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Speakers

Adebayo Odusola
Executive Programme Director
Debate Mate
Aga Gajownik
Founder
Innovation and Integration Ltd.
Ahreum Jung
Invention Rooms Associate
Imperial College London
Alison Clark-Wilson
Principal Research Lead
UCL Knowledge Lab, UCL Institute of Education EDUCATE
Andrew Field
eLearning Manager
Cambridge Assessment International Education
Andrew Nye
Deputy Director, Digital & New Product Development
Cambridge Assessment English
Andy Samways
Director of Research School and Teaching School
Unity Schools Partnership
Anna Kyrk
Head of Curriculum Development & Project Based Learning, Primary
School21
Anna Pedroza
Director
Pedroza Communications
Annie Duffield
Head of Marketing and Communications
Institute of Imagination
Artemis D'Arcy
Co-Founder
Supplied Teacher
Ben Du Boulay
Secretary & Treasurer of the International Society for Artificial Intelligence in Education
University of Sussex
Beth Havinga
Founder and Managing Director
Connect Edtech
Bruce Wilson
Educational Technologist
United Learning
Cassey Williams
Assistant Headteacher
Woodberry Down Primary School
Catherine Murray
Features Editor
Schools Week
Cat Wildman
Co Founder
The Gender Equality Charter
Chesca Ooi
Strategic Partnerships Manager
CENTURY Tech
Chloe Holmes
Learning and Progress Manager
WhiteHat
Christina He
Investment Manager
Navitas Ventures
Cillian Morgan
Account Manager
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Cleo Fatoorehchi
Operations Commander
Rocket Fund
Dan Frost
Learning Technology Lead
Cambridge Assessment English
Darren Macey
Framework Developer
Cambridge Mathematics
Dawn Hallybone
Learning Resources Consultant
London Grid for Learning Trust
Debbie Penglis
Director of Real World Learning and Partnerships
School21
Dick Taylor
Director of Reading, Napping & Thinking
MediaTaylor
Dr Evelina Galaczi
Head of Research Strategy
Cambridge Assessment English
Ellie Seddon
Startup Founder
Nesla
Emma Vandore
Co Founder
StoryUp
Euan Blair
Founder and CEO
WhiteHat
Fran Abrams
Chief Executive
Education Media Centre
Hege Tollerud
CEO
Oslo Edtech Cluster
Ian Dunn
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Experience)
Coventry University
Itay Koppel
Co-Founder
proprep
James Bowen
Director, NAHT Edge
NAHT
Jamie Brooker
Founder
We Are Human / Kahoot!
Jan Matern
Co-Founder & CEO
Emerge Education
Jessica Leighton
Undergraduate Director
Medisense
Jess Staufenberg
Senior Reporter
Schools Week
Jess Wade
Postgraduate Research Associate
Imperial College London
Jodie Lopez
Edtech Business Consultant
LovEdtech
Julian Hall
Founder and CEO
Ultra Education
Junaid Mubeen
Director of Education
Whizz Education
Kate Mulcahy
Reachout Makerspace Programme Coordinator
Imperial College London
Katy Potts
Computing & Online Safety Lead for Schools
Islington Council
Kirsty Tonks
Principal Designate
Shireland Technology Primary School
Koby Yogaretnam
EDUCATE Business Lead
UCL Institute of Education
Kriss Baird
EDUCATE Business Programme Coordinator
UCL Institute of Education
Laura McInerney
Co Founder
Teacher Tapp, and Educational Journalist
Liz Dobree
Chief Impact Officer
Ufi Charitable Trust
Liz Duncombe
Curriculum Support
Cambridge Assessment International Education
Mark Martin
Computer Science Teacher and Leader
Urban Teacher
Mary Whiteside
Product Owner
Cambridge Assessment English
Matthew Johnson
Associate
Cooley LLP
Matthew Springer
Founder & CEO
Holistec
Meir Biton
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer
Storyball
Melody Lang
CEO
edvinca
Michael Forshaw
CEO & Founder
Innovate My School
Michelle Thomas
Executive Headteacher
New Wave Federation
Nate Lanxon
Global Consumer Technology Editor
Bloomberg and Founder, Host & Producer at Tech’s Message Podcast
Neelam Parmar
Director of E-Learning
Ashford School
Nicola Wilkin
Director of Education, College of Engineering & Physical Sciences
University of Birmingham
Nicole Heard
Director
Teach First
Nicole Ponsford
Co Founder
The Gender Equality Charter
Oliver Beach
Campus Director
Flatiron School
Owen Carter
Co-Founder and Managing Director
ImpactEd
Paul Wright
Lead Practitioner for Computer Science
Aureus School
Peter Chivers
Brighton City of Learning lead
Brighton Dome & Festival
Philipp Legner
Founder
Mathigon
Richard Taylor
Edtech Angel Investor
Managing Director MediaTaylor Ltd
Rory McGrath
Deputy Headteacher
New Wave Federation
Rosie Clayton
Associate Director, Cities of Learning
The RSA
Rosie Holcroft
Senior Manager - Regeneration
London Legacy Development Corporation
Ross Morrison McGill
Founder and Managing Director
@TeacherToolkit
Samantha Wheeler
Currently - Co-Producing Edtech Podcast Festival
Various - Freelance Creative
Sara Custer
Digital Editor
Times Higher Education
Shafina Vohra
Head of Faculty (options)
The London Design and Engineering UTC
Simon Wainwright
Plymouth City of Learning lead
Plymouth City Council
Sophie Bailey
Founder
The Edtech Podcast
Stuart Swann
Learning Experience Designer
pi-top
Tabitha Gould
Framework Developer
Cambridge Mathematics
Terry Dawson
Curriculum Developer
MEI
Tilly Brooke
Director of School Engagement
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Tim Moore
Managing Partner
We Are Human
Tim Praill
CEO
Navitas Ventures
Tim Riches
Executive Director & Co-Founder
Digitalme
Tom Booth
Product Owner
Cambridge Assessment English
Tom Button
Mathematics Technology Specialist
MEI
Tom Fogden
COO and Co-Founder
Ada. National College for Digital Skills
Tom Williams
Film and Audio Manager
London School of Economics and Political Science
Tony Parkin
Disruptive Nostalgist and Educational Technologist
Zahra Davidson
Co-founder & Director
Enrol Yourself

Sponsors

Cambridge Assessment
Educator Workshops Lead Sponsor
pi-top
Makers Yard Lead Sponsor
Lego Education
STEAM Sponsor
Cooley LLP
Edtech Workshop Sponsor
Century Tech
Individual Workshop Sponsor & Exhibitor
Learnit
Food and Drink Sponsor
Here East
Food and Drink Sponsor
Navitas Ventures
Meet Up Sponsor
Association for Learning Technology
Media Partner
Aureus School
Media Partner
Bethnal Green Ventures
Media Partner
Blackwell’s at Wellcome Collection
Media Partner
Blockcerts
Media Partner
Education Technology
Media Partner
Emerge Education
Media Partner
GLF Schools
Media Partner
Here East
Media Partner
Innovate my School
Media Partner
Learnit
Media Partner
London Tech Week
Media Partner
Shireland Collegiate Academy
Media Partner
Teach First
Media Partner
UCISA
Media Partner
United Learning
Media Partner
Voice21
Media Partner
WomenEd
Media Partner

Exhibitors

Educate
London Legacy Development Corporation
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Century Tech
London Grid for Learning
Education Media Centre
Hackney Council

Schedule

  • 22 September
08:30
Registration

08:30 09:15 Registration Desk, Plexal Park

09:15
Kick Off Peformance & Welcome

09:15 09:35 Main Stage

Sophie  Bailey

09:35
Plenary Keynote Introduction

09:35 09:40 Main Stage

Laura  McInerney

09:40
The Power of Polymath

09:40 10:00 Main Stage

Jess Wade

10:00
Explore!

