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We are excited to announce our programme.


Wednesday, November 25, 2026

Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
Track 5
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Registration and Exhibition Open
Collect your name badge and conference material. Meet our exhibitors, trade is now open.
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Conference opening and Powhiri
10:00 AM - 10:44 AM Expo and Poster Session 1
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM Plenary Session 1: Enhancing Career Development Professionalism (David Carney, Tristram Hooley, Sareena Hopkins and David Morgan)
11:34 AM - 11:35 AM Parallel Sessions 1
5 streams Paper and Professional Practice Sessions
Parallel Sessions 1
11:35 AM - 1:00 PM 		Student Career Development Inclusive Pathways and Career Wellbeing in Higher Education Counsellor Education and Supervision Career Identity and Wellbeing for Young Adults Impact of place
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch
2:04 PM - 2:05 PM Parallel Sessions 2
5 streams Paper and Professional Practice Sessions
Parallel Sessions 2
2:05 PM - 3:35 PM 		The Use of AI in Career Guidance Career Transitions and Meaning for Older Workers Green guidance and social justice Early Career Learning for Children and Young Teens Navigating the Future of STEM Careers
3:35 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon tea
4:04 PM - 4:05 PM Parallel Sessions 3
6 streams
Parallel Sessions 3
4:05 PM - 5:05 PM 		Putting the Cards on the Table: A Practical Tool for Complex Life and Career Decisions Guided by Reflection: A Supervision Model for Strengthening Wellbeing and Ethical Practice in Career Development A Well-Designed Vocational Education System for Secondary Education - Discussions of an evolving transition. Re-engaging Long-Term NEET Youth: An Evidence-Based Career and Community Development Approach Self-Actualizing Towards What? How People Fulfil Their Potential in Career Development
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Welcome Reception Sponsored by WIDE Trust
Track 1
Track 2
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Registration and Exhibition Open
Collect your name badge and conference material. Meet our exhibitors, trade is now open.
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Conference opening and Powhiri
10:00 AM - 10:44 AM Expo and Poster Session 1
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM Plenary Session 1: Enhancing Career Development Professionalism (David Carney, Tristram Hooley, Sareena Hopkins and David Morgan)
11:34 AM - 11:35 AM Parallel Sessions 1
5 streams Paper and Professional Practice Sessions
Parallel Sessions 1
11:35 AM - 1:00 PM 		Student Career Development Inclusive Pathways and Career Wellbeing in Higher Education
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch
2:04 PM - 2:05 PM Parallel Sessions 2
5 streams Paper and Professional Practice Sessions
Parallel Sessions 2
2:05 PM - 3:35 PM 		The Use of AI in Career Guidance Career Transitions and Meaning for Older Workers
3:35 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon tea
4:04 PM - 4:05 PM Parallel Sessions 3
6 streams
Parallel Sessions 3
4:05 PM - 5:05 PM 		Putting the Cards on the Table: A Practical Tool for Complex Life and Career Decisions Guided by Reflection: A Supervision Model for Strengthening Wellbeing and Ethical Practice in Career Development
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Welcome Reception Sponsored by WIDE Trust

Track 3
Track 4
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Registration and Exhibition Open
Collect your name badge and conference material. Meet our exhibitors, trade is now open.
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Conference opening and Powhiri
10:00 AM - 10:44 AM Expo and Poster Session 1
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM Plenary Session 1: Enhancing Career Development Professionalism (David Carney, Tristram Hooley, Sareena Hopkins and David Morgan)
11:34 AM - 11:35 AM Parallel Sessions 1
5 streams Paper and Professional Practice Sessions
Parallel Sessions 1
11:35 AM - 1:00 PM 		Counsellor Education and Supervision Career Identity and Wellbeing for Young Adults
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch
2:04 PM - 2:05 PM Parallel Sessions 2
5 streams Paper and Professional Practice Sessions
Parallel Sessions 2
2:05 PM - 3:35 PM 		Green guidance and social justice Early Career Learning for Children and Young Teens
3:35 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon tea
4:04 PM - 4:05 PM Parallel Sessions 3
6 streams
Parallel Sessions 3
4:05 PM - 5:05 PM 		A Well-Designed Vocational Education System for Secondary Education - Discussions of an evolving transition. Re-engaging Long-Term NEET Youth: An Evidence-Based Career and Community Development Approach
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Welcome Reception Sponsored by WIDE Trust

