International Alliance for Invitational Education
Tentative featured speakers
IAIE World Conference is the annual gathering of Alliance members to share research and ideas about invitational theory and practices. It will immediately follow the Leadership Institute. The conference will consist of featured speakers and educational sessions. Tentative featured speakers include:
William Purkey, co-founder of IAIE and professor emeritus at UNC-Greensboro, and Betty Siegel, co-founder of IAIE and president emeritus at Kennesaw State University
Dean Fink, longtime IAIE member, former school superintendent, international speaker, and author of books on leadership
Charlotte Reed, Chair, IAIE Board of Trustees, founding member of IAIE, and professor of urban education at Indiana University Northwest
Suzanne Gilmore, Executive Director, New York State Women in Education Administration and author
William Hopkins, founder of special education initiative in Belize based on Invitational Education®
Rich Ognibene, past Teacher of the Year in New York, and nationally recognized author
Tim Cusack of "Laughter that Matters", Grand Rapids, Michigan
Other speakers will be announced soon