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Dive into a series of insightful sessions, workshops, and networking opportunities aimed at enhancing your leadership skills and transforming your athletic & activities programs.

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Call for Presenters: Lead a Session at the AD Summit!

Are you an Athletic Director, coach, or sports leader with valuable insights to share? We invite you to present at this year’s Athletic & Activities Director Summit and help shape the future of international school athletics.

Session Details:
• 60-minute engaging sessions
• Topics: Leadership, innovation, the use of AI and best practices in school sports
• Audience: Current ADs and Head of Sports, and aspiring athletic administrators

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Who Should Attend

  • Director of Sport

  • Athletic Directors

  • Coaches

  • Aspiring Athletic Directors / PE teachers aiming to transition into an Athletic Director role

Benefits of Attending PHASE

  • Practitioner-Led Workshops

  • PD Certificates

  • Certify Yourself

    Appropriate for aspiring or current Athletics Directors PHASE is the only place you can get the NIAAA certification in Asia

  • Network with Fellow Athletics Directors

    PHASE has the largest and most diverse network of schools attending from EARCOS, ACAMIS, FORBISSA and more

PHASE Asia Pacific 2026 – Hanoi

Date and Time

12 and 13 November
9:00 am – 4:00 pm each day

Location
United Nations International School of Hanoi

Pricing
Super Early Bird – $525USD(before 31 May 2026)
Early Bird – $545USD (before 19 September 2026)
Regular – $575USD (before 17 October 2026)
Last Minute – $599USD (before 12 November 2026)

+ 5% registration fee

There are combo tickets available to attend the PHASE AP conference (pre-conference + main conference) – see registration page.

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Note: You do not need to register for the main PHASE Conference to attend this one day workshop.

Keynote Speaker

Nathan Whitaker

Motivational Speaker | #1 NYT bestselling author

As Nathan Whitaker shares with his audiences, “Every one of us is creating a legacy. It’s up to us to determine its impact.” This belief underscores both his literary and speaking career.

Nathan Whitaker is a motivational speaker, an author, and a Super Bowl champion. He has a Super Bowl ring from his time working for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, was a two-sport athlete at Duke University, and holds graduate degrees from Harvard Law School and the University of Florida.

A sixth-generation Floridian, he currently lives in Gainesville, with his wife, Amy, their dog, RickyBobby, and two cats, Fezzik and Scout. They have two daughters, Hannah, an assistant librarian at the University of Florida and Ellie, a recent graduate of UF.

Athletic directors are responsible for the success and culture of teams they rarely coach directly. This keynote explores how leaders multiply their impact by developing coaches, creating clarity, setting standards, and knowing when to step in, and when to step back. Drawing on lessons from championship teams and high-performing organizations, Nathan offers practical ideas for leading through others rather than trying to lead everything yourself.

Nathan Whitaker
Motivational Speaker | Executive Coach | #1 NYT Bestselling Author, The Nathan Whitaker Co
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More Sessions

Every team in an athletic program has its own personality, traditions, and coaching style. The challenge is creating a shared identity without making every team look the same. In this interactive workshop, participants will explore program-wide non-negotiables, coach-level freedom, and the power of a common language. Nathan will also introduce his SOUL framework as one model for creating consistency across coaches, teams, and seasons.
Nathan Whitaker
Motivational Speaker | Executive Coach | #1 NYT Bestselling Author, The Nathan Whitaker Co
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Leadership is often associated with charisma, confidence, and being the loudest voice in the room. But some of the most effective leaders influence others in quieter ways. This workshop explores how introverts can lead authentically, how organizations can create space for different leadership styles, and how educators and coaches can recognize and develop leadership potential in students and colleagues who may otherwise be overlooked.
Nathan Whitaker
Motivational Speaker | Executive Coach | #1 NYT Bestselling Author, The Nathan Whitaker Co
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Following a brief opening presentation, Athletic Directors will collaborate in small groups to identify the core life skills essential to their programs and draft practical guidelines for their coaching staff. Participants will leave with a renewed vision for the true impact of sports, along with concrete strategies to empower their coaching team.
Craig Wilson
AD/CAS Coordinator, IGB International School
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Utilizing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ) to Examine, Create, and
Implement a School-wide Sustainable Improvement Plan for Co-Curricular Programmes while being underpinned by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