10:00 10:20 Everywhere

10:10
Introduction to Educator Workshops

10:10 10:15 Educators Workshops

Emma  Vandore

Educator Workshops
10:10
Introduction to Edtech Workshops

10:10 10:15 Edtech Workshops

Edtech Workshops
10:10
Introduction to LIVE Podcast Stage

10:10 10:15 LIVE Podcast Stage

Sophie  Bailey

LIVE Podcast Stage
10:10
Corridor Of (Lifelong) Learning - Edtech Ontology, Immersive Auditory Learning, AR & VR & More

10:10 18:00 Corridor of (Lifelong) Learning

Fran Abrams

Tilly  Brooke

Alison  Clark-Wilson

Dawn  Hallybone

Cillian Morgan

Nicole  Ponsford

Cat Wildman

Corridor of (Lifelong) Learning
10:10
POP-UP Book Shop thanks to our friends at Wellcome Collection & Blackwell's

10:10 18:00 Plexal Park

Plexal Park
10:15
Edtech in English

10:15 10:45 Educators Workshops

Tom Booth

Dan Frost

Mary Whiteside

Educator Workshops
10:15
What you need to know if you’re thinking of operating in the USA, China or the UK

10:15 10:45 Edtech Workshops

Matthew Johnson

Edtech Workshops
10:15
The Edtech Podcast LIVE: raising the student voice

10:15 10:45 LIVE Podcast Stage

Julian Hall

Adebayo  Odusola

Debbie Penglis

LIVE Podcast Stage
10:45
Switchover break

10:45 11:00 Everywhere

11:00
Introduction to Educator Workshop

11:00 11:03 Educators Workshops

Emma  Vandore

Educator Workshops
11:00
Introduction to Makers Yard Stage

11:00 11:03 Makers Yard Stage

Mark Martin

Makers Yard Stage
11:00
Introduction to Edtech Workshops

11:00 11:03 Edtech Workshops

Tony  Parkin

Edtech Workshops
11:00
Introduction to LIVE Podcast Stage

11:00 11:03 LIVE Podcast Stage

Julian Hall

LIVE Podcast Stage
11:00
Making is for Everyone!

11:00 11:45 Makers Yard

Ahreum Jung

Kate Mulcahy

Makers Yard
11:00
Learning by Making

11:00 11:45 Makers Yard

Stuart  Swann

Makers Yard
11:00
LEGO Education Maker: create with us!

11:00 11:45 Makers Yard

Makers Yard
11:00
Working with the educational media. 1:1 sessions

11:00 11:30 Plexal Park

Fran Abrams

Plexal Park
11:00
Primary School Lightning CPD

11:00 11:45 Plexal Park

Paul Wright

Plexal Park
11:00
Immersive Auditory Learning!

11:00 11:45

Tilly  Brooke

Cillian Morgan

Corridor of (Lifelong) Learning
11:03
Communication for staff & students

11:03 11:30 Educators Workshops

Anna Kyrk

Educator Workshops
11:03
Design Thinking in the classroom

11:03 11:30 Makers Yard Stage

Tim Moore

Makers Yard Stage
11:03
Learnings from creating products people love

11:03 11:30 Edtech Workshops

Jamie  Brooker

Edtech Workshops
11:03
Schools Week LIVE

11:03 11:30 LIVE Podcast Stage

Catherine Murray

Jess Staufenberg

LIVE Podcast Stage
11:30
Switchover Break

11:30 11:45 Everywhere

11:45
Introduction to Educator Workshop Session

11:45 11:47 Educators Workshops

Jodie  Lopez

Educator Workshops
11:45
Introduction to Makers Yard Stage

11:45 11:47 Makers Yard Stage

Aga Gajownik

Makers Yard Stage
11:45
Introduction to Edtech Workshops

11:45 11:47 Edtech Workshops

Edtech Workshops
11:47
Educator/Senior Leader E-Learning Drop In

11:47 12:47 Educators Workshops

Neelam Parmar

Kirsty Tonks

Educator Workshops
11:47
What is artificial intelligence and how is it impacting students and teachers in our schools?

11:47 12:15 Makers Yard Stage

Chesca Ooi

Makers Yard Stage
11:47
Learner Experience Design in a Nutshell

11:47 12:15 Edtech Workshops

Zahra  Davidson

Edtech Workshops
12:00
Making is for Everyone!

12:00 12:45 Makers Yard

Kate Mulcahy

Makers Yard
12:00
Learning by Making

12:00 12:45 Makers Yard

Stuart  Swann

Makers Yard
12:00
LEGO Education Maker: Create with us!

12:00 12:45 Makers Yard

Makers Yard
12:00
Working with the educational media. 1:1 sessions

12:00 12:30 Plexal Park

Fran Abrams

Plexal Park
12:00
Primary School Lightning CPD

12:00 12:45 Plexal Park

Paul Wright

Plexal Park
12:15
Switchover break

12:15 12:30 Everywhere

12:30
Introduction to Edtech Workshops

12:30 12:33 Edtech Workshops

Kriss  Baird

Koby Yogaretnam

Edtech Workshops
12:30
Introduction to LIVE Podcast Stage

12:30 12:33 LIVE Podcast Stage

Sophie  Bailey

LIVE Podcast Stage
12:30
Introduction to Makers Yard Stage

12:30 12:33 Makers Yard Stage

Makers Yard Stage
12:33
A fool and their money are soon part(ed)

12:33 13:00 Edtech Workshops

Dick Taylor

Edtech Workshops
12:33
The LSE IQ Podcast & The Times Higher Education Podcast: launching an edu podcast

12:33 13:00 Live Podcast Stage

Sophie  Bailey

Sara Custer

Tom Williams

LIVE Podcast Stage
12:33
Immersive Auditory Learning

12:33 13:00 Makers Yard Stage

Tilly  Brooke

Cillian Morgan

Makers Yard Stage
13:00
Lunchtime & Delegate Networking Options

13:00 14:00 Everywhere

14:00
Making is for Everyone!

14:00 15:00 Makers Yard

Kate Mulcahy

Makers Yard
14:00
Learning by Making

14:00 14:45 Makers Yard

Stuart  Swann

Makers Yard
14:00
LEGO Education Maker: Create with us!

14:00 14:45 Makers Yard

Makers Yard
14:00
Working with the educational media. 1:1 sessions

14:00 14:30 Plexal Park

Fran Abrams

Plexal Park
14:00
Primary School Lightning CPD

14:00 14:45 Plexal Park

Paul Wright

Plexal Park
14:00
Immersive Auditory Learning!

