Andragogy for Impact (AnfI) 2026

Adult Learning: Reimagining, Reinventing, Transforming

3 - 5 November 2026, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel Singapore

PANEL DISCUSSION

Panel Theme: Advancing Adult Learning: Strategy, Capability and Collective Action

Changing workforce needs, rapid developments in technology, and evolving expectations of individuals are reshaping adult learning. An effective response to these demands requires more than individual innovations in teaching and learning. It calls for clarity on our priorities, the capabilities needed for the future, and the conditions that enable meaningful and sustained change and impact.

Bringing together perspectives from higher education, adult learning and assessment, curriculum and capability development, and workforce and industry, the panel will explore the challenges and opportunities shaping the future of adult learning. It will consider how institutions and the wider adult learning ecosystem can respond strategically, overcome barriers to transformation, and strengthen collective action across educators, institutions, employers, industry and policymakers.

Panellists

Professor Robbie Goh

Provost
Singapore University of Social Sciences

Professor David Boud

Deakin Distinguished Professor & Foundation Director, Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE), Deakin University

Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Design and Society, University of Technology Sydney

Keynote: Challenges for Courses and Learning in a World Infused with Generative Artificial Intelligence

Professor Cecilia Chan

Founding Director, Teaching and Learning Innovation Centre (TALIC) & Professor, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong

Keynote: Future-Ready Graduates: Building a Global Holistic Competency Foundation in the Age of AI

Mr Patrick Tay

Assistant Secretary-General, National Trades Union Congress (NTUC)

Member of Parliament, Pioneer Single Member Constituency

Keynote: Future-Ready and Future Forward Adult Education

Moderator

Dr Stefanie Chye

Senior Lecturer, Teaching and Learning Centre, Singapore University of Social Sciences