At CEESA 2025, we are honored to welcome Dr. Derrick Gay, a globally recognized Belonging and Intercultural Strategist, whose work has impacted schools and organizations in over 50 countries. With expertise as an educator, speaker, researcher, and consultant, Dr. Gay helps communities cultivate belonging by fostering inclusive personal behaviors, policies, and organizational practices.

This year, Dr. Gay will deliver a keynote and multiple interactive workshops aimed at helping international schools navigate belonging and inclusion challenges:

🎤 Keynote: Reframing Diversity to Drive Belonging

📅 March 14, 2025
🔹 Discover how dignity and respect serve as foundational principles for fostering belonging in international schools.

💡 Workshop: From “Indoctrination” to Collaboration

📅 March 14, 2025
🔹 Explore real-world case studies that reveal how schools can shift perspectives and foster inclusion through collaborative leadership.

😂 Workshops: LOL/JK: Strategies to Address Identity-Informed Harm in International Schools (Parts 1 & 2)

📅 March 15,2025
🔹 Learn how stereotypes and jokes can unintentionally undermine belonging—and gain practical strategies to address these challenges.

With an academic background spanning Oberlin College, Columbia University, and the University of Pennsylvania, as well as a rich music performance career, Dr. Gay brings a unique interdisciplinary lens to fostering inclusive school communities.

Join us in Split, Croatia, March 14-15, 2025, for Dr. Gay’s inspiring sessions and take away innovative, globally relevant strategies for belonging in international schools.

🎉 A special thank you to Insurance Services International (ISI) for sponsoring Dr. Derrick Gay at CEESA 2025!

📅 Register now: CEESA Conference 2025

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