14:00 14:45

Tilly  Brooke

Cillian Morgan

Corridor of (Lifelong) Learning
14:05
Introduction to Educator Workshop Session

14:05 14:10 Educators Workshops

Sophie  Bailey

Educator Workshops
14:05
Introduction to Makers Yard Stage

14:05 14:10 Makers Yard Stage

Katy Potts

Makers Yard Stage
14:05
Introduction to LIVE Podcast Stage

14:05 14:10 LIVE Podcast Stage

Matthew Springer

LIVE Podcast Stage
14:05
Introduction to Edtech Workshops

14:05 14:10 Edtech Workshops

Melody Lang

Edtech Workshops
14:10
The Edtech Podcast - alt. pathways to learning & skills

14:10 14:40 LIVE Podcast Stage

Oliver Beach

Liz Dobree

Tom  Fogden

Rosie Holcroft

Chloe Holmes

LIVE Podcast Stage
14:10
Demystifying Investment

14:10 14:40 Edtech Workshops

Jan Matern

Edtech Workshops
14:10
Strategies for Online Safety & SEND Support

14:10 14:40 Makers Yard Stage

Dawn  Hallybone

Makers Yard Stage
14:10
Do’s & Don’t of Edtech for Impact, an SLT Perspective

14:10 14:40 Educator Workshops

Ian Dunn

Kirsty Tonks

Bruce  Wilson

Educator Workshops
14:40
Switchover Break

14:40 14:50 Everywhere

14:50
Introduction to Makers Yard Stage

14:50 14:53 Makers Yard Stage

Jodie  Lopez

Makers Yard Stage
14:50
Introduction to LIVE Podcast Stage

14:50 14:53 LIVE Podcast Stage

Sophie  Bailey

LIVE Podcast Stage
14:50
Introduction to Educator Workshop

14:50 14:53 Educators Workshops

Mark Martin

Educator Workshops
14:53
A Deputy Head perspective on how to save you and your team time

14:53 15:20 Makers Yard Stage

Rory  McGrath

Makers Yard Stage
14:53
The Edtech Podcast LIVE in takeover with LEGO Education: what is hands on learning?

14:53 15:20 LIVE Podcast Stage

Annie Duffield

Shafina Vohra

LIVE Podcast Stage
14:53
Edtech in Science

14:53 15:20 Educator Workshops

Liz  Duncombe

Andrew Field

Educator Workshops
15:00
Making is for Everyone!

15:00 15:45 Makers Yard

Kate Mulcahy

Makers Yard
15:00
Learning by Making

15:00 15:45 Makers Yard

Stuart  Swann

Makers Yard
15:00
LEGO Education Maker: Create with us!

15:00 15:45 Makers Yard

Makers Yard
15:00
Working with the educational media. 1:1 sessions

15:00 15:30 Plexal Park

Fran Abrams

Plexal Park
15:00
Primary School Lightning CPD

15:00 15:45 Plexal Park

Paul Wright

Plexal Park
15:00
Immersive Auditory Learning!

15:00 15:45

Tilly  Brooke

Cillian Morgan

Corridor of (Lifelong) Learning
15:20
Switchover Break

15:20 15:30 Everywhere

15:30
Introduction to Educator Workshop

15:30 15:33 Educators Workshops

Kriss  Baird

Koby Yogaretnam

Educator Workshops
15:30
Introduction to LIVE Podcast Stage

15:30 15:33 LIVE Podcast Stage

Sophie  Bailey

LIVE Podcast Stage
15:33
Assessing digital tools for research schools

15:33 16:00 Educator Workshops

Andy  Samways

Educator Workshops
15:33
Tech's Message Podcast - technologies which are changing our world, including how we learn

15:33 16:00 LIVE Podcast Stage

Ben Du Boulay

Christina He

Nate Lanxon

Chesca Ooi

LIVE Podcast Stage
16:00
Making is for Everyone!

16:00 16:45 Makers Yard

Kate Mulcahy

Makers Yard
16:00
LEGO Education Maker: Create with us!

16:00 16:45 Makers Yard

Makers Yard
16:00
Switchover Break

16:00 16:15 Everywhere

16:00
Working with the educational media. 1:1 sessions

16:00 16:30 Plexal Park

Fran Abrams

Plexal Park
16:00
Primary School Lightning CPD

16:00 16:45 Plexal Park

Paul Wright

Plexal Park
16:00
Immersive Auditory Learning!

16:00 16:45

Tilly  Brooke

Cillian Morgan

Corridor of (Lifelong) Learning
16:15
Introduction to Educator Workshop

16:15 16:17 Educators Workshops

Samantha Wheeler

Educator Workshops
16:15
Introduction to Makers Yard Stage

16:15 16:17 Makers Yard Stage

Cleo Fatoorehchi

Makers Yard Stage
16:15
Introduction to Edtech Workshops

16:15 16:17 Edtech Workshops

Shafina Vohra

Edtech Workshops
16:17
Edtech for Maths

16:17 16:45 Educators Workshops

Tom Button

Terry Dawson

Tabitha  Gould

Darren Macey

Educator Workshops
16:17
Helping children to be creators not consumers

16:17 16:45 Makers Yard Stage

Cassey Williams

Makers Yard Stage
16:17
Relationships, Marketing, PR & You

16:17 16:45 Edtech Workshops

Anna Pedroza

Edtech Workshops
16:45
Switchover Break

16:45 16:50 Everywhere

16:50
Introduction to Educator Workshop

16:50 16:55 Educators Workshops

Educator Workshops
16:50
Introduction to Makers Yard Stage

16:50 16:53 Makers Yard Stage

Hege Tollerud

Makers Yard Stage
16:50
Introduction to Edtech Workshops

16:50 16:53 Edtech Workshops

Aga Gajownik

Edtech Workshops
16:50
Introduction to LIVE Podcast Stage

16:50 16:53 LIVE Podcast Stage

Sophie  Bailey

LIVE Podcast Stage
16:55
How Cambridge Does Edtech (Open Session)

16:55 17:25 Educator Workshops

Dr Evelina Galaczi

Andrew  Nye

Educator Workshops
16:55
The RSA & Digital Me introduce Cities of Learning & Invite Feedback

16:55 17:25 Makers Yard Stage

Peter Chivers

Rosie Clayton

Simon Wainwright

Makers Yard Stage
16:55
Storytelling: the most important skillset you haven’t thought about yet?

