STEAM Summit 

Inspiring educators with real-world STEAM

Are you ready to inspire and be inspired? Join us on January 29, 2025, for the Ecolint STEAM Summit 2025, a unique gathering of educators, thought leaders, and innovators who are passionate about exploring how STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) can address pressing environmental and humanitarian challenges. This year’s summit is dedicated to equipping educators with the tools and knowledge they need to prepare students for tackling the complex problems of tomorrow.
 

The event will feature keynotes by globally renowned education experts, including Leon Furze, Ewan McIntosh, Tamara Milosevic from EPFL, and Sascha Schmeling from CERN. Their insights will spark ideas and encourage fresh perspectives on the future of education. Attendees will also have the opportunity to explore dynamic sessions that delve into critical topics such as sustainability, generative AI, real-world thinking, and science education within an international context.

Beyond the inspiring talks and sessions, the summit offers an invaluable chance to connect with passionate educators from around the globe. These networking opportunities will foster collaboration, exchange of ideas, and shared learning, empowering participants to integrate STEAM more effectively into their teaching practices.

Programme Highlights

  • 09:00 | Registration opens
  • 09:30 | Welcome address by Conrad Hughes, Ecolint Director General
  • 09:45 | Technologies of the near future with dramatic implications for education by Leon Furze, Consultant & Author - online from Australia. 
  • 10:45  | Coffee Break
  • 11:15  | Get real: the need for real-world thinking by Ewan McIntosh, Advisor to the world's top schools @ NoTosh
  • 12:15  | STEAM in Ecolint Classrooms by Wolfgang Soeldner, Gayani Koralegedara and Richard Allaway, Ecolint ICT Campus Partners
  • 12:30  | Lunch Break
  • 13:30  | Responsibly Teaching Sustainability by Tamara Milosevic, Head of the Transversal skills and career center at EPFL
  • 14:30  | Science Education in an International Context by Sascha Schmeling, Head of Teacher Programmes and Education Research at CERN
  • 15:30  | End

 

By attending the Ecolint STEAM Summit 2025, you will gain actionable strategies and innovative ideas to bring meaningful change to education. 
Together, we will envision and build a future where education rises to meet the challenges of our time and inspires the changemakers of tomorrow.