3RD WORLD GIFTEDNESS CENTER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2025
20 - 23 OCT 2025
Virtual Conference
17 Speakers
Conference theme
On Educating the Gifted in the Era of Prosperous Artificial Intelligence (AI)
We are delighted to welcome you to the 3rd World Giftedness Center International Conference, which is held virtually from October 20 to 23, 2025. This important biennial event stands as one of the key outcomes of the World Giftedness Center (WGC)—a pioneering initiative of the Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Medical and Educational Sciences, aimed at shaping the future of gifted education and talent development worldwide.
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Steven Pfeiffer
Mental health and well-being through the lens of strengths of the heart
Dr. Denise Fleith
Technology and Creativity in the Educational World: What is the Relationship?
Dr. Shelagh A. Gallagher
The Nature and Nurture of Creative Expertise
Prof. Tracy L. Cross
The Lived Experience of Gifted Students in School: 40 Years of Research on the Stigma of Giftedness, Social Coping and Code Switching
Speakers
Prof. Anies Al-Hroub
The Intersection of Personality, Overexcitabilities, and Creativity: Insights from Lebanon and the USA
Dr. Alexandra Vuyk
"Oh, I'll just ask ChatGPT" and Other Shortcuts: Young Gifted Minds Testing the Limits of AI
Dra. Paula Irueste
Development of socio-emotional skills in AI contexts.
Dr. Mohammad Al Rashaida
Empowering Gifted Students: Universal Design for Learning in the AI Era
Dr. Colm O'Reilly
Working with AI on an Irish university based programme for gifted students aged 13 - 17
Dr. Michelle Ronksley-Pavia
Generative AI Applications in Gifted Education: New Frontiers for Supporting Gifted and Twice-Exceptional Learners
Prof. Aikaterini Gari
The AI tools socio-emotional e ects on the gifted adolescents' fulfillment
Prof. Jae Yup Jung
The career decisions of gifted students in the age of AI
Conference Organizing Committee
Khawla Ahmad Bahlooq
CEO Assistant of Excellence Sector
Dr. Mariam Ali Alghawi
Director of Hamdan Bin Rashed Al Maktoum Centre for Giftedness & Innovation
Hessa Ahmad Alamri
Head of Giftedness Initiatives Section
Dr. Sadiq A. A. Ismail
Senior Researcher - WGC
Huda Taha AlHammadi
Giftedness Initiatives Specialist