
Applied Learning Conference
A biennial conference organised by SIT to propel conversations and collaborations on Applied Learning.
The Applied Learning Conference (ALC) is the brainchild of SIT and reflects the university’s ongoing efforts to highlight the value and importance of applied learning. Through this conference, SIT aims to bring together international and local experts to contribute to the evolving discourse of applied learning on various fronts.
The fifth ALC, themed ‘Navigating the Future: Competency-based Education for a Skills-Ready Workforce’, was held on 2–3 July at the SIT Punggol Campus.

Jacqueline Poh
Chief Executive Officer, JTC Corporation
Plenary Speaker, ALC 2025

Kelly Palmer
Strategist, Advisor and Author, The Expertise Economy
Plenary Speaker, ALC 2025

Patrick Tay
Assistant Secretary-General, Director (Strategy) & Covering Director (Legal Services), NTUC
Plenary Speaker, ALC 2025

Tony Donohoe
Chair, Expert Group on Future Skills Needs, Ireland
Plenary Speaker, ALC 2025

Professor Barbara A. Bichelmeyer
Provost & Executive Vice-Chancellor and Chief Learning Officer, The University of Kansas
Keynote Speaker, ALC 2023

Dr Charla Long
President, Competency-Based Education Network
Keynote Speaker, ALC 2022 and ALC 2023

Dr Jeremy Fox
CEO, Asia-Pacific & Board Chairman, Generation: You Employed, Inc.
Plenary Speaker, ALC 2023

Dr Lisa McIntyre-Hite
Strategic Advisor, Competency-Based Education Network
Plenary Speaker, ALC 2023

Mr Neo Kian Hong
Group Chief Executive Officer, SMRT Corporation Ltd
Plenary Speaker, ALC 2022

Professor Sir Chris Husbands
Vice-Chancellor, Sheffield Hallam University
Plenary Speaker, ALC 2022

Professor Isabella Poon Wai Yin
Pro-Vice-Chancellor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Plenary Speaker, ALC 2022

Dr Paul J. LeBlanc
President, Southern New Hampshire University
Plenary Speaker, ALC 2020

Professor Mick Healey
HE Consultant & Researcher and Emeritus Professor at University of Gloucestershire
Keynote Speaker, ALC 2020

Dr Diana G. Oblinger
President Emeritus, EDUCAUSE
Plenary Speaker, ALC 2018

Professor Georg Nagler
President, Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg, Mannheim
Keynote Speaker, ALC 2018
Distinguished Guest Speaker, ALC 2020 and ALC 2023

Professor Kalevi Ekman
Founder, Design Factory, Aalto University
Keynote Speaker, ALC 2018

Associate Professor Henry C.B. Chan
Department of Computing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Keynote Speaker, ALC 2018
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