Programme

Thursday, July 09 and Friday, July 10 will be held at SOAS University of London.
Saturday, July 11 and Sunday, July 12 will be held at University College London Torrington Place Training Centre.
Monday, July 13 will be held online.

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Conference Outline

Thursday, July 09Friday, July 10Saturday, July 11Sunday, July 12Monday, July 13

Conference Venue: SOAS University of London, Brunei Gallery Building

09:00-09:50: Conference Check-in & Networking Coffee | Brunei Suite (Ground Floor)

09:50-10:35: Welcome Addresses & Recognition of IAFOR Scholarship Winners | Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre & Online
Joseph Haldane, IAFOR & University College London, United Kingdom

10:35-11:00: Keynote Presentation | Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre & Online via Zoom
11:00-11:15: Q&A

11:20-12:20: Panel Presentation | Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre & Online via Zoom

12:20-12:30: Conference Photograph | Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre

12:30-14:00: Extended Break

14:00-14:25: Keynote Presentation | Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre & Online via Zoom
14:25-14:40: Q&A

14:45-15:45: The Forum | Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre

15:45-16:45: Welcome Reception | Brunei Suite

19:00: Conference Dinner | The Savile Club
This is an optional ticketed event. Further Information

Conference Venue: SOAS University of London, Brunei Gallery Building

09:00-09:15: Conference Check-in | Brunei Gallery Suite (Ground Floor)

09:15-10:00: IAFOR Information Session | Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre
This session provides an overview of what to expect at the conference, including guidance on preparing your presentation, publishing opportunities, and ways to engage with IAFOR.

10:00-10:30: Networking Coffee Break | Brunei Suite

10:30-10:50: EGen2025 Special Address | Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre & Online via Zoom

10:50-11:15: Keynote Presentation | Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre & Online via Zoom
11:15-11:30: Q&A Session

11:35-12:35: Panel Presentation | Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre & Online via Zoom

12:35-13:55: Extended Break

13:55-14:20: Keynote Presentation | Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre & Online via Zoom
14:20-14:35: Q&A

14:40-15:40: Plenary Panel Discussion | Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre & Online via Zoom

15:45-16:45: Conference Poster Sessions & Networking Coffee | Brunei Suite (Ground Floor) & Theatre Foyer

Conference Venue: Torrington Place Training Centre, University College London

09:15-10:00: Conference Check-in | Torrington Place Training Centre (Ground Floor Foyer)

10:00-11:40: Onsite Parallel Session 1

11:40-12:10: Networking Coffee Break

12:10-13:50: Onsite Parallel Session 2

13:50-14:05: Break

14:05-15:45: Onsite Parallel Session 3

15:45-16:15: Networking Coffee Break

16:15-17:55: Onsite Parallel Session 4

Conference Venue: Torrington Place Training Centre, University College London

08:45-09:00: Conference Check-in | Torrington Place Training Centre (Ground Floor Foyer)

09:00-10:40: Onsite Parallel Session 1

10:40-11:10: Networking Coffee Break

11:10-12:50: Onsite Parallel Session 2

12:50-13:05: Break

13:05-14:45: Onsite Parallel Session 3

14:45-15:15: Networking Coffee Break

15:15-16:55: Onsite Parallel Session 4

17:00-17:15: Onsite Closing Session | G12 (Ground)

Conference Venue: Online via Zoom

07:55-08:00: Message from IAFOR

08:00-09:40: Online Parallel Session 1 (Online via Zoom)

09:40-09:50: Break

09:50-11:30: Online Parallel Session 2 (Online via Zoom)

11:30-11:40: Break

11:40-13:20: Online Parallel Session 3 (Online via Zoom)

13:20-13:30: Break

13:30-14:45: Online Parallel Session 4 (Online via Zoom)

14:50-15:50: The Forum | Live-Stream Room 1 (Online via Zoom)
All delegates are encouraged to attend The Forum.

15:50-15:55: Closing Message from IAFOR

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One of the greatest strengths of IAFOR’s international conferences is their international and intercultural diversity.
As of April 22, 2026, ECE2026 has received over 950 submissions from 100 countries.

Accepted Presentations

Speakers

To be announced

  • Anne Boddington
    Anne Boddington
    IAFOR, Japan
  • Evangelia Chrysikou
    Evangelia Chrysikou
    University College London (UCL), United Kingdom
  • Lee Jerome
    Lee Jerome
    Middlesex University, United Kingdom
  • Allison Littlejohn
    Allison Littlejohn
    University College London (UCL), United Kingdom

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Featured Presentations

To be announced

Conference Programme & Abstract Book

The draft version of the Conference Programme will be available online on June 01, 2026. All registered delegates will be notified of this publication by email.

