WISE 12 opens tomorrow, to reimagine learning in AI age

Doha, Qatar: The 12th edition of the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) will open tomorrow (Monday), highlighting the role of human values i...

Doha, Qatar: The 12th edition of the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) will open tomorrow (Monday), highlighting the role of human values in shaping the future of learning, even as education systems embrace rapid advances in technology and AI.

Held under the theme “Humanity.io: Human Values at the Heart of Education” over two days the summit will bring together thousands of global educators, innovators and policymakers to reflect on how education can best serve humanity in a fast-evolving world. Speaking to The Peninsula during a media day ahead of the summit, Director of Programs at WISE, Aurelio Amaral said the theme reflects a conscious effort to place people, not tools at the centre of innovation.

Director of Programs at WISE, Aurelio Amaral

“This summit, we are focusing on putting human values at the heart of education,” he said. “The ‘.io’ serves as a symbolic bridge between technology and humanity, reminding us that innovation in education must remain deeply human-centred.”

He added that the goal is to highlight how “education is both the input and the output of human beings and vice versa.”  Amaral, who co-leads the curation of WISE 12, said the summit will draw “thousands of people from different parts of the world including educators, policy makers, decision makers, enthusiasts, lifelong learners to discuss these topics.” Reflecting on WISE’s evolution, he noted that the summit has grown from a conference into a global platform supporting long-standing initiatives.