2025 IC3 Regional Forums

Registrations Open NOW!

The IC3 Regional Forums are a series of professional development events held annually from January through July, hosted at local high schools in various cities around the world. During these in-person events, high school counselors, teachers, and principals from local regions come together for learning, sharing, relationship-building, and interaction with university representatives from across the globe to help build a network and provide improved resources for students.

2025 IC3 Regional Forums

Registrations open NOW!

January — July 2025

In-person in 36 cities globally

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High School Delegates

Learn about best practices in the field of career and college counseling, country-level systems of higher education, and opportunities for students
Enhance your skills through professional development sessions with industry leaders, earning an assessment-based certification for your commitment to student success
Examine the tools that leading schools globally are using to help guide students and their families through the processes of learning about career options and finding best-fit undergraduate opportunities
Develop meaningful relationships with colleagues in the region
Build a valuable network with global university representatives
Learn about the relevance of subjects with future careers
Participate in transformative dialogue on how best to support students

University Delegates

Develop valuable relationships through networking with a variety of local school leadership, counselors, and teachers
Learn about emerging trends at the local level, including: how are students and their families preparing to apply to a best-fit university? What subjects and majors are most popular? What common questions do counselors/teachers hear, and what types of information can help them best serve students and families?
Develop an understanding of curricula in the region to ensure recruitment and admission practices are based on a sound and practical knowledge of the local high school education landscape
Explore opportunities for institutional partnerships to foster long-term collaborations with local schools and educators

Organizational Delegates

Develop valuable relationships with leading regional high schools, and meet global higher education institutions
Increase the visibility of your organization
Showcase your value-added solutions at a time when increasing numbers of high school students are searching for best-fit opportunities to pursue their education and career aspirations

Registration Fees & Inclusions

High School
Delegates

NO cost

per registration

Access to content-based breakout sessions

Access to planned networking sessions at the IC3 Regional Forum attended

E-certificate for professional development*

IC3 Counselor's Resource Handbook

Invitation to pre-forum dinner where applicable

IC3 Regional Forums bag, and other material

Lunch and tea/coffee

University
Delegates

350 USD

per registration

Access to content-based breakout sessions

Access to planned networking sessions at the IC3 Regional Forum attended

Access to interactions with students and parents, which may be organized by IC3 Host Schools

Invitation to pre-forum school visits, which may be organized by some IC3 Host Schools

IC3 Regional Forums bag, and other material

Lunch and tea/coffee

Approved Organization Delegates

400 USD

per registration

Access to content-based breakout sessions

Access to planned networking sessions at the IC3 Regional Forum attended

IC3 Regional Forums bag, and other material

Lunch and tea/coffee

Government organizations registering for an IC3 Regional Forum may be eligible for a 50% registration discount. Please write to info@ic3movement.com to request a discount code before proceeding with registration.

Registrations are non-transferable. Swapping of the city is not applicable.
*This is awarded upon successful completion of a sessions-based assessment at the Regional Forum.

for University Delegates

25 registrations

6600 USD

8750 USD

20 registrations

5600 USD

7000 USD

15 registrations

4500 USD

5250 USD

10 registrations

3200 USD

3500 USD

For further information, please email partnerships@ic3movement.com

2025 IC3 Regional Forums Schedule

Country

City/State

Date

Host School

Navi Mumbai

Host School Address:

DPS Panvel, 27 Sangurli, Taluka Panvel, District Raigad - 410221

Tentative schedule:
11 January 2025

For all registered delegates

8:00am onwards: Arrivals, Networking & Registration
8:15am - 8:45am: Meditation (optional)
9:00am - 10:20am: Opening Plenary & Keynote
‍10:20am - 10:30am: Transition Time with Tea/Coffee/Refreshments
10:20am - 12:00pm: University Fair (for Host School Students & Parents)
10:30am - 12:00pm: Learning Session 1: (for High School Delegates)
12:00pm - 1:00pm: Planned Networking (for High School & University Delegates)
1:00pm - 1:45pm: Networking Lunch
1:50pm - 2:35pm: Learning Session 2: (for High School & University Delegates)
2:40pm - 3:10pm: Learning Session 3: (for High School & University Delegates)
3:15pm - 3:30pm: Become the Change: Way Forward
3:30pm - 3:40pm: Closing/Valedictory Address (by host school) (optional)
3:45pm onwards: Assessment + Networking with Tea/Coffee/Refreshments & Departures

Erode

Host School Address:

The Indian Public School, Senapathipalayam, Chennimalai Road, Erode 638112

Tentative schedule:
18 January 2025

For all registered delegates

Varanasi

Host School Address:

Central Jail Rd, Sikraul, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221002

Tentative schedule:
25 January 2025

For all registered delegates

Doha

Tentative schedule:
27 January 2025

For all registered delegates

Ludhiana

Tentative schedule:
31 January 2025

Tentative schedule:
17 April 2025

For all registered delegates

Astana

Host School Address:

