Across the Global South, school leaders are the driving force behind education transformation — yet their voices, challenges, and innovations are often underrepresented in global conversations.

This powerful opening session sets the tone for the School Leadership Matters Summit, co-convened by Global School Leaders (GSL) and UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report.

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Join global thought leaders and policymakers — including Andreas Schleicher (OECD), Manos Antoninis (UNESCO GEM), José Weinstein (LATAM), Iwan Syahril (SEA), and representatives from the African Union — as they unpack:

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• What the latest global data tells us about school leadership and learning outcomes

• How regional systems enable or constrain leadership in practice

• Why leadership must sit at the heart of education reform
   

Framing the Summit’s three-day journey from evidence to action, this plenary bridges data and lived experience to chart the future of education leadership in the Global South.