2025 Plenary conferences

Subject to modifications

Wednesday, November 19

  • Why Educational Technology Must (Finally) Move Beyond the School Walls ?

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM | Auditorium

For years, many stakeholders in the sector have focused on schools to develop programs and implement digital equipment strategies.

However, in the field, initiatives led by local governments, nonprofit organizations, digital advisors, and EdTech players show that other contexts—sometimes more inclusive and effective—can better engage diverse audiences.

So, what are these alternative contexts? How can we collaborate across regions? And ultimately, what does this mean for the end users?

  • Why AI Will Transform the Way We Create Educational Content

 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM | Auditorium

In real-world settings, budget constraints directly affect digital resources—often hailed as efficiency drivers or dismissed as unnecessary costs.

The rise of collaborative platforms, open-source models, and now generative AI is reshaping how we design, produce, and distribute learning materials.

Can we envision more relevant, sustainable, and field-adapted solutions? Should we rethink the economic model? Do we need new life cycles for educational resources? What are the key ingredients for long-term sustainability?

Thursday, November 20

  • Why European Digital Education Policy Could Change Everything

3:15 PM – 4:15 PM | Auditorium

As technologies evolve rapidly and child-related professionals express growing concern, digital education strategies remain fragmented and often controversial.

Yet, 2025 has been declared the European Year of Digital Citizenship Education by the Council of Europe, which is currently drafting a roadmap for the future of digital education.

So, how can we align across Europe on this topic? Where can compromises be made? What direction are we heading in? What should we hope for—and what role will France play?

Friday, November 21

  • Public purchasing: how to reconcile efficiency and budget constraints?

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM | Auditorium

How can we ensure that public purchasing in schools and universities meets the needs of the field? Between complex procedures, fixed catalogs and tight budgets, purchasing managers face many constraints. This conference brings together local authorities, secondary school heads and representatives from higher education to share experiences and practical solutions. Autonomy, dialogue with local authorities, purchasing groups, innovative platforms: what if we rethought public procurement based on users’ real needs?