Track 5
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Registration and Exhibition Open
Collect your name badge and conference material. Meet our exhibitors, trade is now open.
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Conference opening and Powhiri
10:00 AM - 10:44 AM Expo and Poster Session 1
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM Plenary Session 1: Enhancing Career Development Professionalism (David Carney, Tristram Hooley, Sareena Hopkins and David Morgan)
11:34 AM - 11:35 AM Parallel Sessions 1
5 streams Paper and Professional Practice Sessions
Parallel Sessions 1
11:35 AM - 1:00 PM 		Impact of place
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch
2:04 PM - 2:05 PM Parallel Sessions 2
5 streams Paper and Professional Practice Sessions
Parallel Sessions 2
2:05 PM - 3:35 PM 		Navigating the Future of STEM Careers
3:35 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon tea
4:04 PM - 4:05 PM Parallel Sessions 3
6 streams
Parallel Sessions 3
4:05 PM - 5:05 PM 		Self-Actualizing Towards What? How People Fulfil Their Potential in Career Development
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Welcome Reception Sponsored by WIDE Trust

Track 1
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Registration and Exhibition Open
Collect your name badge and conference material. Meet our exhibitors, trade is now open.
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Conference opening and Powhiri
10:00 AM - 10:44 AM Expo and Poster Session 1
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM Plenary Session 1: Enhancing Career Development Professionalism (David Carney, Tristram Hooley, Sareena Hopkins and David Morgan)
11:34 AM - 11:35 AM Parallel Sessions 1
5 streams Paper and Professional Practice Sessions
Parallel Sessions 1
11:35 AM - 1:00 PM 		Student Career Development
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch
2:04 PM - 2:05 PM Parallel Sessions 2
5 streams Paper and Professional Practice Sessions
Parallel Sessions 2
2:05 PM - 3:35 PM 		The Use of AI in Career Guidance
3:35 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon tea
4:04 PM - 4:05 PM Parallel Sessions 3
6 streams
Parallel Sessions 3
4:05 PM - 5:05 PM 		Putting the Cards on the Table: A Practical Tool for Complex Life and Career Decisions
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Welcome Reception Sponsored by WIDE Trust

Track 2
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Registration and Exhibition Open
Collect your name badge and conference material. Meet our exhibitors, trade is now open.
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Conference opening and Powhiri
10:00 AM - 10:44 AM Expo and Poster Session 1
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM Plenary Session 1: Enhancing Career Development Professionalism (David Carney, Tristram Hooley, Sareena Hopkins and David Morgan)
11:34 AM - 11:35 AM Parallel Sessions 1
5 streams Paper and Professional Practice Sessions
Parallel Sessions 1
11:35 AM - 1:00 PM 		Inclusive Pathways and Career Wellbeing in Higher Education
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch
2:04 PM - 2:05 PM Parallel Sessions 2
5 streams Paper and Professional Practice Sessions
Parallel Sessions 2
2:05 PM - 3:35 PM 		Career Transitions and Meaning for Older Workers
3:35 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon tea
4:04 PM - 4:05 PM Parallel Sessions 3
6 streams
Parallel Sessions 3
4:05 PM - 5:05 PM 		Guided by Reflection: A Supervision Model for Strengthening Wellbeing and Ethical Practice in Career Development
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Welcome Reception Sponsored by WIDE Trust

Track 3
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Registration and Exhibition Open
Collect your name badge and conference material. Meet our exhibitors, trade is now open.
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Conference opening and Powhiri
10:00 AM - 10:44 AM Expo and Poster Session 1
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM Plenary Session 1: Enhancing Career Development Professionalism (David Carney, Tristram Hooley, Sareena Hopkins and David Morgan)
11:34 AM - 11:35 AM Parallel Sessions 1
5 streams Paper and Professional Practice Sessions
Parallel Sessions 1
11:35 AM - 1:00 PM 		Counsellor Education and Supervision
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch
2:04 PM - 2:05 PM Parallel Sessions 2
5 streams Paper and Professional Practice Sessions
Parallel Sessions 2
2:05 PM - 3:35 PM 		Green guidance and social justice
3:35 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon tea
4:04 PM - 4:05 PM Parallel Sessions 3
6 streams
Parallel Sessions 3
4:05 PM - 5:05 PM 		A Well-Designed Vocational Education System for Secondary Education - Discussions of an evolving transition.
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Welcome Reception Sponsored by WIDE Trust