16:55 17:25 Edtech Workshops

Emma  Vandore

Edtech Workshops
16:55
The Teacher Toolkit Podcast LIVE: saving teacher time

16:55 17:25 Live Podcast Stage

James  Bowen

Rory  McGrath

Laura  McInerney

Ross Morrison McGill

LIVE Podcast Stage
17:25
Plenary MeetUp Introduction

17:25 17:35 Main Stage

Sophie  Bailey

17:35
Meet Ups & Drinks

17:35 18:25 Plexal Park

Plexal Park
18:25
Pitch Competition Introduction

18:25 18:30 Main Stage

Sophie  Bailey

Ian Dunn

Julian Hall

Nicole  Heard

Matthew Johnson

Melody Lang

Laura  McInerney

Neelam Parmar

Katy Potts

Tim Praill

Richard  Taylor

Hege Tollerud

18:35
Supplied Teacher

18:35 18:40 Main Stage

Artemis D'Arcy

18:45
Mathigon

18:45 18:50 Main Stage

Philipp Legner

18:50
MediSense

18:50 18:55 Main Stage

Jessica  Leighton

19:00
NESLA (Nurturing English as a Second Language)

19:00 19:05 Main Stage

Ellie Seddon

19:05
ProPrep

19:05 19:10 Main Stage

Itay Koppel

19:15
ImpactED

19:15 19:20 Main Stage

Owen  Carter

19:20
ThinkBox Education

19:20 19:25 Main Stage

19:20
Yard Phonics

19:20 19:25 LIVE Podcast Stage

LIVE Podcast Stage
19:25
My Story Ball

19:25 19:30 Main Stage

Meir Biton

19:30
Thank You and Wrap Up

19:30 19:40 Main Stage

Sophie  Bailey

19:40
The Edtech Podcast Festival Party

19:40 21:00 Plexal Park

Plexal Park
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Adebayo Odusola

Executive Programme Director
Debate Mate
Ade has been involved with Debate Mate in various capacities since 2008; starting on the programme as a student before going on to represent the social enterprise as a mentor in the United Kingdom and also in Nigeria. He read Economics and Philosophy at the University of Nottingham, where he took a special interest in issues of Social Philosophy and starred in the ‘Kings and Queens of Speech’ Debate Mate documentary on Sky 1. Ade has joined the Debate Mate team this year as a Executive Programme Director for the Nottingham region, and is involved in the Accelerate programme and DebateBox programmes.

22 September

The Edtech Podcast LIVE: raising the student voice

10:15 10:45 LIVE Podcast Stage

LIVE Podcast Stage

Aga Gajownik

Founder
Innovation and Integration Ltd.
Aga Gajownik - Founder of Innovation and Integration Ltd., trainer, coach and a public speaker, who connects with people of all ages and backgrounds, anywhere from school assembly halls to TEDx stages.
In 2009, whilst completing her degree in Management with French, Aga was elected as a Students’ Union President, a post that fuelled her passion for social change and inspired her to help people. She began coaching in 2010, with a key focus on working with women entrepreneurs internationally.

In 2014, she moved to Belo Horizonte, where she set up an acceleration programme for StartupBrasil and worked with SEBRAE (National Agency for Entrepreneurship Development), travelling to universities in remote areas of Brazil to inspire students and help professors to bring tech and entrepreneurship into their classrooms. While working, she completed a Management in a Virtual Environment Master’s degree in 2015.

Aga is a creator of BASICS, I&I and SEE models designed to develop social entrepreneurs. Back in London, she is recognised as an industry expert with real business acumen and a strong commercial mind. She runs educational hackathons, coaches women and consults startup founders and established business. She specialises in developing teams and creating robust value propositions.

22 September

Introduction to Makers Yard Stage

11:45 11:47 Makers Yard Stage

Makers Yard Stage

22 September

Introduction to Edtech Workshops

16:50 16:53 Edtech Workshops

Edtech Workshops

Ahreum Jung

Invention Rooms Associate
Imperial College London
Ahreum is a maker and designer, passionate about bridging the gap between design and science providing an inclusive space for all. As a multi-discliplinary designer and researcher she has lent her skills to various projects within the design and science community acting as principal designer, engineer, problem solver and researcher. She is the CEO and co-founder of Gutface, a food tech based start-up focusing on the growth of homegrown probiotics. Gutface has not only been recognised for awards but also granted funding by the notable Design Council. She has also worked as Design lead for Wisp, a leading fem-tech company developing a range of IoT wearables focusing on sensory stimulation for women to enhance female sexual well-being. She started her career working as a visual designer in advertising and as a package designer winning an ADDY and EMMY. Her design work has been featured in exhibitions and publications like The Guardian, Dezeen, Yanko Design, Amman Design Week and London Design Week just to name a few.

She graduated from the Innovation Design Engineering course, a dual masters programme with the Royal College of Art and Imperial College. Her master degrees are in both design and science showcasing her proof of concept research for new and emerging technologies with a bias towards developing and comparing deskilled technologies. Currently, she works as The Invention Rooms Associate: Hacking and Making. The Invention Rooms is a unique space for innovation and the community in White City. Inside these rooms you can find workshops, design studios, and interactive spaces that have been designed to bring neighbours from the local community together with our academics, students, alumni and partners to build prototypes and share ideas. She strives to provide inclusive learning and making spaces for all.

22 September

Making is for Everyone!

11:00 11:45 Makers Yard

Makers Yard

Alison Clark-Wilson

Principal Research Lead
UCL Knowledge Lab, UCL Institute of Education EDUCATE
Alison has over 25 years of global experience in the education sector as a teacher, university lecturer and researcher, most of which has involved the design, development and evaluation of educational technology within school STEM education. This work has been in close collaboration with industry, government and schools and her most recent research concerns the scaling and sustainability of edtech – and the essential design principles for teachers’ associated professional learning.

22 September

Corridor Of (Lifelong) Learning - Edtech Ontology, Immersive Auditory Learning, AR & VR & More

10:10 18:00 Corridor of (Lifelong) Learning

Corridor of (Lifelong) Learning

Andrew Field

eLearning Manager
Cambridge Assessment International Education

22 September

Edtech in Science

14:53 15:20 Educator Workshops

Educator Workshops

Andrew Nye

Deputy Director, Digital & New Product Development
Cambridge Assessment English
Andrew leads the Digital & New Products team at Cambridge Assessment English, working on applying digital technologies to language learning. He has worked there for the last 11 years, prior to which he worked in English Language Teaching as a teacher, teacher trainer and academic manager. He has a first degree in modern languages and an MBA.

22 September

How Cambridge Does Edtech (Open Session)

16:55 17:25 Educator Workshops

Educator Workshops

Andy Samways

Director of Research School and Teaching School
Unity Schools Partnership
Andy is Director of Research School and Teaching School for the Unity Schools Partnership. Leading the work of one of the EEF/IEE Research Schools he has a particular interest in the relational aspects of network growth as well as utilising the underpinning evidence around effective implementation at a variety of scales (from classroom to region) within the school improvement cycle. He is currently the TSC EENEL Local Lead for the Teaching Schools of Suffolk. These roles are increasingly drawing on the need to establish effective collaboration and partnership working within evidence-based school improvement activity within and beyond the county. Andy blogs at https://educereonline.wordpress.com

22 September

Assessing digital tools for research schools

15:33 16:00 Educator Workshops

Educator Workshops

Anna Kyrk

Head of Curriculum Development & Project Based Learning, Primary
School21

22 September

Communication for staff & students

11:03 11:30 Educators Workshops

Educator Workshops

Anna Pedroza

Director
Pedroza Communications
Anna Pedroza established Pedroza Communications in Brighton in 2011. Pedroza communications specialise in communicating with people in education – those who manage, teach and study at schools, colleges and universities. Anna believes that small is beautiful and this allows Pedroza Communications to be flexible and to react quickly to new trends.
Anna has worked in the education sector for the past 10 years. Besides her sector knowledge and experience in marketing and communications, she offers an impressive network of media and education connections and an infectious enthusiasm.
A specialist in digital communications, Anna has worked with internet and digital technologies for 20 years. She relishes projects where technology can be used in new and exciting ways to support teaching and learning, and is a founding member of Digital Education Brighton.
Anna has held various senior communications roles in the past, including Director of Marketing and Communications at the award-winning service Teachers TV, and Director of the Skills for Life Development Centre at the CfBT Education Trust.
She is also a trustee of the Teacher Development Trust. The charity focuses on the important role that professional development can play in raising the quality of teaching and learning.

