The Conference program is designed as a three-day learning journey, integrating Wisdom, Adaptability, and Innovation to support regenerative and life-centred OD practice. We’ve worked hard to create an engaging conference program.

Please note this is a general outline and may be subject to minor changes. Registered participants will be given the detailed programme during the conference.

Day 1: Thursday, October 15

Morning Sessions

08:00 – 09:00: Registration

09:00 – 10:15: Welcome & Opening Ceremony

  • Welcome by Rev Bro Sirichai Fonseka, PhD, President, Assumption University
  • Opening of the Conference by Mr Peter Kalmar, IODA President

10:15 – 11:00:  Keynote Session: Jacqueline Wong: Founder & Senior Partner of the Sequoia Group, Dean of the Sustainability Institute, Singapore.
Session: Co-Creating a Better World: From Human-Centric to Life-Centric OD

11:15 – 12:30: Poster Presentations

Afternoon Sessions

13:30 – 15:00: Concurrent Sessions I

  • Ann Clancy
  • Michelle de Bruyn
  • Tímea Ágota Rózsa
  • Lakshmidevi Vasudevan

15:00 – 16:30: Concurrent Sessions II

  • Albert Valentine
  • Roderick Barnett
  • Cecille Essary & Jim Maddox
  • Isaac Selvaraj Peter

16:45 – 18:00: IODA Members’ Meeting

18:30 – 21:00: IODA Ceremonies  

  • Marc Silverman Award
  • Richard Beckhard Award
  • Thai Cultural Presentation

Day 2: Friday, October 16

Morning Sessions

07:30 – 08:30: Celebration of the Life and Service of IODA Luminaries 

08:30 – 09:30: Opening Day 2 by Dr Kitikorn Dowpiset, Chairperson of IODA Conference 2026

09:30 – 10:15: Keynote Session: Dr. Piti Tantakasem: Director & CEO, TMBThanachart Bank Public Company Limited
Session: Enterprise Transformation Amid Uncertain World Factors

10:30 – 12:00: Concurrent Session III

  • Jim Maddox & Claudia Raffo
  • Jacqueline Wong & Zafirah Mohammed
  • Susan E Stewart
  • Bei He & Ann Clancy

Afternoon Sessions

13:30-15:00: Concurrent Session IV 

  • Sasha Farley
  • Ulrike Rodgers & Enrique Zaldivar
  • James (Gus) Gustafson
  • Genae Young

15:00 – 16:30: Concurrent Session IV 

  • Sonya Sharma & Charusmitha Rao
  • Wenhua Gao & Zhang Ping
  • Oleg Komlik
  • Peter Kalmar

18:00 – 20:00: IODA Ceremonies

  • Traditional Passing of IODA Quilt
  • Presentation of IODA Conference 2027 Netherlands
  • Thanksgiving ceremony

Day 3: Saturday, October 17

07:30 – 13:30: Company trip and local floating market visit 

13:30 – 17:00: Visit of Assumption University Suvarnabhumi Campus and Closing Ceremonies IODA 2026.