Harvard lecturers and an Israeli billionaire: This is the city that will host an international education conference

Jerusalem will host an international education conference in November, featuring a lecturer from Harvard, billionaire Alon Gonen, and content creator Nas Daily. The conference will address the impact of artificial intelligence on learning, teacher burnout, and gaps in the education system.

Jerusalem will host an international education conference in November 2026, bringing together educators, researchers, entrepreneurs, and decision-makers from Israel and around the world. The conference will take place on November 9-10 at Binyanei Ha'Uma, will be open to the public free of charge, and the Jerusalem Municipality will invest millions of shekels in its operation. Among the speakers: Noah Heller, a lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education; Israeli entrepreneur and billionaire Alon Gonen, co-founder of Plus500; and content creator Nas Daily. The main topics: the impact of artificial intelligence on the classroom, the crisis in teacher status, identity, and pluralism. Yafa Ben David, Deputy Secretary-General of the Teachers' Union, will participate in a session on restoring prestige to the profession. Mayor Moshe Lion said the city's education system is "our great pride" and that the conference reflects Jerusalem's status as a city promoting open educational discourse.