Program Overview | 78th OMEP World Assembly and Conference

Program Overview

World Assembly 2026 AGENDA, Poznań, Poland – July 14-15, 2026

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Conference Program, Poznań, Poland – July 16-18, 2026

Conference Program Book of Abstracts Visits to Kindergartens

WORLD ASSEMBLY

July, 14 (Tuesday), Venue: Aula AMU Poznan, Wieniawskiego 1

8:30 - 9:00

Registration at the World Assembly

9:00 - 9:20

Opening Session

9:20 - 9:30

Appointment of the President of the Assembly, the Scrutineers and the Secretary of the minutesn

9:30 - 9:40

Roll call and Proxy voting

9:40 - 9:50

Adoption of the agenda

9:50 - 10:25

Polish Early Childhood Education System - Keynote Lecture

10:25 - 10:40

OMEP Annual Report 2025

10:40 - 11:10

Coffee Break (Mirror hall)

11:15 - 13:20

Second Assembly Session

13:25 - 14:30

Lunch Break (Mirror hall)

14:30 - 16:00

Regional Meetings

16:05 - 17:30

Thematic Workshops

17:45 -

Extra Event: A tour of Poznan for members of the World Executive Board, National Committee Presidents and Delegates, and Invited Guests

WORLD ASSEMBLY

July, 15 (Wednesday), Venue: Aula AMU Poznan, Wieniawskiego 1

9:00 - 11:00

Fourth Assembly Session

11:00 - 11:30

Coffee Break (Mirror hall)

11:35 - 13:00

Fifth Assembly Session

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch Break (Mirror hall)

14:05 - 17:00

Sixth Assembly Session

17:05 - 17:15

Closing of the World Assembly

19:00 - 21:00

Extra event: Welcome Reception. Mirror hall. Reserved for conference registrants only and invited guests

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

July, 16 (Thursday), Venue: Aula AMU Poznan, Wieniawskiego 1

Reserved for conference registrants only

8:00 - 9:00

Conference registration (for Participants registered for the Visits to Preschools)

9:00 - 12:30

Extra Event: Visits to Preschools; Morning Venue: Location to be communicated. Participation limited to those registered for the Visits to Preschools

13.30 - 14.30

Conference registration (other Participants)

14.30 - 15.00

Children's performances

15.00 - 16.00

Opening ceremony

16.00 - 16.30

Coffee Break (Mirror hall)

16.30 - 17.45

Keynote Speeches
- Prof. Laura Lundy: When a child speaks: the value of undeniable, sustainable and credible child participation.
- Prof. W. Steven Barnett: What I have learned from early education research on the importance of children’s voice, agency, and rights

17.45 - 18.30

The 2026 New Scholar Award Ceremony and The 2026 ESD Award Ceremony

20.00 - 24.00

Extra Event: Gala dinner. Participation reserved for registered guests. Collegium Maius, Fredry 10, Poznan.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

July, 17 (Friday), Venue: Collegium Iuridicum Novum, Poznan, Aleja Niepodległości 53

Reserved for conference registrants only

8:00 - 9:00

Conference Registration - Collegium Iuridicum Novum

09:00 - 10:30

Keynote Speeches (Auditorium Maximum)
- Prof. Anna Odrowąż-Coates: Korczak’s Inspirations for Education and Children’s Rights: Relational Sustainability in the Age of Digital Perfection
- Géraldine Libreau: Leadership for inclusion

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:30

Keynote Speeches (Auditorium Maximum)
- Prof. Mercedes Mayol-Lassalle: Listening to Children from the Global South: Korczak’s Legacy and the Pedagogies of Early Childhood in Latin America
- Dr. Mo Adefeso-Olateju: Every child learning, leading and thriving: The case for transforming education systems

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch Break (Hall)

14:00 - 16:00

Parallel Sessions/Poster Presentations/ Workshops

16:00 - 16:30

Coffee Break

16:30 - 18:00

Parallel Sessions/ Poster Presentations/ Workshops

18:15 - 19:30

Publishing in the International Journal of Early Childhood (IJEC, Springer Nature ) - Workshop

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

July, 18 (Saturday), Venue: Collegium Iuridicum Novum, Poznan, Aleja Niepodległości 53

Reserved for conference registrants only

8:00 - 9:00

Conference Registration

09:00 - 10:30

Parallel sessions/Poster Presentations

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:30

Parallel sessions/Poster Presentations

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch Break (Hall)

14:00 - 15:30

Parallel Sessions/Poster Presentations/ Wokshops

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee Break

16:00 - 16:30

Presentation of the World Declaration (Auditorium Maximum)

16:30 - 17:00

Closing Ceremony (Auditorium Maximum)