Better Future Forum

Organized by the Global Institute for Shaping a Better Future, the Better Future Forum convenes global leaders from across the education ecosystem, together with visionary leaders from local contexts, to connect, learn together, and consider a collective agenda for reshaping education so that students can develop holistically and shape a better future.

About the Forum

Organized by the Global Institute for Shaping a Better Future, the Better Future Forum convenes global leaders from across the education ecosystem, together with visionary leaders from local contexts, to connect, learn together, and consider a collective agenda for reshaping education so that students can develop holistically and shape a better future.

 

Participants

Forum participants are global education leaders, invited based on the transformative work they’re leading in their own education systems and contexts, and for the unique perspective and experience they’ll bring in their capacity as students, educators, researchers, non-state actors, policymakers, philanthropists, and thought leaders.

The Better Future Forum is currently an invite-only convening. If you would like to learn more about the Forum and potential participation, please reach out to globalevents@teachforall.org.

Forum Objectives

Guided by the Global Institute’s aim to contribute to the learning and leadership development of people committed to reshaping education, the Forum’s objectives are threefold:

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CONNECT

Foster relationships among diverse leaders from across the global, regional, and local education ecosystems, including those often excluded from global policy spaces. 

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LEARN

Bridge the gap between practice and policy by surfacing and spreading practitioner-led insights and evidence on the following learning questions:

  • What is happening in classrooms where students are developing holistically?
  • What is happening in places where collective leadership is developing towards system change?
  • How can we develop collective leadership to shift classrooms and systems?
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SPARK COLLECTIVE ACTION

Enable collective action and leadership through fostering partnerships, joint advocacy, and commitments to advance a shared agenda and vision for progress with impact beyond the Forum itself.

2026 Better Future Forum | 12 - 14 May 2026 | Singapore

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For more information on this year’s convening, please visit the 2026 Better Future Forum event page. To receive information on upcoming Better Future Forums, please sign up for the Global Institute Newsletter.

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2025 Inaugural Forum | 7-9 April 2025 | Singapore

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