School Leadership in the Age of AI: Becoming a Directly Responsible Individual (DRI)

Presentation
Saturday, January 23, 2027 | 10:00-10:50AM

AI时代的学校管理者:成为直接责任人(DRI)

在 AI 时代,学校管理者既要领导人,也要领导 AI 智能体。决策不应再只依赖个人经验或层层过滤的汇报,而应将人类对价值、方向和不确定性的判断,与 AI 分析信息、识别模式和支持执行的能力结合起来。这要求更清晰的责任归属:管理者必须成为对结果直接负责的人。

In the age of AI, school leaders must lead both people and AI agents. Their decisions should no longer rely solely on personal experience or filtered reports, but combine human judgement about values, direction and uncertainty with AI’s ability to analyse information, identify patterns and support execution. This demands clearer ownership: leaders must become Directly Responsible Individuals for outcomes.

Facilitator

Louisa Shen 沈璐

Principal
Dream Palace Academy Hong Kong (Preparatory)

Louisa Shen is an Associate Professor of English, with 12 years of university teaching experience and 10 years of leadership experience in K–12 education. She previously served as a full-time faculty member in the Department of Legal English at the School of English for International Business, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (GDUFS).

During her university teaching career (2004–2016), she also worked as an interpreter and translator for Guangdong’s police department, procuratorate and court systems, as well as a simultaneous interpreter for a range of conferences and professional events.

Louisa has held a number of senior school leadership and educational-development roles. She served as Vice Principal of the former English School Attached to Guangdong University of Foreign Studies—now Guangzhou Experimental Foreign Language School, wholly owned by GDUFS—from 2016 to 2017. From 2018 to 2021, she was Director of the K-12 Education Research and Teacher Development Centre of the GDUFS Education Group, where she focused on international curriculum development, innovative practices in classroom teaching, teacher development, academic assessment and school evaluation.

From 2021 to 2026, she served as the Council Chair, Founding Principal, Chinese Principal and CPC Secretary General of Benenden Bilingual School Guangzhou.

Louisa is also an accredited examiner and trainer for Cambridge Professional Development Qualifications (PDQs). She is a member of the Academic Committee of the Internationally Featured Schools Branch of the China Association for Non-Government Education, and Vice Chair of the International Schools Committee of the Guangdong International Education Promotion Association.

She is currently leading the preparatory work for a new school in Hong Kong.

 
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