22 September

Relationships, Marketing, PR & You

16:17 16:45 Edtech Workshops

Edtech Workshops

Annie Duffield

Head of Marketing and Communications
Institute of Imagination
Annie Duffield is Head of Marketing and Communications at the Institute of Imagination (iOi). The iOi is a charity creating space for imaginations to grow. They run events for children, families, schools and educators from their current home, the Imagination Lab in Lambeth, sparking imaginations through events, training, partnerships and research. The iOi champions child-led, playful and inter-disciplinary learning for children and adults alike. Annie has a background in arts, heritage and tourism marketing having managed consumer and learning programme marketing for some of London’s top attractions and destinations including the National Gallery, Museum of London and Royal Collection Trust.

22 September

The Edtech Podcast LIVE in takeover with LEGO Education: what is hands on learning?

14:53 15:20 LIVE Podcast Stage

LIVE Podcast Stage

Artemis D'Arcy

Co-Founder
Supplied Teacher
Artemis is the co-founder at Supplied Teacher, an online platform which connects supply teachers and tutors to end users in faster and less expensive ways. She is interested in product design, UI/UX and bringing the principles of simplicity to design for education websites.

22 September

Supplied Teacher

18:35 18:40 Main Stage

Ben Du Boulay

Secretary & Treasurer of the International Society for Artificial Intelligence in Education
University of Sussex
Benedict du Boulay is an Emeritus Professor of Artificial Intelligence in the School of Engineering and Informatics at the University of Sussex and Visiting Professor at University College London. Following a Bachelors degree in Physics at Imperial College London, he spent time both in industry and as a secondary school teacher before returning to university to complete his PhD in 1978 in the Department of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Edinburgh working on Logo.

He has two main research areas. The first is the Psychology of Programming where his main work has been in the area of novices learning programming and the development of tools to assist that process. The second is the application of Artificial Intelligence in Education. Here he is particularly interested in issues around modelling and developing students’ metacognition and motivation.

He has co-organised various workshops on the above areas. These have included the 1st and 2nd International Workshop on Affect, Meta-Affect, Data and Learning (AMADL 2015 in Madrid, and AMADL 2016 in Zagreb) and the workshop on “Les Contes du Mariage: Should AI stay married to Ed?”, also in Madrid in 2015. He has successfully supervised 25 PhD students in the above areas.

He was President (2015-2017) and is currently Treasurer and Secretary of the International Society for Artificial Intelligence in Education and an Associate Editor of its International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education. He has edited/written 9 books and written some 190 papers in the areas indicated above.

22 September

Tech's Message Podcast - technologies which are changing our world, including how we learn

15:33 16:00 LIVE Podcast Stage

LIVE Podcast Stage

Beth Havinga

Founder and Managing Director
Connect Edtech
Beth is passionate about supporting a lead in the change, development and growth of positive tools and strategies that enable a stronger, more interoperable education experience. She believes in the need for a more networked education environment and is excited to be able to connect industry leaders in technology, global publishers, startups and governments to build robust and innovative solutions.
With over 15 years and having worked in over 46 countries in the education industry from teaching through to management, education sales, curriculum writing, teacher training, publishing, Software sales and management, digital publishing, acquisition and integration, education standards and protocols and the development of education software and multiple startups, Beth is able to draw on her broad experience and extensive global network to systematically support the development of useful, intuitive education designs, products and solutions.
Beth is dedicated to supporting the development of EdTech Startups and developing integrated solutions and concepts together with all levels of the education industry.

Bruce Wilson

Educational Technologist
United Learning
Bruce has many years teaching and managing experience with schools in the UK and New Zealand. He is a presenter who is passionate about improving the quality of learning and teaching through the effective use of ICT.
Bruce has expertise in delivering educational consultancy and training to Local Authorities, teachers and learners in schools across the UK, having worked at RM Education for nearly nine years end then as an Assistant Headteacher and Director of ICT in London. His current role with United Learning involves advising on technology vision and strategy across a large group of both academic and independent schools.

22 September

Do’s & Don’t of Edtech for Impact, an SLT Perspective

14:10 14:40 Educator Workshops

Educator Workshops

Cassey Williams

Assistant Headteacher
Woodberry Down Primary School
I am an Assistant Headteacher working at New Wave Federation, that is a group of 3 primary schools in Hackney, London. I am also an Apple Distinguished Educator and Apple Education Trainer so I am fortunate enough to work with a community of like minded educators. I believe in engaging children in deeper learning experiences and using technology to transform learning in an innovative way.

22 September

Helping children to be creators not consumers

16:17 16:45 Makers Yard Stage

Makers Yard Stage

Catherine Murray

Features Editor
Schools Week
Cath Murray is features editor and head of digital.

Cath spends her days balancing her roles as features editor for Schools Week and our sister publication FE Week, and heading up the digital side of things for both publications.

She doesn’t mind the juggling act, as it’s a refreshing change from the many years she spent holed up in an office in Andalucia, translating and editing articles for science journals.

Cath loves encouraging people who are passionate about what they do to get involved in the debate, and in her spare time devours books, blogs and research insatiably.

Having lived abroad for over a decade, her special skill is to take on an entirely different personality whenever she speaks a foreign language.

22 September

Schools Week LIVE

11:03 11:30 LIVE Podcast Stage

LIVE Podcast Stage

Cat Wildman

Co Founder
The Gender Equality Charter
Cat Wildman is a mum of 2, founder of Gender Charter and a Director in Technology. Cat studied science throughout her education culminating in a degree in Physiological sciences. From there she went straight into Technology where she’s worked ever since. It wasn’t until she became an employer that Cat realised there was such a problem with gender equality, specifically in STEM, but it was when she became a mother that she realised that she had a personal responsibility to change things. Having set up and run Product Teams for Time Out, The Times and most recently at The Telegraph, creating digital products to solve customer problems is Cat’s specialist subject, so turning her hand to creating The Gender Equality Charter was the logical next step.
Cat is a regular speaker at conferences and schools about Digital Product and the issues she is active in: women in STEM, and gender.

22 September

Corridor Of (Lifelong) Learning - Edtech Ontology, Immersive Auditory Learning, AR & VR & More

10:10 18:00 Corridor of (Lifelong) Learning

Corridor of (Lifelong) Learning

Chesca Ooi

Strategic Partnerships Manager
CENTURY Tech
Chesca is Strategic Partnerships Manager at CENTURY Tech, an artificially intelligent teaching and learning platform.

