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EdTech 2020 Agenda – London Tech Week

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With a week to go until our EdTech 2020 event, we are excited to share the latest agenda for the day. Places are filling up fast, so register today to avoid disappointment.

With speakers ranging from Sara French, Head of Mayor’s International Business Programme, London & Partners to Simon Baddeley, Minecraft Global Mentor, EdTech 20/20 promises to be a thought provoking and informative day where we discuss what’s next for the UK EdTech sector.

 

 

Current agenda is as follows:

Edtech 2020 Agenda – 13th June 2017

12:00 PM – 13:00 PM                Doors Open/Registration/Lunch

13:00 PM – 13:20 PM                Microsoft EdTech 2020 

                What’s next for Microsoft in education, skills & learning?

                What are the current and future trends in schools, colleges, universities and other learning organisations to 2020?

                Where next for the UK EdTech sector?

                Ian Fordham, Director of Education, Microsoft

                Ty Goddard, Director, EdTech UK & The Education Foundation

                Sarah Hicks, Education Partner & Startup Manager, Microsoft

 

13.20PM – 13.40PM                Mayor of London Go to Grow programme – #Londonisopen

                Sara French, Head of Mayor’s International Business Programme, London & Partners

 

13:40 PM – 14:15 PM                Hololens & Mixed Reality – new dimensions in learning

                Mark Christian, Global Director of Immersive Learning, Pearson

                Leila Martine, Product Director, Microsoft

 

14:15 PM – 15:00 PM                EdTech 2020 – Best of British start-up showcase 

                Alyssa Tisne, Partnerships Director, Futurelearn

                Naimish Gohil, Founder & CEO, Satchel

                Yaz El Hakim, Education Strategy Director, Kortext

                Simon Hay, Co-founder, Firefly Learning

 

15:00 PM – 15:45 PM                Break, networking and hands-on demos

15:45 PM – 16:10 PM                Project Torino – accessibility and inclusion in practice

                Cecily Morrison, Project Torino Lead, Microsoft Research

 

16:10 PM – 16:45 PM                Education and Learning 2020 – where next for educators?

                Geoffrey Fowler, Principal & CEO, London Design & Engineering UTC

                Paul Clarke, Lecturer Creative Media & Artist in Residence, Lift London

                Liz Hankin, Education Adviser, Oasis IT Services

                Liz Wilson, 21st Century Learning Lead, Danesfield School

 

16:45 PM – 17:15 PM                Minecraft in Education – gamification & STEM learning

                Simon Baddeley, English Teacher & Minecraft Global Mentor

 

17:15 PM – Late                           Drinks and networking


We still have a few remaining exciting announcements to make, so keep an eye on our Twitter updates to be one of the first to know about what we have planned.

If you haven’t already grabbed your ticket, register today. We hope to see you on the 13th!


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