Panel Discussion: Rethinking Education in the Age of AI
Rethinking Education in the Age of AI: Building Better Thinkers, Not Faster Answers
A student can now produce a polished essay in seconds. So how do we know they have learnt anything?
This is not a panel about AI tools. It is a conversation about the core job of education: teaching young people how to think. A school principal, a classroom teacher and a learning designer share what they are seeing on the ground, and what we can start changing tomorrow.
Event details
Date: Saturday, 26 September 2026
Time: 1.30pm to 2.30pm
Venue: UOB Plaza 1, Kuala Lumpur
Entry: Free. Bring as many people as you like.
Who this is for
Parents guiding children who may use AI more fluently than they do
Teachers and school leaders rethinking assignments and assessment
Anyone designing learning products or experiences for young people
What we will explore
How students now attempt work and respond to difficulty
What good thinking looks like for a student today
Which effort AI should remove, and which effort is the learning itself
How to tell scaffolding from outsourcing
Practical actions for homes, classrooms, schools and product teams
Meet the panel
Tabitha Lim, EdD, Principal, TLS International School. A school leader and researcher in Mind, Brain & Teaching who connects the science of learning with the realities of running a school.
Yeong Sue Ann, Teacher, SMK Taman Megah Ria, Johor. An engineer turned teacher with a frontline view of how secondary students use AI day to day.
Rebekah Cheng, Product Design Lead, Kelas Sekejap Education. Designs learning products, including SPM-related work, that help students understand rather than simply perform.
Stay for the National Finals
After the panel, watch secondary school students demo and pitch the apps they built with AI, and try out AI-built games at the showcase.
Part of the National AI Builders Programme 2026
This panel is part of NAIBP, a nationwide initiative by PivotLab that helps Malaysian secondary school students move from using AI to building with it. Around 460 students and 70 teachers took part in this year's regional workshops.
The panel and Finals are free to attend.
The Parent x Kid Vibe Coding Workshop is a separate paid session (RM250 per parent-child pair), limited to 20 slots. Registration closes 20 September. Details: https://luma.com/4ddj6bx3
For the full overview of what is happening on that day, head over to https://luma.com/s7el9zye to find out more.
Supported by:
QL Eggs, Replit, UOB, Kelas Sekejap, NGN.AI, ECM Libra Foundation, Fulbright MACEE, Mamee, dododots and Tealive