Programme

School of Open Learning International Conference on Enhancing Lifelong Education and Building Learning Societies through Digitalization Programme

Programme

DAY 1 – 18 June 2025

Time
Programme
Venue
14:00–17:00
Registration
Building 5, 1st floor, Guangzhou Baiyun International Conference Center
18:00–20:00
Welcome Dinner
Guangzhou Baiyun International Convention Center

DAY 2 – 19 June 2025

Time
Programme
Venue
08:45–09:00
Registration
International Conference Hall 1, Building 3, 5th floor, Guangzhou Baiyun International Conference Center
09:00–09:30
Opening Remarks
International Conference Hall 1, Building 3, 5th floor, Guangzhou Baiyun International Conference Center
09:30–10:30
Keynote Speech (1)
Designing Lifelong Education Models through Digitalisation

Speaker
Mark Nichols
President of the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
International Conference Hall 1, Building 3, 5th floor, Guangzhou Baiyun International Conference Center
10:30–10:50
Refreshments
International Conference Hall 1, Building 3, 5th floor, Guangzhou Baiyun International Conference Center
10:50–11:20
Keynote Speech (2)
Building Learning Societies with Digital Intelligence

Speaker
Wenqing Liu
President of Guangdong Open University
International Conference Hall 1, Building 3, 5th floor, Guangzhou Baiyun International Conference Center
11:20–12:00
Roundtable Discussion
International Conference Hall 1, Building 3, 5th floor, Guangzhou Baiyun International Conference Center
12:00–13:30
Lunch
International Conference Hall 1, Building 3, 5th floor, Guangzhou Baiyun International Conference Center
13:30–14:30
Keynote Speech (3)
China’s “Aged Boom” and Impacts on Lifelong Learning

Speaker
Peng Du
Dean of the School of Population and Health, Renmin University of China
International Conference Hall 1, Building 3, 5th floor, Guangzhou Baiyun International Conference Center
14:30–15:30
Keynote Speech (4)
Beyond Automation: Navigating the Paradox of AI and Human Learning

Speaker
Dragan Gašević
Director of the Learning Analytics Centre, Monash University
International Conference Hall 1, Building 3, 5th floor, Guangzhou Baiyun International Conference Center
15:30–16:00
Refreshments
International Conference Hall 1, Building 3, 5th floor, Guangzhou Baiyun International Conference Center
16:00–17:00
Keynote Speech (5)
Digital Intelligence Empowerment of Beijing’s Learning City Construction

Speaker
Kan Huang
President of Beijing Education Association for International Exchange
International Conference Hall 1, Building 3, 5th floor, Guangzhou Baiyun International Conference Center
17:00–18:00
Keynote Speech (6)
The Era’s Proposition and Local Shaping of Lifelong Education Research

Speaker
Jixian Zhang
Vice President of Zhejiang Open University
International Conference Hall 1, Building 3, 5th floor, Guangzhou Baiyun International Conference Center
18:00–19:30
Conference Dinner
International Conference Hall 1, Building 3, 5th floor, Guangzhou Baiyun International Conference Center

DAY 3 – 20 June 2025

Time
Programme
Venue
09:00–10:30
Parallel Paper Presentation Session I
Room 1 (3410): AI and Digital Transformation in Education
Room 2 (3411): Lifelong Learning and Learning Society Building
Room 3 (3412): Education Equity, Capacity Building and Vocational Educational Development
Conference Rooms 3410, 3411, 3412, 4th Floor, Building 3, Guangzhou Baiyun International Conference Center
10:30–11:00
Refreshments
Conference Rooms 3410, 3411, 3412, 4th Floor, Building 3, Guangzhou Baiyun International Conference Center
11:00–12:30
Parallel Paper Presentation Session II
Room 1 (3410): AI and Digital Transformation in Education
Room 2 (3411): Lifelong Learning and Learning Society Building
Room 3 (3412): Education Equity, Capacity Building and Vocational Educational Development
Conference Rooms 3410, 3411, 3412, 4th Floor, Building 3, Guangzhou Baiyun International Conference Center
12:30–14:00
Lunch
Conference Rooms 3410, 3411, 3412, 4th Floor, Building 3, Guangzhou Baiyun International Conference Center
14:00–15:00
Keynote Speech (7)
Towards a Digital Transformation in Education: Where Do We Stand?

Speaker
Stéphan Vincent-Lancrin
Deputy Director of the Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI), OECD
International Conference Hall 1, Building 3, 5th floor, Guangzhou Baiyun International Conference Center
15:00–16:00
Keynote Speech (8)
Building a Learning Society: Integrating Digitalisation and Lifelong Learning

Speaker
Kam-cheong Li
Dean of School of Open Learning, Hong Kong Metropolitan University
International Conference Hall 1, Building 3, 5th floor, Guangzhou Baiyun International Conference Center
16:00–16:30
Closing Ceremony
International Conference Hall 1, Building 3, 5th floor, Guangzhou Baiyun International Conference Center