Track 4
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Registration and Exhibition Open
Collect your name badge and conference material. Meet our exhibitors, trade is now open.
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Conference opening and Powhiri
10:00 AM - 10:44 AM Expo and Poster Session 1
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM Plenary Session 1: Enhancing Career Development Professionalism (David Carney, Tristram Hooley, Sareena Hopkins and David Morgan)
11:34 AM - 11:35 AM Parallel Sessions 1
5 streams Paper and Professional Practice Sessions
Parallel Sessions 1
11:35 AM - 1:00 PM 		Career Identity and Wellbeing for Young Adults
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch
2:04 PM - 2:05 PM Parallel Sessions 2
5 streams Paper and Professional Practice Sessions
Parallel Sessions 2
2:05 PM - 3:35 PM 		Early Career Learning for Children and Young Teens
3:35 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon tea
4:04 PM - 4:05 PM Parallel Sessions 3
6 streams
Parallel Sessions 3
4:05 PM - 5:05 PM 		Re-engaging Long-Term NEET Youth: An Evidence-Based Career and Community Development Approach
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Welcome Reception Sponsored by WIDE Trust

Track 5
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Registration and Exhibition Open
Collect your name badge and conference material. Meet our exhibitors, trade is now open.
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Conference opening and Powhiri
10:00 AM - 10:44 AM Expo and Poster Session 1
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM Plenary Session 1: Enhancing Career Development Professionalism (David Carney, Tristram Hooley, Sareena Hopkins and David Morgan)
11:34 AM - 11:35 AM Parallel Sessions 1
5 streams Paper and Professional Practice Sessions
Parallel Sessions 1
11:35 AM - 1:00 PM 		Impact of place
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch
2:04 PM - 2:05 PM Parallel Sessions 2
5 streams Paper and Professional Practice Sessions
Parallel Sessions 2
2:05 PM - 3:35 PM 		Navigating the Future of STEM Careers
3:35 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon tea
4:04 PM - 4:05 PM Parallel Sessions 3
6 streams
Parallel Sessions 3
4:05 PM - 5:05 PM 		Self-Actualizing Towards What? How People Fulfil Their Potential in Career Development
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Welcome Reception Sponsored by WIDE Trust

Thursday, November 26, 2026

Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
Track 5
Track 6
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration and Exhibition opens
7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
IAEVG Correspondents meeting
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Keynote session: Two Indigenous Perspectives from Aotearoa (Dr Rihi Te Nana and Jay Tihema)
9:34 AM - 9:35 AM Parallel Sessions 4
Streams Symposia and Workshops
Parallel Sessions 4
9:35 AM - 10:30 AM 		Navigating Wellbeing in Career Development: Lessons from an Evolving International Research Programme International comparison of collaborative systems between career professionals and teachers in secondary education Re-engaging Rangatahi Māori Through Identity, Voice, and Career Exploration Creating Accessible, Inclusive and Equitable Work-Integrated Learning Making Learning Work for You: Designing Transformational Learning for Inclusive and Impactful Career Development Practice World Cafe Session 1
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Morning tea, Expo and Poster Session 2
11:19 AM - 11:20 AM Parallel Sessions 5
Streams Symposia and Workshops
Parallel Sessions 5
11:20 AM - 12:20 PM 		Studies in careers, employability and transitions What Matters in Career Education: Designing a Curriculum That Counts Re-indigenising through a Te Ao Māori World View Advocating for Career Education in Schools: Leadership, Practice, and Change from Within A Virtual Hub for Career Development Managers and Leaders: Research, Competencies, and Sector Capacity Building World Cafe Session 2
12:20 PM - 1:15 PM
Family photo and Lunch
1:19 PM - 1:20 PM Parallel Sessions 6
Streams Symposia and Workshops
Parallel Sessions 6
1:20 PM - 2:20 PM 		UK four nations public services: Unique delivery, united by professionalism Hope Capacity Development in Fragile Times Navigating Transitions to the Future: Career and Life Courses in Guidance and Training Contexts Indigenous Knowledge Through the Lens of Storytelling: Narrative Approaches to Pathways Navigation Tupuānuku: Seeding Success - Cultivating Sustainable Best Practice from the Ground Up. World Cafe Session 3
2:24 PM - 2:25 PM Parallel Sessions 7
Streams
Parallel Sessions 7
2:25 PM - 3:25 PM 		From the Margins to the Mainstream: Building Sustainable Best Practice Career Education Across K–12 Simulation-Based Framework for Career Exploration: Bringing School Learning and Professional Practice Breaking or Building? Reimagining Public Employment Services Through a Career Development How green is your practice? A workshop exploring green career guidance principles, barriers and resources Career Guidance in Fragile Contexts: Institutional Embedding, Inclusion, and Scalability — A Kenya Case Study World Cafe Session 4
3:25 PM - 3:55 PM
Coffee break
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Artificial Intelligence in Career Services: Evidence, Ethics, and System Read¬iness for Responsible Integration (Sareena Hopkins, Deidre Hughes)
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
IAEVG Member Meeting
6:30 PM - 11:59 PM Gala Dinner - Hosted by TEC
Track 1
Track 2
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration and Exhibition opens
7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
IAEVG Correspondents meeting
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Keynote session: Two Indigenous Perspectives from Aotearoa (Dr Rihi Te Nana and Jay Tihema)
9:34 AM - 9:35 AM Parallel Sessions 4
Streams Symposia and Workshops
Parallel Sessions 4
9:35 AM - 10:30 AM 		Navigating Wellbeing in Career Development: Lessons from an Evolving International Research Programme International comparison of collaborative systems between career professionals and teachers in secondary education
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Morning tea, Expo and Poster Session 2
11:19 AM - 11:20 AM Parallel Sessions 5
Streams Symposia and Workshops
Parallel Sessions 5
11:20 AM - 12:20 PM 		Studies in careers, employability and transitions What Matters in Career Education: Designing a Curriculum That Counts
12:20 PM - 1:15 PM
Family photo and Lunch
1:19 PM - 1:20 PM Parallel Sessions 6
Streams Symposia and Workshops
Parallel Sessions 6
1:20 PM - 2:20 PM 		UK four nations public services: Unique delivery, united by professionalism Hope Capacity Development in Fragile Times
2:24 PM - 2:25 PM Parallel Sessions 7
Streams
Parallel Sessions 7
2:25 PM - 3:25 PM 		From the Margins to the Mainstream: Building Sustainable Best Practice Career Education Across K–12 Simulation-Based Framework for Career Exploration: Bringing School Learning and Professional Practice
3:25 PM - 3:55 PM
Coffee break
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Artificial Intelligence in Career Services: Evidence, Ethics, and System Read¬iness for Responsible Integration (Sareena Hopkins, Deidre Hughes)
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
IAEVG Member Meeting
6:30 PM - 11:59 PM Gala Dinner - Hosted by TEC

