Title: What is “learning”? The role of conceptions of learning in technology-enhanced learning environments

Keynote Speaker: Chin Chung Tsai

Chin-Chung Tsai is a National Chair Professor at National Taiwan Normal University. Prof. Tsai's research interests deal largely with learning sciences, science education, epistemic beliefs, and various types of technology-enhanced instruction. He currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief for "Computers & Education" (impact factor value = 8.9). He has also served the Editor for "International Journal of Science Education" since 2016 (indexed in SSCI). He has published more than 350 papers in SSCI-indexed education journals in recent 20 years.

Title: IB Research Now and for the Future

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Merriman

Jennifer Merriman, PhD, is the Global Director of Research, Policy & Design at the International Baccalaureate. Dr. Merriman leads an international team of cross-functional departments including Research, Policy & Design, Data Governance, and Innovation. She has held different research roles across a wide range of organizations, including Rutgers University and College Board. She earned her undergraduate degree at Rutgers University and her doctorate at University of Pittsburgh.

Title: Internationalizing the International Baccalaureate: Tapping into IBEC’s Innovative Capacity for a More Humanly Representative Education

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Akira Shah

Akira Shah is Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellow at Keio University. In 2023 he submitted a thesis on IBEC in Japan, receiving his Doctor of Philosophy (D.Phil.) in Anthropology at the University of Oxford. His ongoing research on IB teaching examines everyday rifts born from vying internationalist and globalist philosophies, while recent publications have further developed theories of whiteness, minoritization, and digitality. Born in the United Kingdom, Akira's upbringing includes a transnational array of socio-cultural inheritances, ranging from those Japanese and Guyanese, to those Canadian and Indian.