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A global speaker on the topics of Whole Child, Holistic Education, Transforming Education, Education Futuring, Creativity via Collaboration, Leading in a Complex World, Health & Wellbeing, and Resilience.

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What audiences say

Audiences and participants

Sean Slade brought the house down with humour, honesty, and a fearless reimagination of what leadership can be.

  • Global Ed Fest

 

Sean Slade has a unique gift for turning complex educational theories into a shared, actionable mission. His keynote presentations don't just inspire the room—they push leaders out of their comfort zones and force us to look honestly at the human side of our school systems.

  • World Education Summit

 

As a featured speaker and global outreach leader, Sean doesn't rely on educational clichés. He actively dismantles outdated accountability metrics and gives administrative teams a definitive, practical roadmap to move systemic school climate change from a theory into a physical reality.

  • Learning Planet

 

Sean’s presentations on the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model are standard-setting. He is a driving force in shifting the national educational debate away from reactive policy and moving it firmly back toward student well-being, engagement, and holistic safety net design.

  • Action for Healthy Kids

 

From fellow presenters

In a hyper-connected world, the power of the whole person, the whole system, and the whole ecosystem is power desperately needed for everyone in the service of education and learning… Sean offers a paradigm shift in our thinking and approach—an opportunity for us to see each child as a whole person with the capacity and potential to shape our society and planet.

  • Anthony Mackay, Co-Chair, National Center on Education and the Economy

 

Sean Slade takes us on a journey about the big picture—from the world around us to the world of education. A must-read for any educator, parent, policymaker, or anyone interested in learning about the big picture of education.

  • Vishal Tareja, Co-Founder and Trustee of Dream a Dream

 

At a time when we’re facing immense challenges in our world, big ideas in education are back. After decades of prioritizing incremental performance gains in measurable outcomes, everyone, not just academics, or even the teaching profession, is asking where our schools are going, what are they for, and how can they help our kids face the future and make something of it. Sean Slade has the perfect response that is up to this task.

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Talks

A selection of North American and Global appearances:

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Upcoming

  • Leadership in an Ever-Changing World, Leadership in Higher Education Conference, RI, USA, Oct. 2026

  • OECD High-Level Round Table and the OECD Global Action Dialogues, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Nov. 2026

  • Leading in a Changing, Complex World, International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSE, Banff, CAN, Jan. 2027

  • Whole Child Needs a Whole Educator, International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSE, Banff, CAN, Jan. 2027

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Past

  • Education Futures Forum, United Nations General Assembly Week, NYC, Diplomatic Courier, NY, 2025

  • Innovators & Leaders, United Nations General Assembly Week, Hundred & BTS, NYC, NY, 2025

  • Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child + Whole Culture, AFHK Annual Conference, Chicago, ILL., USA, 2022

  • Messy Leadership, uLead, Banff, CAN, 2022

  • Learning Without Borders, Visionary Panel, World Economic Forum Week, Davos, CH, 2026.

  • Embracing MESSY Leadership, Global Ed Festival, India, 2025

  • Leading with Compassion, World Education Summit, Brave Leaders Stage, UK, March 2024

  • The Human-Side of School Leadership, World Education Summit, Paradigm Shifters Stage, UK, March 2023

  • Wellbeing the Key for Leader Success, Icelandic Principals Conference, Keynote, Reykjavik, ISL, October 2022

  • Whole Child for the Whole World, Ghana ASCD & The British Council Conference, Accra, Ghana, 2020

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