Track 3
Track 4
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration and Exhibition opens
7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
IAEVG Correspondents meeting
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Keynote session: Two Indigenous Perspectives from Aotearoa (Dr Rihi Te Nana and Jay Tihema)
9:34 AM - 9:35 AM Parallel Sessions 4
Streams Symposia and Workshops
Parallel Sessions 4
9:35 AM - 10:30 AM 		Re-engaging Rangatahi Māori Through Identity, Voice, and Career Exploration Creating Accessible, Inclusive and Equitable Work-Integrated Learning
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Morning tea, Expo and Poster Session 2
11:19 AM - 11:20 AM Parallel Sessions 5
Streams Symposia and Workshops
Parallel Sessions 5
11:20 AM - 12:20 PM 		Re-indigenising through a Te Ao Māori World View Advocating for Career Education in Schools: Leadership, Practice, and Change from Within
12:20 PM - 1:15 PM
Family photo and Lunch
1:19 PM - 1:20 PM Parallel Sessions 6
Streams Symposia and Workshops
Parallel Sessions 6
1:20 PM - 2:20 PM 		Navigating Transitions to the Future: Career and Life Courses in Guidance and Training Contexts Indigenous Knowledge Through the Lens of Storytelling: Narrative Approaches to Pathways Navigation
2:24 PM - 2:25 PM Parallel Sessions 7
Streams
Parallel Sessions 7
2:25 PM - 3:25 PM 		Breaking or Building? Reimagining Public Employment Services Through a Career Development How green is your practice? A workshop exploring green career guidance principles, barriers and resources
3:25 PM - 3:55 PM
Coffee break
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Artificial Intelligence in Career Services: Evidence, Ethics, and System Read¬iness for Responsible Integration (Sareena Hopkins, Deidre Hughes)
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
IAEVG Member Meeting
6:30 PM - 11:59 PM Gala Dinner - Hosted by TEC