She is a former secondary science teacher, trained on the Teach First program. Chesca has a first-class degree in Neuroscience with Industrial Experience from the University of Manchester and experience working on initial teacher training in New Zealand. She is interested in how researchers and educators across the world are trying new ways to improve learning outcomes.

For Century Tech, as a Curriculum Lead, Chesca developed high quality science courses for primary and secondary learners. She also delivers teacher training and in-class sessions to develop best practice use of technology in the classroom. Now as Strategic Partnerships Manager Chesca builds collaborations with organisations and works on projects to expand CENTURY's impact.

22 September

What is artificial intelligence and how is it impacting students and teachers in our schools?

11:47 12:15 Makers Yard Stage

Makers Yard Stage

22 September

Tech's Message Podcast - technologies which are changing our world, including how we learn

15:33 16:00 LIVE Podcast Stage

LIVE Podcast Stage

Chloe Holmes

Learning and Progress Manager
WhiteHat
Chloe Holmes is the Learning and Progress Manager at WhiteHat, working to use principles of cognitive science to develop a pioneering approach to applied learning, and build an outstanding alternative to university through apprenticeships. Prior to this, she led on the development of vocational/technical programmes for the Ark academy network. She completed the Teach First programme and was Deputy Head of English at Ark Globe Academy.

22 September

The Edtech Podcast - alt. pathways to learning & skills

14:10 14:40 LIVE Podcast Stage

LIVE Podcast Stage

Christina He

Investment Manager
Navitas Ventures
Christina is passionate about providing learners from all walks of life with broader access to quality education through technology and international collaboration. She was the investment manager at Navitas Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Navitas, a leading global education company that serves 80,000 students across 30+ countries. She was also working in the group strategy and corporate development function for Navitas. Prior to pursuing her passion in education, Christina had four years' strategy and operation consulting experience across multiple industries in Australia and Asia.

Christina has recently moved to the UK and is currently pursuing a MBA from University of Oxford.

22 September

Tech's Message Podcast - technologies which are changing our world, including how we learn

15:33 16:00 LIVE Podcast Stage

LIVE Podcast Stage

Cillian Morgan

Account Manager
now>press>play
Cillian is originally from Dublin, Ireland. He studied English and History in UCD and went on to do an MSc at Edinburgh University in 2014. Upon leaving Edinburgh, Cillian cried for a few weeks due to being back in Dublin (it’s not so bad really), but soon picked himself up and left for London!
Working with the meditation app Headspace for two years gave Cillian great experience and allowed him to deep-dive into meditation and explore mindfulness, which has really helped him stay grounded in a city like London! Cillian is also passionate about piano and has been playing music for many years. This interest in music, sound and mindfulness inevitably drew him towards now>press>play who use rich and colourful immersive soundscapes, narrative and imagination to engage children in learning. He has worked with them for just over 1 year and their altruistic values overlap with his own in a significant way.
Cillian is also obsessed with bouldering.
Head on over to the now>press>play stand and have a chat about what they do, or you can just talk to Cillian about climbing!

22 September

Corridor Of (Lifelong) Learning - Edtech Ontology, Immersive Auditory Learning, AR & VR & More

10:10 18:00 Corridor of (Lifelong) Learning

Corridor of (Lifelong) Learning

22 September

Immersive Auditory Learning!

11:00 11:45

Corridor of (Lifelong) Learning

22 September

Immersive Auditory Learning

12:33 13:00 Makers Yard Stage

Makers Yard Stage

22 September

Immersive Auditory Learning!

14:00 14:45

Corridor of (Lifelong) Learning

22 September

Immersive Auditory Learning!

15:00 15:45

Corridor of (Lifelong) Learning

22 September

Immersive Auditory Learning!

16:00 16:45

Corridor of (Lifelong) Learning

Cleo Fatoorehchi

Operations Commander
Rocket Fund
Cleo is the Operations Commander at Rocket Fund, which is part of the innovation foundation Nesta. Rocket Fund is a crowdfunding platform for schools, on a mission to enhance learning for all by enabling all students to access the latest technology and finding out what works. It does this by modernising school fundraising and gathering user reviews.

Cleo previously worked at BESA, the British Educational Suppliers Association, developing its external communications and negotiating PR benefits for BESA members. Prior to that, Cleo worked in communications in a small child rights charity before joining the higher education sector with Universities UK International. In another life she was a human rights journalist, including for IPS News press agency.

Cleo has a Master's in Gender & International Development from the University of Warwick.

You can find her on Twitter @CleoFatoo.

22 September

Introduction to Makers Yard Stage

16:15 16:17 Makers Yard Stage

Makers Yard Stage

Dan Frost

Learning Technology Lead
Cambridge Assessment English
Dan Frost is Learning Technology Lead within the Digital and New Product Development team at Cambridge Assessment English where he works on R&D with teams across Cambridge English with the aim to bring in new technologies into English language learning.

22 September

Edtech in English

10:15 10:45 Educators Workshops

Educator Workshops

Darren Macey

Framework Developer
Cambridge Mathematics
Darren spent nearly 10 years teaching secondary maths, along with a little Physical Education and ICT, before he joined OCR in 2014 as a subject specialist where he worked on the redevelopment of A Level Mathematics. Darren currently works full time for Cambridge Mathematics, initially mapping learning trajectories for the 'statistics' strand of the Cambridge Mathematics Framework. He writes about maths teaching and assessment and co-authored the 2018 Cambridge University Press upcoming pedagogy book for teachers “Teaching Statistics”.

22 September

Edtech for Maths

16:17 16:45 Educators Workshops

Educator Workshops

Dawn Hallybone

Learning Resources Consultant
London Grid for Learning Trust
Dawn is a Learning consultant for LGfL, helping schools maximise the benefits of online technologies to advance approaches to both teaching and learning. Prior to joining LGfL Dawn spent 21 years in Junior schools as a ICT and Computing co coordinator and most recently as a Deputy Head. Within these roles Dawn also worked with both NQTs and trainee teachers developing and supporting their use of technology across the curriculum. Dawn is a firm believer that digital tools can both engage and enhance the curriculum for all learners, and has worked and consulted with a number of companies and authorities as well as sharing her expertise at conferences across the country. Dawn is also a Secondary school governor.

22 September

Corridor Of (Lifelong) Learning - Edtech Ontology, Immersive Auditory Learning, AR & VR & More

10:10 18:00 Corridor of (Lifelong) Learning

Corridor of (Lifelong) Learning

22 September

Strategies for Online Safety & SEND Support

14:10 14:40 Makers Yard Stage

Makers Yard Stage

Debbie Penglis

Director of Real World Learning and Partnerships
School21
Debbie joined School 21 in 2015 as Director of Partnerships. Her role is to manage the school’s external network, with a particular focus on building partnerships with organisations that are interested in offering authentic, problem-solving experiences for students, and with teachers that want to learn from School 21’s pedagogy.
Previously Debbie worked as a Psychology Teacher at Alexandra Park School in North London, and then Director of Programmes for Future First, an educational charity harnessing the power of alumni networks in state schools to end educational disadvantage.
In her free time, Debbie likes to do yoga, watch football, and spend time with her cat, Clover.