*Please be aware that the above schedule may be subject to change.

Important Information Emails

All registered attendees will receive an Important Information email and updates in the run-up to the conference. Please check your email inbox for something from "iafor.org". If you can not find these emails in your normal inbox, it is worth checking in your spam or junk mail folders as many programs filter out emails this way. If these did end up in one of these folders, please add the address to your acceptable senders' folder by whatever method your email program can do this.

Previous Programming

View details of programming for past ECE conferences via the links below.

ECE2025
ECE2024 ECE2023 ECE2022
ECE2021 ECE2020 ECE2019
ECE2018 ECE2017 ECE2016
ECE2015 ECE2014 ECE2013
Anne Boddington
IAFOR, Japan

Biography

Professor Anne Boddington is Executive Vice-President and Provost of IAFOR, and oversees the academic programs, research and policies of the forum.

Anne Boddington is Professor Emerita of Design Innovation and has held executive and senior leadership roles in Higher Education including as Dean of Arts & Humanities at the University of Brighton, Pro Vice Chancellor for Research, Business & Innovation at Kingston and Pro Vice Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange at Middlesex University.

In 2022 she concluded chairing the Sub Panel (32) for Art & Design: History, Practice & Theory as part of the Research Excellence Framework (REF2021) and has extensive experience in the governance and conduct of peer review, research evaluation and assessment in REF2014 (Sub Panel Deputy Chair and Equality Diversity Advisory Panel [EDAP]) and RAE2008. A former member of AHRC’s Advisory Board, she is the current Chair of the Advisory Board for the UKRI’s National Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Research (NICER) programme (£30M), Deputy Chair and a Trustee of the Design Council, the government’s strategic advisor for design, and a member of both the InnoHK Scientific Committee (Hong Kong) and the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ).

Since the 1990’s Anne has worked across the UK and internationally with a wide range of quality assurance, professional, statutory, and regulatory bodies in the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Hong Kong, and India.

As an independent consultant she now works as a strategic advisor and mentor and is committed to promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion in practice, developing effective governance, supporting career development, reducing bureaucracy, and improving organisational design, integrity, and productivity in the changing workplace.

Previous Presentations

Plenary Panel (2020) | Embracing Difference? Adaptive Lifelong Learning
Plenary Panel I (2017) | Think Like a System, Act Like an Entrepreneur
Evangelia Chrysikou
University College London (UCL), United Kingdom

Biography

Dr Evangelia Chrysikou, RIBA is Associate Professor within the Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction at University College London, United Kingdom, and Founder/Programme Director of the university’s MSc Healthcare Facilities. A multi-awarded RIBA architect and healthcare planner, Dr Chrysikou has published widely and won several prestigious grants and fellowships from international organisations, including Horizon 2020, UKRI, Wellcome, British Academy, Royal Society of New Zealand, and the Sasakawa Foundation. Her research interests lie at the spectrum of inclusion in relation to design, spanning across the disciplines of built environment, health, digital technologies and the social sciences. Dr Chrysikou is a member of the National Accessibility Authority, Hellenic Republic by invitation from the Greek Prime Minister, and a member of the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Life Sciences and Healthcare Council Leadership Committee. She was the coordinator of the Environment Section of the EIPonAHA, EU, and has worked as a consultant for international government bodies such as the Japanese MOFA, Peru Reconstruction Mechanism, and the British Government for projects related to healthcare planning and architecture. She was elected Vice-President of the Urban Public Health section of EUPHA in 2018.

Lee Jerome
Middlesex University, United Kingdom

Biography

TBA

Keynote Presentation (2026) | TBA
Allison Littlejohn
University College London (UCL), United Kingdom

Biography

Professor Allison Littlejohn is Pro-Vice Provost for Grand Challenge Data Empowered Societies and Professor of Learning and Technology in the UCL Knowledge Lab at University College London (UCL), United Kingdom. Her research expands our understanding of the socio-technical impacts of digital transformation at work and how it impacts work and learning. Professor Littlejohn was previously Director of the UCL Knowledge Lab, University College London (2020 -2025); Dean (Learning & Teaching) at the University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (2019-20); Academic Director for Digital Innovation at the Open University, United Kingdom (2015-2019); and Professor and Director of the Caledonian Academy at Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom (2006-2015). She holds the Ruth Wong Visiting Professorship at the National Institute of Education, Singapore.

Keynote Presentation (2026) | Don’t Let AI Change What it Means to Teach