Track 5
Track 6
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration and Exhibition opens
7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
IAEVG Correspondents meeting
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Keynote session: Two Indigenous Perspectives from Aotearoa (Dr Rihi Te Nana and Jay Tihema)
9:34 AM - 9:35 AM Parallel Sessions 4
Streams Symposia and Workshops
Parallel Sessions 4
9:35 AM - 10:30 AM 		Making Learning Work for You: Designing Transformational Learning for Inclusive and Impactful Career Development Practice World Cafe Session 1
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Morning tea, Expo and Poster Session 2
11:19 AM - 11:20 AM Parallel Sessions 5
Streams Symposia and Workshops
Parallel Sessions 5
11:20 AM - 12:20 PM 		A Virtual Hub for Career Development Managers and Leaders: Research, Competencies, and Sector Capacity Building World Cafe Session 2
12:20 PM - 1:15 PM
Family photo and Lunch
1:19 PM - 1:20 PM Parallel Sessions 6
Streams Symposia and Workshops
Parallel Sessions 6
1:20 PM - 2:20 PM 		Tupuānuku: Seeding Success - Cultivating Sustainable Best Practice from the Ground Up. World Cafe Session 3
2:24 PM - 2:25 PM Parallel Sessions 7
Streams
Parallel Sessions 7
2:25 PM - 3:25 PM 		Career Guidance in Fragile Contexts: Institutional Embedding, Inclusion, and Scalability — A Kenya Case Study World Cafe Session 4
3:25 PM - 3:55 PM
Coffee break
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Artificial Intelligence in Career Services: Evidence, Ethics, and System Read¬iness for Responsible Integration (Sareena Hopkins, Deidre Hughes)
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
IAEVG Member Meeting
6:30 PM - 11:59 PM Gala Dinner - Hosted by TEC

Track 1
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration and Exhibition opens
7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
IAEVG Correspondents meeting
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Keynote session: Two Indigenous Perspectives from Aotearoa (Dr Rihi Te Nana and Jay Tihema)
9:34 AM - 9:35 AM Parallel Sessions 4
Streams Symposia and Workshops
Parallel Sessions 4
9:35 AM - 10:30 AM 		Navigating Wellbeing in Career Development: Lessons from an Evolving International Research Programme
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Morning tea, Expo and Poster Session 2
11:19 AM - 11:20 AM Parallel Sessions 5
Streams Symposia and Workshops
Parallel Sessions 5
11:20 AM - 12:20 PM 		Studies in careers, employability and transitions
12:20 PM - 1:15 PM
Family photo and Lunch
1:19 PM - 1:20 PM Parallel Sessions 6
Streams Symposia and Workshops
Parallel Sessions 6
1:20 PM - 2:20 PM 		UK four nations public services: Unique delivery, united by professionalism
2:24 PM - 2:25 PM Parallel Sessions 7
Streams
Parallel Sessions 7
2:25 PM - 3:25 PM 		From the Margins to the Mainstream: Building Sustainable Best Practice Career Education Across K–12
3:25 PM - 3:55 PM
Coffee break
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Artificial Intelligence in Career Services: Evidence, Ethics, and System Read¬iness for Responsible Integration (Sareena Hopkins, Deidre Hughes)
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
IAEVG Member Meeting
6:30 PM - 11:59 PM Gala Dinner - Hosted by TEC

Track 2
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration and Exhibition opens
7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
IAEVG Correspondents meeting
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Keynote session: Two Indigenous Perspectives from Aotearoa (Dr Rihi Te Nana and Jay Tihema)
9:34 AM - 9:35 AM Parallel Sessions 4
Streams Symposia and Workshops
Parallel Sessions 4
9:35 AM - 10:30 AM 		International comparison of collaborative systems between career professionals and teachers in secondary education
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Morning tea, Expo and Poster Session 2
11:19 AM - 11:20 AM Parallel Sessions 5
Streams Symposia and Workshops
Parallel Sessions 5
11:20 AM - 12:20 PM 		What Matters in Career Education: Designing a Curriculum That Counts
12:20 PM - 1:15 PM
Family photo and Lunch
1:19 PM - 1:20 PM Parallel Sessions 6
Streams Symposia and Workshops
Parallel Sessions 6
1:20 PM - 2:20 PM 		Hope Capacity Development in Fragile Times
2:24 PM - 2:25 PM Parallel Sessions 7
Streams
Parallel Sessions 7
2:25 PM - 3:25 PM 		Simulation-Based Framework for Career Exploration: Bringing School Learning and Professional Practice
3:25 PM - 3:55 PM
Coffee break
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Artificial Intelligence in Career Services: Evidence, Ethics, and System Read¬iness for Responsible Integration (Sareena Hopkins, Deidre Hughes)
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
IAEVG Member Meeting
6:30 PM - 11:59 PM Gala Dinner - Hosted by TEC

