OPPI Summit 2026

Where school leaders come to think.

An invitation-only gathering on pedagogy and the future of learning, set in the city that has thought longest about what school is for.

07
October
2026
Helsinki, Finland
Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds

Voices across
education, business,
and research.

During the summit there will be Keynote speakers from different fields coming together to share their expertise and vision for education and business. Come hear from voices across education, business, and research — and join the conversation.

Keynote Speakers

Multi-field keynotes

Speakers from education, business, and research sharing their expertise and vision. Perspectives that challenge, inform, and inspire across sectors.

Panel & Workshop

Multi-perspective panels

Panel discussions and a joint workshop designed to surface current themes in Education and Educational Business — raising questions through conversation and new points of view.

Recognition Awards

Honouring school leaders

Recognition awards for successful school leaders who have managed to implement change and try something new, successfully. Celebrating courage in practice.

Social & Dinner

Social mixer & dinner

The day closes with a social mixer and dinner — the room gets smaller, the conversations get better. The connections made here don't replicate on a conference call.

Being announced

A full program and keynote speakers
will be announced shortly. Stay tuned.

We aim to raise questions and ideas through conversations and new points of view. The day will bring together leaders from across the sector — educators, researchers, and business voices — for a programme built around depth, not density.

There is no single formula for a great school — but there is a better understanding. This summit is where that conversation begins.

Where leaders
come to think.

Take this time for yourself — as a school owner, leader, or educator. Come to brainstorm, debate, and connect with peers who are asking the same questions. The programme brings together panels, workshop, and open conversation around five themes that matter right now.

Theme 01
Leading for Learning
What makes a school worth choosing?
Theme 02
Future Readiness
What skills matter most for future-ready graduates?
Theme 03
Wellbeing & Excellence
Is excellence more important than individual wellbeing?
Theme 04
Educational Business
What should leaders invest in if the goal is better learning?
Theme 05
Technology & AI
Which skills become more valuable because of AI?

These are the conversations we believe every school leader should be having — but rarely gets the space to have.

Evidence Base

The summit draws on the OECD's Results from the Teacher Knowledge Survey — the research that shows how education systems can actively develop pedagogical knowledge, and why it is the highest-leverage investment a school can make.

Read the OECD Report

The Summit provides
the insight.
You choose
the action.

Clarity
Outcome 01
Clarity
The Summit puts the most important questions in education on the table and works through them with rigour. You will leave knowing what matters most right now — for your school and your students.

Scandic Helsinki Hub,
in the heart of the city.

The Summit is hosted in Hub 1, a striking auditorium wrapped by a panoramic LED wall of the Finnish archipelago, a few minutes' walk from the Esplanadi and Senate Square.

Conference Room Hub 1 at Scandic Helsinki Hub — a tiered auditorium facing a panoramic LED wall showing the Finnish archipelago at dusk
Conference Room Hub 1 · Scandic Helsinki Hub
LocationAnnankatu 18, central Helsinki
SettingHub 1 auditorium & glass-terrace dinner
StayDiscounted delegate rooms on site
Helsinki · 07 October 2026

The Summit
is taking shape.

If you lead a school, own one, or build systems that shape how schools work — this is the room for you. Write to us and we will be in touch directly.

oppi@fges.fi

Not a public registration. The team will reach you directly.