34 Amanzholov street

Tentative schedule:
19 April 2025

For all registered delegates

Hyderabad

Tentative schedule:
25 April 2025

For all registered delegates

Mumbai

Tentative schedule:
26 April 2025

For all registered delegates

Eskişehir

Host School Address:

Yeniakçayır Mahallesi No: 551 Tepebaşı/Eskişehir

Tentative schedule:
26 April 2025

For all registered delegates

Dehradun

Tentative schedule:
3 May 2025

Tentative schedule:
11 June 2025

Tentative schedule:
12 July 2025

For all registered delegates

Coimbatore

Tentative schedule:
19 July 2025

For all registered delegates

We are grateful to the IC3 Regional Forums Host Schools for leading the collaborative dialogue on career and college counseling in their regions.
Event dates, venues, and schedules are subject to change based on the discretion of the IC3 Regional Committees and upon prevailing public health conditions in the local region. IC3 Regional Forums will be held between 8:00am to 5:00pm, and exact schedules will be shared with attendees in advance. Click on an event to view additional information.
Planned networking at the IC3 Regional Forums: Participating universities will each have a table, and high school delegates can move around the room to interact, network, and build relationships. This networking period will NOT include student or parent interaction.

2025 Theme:
Counseling as a Culture

2025 Theme & Sub-themes

2024 Keynote Speakers

Singapore

Professor Timothy Clark

Provost, Singapore Management University

Mysuru

His Highness Sri Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar

Maharaja of Mysuru, India

Dhaka

Syeda Madiha Murshed

Managing Director, Scholastica, Bangladesh
‍

Hyderabad

Farida Tampal

State Director, WWF-India’s Hyderabad Office (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana), India

Mumbai

Dr. Dishan Kamdar

Vice Chancellor, FLAME University, India

Abu Dhabi

Audrey Hametner

CEO & Global Youth Career and Confidence Expert, The Bedrock Program, U.A.E.

Delhi NCR

Dr. Sanyam Bhardwaj

Controller of Examinations, CBSE, India

Delhi NCR

Kunal Bhadoo

Co-Founder Director, Kunskapskkolan, India

Ajmer

Priyamwada Singh

Founder, The Meja Project, India; Co-Founder, EGNK Home & Design, India

Kanpur

Arunabha Bhattacharjee

Author, Leadership Coach, L&D Manager, Landmark Group, Dubai

San Rafael

Dr. Evelyn Veith

CEO, Hispanoalemana Premium Homestyle,
Costa Rica
CEO, The Veith Foundation, Spain

Lucknow

Deepak Vohra

Ambassador,
Government of India,
India

São Paulo

Gilson Rodrigues

President G10 Favelas & CEO G10 Bank, Paraisopolis, Brazil

Astana

Yerzhan Aubakirov

First Vice-President, Bilim-Innovation International Community Fund, Kazakhstan

Bogotá

Daniel Tobón García

Founder and CEO, Welbin, Colombia

Klang Valley

Hayley Trenchard

Head, Education and Learning, LeapEd

Kampala

Prof. Mugagga Anthony

Principal, College of Education & External Studies, Makerere University

Dar es Salaam

Preeti Aghalayam

Director in charge, IITM Zanzibar, Tanzania

Harare

Ms. Tanya

President and CEO, Higherlife Foundation, Zimbabwe

Kathmandu

Shishir Khanal

Member, Co-founder and CEO, Nepal’s Federal House of Representatives, Teach for Nepal, Nepal

Bengaluru

Ritesh Kumar Singh

Principal Secretary - School Education and Literacy Department, Government of Karnataka, India

Chennai

Dr. Sultan Ahmed Ismail

Advisor and Former Director, Ecoscience Research Foundation, India

Nashik

Sanjay Padode

President, Vijaybhoomi University; Chairman, IFIM Institutions, India

Coimbatore

Manisundar Nallasamy

State Deputy Secretary, Environmental Wing,
Tamil Nadu, India

Dubai

Nargish Khambatta

Principal and CEO & Senior Vice President, GEMS Modern Academy & GEMS Education, Dubai, U.A.E.

Doha

Dr. Francisco J. Marmolejo

Higher Education President & Education Advisor, Qatar Foundation, Qatar

Kolhapur

Dr. Udhav Bhosle

Vice Chancellor, Sanjay Ghodawat University, Kolhapur, India

Bhopal

Yuki Ellias

Performer, Teacher, and Corporate Coach, India

Vadodara

Dr. Harish Shetty

Psychiatrist, Bombay Psychiatric Society, India

Host Schools

Become an IC3 Regional Forums Host School

Lead the conversation on career and college counseling in your region
Receive IC3 partner branding and acknowledgment on IC3 collaterals and media
Showcase your school’s thought leadership, facilities and school to educators globally
Display your student talent through a performance at the event
Lead a session at the forum in your school: school faculty are encouraged to share their knowledge and collaborate with other attendees to submit a session proposal
Host global universities at your campus: the IC3 Regional Forums attract university representatives from around the globe
Receive two complimentary registrations to the Annual IC3 Conference & Expo for your school
Be acknowledged at the Annual IC3 Conference & Expo