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Shaping AI or Being Shaped by It? Our Work, Our Leadership and the Road Ahead

A Fireside Chat Report

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At the 30th ICDE World Conference 2025, the Global Smart Education Network (GSENet), hosted a Fireside Chat titled “Shaping AI or Being Shaped by It? Our Work, Our Leadership, and the Road Ahead” as part of the plenary programme.

The session was chaired by Prof. Asha Singh Kanwar, Chair of the Governing Board of the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (UNESCO IITE) and Chair Professor at the Smart Learning Institute of BNU. Panelists included Dr. Mansoor Alawar, Chancellor of Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University, United Arab Emirates; Mr. Maxim Jean-Louis, President and CEO of Contact North, Canada; Ms. Torunn Gjelsvik, Secretary General of ICDE; and Prof. Huang Ronghuai, Co-Dean of the Smart Learning Institute of BNU and UNESCO Chair on AI in Education. 

The speakers engaged in an in-depth discussion on the role of artificial intelligence in education, institutional governance, and the transformation of research paradigms, sharing practical experiences and strategic reflections from diverse regional and institutional contexts.

A report from this session is now available.

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