While the private sector has long participated to an extent in public education, “Multistakeholder Partnerships” (MSPs) are now making an increasingly important contribution to sustaining and developing education throughout the world. Partnerships can take many different forms. By creating novel public- and private-sector coalitions, issues of governance, management and funding can be viewed in new and original ways. Furthermore, MSPs have an impact upon educational vision and direction in terms of curriculum and pedagogies. How are needs assessed, partners selected and partnerships implemented and monitored? Are there models for these hybrid mechanisms? This session examines different kinds of MSPs, best practices, the challenges they face, the contribution they make to generating significant educational innovations and the opportunities they present for the future.