Louka Parry is the CEO + Founder of The Learning Future and works globally as a speaker, strategist and education futurist. He speaks on innovation, leadership and change having worked with tens of thousands of leaders and educators from diverse contexts all across the world, including in all Australian Education Departments and sectors, across international systems from the Dominican Republic to Romania, with corporates like PWC, Microsoft and Apple, not-for-profits such as Salzburg Global Seminar Learning Creates Australia and intergovernmental orgniasiatons like the OECD.
A rapid learner, he speaks five languages, has visited over 80 countries, and holds two Masters degrees, one in Instructional Leadership from the University of Melbourne and another in Applied Linguistics, and has also completed executive studies at Harvard and a residency at the d.school at Stanford University. Through his work, he has acquired expert knowledge in leadership, communication, wellbeing and organisational change and culture. As an education leader, he was promoted to Principal at only 27 years old and was named South Australian Inspirational Public Secondary Teacher of the Year. In 2022 he was listed as a Australian Top 100 Innovator for his work supporting schools and education systems to transform to become more human-centred and future fit.
As CEO of The Learning Future, he is committed to shifting learning structures, systems and societies so that they better empower individuals to develop the key human capabilities that matter most now and into the future. He also sits on the Executive of Karanga: The Global Alliance for Social Emotional Learning and Life Skills, which connects the global education community at the forefront of the future of education and social emotional learning to empower children, educators and communities all across the globe.
Presentation: Leaders as Futurists: Cultivating fully human schools