Ismael Palacín, Jaume Bofill Foundation Director.

David Istance, Head of OECD Innovative Learning Environment (ILE) project.

Irene Rigau, Minister of Education, Generalitat de Catalunya.

Conference facilitators:

Tony Mackay, Centre for Strategic Education, Melbourne, and Co-Chair of the Global Education Leaders Programme (GELP) (4^th December).

Màrius Martínez, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (5^th December)

Conference rapporteur:

Louise Stoll, London Centre for Leadership in Learning, Institute of Education, University of London.

Musical performance:

School of Music of Catalonia (ESMUC)

Focus and scope of the study on learning leadership and its contribution to the educational debate, practice and research.

David Istance, OECD/ILE

Anna Jolonch, Head of Research, Jaume Bofill Foundation.

Open discussion

– James Spillane, Northwestern University, USA.

– John MacBeath, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge.
– Màrius Martínez, Professor, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Co-Chair of the ILE Catalonia project.
– Tanja Westfall-Greiter, Centre for Learning Schools, University of Innsbruck, Austria.

– Louise Stoll, (UK).

– Tony Mackay, (Australia).

Aims and instructions for breakout sessions

The first breakout a) is different from the others with more participants, takes place in the Auditorium, and runs without a break from 15.10 to 16.30.

First round of group discussion

John MacBeath (UK), Edward Mosuwe (KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education, South Africa), Mats Ekholm (Karlstad University, Sweden), and Juana María Sancho Gil (Universidad de Barcelona, Catalonia).
Facilitator: Tony Mackay (Australia)
Rapporteur: Mariana Martinez Salgado (OECD)

Per Tronsmo and Lone Lønne Christiansen (Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training, Norway), and Georgio Ostinelli (University of Bologna, and Ticino, Switzerland).
Rapporteur: Neus Lorenzo (Government of Catalonia and ILECat Project).

Judy Halbert and Linda Kaser (Vancouver Island University, British Columbia).
Rapporteur: Jordi Díaz Gibson (Universitat Ramon Llull, Catalonia).

Jackie Talbot (Ministry of Education, New Zealand) and TBC.
Rapporteur: Gesa van den Broek (Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands).

Valtencir Mendes (Jaume Bofill Foundation), and Lynn van der Elst (MIET Africa, South Africa)
Rapporteur: Anne Sliwka (Institute for Educational Science (IBW), University of Heidelberg, Germany).

Georgio Ostinelli (University of Bologna, and Ticino, Switzerland), Per Tronsmo and Lone Lønne Christiansen (Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training).
Rapporteur: Neus Lorenzo (Government of Catalonia and ILECat Project).

Douglas Archibald (Whole Education Network, England) and Maria Teresa Moreno (Innova Schools Network, Peru)
Rapporteur: Jordi Díaz Gibson (Universitat Ramon Llull, Catalonia).

TBC and .Jackie Talbot (New Zealand)
Rapporteur: Gesa van den Broek (Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands).

Lynn van der Elst (MIET Africa, South Africa) and David Istance (OECD)
Rapporteur: Anne Sliwka (Institute for Educational Science (IBW), University of Heidelberg, Germany).

General discussion led by working group rapporteurs and conference rapporteur

Keynote: Leadership for system transformation

Valerie Hannon, Co-Director of Innovation Unit (UK), Founding member of the Global Education Leaders Programme (GELP).

Presenting:

Clive Dimmock, Professor, University of Glasgow, and formerly National Institute of Education, Singapore (Singapore cases)

Joan Badia, Professor, Universitat de Vic & Fundació Universitària del Bages, Catalonia (Catalan cases)

Dorit Tubin, Professor, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel (Israeli innovative schools)

Chair: Begoña Gros (Catalonia)

Presenting:

Roser Salavert, Professor, Graduate School of Education, Fordham University and former District Schools Superintendent, New York City (USA).
Joan Mateo i Andrés, Secretary of Education Policies (Catalonia).

Gaëlle Chapelle, Advisor to the Cabinet of Education Minister (Wallonia-Brussels Federation, Belgium)

Chair: Dahle Suggett (Institute of Public Administration Australia, former senior policy official, New South Wales and Victoria, Australia)

Presenting:

Aleesha Taylor, Deputy Director, Open Society Education Support Program (USA)

Lene Friis, Managing Director, LEGO Education (Denmark).

Kim Bater, Regional Coordinator of the Community Foundations of Canada.

Chair: Joan Majó – Vice-President of the Jaume Bofill Foundation (Catalonia), former Spanish Minister of Industry and Energy.

Louise Stoll, London Centre for Leadership in Learning, Institute of Education, University of London.

David Istance, Head of OECD Innovative Learning Environments (ILE) project.

Anna Jolonch, Head of Research, Jaume Bofill Foundation.