
WAC Digital Summit 2026
Four days online on the future of learning, upskilling and assessment, for universities, educators, employers and education companies.
- 4 days
- 4 Focus Centres
- Online join from anywhere
Four days, four centres, one question: what should learning look like next?
The World Assessment Council brings universities, educators, employers and education companies together online for four days in December 2026.
Each day belongs to one of WAC’s four Focus Centres: AI-Powered Learning, Internationalization, Skill Development and Assessment Excellence. The days build on the centres’ white papers, Spotlight analysis and the Educators This Week panels.
- Dates
- Friday 18 to Monday 21 December 2026
- Format
- Online. Joining details go to registered participants by email.
- Programme
- One day for each WAC Focus Centre. Session times and speakers to be announced.
- Registration
- Not open yet. Leave your details below and WAC will email you when it opens. Members get priority registration.
One day for each Focus Centre
This programme is a draft and may change. Session times and speakers will be published on this page as they are confirmed.
Day 1
AI-Powered Learning
What AI is changing in teaching, learning and assessment, and what it should not change.
Read before the day: AI That Teaches: When Generative AI Builds Learning That Lasts
Day 2
Internationalization
Student mobility, cross-border recognition and partnerships between institutions.
Read before the day: The New Map of International Education After the Big Four Tightened
Day 3
Skill Development
Skills, micro-credentials and the link between learning and work.
Read before the day: The Proof-of-Skill Gap: Why Skills-First Hiring Stalled
Day 4
Assessment Excellence
Academic integrity and the quality of assessment, on campus and online.
Read before the day: What Can a Grade Still Prove? Rebuilding Trust in Assessment After AI
Attend, speak or partner
The summit is for people who run, teach in, hire from and build for education.
Follow the sessions online
Registration is not open yet. Leave your email and WAC will write to you when it opens.
Tell me when registration opensPropose a session
A talk, a panel or a case study from your institution, for one of the four days.
Propose a sessionPartner with the summit
Host a session, support a day or bring your network. Tell us what you have in mind.
Talk about partneringUniversities and colleges
Leaders, deans, registrars and heads of digital learning, examinations and international offices.
Educators and researchers
Faculty, teachers, instructional designers and people who study learning and assessment.
Employers and companies
Hiring, talent and learning teams, and education and EdTech companies.
Policy and quality bodies
Regulators, accreditation and qualification bodies, and education networks.
Be the first to know when registration opens
Tell us how you would like to take part. The WAC team replies by email, and writes to you when registration opens and when the programme is published.
- Online, 18–21 December 2026. Sending this form does not commit you to anything.
- WAC members get priority registration.
- Your details are used to answer you about the summit. See the Privacy Policy.
Prefer email? Write to info@worldassessmentcouncil.org.
Thank you. You are on the summit list.
The WAC team will email you when registration opens and the programme is published. If you proposed a session or a partnership, we reply by email.
Add the dates to your calendarEducators This Week panels
WAC’s online panel series has brought 82 speakers together over 11 sessions. See every session.
Educators This Week
Opportunities in Credits Exchange Model for Universities
Educators This Week
Why Are Institutions Rushing for Blended Learning?
Season 2, Webisode 1
Can University Hiring Go 100% Online?
Questions and answers
When is the summit?
From Friday 18 December to Monday 21 December 2026.
Where does it take place?
Online. Registered participants will receive the joining details by email before the summit.
How do I register?
Registration is not open yet. Fill in the form on this page and WAC will email you as soon as it opens.
Is there a fee?
Registration details, including any fee, will be announced with the programme. WAC members get priority registration.
Can I speak or propose a session?
Yes. Choose “Propose a session or speak” in the form and describe your idea in a few lines. The WAC team replies by email.
When will the programme be published?
The programme on this page is a draft: one day for each WAC Focus Centre. Session times and speakers will be added here as they are confirmed.
Who organises the summit?
The World Assessment Council, through its four Focus Centres.
Follow the summit as it takes shape
Speakers and session times will be announced here and on WAC’s channels.