John Zahara
Director of Activities, United Nations International School of Hanoi (UNIS Hanoi)
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This 1-hour presentation bridges the Chief Financial Operations Officer’s focus on long-term fiscal responsibility with the Athletic Director’s commitment to athletic excellence by evaluating campus development across four key pillars: financial sustainability, safety and compliance, space versatility, and campus identity. By addressing total cost of ownership, international safety standards, multi-use facilities, and student recruitment impact, the presentation delivers a balanced roadmap that optimizes capital investment while elevating the student-athlete experience.
Gareth Tebbutt
Chief Financial and Operations Officer, United Nations International School of Hanoi (UNIS Hanoi)
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As safeguarding in sport becomes a lot more prevalent with schools implementing safer recruiting practices, co-curricular activities are becoming a greater and sometimes easier target for those with ill-intent. Have a look at what we currently do, what would be great if we could do it and what we are all currently doing to make our programs safer for all those involved.
Craig Wislang
Director of Athletics, Taipei American School, Taiwan
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In elite sport and education, performance issues are rarely tactical—they are communication gaps. Between managing coaches, protecting executive boundaries, handling parent dynamics, and keeping student-athletes aligned, an Athletic Director’s cognitive load is at an all-time high.

This fast-paced, practical 1-hour workshop upgrades your daily leadership toolkit. Drawing on insights from global high-performance environments—across the NBA, Japan B-League, AFL/AFLW, and two decades in education—Nick Haywood delivers actionable communication frameworks to help you lead with clarity, lower organizational friction, and hold the line when stakes are high.

Nick Haywood
Cultural & Leadership Coach and Consultant, CHanGe
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After 1 year at my new school, I knew that I needed to make changes to how we ran sport in order for it to be relevant and meaningful for the students. We are a small school and historically have not enjoyed much success in any of the leagues that we currently belong to.

There was not an understanding or appreciation for the journey of training by families, staff, and students.

The changes haven’t all been smooth and I would like the opportunity to tell the story of ACG and how we are changing school culture by way of sport because I think we are onto something really special here.

I set about making 5 changes knowing that I was influencing the culture of our school

  • Time at training (had to increase)
  • Outsource the coaching to enable experts to develop skills
  • Sustain student AGENCY by way of bringing back alumni or having student coaches
  • Be organized with schedules, trainings, and information
  • Keep the locker room
  • Raise the standards
  • Have the conversations required
Kit Murray
Activity/Sports Coordinator, ACG Jakarta
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 Sofie will be delivery a session on mixed-heritage identity and belonging, promotion of strength and feminity, and body image.
Sofie Fella
Founder of The 大 Collection, GirlsLiftGirls & International Rugby Player
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Hear What Past Attendees Had To Say:

Thomas Matthews, Shekou International School

Fantastic two days of learning and sharing designed specifically for ADs

Daniel Hogg, Athletic Director, Saigon South International School

Another year of great conversations, sharing of ideas and celebrating the work that we do. An incredibly fulfilling conference that continues to send you back to your program with new ideas, excited to better support your teams, and bring about the very best student experiences.

Sydney Langford

The conference offered insightful presentations, interactive sessions, and hands-on workshops that equipped me with the latest teaching techniques, exercise programs, and resources to help my students achieve their fitness goals.

Leticia Carino

Thanks for organizing, it was great reconnecting with people, meeting new teachers from different parts of the world & sharing & learning

Katherine Kyle

Thank for for all your hard work behind the scenes a fantastically well run conference I hope I have the opportunity to return every year. Love the blend of professional learning and fun kick back connecting time in the evenings.

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