Better Future Forum To Gather Global Education Leaders In Singapore

KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 (Bernama) -- The Global Institute for Shaping a Better Future, an initiative of Teach For All, will host the Better Future Forum over three days beginning May 12, bringing together 200 of the world’s most influential education practitioners, policymakers, researchers and student leaders in Singapore.

Drawing participants from more than 50 countries, including educators, heads of state agencies, multilateral institutions, civil society organisations and students, the forum is a convening built around practice-led learning. It surfaces insights from classrooms and communities across five continents and connects them with global education leaders able to scale them.

“The Better Future Forum exists because the most powerful knowledge about how to reshape education lives in classrooms and communities. Our job is to bring those insights into the same room as the people who can help spread them,” said the Global Institute for Shaping a Better Future Director, Cheryl Fernando.

At a time of profound disruption in global education, driven by the rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI), geopolitical conflict and widening inequality in learning outcomes, the forum brings together diverse leaders for cross-border learning.

Its aim is to spark a fundamental shift in education systems, transforming practices and culture to achieve the holistic outcomes students need to shape a better future, according to a statement.

The 2026 programme will highlight emerging evidence on holistic student development and feature sessions on topics such as education in the age of AI, culminating in the Better Future Showcase, a TED-style platform for educators and student leaders to present innovations reshaping learning outcomes globally.

Confirmed speakers include Singapore Ministry of Education former Deputy Director-General of Education (Professional Development), Chua-Lim Yen Ching; Teach For All Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Wendy Kopp; and ACE Team Foundation Co-founder, Chloe Tong.

The Forum's Global Advisory Council includes leaders from The Brookings Institution, The OECD, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Ashoka, SEAMEO, and Teach For India.

-- BERNAMA