22 September

The Edtech Podcast LIVE: raising the student voice

10:15 10:45 LIVE Podcast Stage

LIVE Podcast Stage

Dick Taylor

Director of Reading, Napping & Thinking
MediaTaylor
I do stuff in edu & edtech to make money.
Long ago did other things in other lands.

22 September

A fool and their money are soon part(ed)

12:33 13:00 Edtech Workshops

Edtech Workshops

Dr Evelina Galaczi

Head of Research Strategy
Cambridge Assessment English
Evelina is Head of Research Strategy at Cambridge Assessment English. She has worked in English language education for over 25 years and especially enjoys working with teachers and exploring the integration of digital technologies in assessment and learning, and empowering teachers with competencies to be successful practitioners in the age of digital learning. She received her Master’s and Doctorate degrees from Columbia University, USA.

22 September

How Cambridge Does Edtech (Open Session)

16:55 17:25 Educator Workshops

Educator Workshops

Ellie Seddon

Startup Founder
Nesla
Ellie’s problem solving nature and passion for customer service inspired her to start her edtech business. Nesla provides a simple tech resource that will help ‘English as a second language’ schools meet the needs of both their staff and their students.

Ellie has experience within many roles in ESL learning, from activities to residential, teaching to administration. Her experiences living in both Spain and Malta has reinforced her belief that there is a need for Nesla tech.

The software she is creating will streamline communication in a way that encourages engagement and autonomy for a more nurturing immersive language learning experience.

22 September

NESLA (Nurturing English as a Second Language)

19:00 19:05 Main Stage

Emma Vandore

Co Founder
StoryUp
Emma Vandore is CoFounder of StoryUp, a content-focussed communications agency. She has 15-years journalism experience and is the author of a number of reports on East London’s startup scene including Tech in the London Cambridge Stansted Corridor (LSCC, 2014), A Tale of Tech City (Centre for London, 2011), Here Be Startups (Environment & Planning A, 2014), and Spatial Imaginaries and Tech Cities: Place-branding East London’s digital economy (Journal of Economic Geography, 2018). She has an MSc in Urban Planning and is a graduate of the Faber Academy. She teaches creative writing and corporate storytelling.

22 September

Introduction to Educator Workshops

10:10 10:15 Educators Workshops

Educator Workshops

22 September

Introduction to Educator Workshop

11:00 11:03 Educators Workshops

Educator Workshops

22 September

Storytelling: the most important skillset you haven’t thought about yet?

16:55 17:25 Edtech Workshops

Edtech Workshops

Euan Blair

Founder and CEO
WhiteHat
Euan is the co-founder of WhiteHat, a tech startup matching young people to the best career-focused apprenticeships on offer at some of the UK's most exciting companies, from Google and Facebook, to BP and Warner Bros. By delivering training in partnership with world-class content providers, and through a combination of 1:1 coaching and cutting-edge tech, WhiteHat is creating an outstanding alternative to university via apprenticeships.

Fran Abrams

Chief Executive
Education Media Centre
Fran began reporting on education for the Birmingham Post and Mail in 1988, and went on to be Education Correspondent of the Sunday Times, the Sunday Correspondent, the Sunday Telegraph and the Independent. She later worked as Westminster Correspondent of the Independent. For the past 15 years she has been part of the reporting team on BBC Radio 4’s File on 4 programme as well as writing articles on education for The Guardian and a range of other publications. Her five published books include two on education: Seven Kings, published by Atlantic Books in 2006, and Learning to Fail, published by Routledge in 2010.
Fran is now Chief Executive for The Education Media Centre, a charity run by journalists and dedicated to 'making evidence make news.' They aim to help build a stronger, more evidence-based education system by ensuring good research has a high profile in the media.

22 September

Corridor Of (Lifelong) Learning - Edtech Ontology, Immersive Auditory Learning, AR & VR & More

10:10 18:00 Corridor of (Lifelong) Learning

Corridor of (Lifelong) Learning

22 September

Working with the educational media. 1:1 sessions

11:00 11:30 Plexal Park

Plexal Park

22 September

Working with the educational media. 1:1 sessions

12:00 12:30 Plexal Park

Plexal Park

22 September

Working with the educational media. 1:1 sessions

14:00 14:30 Plexal Park

Plexal Park

22 September

Working with the educational media. 1:1 sessions

15:00 15:30 Plexal Park

Plexal Park

22 September

Working with the educational media. 1:1 sessions

16:00 16:30 Plexal Park

Plexal Park

Hege Tollerud

CEO
Oslo Edtech Cluster
Hege Tollerud is the CEO of Oslo Edtech Cluster - a business network supporting development, commercialisation and export of Norwegian learning technologies. Norwegian edtech is growing fast and is enjoying a good reputation internationally. Through joining forces and pulling together it works to help making Norwegian and Nordic edtech among the best and most competitive in the world.

22 September

Introduction to Makers Yard Stage

16:50 16:53 Makers Yard Stage

Makers Yard Stage

22 September

Pitch Competition Introduction

18:25 18:30 Main Stage

Ian Dunn

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Experience)
Coventry University
Ian is responsible for the education agenda within the Coventry University Group. This includes the creation of Coventry University Online, the Disruptive Media Learning Lab and the Students’ Union amongst other things. In 2016 he was awarded “Inspiring Leader” of the year in the Guardian Higher Education Awards. Ian led the development of Coventry University College which now has sites in Coventry, Scarborough and East London. A Coventry graduate, he is a member of the jobs and skills group of the Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership. He is a board member of several Multi Academy Trusts, chairs the National Council for Entrepreneurship in Education and is a Justice of the Peace in Coventry and Warwickshire.

22 September

Do’s & Don’t of Edtech for Impact, an SLT Perspective

14:10 14:40 Educator Workshops

Educator Workshops

22 September

Pitch Competition Introduction

18:25 18:30 Main Stage

Itay Koppel

Co-Founder
proprep
Itay is one of the Co Founders of proprep. proprep™ is an innovative solution crafted by people passionate about education. proprep™ has developed a technology that enables it to create online STEM customized video courses and study guides according to specific needs of university students and institutions of higher education.

Prior to co founding proprep™ Itay served as CEO and CFO of TASE and LSE listed companies and several high tech companies.

Education: M.A. Law Bar Ilan University, MSc. Finance & Accounting, BA Economics & Accounting – Tel Aviv University. Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

22 September

ProPrep

19:05 19:10 Main Stage

James Bowen

Director, NAHT Edge
NAHT
James Bowen is the Director of NAHT Edge, a teaching union for middle leaders. Prior to joining NAHT, James was the Headteacher of a large junior school in Hampshire. He has held a range of senior and middle leadership positions in schools including SENCo and maths leader. James is heavily involved in developing NAHT’s assessment policy and writes regularly for TES on this and other subjects.