Track 3
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration and Exhibition opens
7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
IAEVG Correspondents meeting
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Keynote session: Two Indigenous Perspectives from Aotearoa (Dr Rihi Te Nana and Jay Tihema)
9:34 AM - 9:35 AM Parallel Sessions 4
Streams Symposia and Workshops
Parallel Sessions 4
9:35 AM - 10:30 AM 		Re-engaging Rangatahi Māori Through Identity, Voice, and Career Exploration
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Morning tea, Expo and Poster Session 2
11:19 AM - 11:20 AM Parallel Sessions 5
Streams Symposia and Workshops
Parallel Sessions 5
11:20 AM - 12:20 PM 		Re-indigenising through a Te Ao Māori World View
12:20 PM - 1:15 PM
Family photo and Lunch
1:19 PM - 1:20 PM Parallel Sessions 6
Streams Symposia and Workshops
Parallel Sessions 6
1:20 PM - 2:20 PM 		Navigating Transitions to the Future: Career and Life Courses in Guidance and Training Contexts
2:24 PM - 2:25 PM Parallel Sessions 7
Streams
Parallel Sessions 7
2:25 PM - 3:25 PM 		Breaking or Building? Reimagining Public Employment Services Through a Career Development
3:25 PM - 3:55 PM
Coffee break
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Artificial Intelligence in Career Services: Evidence, Ethics, and System Read¬iness for Responsible Integration (Sareena Hopkins, Deidre Hughes)
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
IAEVG Member Meeting
6:30 PM - 11:59 PM Gala Dinner - Hosted by TEC

Track 4
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration and Exhibition opens
7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
IAEVG Correspondents meeting
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Keynote session: Two Indigenous Perspectives from Aotearoa (Dr Rihi Te Nana and Jay Tihema)
9:34 AM - 9:35 AM Parallel Sessions 4
Streams Symposia and Workshops
Parallel Sessions 4
9:35 AM - 10:30 AM 		Creating Accessible, Inclusive and Equitable Work-Integrated Learning
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Morning tea, Expo and Poster Session 2
11:19 AM - 11:20 AM Parallel Sessions 5
Streams Symposia and Workshops
Parallel Sessions 5
11:20 AM - 12:20 PM 		Advocating for Career Education in Schools: Leadership, Practice, and Change from Within
12:20 PM - 1:15 PM
Family photo and Lunch
1:19 PM - 1:20 PM Parallel Sessions 6
Streams Symposia and Workshops
Parallel Sessions 6
1:20 PM - 2:20 PM 		Indigenous Knowledge Through the Lens of Storytelling: Narrative Approaches to Pathways Navigation
2:24 PM - 2:25 PM Parallel Sessions 7
Streams
Parallel Sessions 7
2:25 PM - 3:25 PM 		How green is your practice? A workshop exploring green career guidance principles, barriers and resources
3:25 PM - 3:55 PM
Coffee break
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Artificial Intelligence in Career Services: Evidence, Ethics, and System Read¬iness for Responsible Integration (Sareena Hopkins, Deidre Hughes)
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
IAEVG Member Meeting
6:30 PM - 11:59 PM Gala Dinner - Hosted by TEC

Track 5
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration and Exhibition opens
7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
IAEVG Correspondents meeting
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Keynote session: Two Indigenous Perspectives from Aotearoa (Dr Rihi Te Nana and Jay Tihema)
9:34 AM - 9:35 AM Parallel Sessions 4
Streams Symposia and Workshops
Parallel Sessions 4
9:35 AM - 10:30 AM 		Making Learning Work for You: Designing Transformational Learning for Inclusive and Impactful Career Development Practice
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Morning tea, Expo and Poster Session 2
11:19 AM - 11:20 AM Parallel Sessions 5
Streams Symposia and Workshops
Parallel Sessions 5
11:20 AM - 12:20 PM 		A Virtual Hub for Career Development Managers and Leaders: Research, Competencies, and Sector Capacity Building
12:20 PM - 1:15 PM
Family photo and Lunch
1:19 PM - 1:20 PM Parallel Sessions 6
Streams Symposia and Workshops
Parallel Sessions 6
1:20 PM - 2:20 PM 		Tupuānuku: Seeding Success - Cultivating Sustainable Best Practice from the Ground Up.
2:24 PM - 2:25 PM Parallel Sessions 7
Streams
Parallel Sessions 7
2:25 PM - 3:25 PM 		Career Guidance in Fragile Contexts: Institutional Embedding, Inclusion, and Scalability — A Kenya Case Study
3:25 PM - 3:55 PM
Coffee break
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Artificial Intelligence in Career Services: Evidence, Ethics, and System Read¬iness for Responsible Integration (Sareena Hopkins, Deidre Hughes)
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
IAEVG Member Meeting
6:30 PM - 11:59 PM Gala Dinner - Hosted by TEC

