Future Talk Conference at Worlddidac Asia 2025

September 17, 2025
Hangzhou International Expo Center, China

What is Future Talk?

In an era defined by digital transformation, shifting demographics, and urgent global challenges, the way we design and deliver education is under unprecedented pressure. Future Talk responds to this moment with purpose — bringing together the actors who are not only asking what education should become, but actively shaping its future.

In 2025, Future Talk will be hosted at Worlddidac Asia in Hangzhou, China — a city at the crossroads of education, technology, and international cooperation, and a rising hub in Asia’s innovation ecosystem. This year’s edition will explore bold ideas, connect diverse voices, and co-create solutions that address the most pressing issues in learning and human development.

Co-located with Asia’s leading educational exhibition, the conference blends high-level policy forums, regional cooperation sessions, and solution-driven panels into a dynamic program that fosters engagement, partnership, and shared action.

Building on the success of earlier editions in Bern and Geneva, Future Talk 2025 offers an immersive and policy-connected experience focused on real-world impact. The agenda is anchored in one central question: How can we harness technology, partnerships, and strategic foresight to reimagine education systems — not in theory, but in practice?

This is where AI meets pedagogy, vocational transformation aligns with industrial strategy, and regional cooperation becomes a driver of global progress.

First launched as a global dialogue platform, Future Talk has evolved into a respected space for strategic exchange, regularly convening ministers, EdTech leaders, multilateral institutions, educators, and changemakers. Through its live events and its digital presence on FutureTalk.org, the platform has helped shape new thinking on AI governance, green skills, cross-border learning models, and education for resilience in a climate-disrupted world.