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AI in education keynote speaker for Singapore and South-East Asia

Dan Fitzpatrick is a UK-based AI in education keynote speaker who travels to Singapore, Hong Kong and South-East Asia for keynotes and multi-day programmes and delivers live online keynotes timed for Singapore time. He works with international schools, school groups and education conferences, and has trained more than 150,000 educators in over 30 countries.

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What is changing for schools in Singapore

Singapore's Ministry of Education builds AI literacy into students' digital competencies through the curriculum, co-curriculum and enrichment activities, including AI literacy modules in the Code for Fun programme, and gives teachers foundational AI knowledge with guidance on ethical and pedagogical considerations, risks, limitations and age-appropriate use. MOE's guidance on generative AI for the Student Learning Space sets out how teachers and students should use these tools responsibly.

MOE frames the use of generative AI as conditional: students benefit when they have already grasped the foundational concepts and thinking skills, and teachers are guided on using the tools safely and effectively. MOE also publishes an information sheet for parents, "AI in Education: Resources for Parents", on supporting a child's responsible use.

International schools in the region are setting their own policies alongside that national picture, and Dan's keynotes give leadership teams and staff a shared way to decide what AI should and should not do in their classrooms.

MOE Singapore, Guidance on Generative AI

Questions school leaders in Singapore and the region are asking

  • When should students use AI, and when not? MOE's own framing, that AI helps once foundations and thinking skills are in place, is the heart of Dan's talk Thinking With Machines.
  • How do we set one policy across an international school group? Leading What Comes Next gives a governance approach that stays current as the tools change.
  • What do we tell parents who are worried or excited? A plain-language position the school can defend, built with the leadership team.
  • How do we build staff capability rather than dependence? The capability conditions Dan sets out for leaders.

In person and online, timed for Singapore

Dan travels to Singapore, Hong Kong and South-East Asia, often combining dates across the region or with Australia, and delivers live online keynotes timed for SGT.

Dan is yet to keynote on a Singapore stage; his recent stages are in the United States, the UK, Europe and the Middle East, including international school groups in the UAE.

Where education leaders in the region gather

Events where education leaders in the region gather each year include EduTECH Asia in Singapore and international school association conferences across South-East Asia.

The keynotes / 04

Ideas for the room.

Four conversations about AI, leadership and the future of learning.

Thinking With Machines

Why the thinking must stay human when AI can do the doing

For: Teachers, support staff and whole-school training days

  • Where AI can take on the doing, from planning to admin, and where the thinking has to stay human
  • A simple rule every member of staff can use tomorrow: outsource the doing, not the thinking
  • Practical classroom examples your teachers will want to try the following week

Keynote, half-day or full-day · in person or online

The Quiet Takeover

What AI is already changing in your school, and what only you can decide

For: Senior leaders, governors and whole staff

  • What AI is already doing in your school, often out of sight, for students and staff
  • The decisions only your leaders can make, from assessment and integrity to safeguarding and workload
  • A clear starting agenda for your next leadership meeting

Keynote, half-day or full-day · in person or online

Leading What Comes Next

Strategy, governance and courage for school leaders in an AI world

For: Heads, trust and district leaders, governors and leadership conferences

  • An AI strategy and governance approach that stays current as the tools keep changing
  • How to lead staff through change with clarity, honesty and courage
  • What to put in place this term so good intentions turn into practice

Keynote, half-day or full-day · in person or online

Ready for a World We Can't See

What our children really need when the future won't sit still

For: Education conferences, whole school communities and system leaders

  • What really changes for young people when AI can answer almost anything
  • The human capabilities schools need to build on purpose: judgement, curiosity and agency
  • What this means for the curriculum and assessment conversations you are already having

Keynote or conference opener · in person or online

What education leaders say

The kind of change people remember.

Getting Dan into your school to speak for one hour will transform your teachers' way of thinking. It will be the best PD you do all year.

Rachel NairGEMS Royal Dubai School, UAE

Dan's expertise is second to none, and his enthusiasm has empowered our teachers to want to be at the forefront of AI driven learning.

Benjamin SharrattGEMS Wellington International School, Dubai, UAE

Dan Fitzpatrick offers a bold and transformative vision for the future of learning in the AI era.

Jennifer WombleFuture of Education Technology Conference, USA

Questions organisers ask

Frequently asked questions

01Does Dan travel to Singapore?

Yes, for keynotes and multi-day programmes; travel is agreed as part of the quote.

02Can Dan present online in Singapore time?

Yes, live online, timed for SGT.

03Does Dan work with international schools?

Yes: international and national schools in Europe and the Middle East, including GEMS schools in Dubai, and international school associations.

04How much does it cost to book Dan?

Fees depend on the format (keynote, half-day or full-day), the size and type of audience, whether the session is in person or online, and travel. Schools, trusts and districts are quoted differently from commercial conferences and companies. Choose a budget band on the booking form and you will receive a clear quote.

05How quickly will we hear back?

Every enquiry receives a reply within one working day.

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