Learning Planet Festival
21 to 28 January, 2026
Please note that only Alliance partners can submit events. If you are not a LearningPlanet Alliance partner yet, learn more and join us!
January 21
see the full programmeDemonstration: How to use Innate Autistic Thinking to Create Social Innovations

Sharon Zivkovic
CEO Community Capacity Builders
- Equity & Diversity
- Social Innovation
Empowering Student Leadership: Skills, Action, Impact
Speakers :
- Youth Empowerment
- K-12

Jeenaev Shah
Founder Soconomy
- Environment
- Social Innovation

Boris Walbaum
Founder Forward College
- Higher Education
- AI & Edtech
I Shall Speak to You – Arabic. Hebrew. Shared Society through music.

Liav Hertsman
Director of partnerships The Revolution Orchestra
- Youth Empowerment
- Arts & Culture
January 22
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Tak Sum Nicholas Nie
Founder & CEO Prosthetic Pioneer
- Social Innovation
- Well-being
Equip learners with the skills to thrive in a changing world

Vicky Smith
Senior Education Associate Skills Builder Global
- Well-being
- Lifelong Learning
Love and Fear in a Warming World
Speakers :
- Environment
- Well-being
Next Level Skills for Student Leaders: Building the Future of Student Leadership

Jacob Blasius
Executive Director Global Student Forum
- Higher Education
- Youth Empowerment
Speakers :
- Social Innovation
- AI & Edtech
We got Game West Africa
- Youth Empowerment
- Social Innovation
January 23
see the full programmeThe School Where Kids Run the Show: Take a Peek Inside!
Speakers :
- Learning Ecosystems
- K-12
We got Game- Asia
- Social Innovation
- Youth Empowerment

Maryna Savchuk
CEO Volnobeh
- Well-being
- Lifelong Learning
ReIMAGINING the purpose of Education
- Youth Empowerment
- Well-being
Creating an education system that develops passion and purpose
Speakers :
- Higher Education
- K-12

Yen Chih (martin) Chen
Exec Team Member Future of Influence
- Lifelong Learning
- Futures Literacy
January 24
see the full programmeSmall Changes, Big Impact Toward Sustainable Life

Hessa Beljafla
Ambassador Eco Club AE
- Environment
- Well-being
Endangered Languages Series: The Mani Language of Sierra Leone

Gibrilla Kamara
Executive Director Society for Indigenous Languages, Communities, and Cultures (SILCC)
- Futures Literacy
- Youth Empowerment
Inspired by the Minoans: Reimagining Ancient Art through Modern Creativity
- Arts & Culture
- K-12
Rethinking Education: From Student Voice to Community Change
Speakers :
- Social Innovation
- Learning Ecosystems
Reflect. Recover. Rectify: How Reflectify aims to tackle the issues of injustice and inequality

Sophie Cheung
Founder Reflectify
- Youth Empowerment
Exploring Different Aspects of Teaching and Learning: The Bhagavad Gita Perspective
Speakers :
- Arts & Culture
- Lifelong Learning
January 25
see the full programmeOn the Footsteps of Erotokritos and Aretousa: A Timeless Romance in Candia

Fani Kampani
Museologist & Cultural Project Developer Independent
- Arts & Culture
- Citizenship
“Our Voice, Our Future: Youth Shaping Educational Change through Democratic Education”
- Higher Education
- Learning Ecosystems
January 26
see the full programmePlanetary future scenarios: experiential pedagogies cultivate disruptive education spaces for our complex times
Speakers :
- Citizenship
- Lifelong Learning
Expert Panel: “Scaling Democratic Education: From Margins to Mainstream”
Speakers :
- AI & Edtech
- Learning Ecosystems
The 20% Proposal: Empowering Students for an Uncertain World

Derry Hannam
Advocate and author Unschooling School
- Equity & Diversity
- Lifelong Learning
January 27
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Sanaya Barucha
Global Head, Student Leadership and Voice Teach for All
- Youth Empowerment
- Learning Ecosystems
Educating for Sustainability and Environmental Justice: Transforming Learning in Times of Crisis
Speakers :
- Environment
- Research
January 28
see the full programmeImpact Innovators Forum

Peter Chan
Director Youth Incubator
- Youth Empowerment
- Social Innovation
Impact Innovators Forum

Achraf Manar
Founder Destin Liés
- AI & Edtech
Sneak peek at our 2026 Festival speakers











































