AGENDA 2023

Latest agenda for conference “EdTech World Forum 2023” being held on May 17-18, 2023 in London, UK.

17th May
09:00 AM
KEYNOTE I: THE FUTURE OF LEARNING IS NOW. UNICEF LEARNING INNOVATION HUB

Angeles Cortesi – Head UNICEF Global Learning Innovation Hub, UNICEF

09:20 AM
KEYNOTE II: The Future of Assessment

Hanan Khalifa, Director, Education Reform & Impact, Cambridge University Press & Assessment

09:40 AM
KEYNOTE III: Future of Education with AI and ChatGPT

  • Dr Matthew Yee-King BSc MSc DPhil, Programme Director, Computer Science BSc online Goldsmiths, University of London
  • Mark d'Inverno, Professor of Computer Science at Goldsmiths, University of London

10:00 AM
KEYNOTE IV: Lessons from the Pandemic: what has EdTech ever done for teachers?

Claire Pye, Head of Digital Content Strategy, Macmillan Education

10:20 AM
NETWORKING BREAK (TEAS & SNACKS)
Raphael BettiRaphael Betti - Head of Equity Risk Management , European Investment Fund (EIF)

10:50 AM
KEYNOTE V: THE POWER OF ED TECH FOR GLOBAL CITIZENS

Lucy Hayter, Director of Generation Global, TONY BLAIR INSTITUTE

11:10 AM
KEYNOTE VI: Diversity in EdTech - Code Your Future
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Liliana Bermudes, Chief Strategy Officer, CODE YOUR FUTURE

11:30 AM
PANEL DISCUSSION: LATEST MARKET TRENDS IN GLOBAL EDTECH SECTOR 2023-2024

  • Panelists:
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  • Angeles Cortesi – Head UNICEF Global Learning Innovation Hub, UNICEF
  • Hanan Khalifa, Director, Education Reform & Impact, Cambridge University Press & Assessment
  • Lucy Hayter, Director of Generation Global, TONY BLAIR INSTITUTE
  • Liliana Bermudes, Head of Programme Innovation & Community Leadership, CODE YOUR FUTURE

12:30 PM
LUNCH BREAK WITH NETWORKING

01:30 PM
Skills Data: Connecting Education and Work

Richard Hewitt, Director, Higher Education | Global Business Unit, LIGHTCAST

01:45 PM
How human development can enrich companies' ESG

Chiara Bacilieri, Head of Research & Innovation @LIFEED

02:00 PM
CREATIVITY WITH TECHNOLOGY

Luke Craig, Computing Lead, Britannia Village Primary School

02:15 PM
THE TEMPO OF LEARNING AND METACOGNITION

Natalie Long, Co-CEO and Head of Education - Tempo Reading
02:30 PM
NETWORKING BREAK (TEAS & SNACKS)
Rodney SchwartzRodney Schwartz - CEO , ClearlySo

03:00 PM
Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) and EdTech

Kim Antoniou, Chief Executive Officer, AURIS TECH

03:15 PM
Metaverse and EdTech

Mark Frydenberg, Director, CIS Sandbox and Senior Lecture, Bentley University

03:30 PM
From 'Free Range AI' to "Fair Trade Language Models': the ethics of using the tools of the future. "

Ilia Kurgansky, Director of EdTech at Rugby School 

03:45 PM
ENGAGING A GLOBAL AUDIENCE OF LEARNERS

Jan van der Crabben, CEO & Founder World History Encyclopedia

18th May
09:20 AM
KEYNOTE I: AI & Learning Transformations at Scale

Tashia Dam, Chief Pedagogy Officer,  Area9 Lyceum
09:40 AM
KEYNOTE II: From Chalkboards to Chatbots: A Digital Evolution of Education​
Michele GiddensMichele Giddens - Co-Founder and Partner , BRIDGES FUND MANAGEMENT

Andreas Åberg, Pedagogical Developer, Dalarna University

10:00 AM
KEYNOTE III: Addressing the Digital Agenda

Vikki Liogier, National Head of EdTech & Digital Skills ​EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION

10:20 AM
NETWORKING BREAK (TEAS & SNACKS)

10:50 AM
KEYNOTE V: Transforming Pupils, Teachers, and Schools Through Design Education.
Tom BrittonTom Britton - Co-Founder , SYNDICATEROOM

Kyle Branchesi, Director, NuVu Innovation School

11:10 AM
KEYNOTE VI: A elearning platform for the entire organization
Hannah SchiffHannah Schiff - Manager, Research , GIIN (Global Impact Investing Network)

Erik Bolinder, CEO Klick Data AB (publ)

11:30 AM
PANEL DISCUSSION: EXPLORING NEW CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES IN GLOBAL EDTECH MARKETS
Nigel Kershaw OBENigel Kershaw OBE - Chair , The Big Issue Group

  • Panelists:
  • Tashia Dam, Chief Pedagogy Officer,  Area9 Lyceum
  • Vikki Liogier, National Head of EdTech & Digital Skills ​EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION
  • Kyle Branchesi, Director, NuVu Innovation School
  • Andreas Åberg, Pedagogical Developer, Dalarna University

12:30 PM
LUNCH BREAK WITH NETWORKING

01:30 PM
Metaphor (Money!) And The Metaverse

Professor Debbie Holley, Professor Of Learning Innovation, University of Bournemouth

01:45 PM
VR and AR in education: going beyond the hype

Cat Scutt, Director of Education and Research, Chartered College of Teaching

02:00 PM
The AI tool that alleviates teachers’ workload

Geoff Elliott, Director, TeacherMatic

02:15 PM
FABELLA - AI in education. A practical demonstration

Johan Strömberg, Director Business Development, WANDERWORLD (Virtual Demo)

02:30 PM
NETWORKING BREAK (TEAS & SNACKS)

03:00 PM
Education voucher to support basic skills
Klaus-Michael ChristensenKlaus-Michael Christensen - President , Swiss Impact Investment Association (SIIA)

Sofie Gollob, Project Manager, Swiss Federation for Adult Learning

03:15 PM
How ITN is embracing AI in video learning
McKinsey & CompanyMcKinsey & Company - (Speaker TBC)

Dan Mills, Commercial Director, ITN Education

03:30 PM
EdTech’s critical role in social mobility

Anderson Petergeorge, MBA, Said Business School, University of Oxford