Workshop Detail
Date: Monday, January 29, 2027 - Tuesday, January 30, 2027Time: 8:45 am - 3:45 pmAttendees: Open exclusively to participants who have successfully completed a previous ICBI in any region. Workshop Leader: Derrick Gay Cost: $525 USD Limited seats available Registration Deadline: Registration will close when capacity is met | Hong Kong International School Middle School Campus 700 Tai Tam Reservoir Road |
Overview
Now in its second year, the ICBI has been refined and strengthened based on feedback and experience from educators worldwide. Participants take the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) to gain personalized insight into their intercultural mindset and patterns, while leveraging collective results to identify strengths, gaps, and opportunities within their peer group.
Through case-based analysis, guided collaboration, and reflective exercises, participants explore how identity-informed harm and relational dynamics affect student wellbeing, staff engagement, and school culture. They apply Dr. Gay’s research-informed frameworks to develop strategies that translate shared understanding into coordinated action, tailored to the intercultural realities of each school.
Session Outcomes
Participants leave equipped to design, execute, and sustain inclusive, safe, and academically supportive school environments grounded in dignity and respect.
Speaker
Dr. Derrick Gay is a globally recognized Belonging and Intercultural Strategist, dedicated to fostering inclusive communities grounded in dignity and respect. He brings a unique strategic lens, drawing on work across international schools, financial services, civic organizations, and arts institutions, to help leaders design systems, policies, and practices that create safe, equitable, and thriving communities.
His educational leadership spans the full spectrum, from early childhood as Senior Advisor to Sesame Street, to K–12 international schools, and as adjunct faculty at Columbia Teachers College, Columbia Business School, University of Pennsylvania, and Parsons Paris. Across these roles, Dr. Gay empowers educators and leaders to translate values into actionable frameworks and strategies that strengthen belonging, prevent identity-informed harm, and advance academic, social, and organizational outcomes.
Dr. Gay has collaborated with over 800 schools and organizations worldwide, providing research-informed strategies, hands-on consultation, and leadership development that is both practical and globally grounded.
Schedule
Day 1
| Days 1 & 2 | |
|---|---|
| Time | Topic |
| 8:45 - 9:15 am | Registration & Light Breakfast |
| 9:15 - 10:45 am | Framing and Part One |
| 10:45 - 11:00 am | Morning Break |
| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | Part 2 |
| 12:30 - 1:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 - 2:45 pm | Part 3 |
| 2:45 – 3:00 pm | Afternoon Break |
| 3:00 – 3:45 pm | Reflections and Commitments |
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Registration Deadline: Registration will close when capacity is met