam Mundy Associates
Pam is a highly experienced K–12 education professional, internationally renowned author, and keynote speaker with global recognition for her specialism in the development of early childhood education and care, international education, school review and accreditation, inspection, analytical due diligence, and school start-up projects in a variety of diverse locations, such as Africa, Southeast Asia, the Gulf region (including significant projects in Saudi Arabia, Oman, the UAE, and Qatar). She is currently working on a variety of high-net-worth education development projects, including the expansion of British schools into North America, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, West Africa, Vietnam, India, Japan, and Singapore. She recently completed four years as Founding Director of Schools and Education for NEOM /leading education development and school start-ups in the new giga city of NEOM, Saudi Arabia. Pam operates at both the strategic and executive levels for a wide range of international school groups, businesses, and educational organizations.
Previous executive roles include international posts as Senior Associate to the Rashid and Latifa Schools Design Team Task Force in Dubai, Director of Education for Dar Al Marefa Schools Dubai, Chief Academic Officer for Knightsbridge Schools International, and Director for Quality Assurance and Professional Development for World Class Learning/British Schools of America (now part of the Nord Anglia Education Group) based in Houston, Texas. Pam also holds positions on UK and international education boards, a variety of international Ministry of Education Select Committees, and ground-breaking international educational research groups. She is a founding and advisory board member of both the international Businesswomen in Education network and a founding member of ‘Ladies Who LaunchED. She was honoured to be shortlisted as a Lead 50/50 Inspirational Woman of the Year in 2022 and named as one of the ’40 Outstanding Global Women 2024’ by Think Global People/Relocate Global‘’. Her most recent publication, ‘International Schools: Navigating Leadership Culture and Context’ (Fulton Books), was released in January 2024.
Speaker Sessions
Leaders in Education
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Leading from the ‘Ledge’ … Extreme Leadership in a new world order...
Session Summary:
The ‘ask’ of leadership today sometimes exceeds the boundaries of everything that most leaders know, have known, or have ever imagined. Perhaps responding to the wildest imaginings of a city designer or driven to think differently and immediately by the most extreme of circumstances, or propelled the adrenaline rush of exhilarating opportunities, here emerge the skills and responses that cannot be learned, where authentic leadership steps up and the greatest leadership training of all – ‘learnership’ takes centre stage.
This presentation provides a 'walk through' of the impact of such experiences for leadership, testing the mettle of the most resilient leaders to drive catalytic change, retain humility and humanity in equal measure and approach leadership differently. This is 'Extreme Leadership' in action!
Panel Session: Early Childhood Strategy - A Quantum Leap for Quality, A Game Changer for Living and Learning
Session Summary:
High quality Early Childhood learning and care is constantly referenced by forward-thinking leaders and Governments as the basis of all learning and the indicator of future life chances for children, society and the planet. This panel brings together a stellar representative group of innovative, dynamic and committed Early Childhood strategists, influential educators and regulatory leaders who will challenge the status quo and (in no uncertain terms!) ensure that delegates leave with the strong message that the Early Years decide that ‘The hand that rocks the cradle, rules the world’!
