Future of Education Now (FOEN) 2026

Natalie Chan is a visionary entrepreneur reshaping education for the AI era. As Founder and CEO of OWN Academy, she’s on a mission to re-engineer the next education system—where industry experts become teachers, companies shape the curriculum, and the world becomes the classroom.
With a Master’s in Education specializing in Designing Powerful Learning Environments and over a decade of impact empowering 20,000 + students, Natalie champions hands-on career experiences that cultivate transferable skills, character development, and purpose finding.
Recognized globally, she represented Asian youth at the World Economic Forum in 2019 and received the Cartier Women’s Award for social impact in 2021. Her work has been featured in TEDx, Harper’s Bazaar and South China Morning Post。