Track 6
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration and Exhibition opens
7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
IAEVG Correspondents meeting
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Keynote session: Two Indigenous Perspectives from Aotearoa (Dr Rihi Te Nana and Jay Tihema)
9:34 AM - 9:35 AM Parallel Sessions 4
Streams Symposia and Workshops
Parallel Sessions 4
9:35 AM - 10:30 AM 		World Cafe Session 1
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM Morning tea, Expo and Poster Session 2
11:19 AM - 11:20 AM Parallel Sessions 5
Streams Symposia and Workshops
Parallel Sessions 5
11:20 AM - 12:20 PM 		World Cafe Session 2
12:20 PM - 1:15 PM
Family photo and Lunch
1:19 PM - 1:20 PM Parallel Sessions 6
Streams Symposia and Workshops
Parallel Sessions 6
1:20 PM - 2:20 PM 		World Cafe Session 3
2:24 PM - 2:25 PM Parallel Sessions 7
Streams
Parallel Sessions 7
2:25 PM - 3:25 PM 		World Cafe Session 4
3:25 PM - 3:55 PM
Coffee break
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Artificial Intelligence in Career Services: Evidence, Ethics, and System Read¬iness for Responsible Integration (Sareena Hopkins, Deidre Hughes)
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
IAEVG Member Meeting
6:30 PM - 11:59 PM Gala Dinner - Hosted by TEC

Friday, November 27, 2026

Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
Track 5
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration and Exhibition
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Keynote session Stuart Carr: Navigational Aids for Future Careers: The Wheel of Work and Sustainable Livelihoods Indexing
9:49 AM - 9:50 AM Parallel Sessions 8
Papers and Professional Practice Sessions
Parallel Sessions 8
9:50 AM - 11:20 AM 		Youth Development and Pathways System Quality and Scaling Career Self concept Career Challenges and Opportunities for Women Narratives and Metaphors
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM Coffee break and Poster Session 3
12:04 PM - 12:05 PM Parallel Sessions 9
Papers and Professional Practice Sessions
Parallel Sessions 9
12:05 PM - 1:35 PM 		Career Education System Unemployment and precarity Vocation, Calling and Decent Work Employability, Skills and Career Readiness in Higher Education Indigenous Perspectives
1:35 PM - 2:35 PM
Lunch and Exhibition
2:40 PM - 3:20 PM Keynote session Welby Ings: Invisible Intelligence, Guidance and a new Horizon
3:20 PM - 4:20 PM
Awards and Closing
Track 1
Track 2
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration and Exhibition
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Keynote session Stuart Carr: Navigational Aids for Future Careers: The Wheel of Work and Sustainable Livelihoods Indexing
9:49 AM - 9:50 AM Parallel Sessions 8
Papers and Professional Practice Sessions
Parallel Sessions 8
9:50 AM - 11:20 AM 		Youth Development and Pathways System Quality and Scaling
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM Coffee break and Poster Session 3
12:04 PM - 12:05 PM Parallel Sessions 9
Papers and Professional Practice Sessions
Parallel Sessions 9
12:05 PM - 1:35 PM 		Career Education System Unemployment and precarity
1:35 PM - 2:35 PM
Lunch and Exhibition
2:40 PM - 3:20 PM Keynote session Welby Ings: Invisible Intelligence, Guidance and a new Horizon
3:20 PM - 4:20 PM
Awards and Closing

Track 3
Track 4
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration and Exhibition
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Keynote session Stuart Carr: Navigational Aids for Future Careers: The Wheel of Work and Sustainable Livelihoods Indexing
9:49 AM - 9:50 AM Parallel Sessions 8
Papers and Professional Practice Sessions
Parallel Sessions 8
9:50 AM - 11:20 AM 		Career Self concept Career Challenges and Opportunities for Women
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM Coffee break and Poster Session 3
12:04 PM - 12:05 PM Parallel Sessions 9
Papers and Professional Practice Sessions
Parallel Sessions 9
12:05 PM - 1:35 PM 		Vocation, Calling and Decent Work Employability, Skills and Career Readiness in Higher Education
1:35 PM - 2:35 PM
Lunch and Exhibition
2:40 PM - 3:20 PM Keynote session Welby Ings: Invisible Intelligence, Guidance and a new Horizon
3:20 PM - 4:20 PM
Awards and Closing

Track 5
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration and Exhibition
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Keynote session Stuart Carr: Navigational Aids for Future Careers: The Wheel of Work and Sustainable Livelihoods Indexing
9:49 AM - 9:50 AM Parallel Sessions 8
Papers and Professional Practice Sessions
Parallel Sessions 8
9:50 AM - 11:20 AM 		Narratives and Metaphors
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM Coffee break and Poster Session 3
12:04 PM - 12:05 PM Parallel Sessions 9
Papers and Professional Practice Sessions
Parallel Sessions 9
12:05 PM - 1:35 PM 		Indigenous Perspectives
1:35 PM - 2:35 PM
Lunch and Exhibition
2:40 PM - 3:20 PM Keynote session Welby Ings: Invisible Intelligence, Guidance and a new Horizon
3:20 PM - 4:20 PM
Awards and Closing

