The 16th Asian Conference on Education (ACE2024) took place in Tokyo, Japan from November 25-29, 2024 and attracted a total of 699 people from 47 countries. The conference was held in partnership with the IAFOR Research Centre at the Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP) at Osaka University, Japan. A key theme that emerged during the conference was ‘community’, a theme that links well with IAFOR’s four designated Conference Themes for 2025-2029 programming. Whether discussed through the themes of Humanity & Human Intelligence, Technology & Artificial Intelligence, Global Citizenship and Education for Peace, or Leadership, communities remain an ever-present thread, serving as case studies and even modes of methodology in research within these fields today.
