ReimaginED Melbourne 2026

ReimaginED Melbourne brings together educators, students, researchers, leaders, and changemakers to explore the future of learning through conversation, collaboration, and shared experiences.

Conference

The main ReimaginED conference will be held at Woodleigh School's beautiful Mornington Peninsula campus. Across two days, attendees will engage with inspiring keynote speakers, workshops, masterclasses, wellbeing experiences, and opportunities to connect with a diverse community of educators and innovators.

This year's conference features contributions from Otto Scharmer, Ginie Servant-Miklos, Professor Chris Speed, Ego Lemos, Keren Caple, and many others.

Festival Program

Alongside the conference, ReimaginED's festival program offers a series of unique pre and post-conference events across Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula. Taking place in libraries, classrooms, community spaces, farms, and cultural venues, these experiences invite deeper exploration of the ideas shaping education today and tomorrow.

Festival events include:

• The Salon of Dangerous Educational Ideas with Jan Owen, Louka Parry, and Professor Erica McWilliam

• The Tomorrow Party with Megan Flamer, Jan Owen, and the WonderLab team

• Relationality as a Way of Being with Professor Melitta Hogarth and Glen Hayres

• Discovering Compassionate Systems with Dr Richard Owens and Daniel Lukies

• Multiple Choice, a film screening from Ted Dintersmith and Charles Haine

• Navigating Creativity: From Slow Looking to Bold Thinking with Nathalie A. Ryan and Andrew Pennay

More information about the program are available via the Woodleigh Institute website, including details about the specific dates and locations for festival events. www.woodleighinstitute.com

Logistics letters for each event are sent out closer to the date.