Yuri Hirayama Takes Center Stage At Our 2024 Education Conference
Education 2.0 Conference Featured Yuri Hirayama As A Speaker For Its Winter 2024 Edition
Yuri Hirayama was welcomed as a keynote speaker at the Education 2.0 Conference to enlighten on empowering and supporting women and youth through education.
Dubai, UAE – April 29, 2025—The Education 2.0 Conference Winter 2024 Edition was held at InterContinental DFC, Dubai, UAE, from December 3–5, 2024. This highly anticipated global gathering brought together thought leaders and educators to share bold ideas and solutions in the evolving world of teaching, learning, and equity. As a speaker at the conference and as the Chief Sustainability Officer, School Director, and Principal Educator at the Yuri Education Center, Yuri Hirayama brought a powerful blend of vision, innovation, and compassion to the education event.
Yuri Hirayama is the Founder of the Yuri Education Center, an independent educational institution dedicated to promoting active learning methods. It is a place where active learning is at the core of every lesson. Students are immersed in a dynamic, bilingual environment, gaining fluency in science, sustainability, and English, while also developing critical life skills. They are encouraged to identify real-world problems, set actionable goals, and implement their own solutions, making learning meaningful, practical, and empowering. Through her center, she had built a student-led, active learning environment where learners became problem solvers.
In addition to the core programs, the Yuri Education Center also offers an early childhood program, called “Yuria’s Happy English,” which welcomes children aged 4 months to 3 years, along with their parents. Through sustainability-themed stories, songs, and interactive learning, the program has laid the foundation for both language development and environmental awareness.
In recognition of her outstanding work, Yuri was acknowledged as a global sustainability leader by EGADE Business School. She was also selected as one of the honorees for The SustainabilityX® Magazine's 3rd Annual Global 50 Women in Sustainability Awards™ 2024. And for her extraordinary contributions in the education and learning sector, she was awarded the Education 2.0 Conference Visionaries Award.
Through her keynote session titled "Supporting The Empowerment Of Women And The Youth Through Education & Networking," Yuri encouraged others at the global education conference to identify pressing issues, set achievable goals, and proactively implement solutions. Yuri explained that education can make this world peaceful and sustainable, and should be designed to go beyond textbooks. Her keynote offered practical inspiration rooted in real-world transformation. She has further extended her advocacy and reach with focused talks on “Empowering Women and Youth” and presentations on “sustainability and education,” through her YouTube content.
Yuri Hirayama's participation in the Education 2.0 Conference highlighted her dedication. Her impactful keynote and ongoing advocacy have inspired educators and leaders to think beyond traditional methods. She emphasized the importance of addressing real-world issues and promoting student-driven solutions, and continues to shape a future where learning is not just about knowledge, but about creating a more sustainable and peaceful world.
About Education 2.0 Conference
With a strong focus on adaptive learning, equity in education, and 21st-century skill development, the Education 2.0 Conference encourages meaningful networking opportunities and dialogue through panel discussions, keynote sessions, and fireside chats. The global education summit offers invaluable insights and connections that can inspire positive change in learning systems worldwide. To learn more about this 3-day education conference, please visit www.education2conf.com.