Track 1
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration and Exhibition
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Keynote session Stuart Carr: Navigational Aids for Future Careers: The Wheel of Work and Sustainable Livelihoods Indexing
9:49 AM - 9:50 AM Parallel Sessions 8
Papers and Professional Practice Sessions
Parallel Sessions 8
9:50 AM - 11:20 AM 		Youth Development and Pathways
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM Coffee break and Poster Session 3
12:04 PM - 12:05 PM Parallel Sessions 9
Papers and Professional Practice Sessions
Parallel Sessions 9
12:05 PM - 1:35 PM 		Career Education System
1:35 PM - 2:35 PM
Lunch and Exhibition
2:40 PM - 3:20 PM Keynote session Welby Ings: Invisible Intelligence, Guidance and a new Horizon
3:20 PM - 4:20 PM
Awards and Closing

Track 2
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration and Exhibition
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Keynote session Stuart Carr: Navigational Aids for Future Careers: The Wheel of Work and Sustainable Livelihoods Indexing
9:49 AM - 9:50 AM Parallel Sessions 8
Papers and Professional Practice Sessions
Parallel Sessions 8
9:50 AM - 11:20 AM 		System Quality and Scaling
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM Coffee break and Poster Session 3
12:04 PM - 12:05 PM Parallel Sessions 9
Papers and Professional Practice Sessions
Parallel Sessions 9
12:05 PM - 1:35 PM 		Unemployment and precarity
1:35 PM - 2:35 PM
Lunch and Exhibition
2:40 PM - 3:20 PM Keynote session Welby Ings: Invisible Intelligence, Guidance and a new Horizon
3:20 PM - 4:20 PM
Awards and Closing

Track 3
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration and Exhibition
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Keynote session Stuart Carr: Navigational Aids for Future Careers: The Wheel of Work and Sustainable Livelihoods Indexing
9:49 AM - 9:50 AM Parallel Sessions 8
Papers and Professional Practice Sessions
Parallel Sessions 8
9:50 AM - 11:20 AM 		Career Self concept
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM Coffee break and Poster Session 3
12:04 PM - 12:05 PM Parallel Sessions 9
Papers and Professional Practice Sessions
Parallel Sessions 9
12:05 PM - 1:35 PM 		Vocation, Calling and Decent Work
1:35 PM - 2:35 PM
Lunch and Exhibition
2:40 PM - 3:20 PM Keynote session Welby Ings: Invisible Intelligence, Guidance and a new Horizon
3:20 PM - 4:20 PM
Awards and Closing

Track 4
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration and Exhibition
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Keynote session Stuart Carr: Navigational Aids for Future Careers: The Wheel of Work and Sustainable Livelihoods Indexing
9:49 AM - 9:50 AM Parallel Sessions 8
Papers and Professional Practice Sessions
Parallel Sessions 8
9:50 AM - 11:20 AM 		Career Challenges and Opportunities for Women
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM Coffee break and Poster Session 3
12:04 PM - 12:05 PM Parallel Sessions 9
Papers and Professional Practice Sessions
Parallel Sessions 9
12:05 PM - 1:35 PM 		Employability, Skills and Career Readiness in Higher Education
1:35 PM - 2:35 PM
Lunch and Exhibition
2:40 PM - 3:20 PM Keynote session Welby Ings: Invisible Intelligence, Guidance and a new Horizon
3:20 PM - 4:20 PM
Awards and Closing

Track 5
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration and Exhibition
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Keynote session Stuart Carr: Navigational Aids for Future Careers: The Wheel of Work and Sustainable Livelihoods Indexing
9:49 AM - 9:50 AM Parallel Sessions 8
Papers and Professional Practice Sessions
Parallel Sessions 8
9:50 AM - 11:20 AM 		Narratives and Metaphors
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM Coffee break and Poster Session 3
12:04 PM - 12:05 PM Parallel Sessions 9
Papers and Professional Practice Sessions
Parallel Sessions 9
12:05 PM - 1:35 PM 		Indigenous Perspectives
1:35 PM - 2:35 PM
Lunch and Exhibition
2:40 PM - 3:20 PM Keynote session Welby Ings: Invisible Intelligence, Guidance and a new Horizon
3:20 PM - 4:20 PM
Awards and Closing

For registration assistance please contact
 Kerrie Mayo
kerrie@eventdynamics.co.nz
 T: +64 21 429 111
W: iaevgconference.co.nz

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