FOBISIA'S ANNUAL HEADS & LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
FOBISIA's Annual Leadership Conference is held each year in Bangkok, and an alternative location in Asia every other year. This two-day conference attracts hundreds of delegates and provides an opportunity for Heads and senior leaders from FOBISIA’s Member Schools to share best practice and engage with leading educational thinkers from the UK and elsewhere, with opportunities to interact with a range of educational suppliers and organisations from around the globe.
NEXT EVENTS
32nd FOBISIA LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
DATES: 21-23 November 2025
VENUE: Shangri-la Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
33rd FOBISIA LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
DATES: 13-15 November 2026
VENUE: Bangkok, Thailand
PAST EVENTS
FOBISIA HEADS & LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 2024
THEME Empowering Tomorrow's Leaders: Nurturing Sustainable Communities in Education
HELD ON 15 - 17 November 2024
LOCATION Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen's Park Hotel
Keynote Speakers included Professor Rose Luckin, Jeroen van de Waal, Nicola S. Morgan and Diana Osagie.
Read more THE FOBISIAN Issue 46, Term 1 Dec 2024
FOBISIA HEADS & LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 2023
THEME Embracing Change, Collaboration, and Inclusivity in FOBISIA Schools
HELD ON 3 - 5 November 2023
LOCATION Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur
Keynote Speakers included Sir Clive Woodward, Lisa Tregale, Hon Dr. Stuart Lawrence and Tim Jarvis.
Read more THE FOBISIAN Issue 43, Term 1 Dec 2023
FOBISIA LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 2023
THEME Reconnecting Resilient Leaders - Together Towards Tomorrow
HELD ON 17 - 19 March 2023
LOCATION Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen's Park Hotel
Keynote Speakers included Professor Linda Cruse, Angela Browne, Diana Osagie, Alison Watson MBE, Simon Mann and Dr. Katriona O'Sullivan.
Read more THE FOBISIAN Issue 41, Term 2 March 2023
FOBISIA LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 2022
THEME Leading in an Era of Change: The Road to Recovery
HELD ON 25 - 27 February 2022
FORMAT Virtual on Whova
Over 600 participants attended this virtual conference. Keynote speakers included Diana Osagie, Sir John Jones, Professor Dame Alison Peacock, Lord David Puttnam, Sir Steve Smith, and Gareth Davies.
FOBISIA LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 2020
- Cancelled due to Covid-19
THEME Transformative Leadership for Global Learners
PROPOSED DATES 6 - 8 November 2020
LOCATION InterContinental Bangkok
FOBISIA LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 2019
THEME Activating Learning
HELD ON 8 - 10 November 2019
LOCATION Sheraton Grand Macao Hotel, Cotai Central
Keynote Speakers included Baroness Susan Greenfield, Kendall Zoller, Julie Stern and Tom Sherrington.
FOBISIA LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 2018
THEME Leading Inclusively
HELD ON 2 - 4 November 2018
LOCATION InterContinental Bangkok
Keynote Speakers included Professor Allan Walker, Jane Larsson, Dr. Ian Jamison, Laurindo Garcia, and Natasha Devon MBE.
Read more THE FOBISIAN Issue 29, Term 2 February 2019
FOBISIA LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 2017
THEME Health, Wealth & Self
HELD ON 3 - 5 November 2017
LOCATION Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur
Keynote Speakers included Dick Moore, Robert Holroyd, John Littleford, and Clive Leach.
Read more THE FOBISIAN Issue 26, Term 2 February 2018
FOBISIA LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 2016
THEME FOBISIA Cares
HELD ON 5 - 8 November 2016
LOCATION InterContinental Bangkok
Presenters included David Begbie and the Crossroads team, Ben Walden, Tim Gerrish, Jonathan Taylor, David Weatherly, and Adrian Ingham.
Photos: THE FOBISIAN Issue 23, Term 2 February 2017
FOBISIA LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 2015
THEME Be Inspired!
HELD ON 7 - 8 November 2015
LOCATION Tanglin Trust School
This year’s conference fully utilised technology, with a microsite, iPad/mobile phone app and twitter feed, which displayed live feeds during the conference to encourage engagement and discussion.
Keynote speakers included Robert Swan, Roy Blatchford, as well as many inspiring workshop leaders on a broad range of topics.
Photos: THE FOBISIAN Issue 20, Term 1 December 2015
FOBISIA LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 2014
THEME Thinking Outside the Box
HELD ON 7 - 10 November 2014
LOCATION Bangkok Patana School
Keynote speakers included Khun Mechai Viravaidya, Bambi Betts, Andy Hinds, Clive Leach and Fran Paffard
Photos: THE FOBISIAN Issue 17, Term 1 December 2014
FOBISSEA HEADS & SENIOR MANAGERS CONFERENCE 2012
HELD ON 31 October - 4 November 2012
LOCATION The Alice Smith School Kuala Lumpur
Read more: THE FOBISSEAN Issue 11, Term 1 December 2012
FOBISSEA HEADS CONFERENCE 2010
HELD ON 3 - 4 November 2010
LOCATION Kinabalu International School
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