22 September

The Teacher Toolkit Podcast LIVE: saving teacher time

16:55 17:25 Live Podcast Stage

LIVE Podcast Stage

Jamie Brooker

Founder
We Are Human / Kahoot!
Jamie Brooker is a creative entrepreneur based in London, UK. He earned his reputation as a creative leader using design thinking and empirical research to inform product development. As a Founding Partner at We Are Human he creates purpose driven organisations striving for sustainable social and commercial impact.
We Are Human’s most successful venture to date is Kahoot!, one of the world’s fastest growing learning brands with over 70 million unique monthly active users in 200+ countries. Jamie was Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer. Under his product leadership Kahoot! grew from a research project to a company that captured over half of US K-12 classrooms, as well as millions of business and social users.
Jamie was responsible for Kahoot!’s product teams, developing and executing strategies designed to grow the user base organically, deepen engagement, create pedagogical impact and validate revenue opportunities. He left day-to-day operations in the spring 2017.
As a Venture Partner at Emerge Education, Jamie advises, mentors and invests in some of Europe’s top education startups. He is a Council Member at Apps For Good providing strategic guidance, expertise, access to networks, and support to the overall mission of the charity.

22 September

Learnings from creating products people love

11:03 11:30 Edtech Workshops

Edtech Workshops

Jan Matern

Co-Founder & CEO
Emerge Education
Jan Matern is the Co-Founder and CEO of Emerge Venture Lab which creates sector-specific acceleration programmes for startups that address social and environmental problems at a systems level.

Its flagship programme, Emerge Education, helps grow outstanding edtech startups through a network of leading investors, industry-specific mentors and educational institutions. It's run in partnership with Eton College and Oxford University's Said Business School.

As CEO, Jan is responsible for strategy, investor relations, startup selection, and people. Jan co-founded the Lab during his final year at Oxford University, where he graduated with a 1st class degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics.

He was previously an Associate at Chelwood Capital, a social investment consultancy, where he worked with scalable social ventures seeking to access capital markets.

22 September

Demystifying Investment

14:10 14:40 Edtech Workshops

Edtech Workshops

Jessica Leighton

Undergraduate Director
Medisense
Jess is a final year medical student at Newcastle University with keen interests in Medical Education. She leads the undergraduate team for Medisense medical education, helping to change the way medical students learn through exciting resources like the MoslerCast podcast series. She leads a team of over one hundred volunteers to develop creative learning tools for students & doctors.

22 September

MediSense

18:50 18:55 Main Stage

Jess Staufenberg

Senior Reporter
Schools Week
Jess Staufenberg is a senior reporter.

Jess trained as a reporter in Brighton before heading to Norfolk as a business journalist for the Eastern Daily Press.

After training across the paper and local station MustardTV, she returned to London and wrote about education for Al Jazeera, Times Educational Supplement, the Daily Telegraph before taking a permanent role at The Independent and then eventually leaving for Schools Week.

Data gleaned from freedom of information requests and investigations are her bag, but she also loves a good profile interview.

Outside of the newsroom, she surfs in Devon, hikes and spends a lot of time in the pub.

Her special skill is swearing in German.

22 September

Schools Week LIVE

11:03 11:30 LIVE Podcast Stage

LIVE Podcast Stage

Jess Wade

Postgraduate Research Associate
Imperial College London
Jess is a post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Physics and Centre for Plastic Electronics at Imperial College London, creating circularly polarised organic light emitting diodes. Jess won the Institute of Physics (IOP) Early Career Communicator Prize (2015), “I’m a Scientist, Get Me Out of Here!” (2015) and the IOP Jocelyn Bell Burnell Award (2016). Jess recently won the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) Robert Perrin Medal (2017) and the Imperial College Julia Higgins Prize (2017). Throughout her career in research she has been involved in projects to support gender inclusion in science. At Imperial, she established the Imperial College London Women in Physics group, and nationally sits on the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) young women’s board. Jess works closely with the Institute of Physics to try and support teachers and students across the country.

22 September

The Power of Polymath

09:40 10:00 Main Stage

Jodie Lopez

Edtech Business Consultant
LovEdtech
Jodie Lopez is a self-confessed geek and proud of it. Her career started in sales and customer service, and she left this to become a Primary teacher.
She is now a freelance consultant and founder of lovEdtech. Jodie speaks at conferences for schools about using technology on a shoestring. Jodie is passionate about ensuring that every penny spent on tech in schools is both fit for purpose and keeps teachers coming back for more!

22 September

Introduction to Educator Workshop Session

11:45 11:47 Educators Workshops

Educator Workshops

22 September

Introduction to Makers Yard Stage

14:50 14:53 Makers Yard Stage

Makers Yard Stage

Julian Hall

Founder and CEO
Ultra Education
Julian Hall is an award winning serial entrepreneur who started his first business at 18 yrs old. With 20 years experience of technology in banking and startups, Julian is an international speaker, media commentator, best selling author and educator also known as The Ultrapreneur. He is also the founder of Ultra Education, a company which teaches entrepreneurship in primary and secondary schools and clubs around the country.

22 September

The Edtech Podcast LIVE: raising the student voice

10:15 10:45 LIVE Podcast Stage

LIVE Podcast Stage

22 September

Introduction to LIVE Podcast Stage

11:00 11:03 LIVE Podcast Stage

LIVE Podcast Stage

22 September

Pitch Competition Introduction

18:25 18:30 Main Stage

Junaid Mubeen

Director of Education
Whizz Education
Dr Junaid Mubeen is a research mathematician turned educator, working at the nexus of education, innovation and technology. As Director of Education at Whizz Education, Junaid oversees the educational strategy and development of the Maths-Whizz virtual tutoring service, which has delivered personalised learning to over half a million students worldwide. Junaid has a PhD in mathematics from Oxford and a Master's in Education from Harvard. He writes and speaks on a range of EdTech topics.

Kate Mulcahy

Reachout Makerspace Programme Coordinator
Imperial College London
Kate is a passionate maker and tinkerer and is always looking to inspire new makers whether that be students or the general public. She has worked in Ireland and the UK as a teacher in both primary and secondary education before moving into informal learning environments. She joined the Science Museum learning team in 2010 working on developing activities and delivering science shows. She then joined the Royal Institution to help make the Christmas Lectures in 2014 which were on the topic of making and tinkering. She stayed on at the Royal Institution to set up and run the Royal Institution Outreach Programme. A passionate science communicator she has also created content for national publications such as the Telegraph and the Guardian. She also does science presenting, creating content for Blue Peter and presenting on the Impossible Engineering Series 3 TV show which aired this summer. In 2017 she joined Imperial College London to set up and manage the Reach Out Makerspace. The Makerspace is a dedicated cross-discipline manufacturing and design space which runs a series of making projects for secondary school students, particularly focused on engaging students who would benefit from a non-traditional learning environment.

22 September

Making is for Everyone!

11:00 11:45 Makers Yard

Makers Yard

22 September

Making is for Everyone!

12:00 12:45 Makers Yard

Makers Yard

22 September

Making is for Everyone!

14:00 15:00 Makers Yard

Makers Yard

22 September

Making is for Everyone!

15:00 15:45 Makers Yard

Makers Yard

22 September

Making is for Everyone!

16:00 16:45 Makers Yard

Makers Yard

Katy Potts

Computing & Online Safety Lead for Schools
Islington Council
Katy has worked for Islington Council since 1999, developing digital education services to schools and families. Before this she was a primary school teacher for 7 years.
Katy specialises in Online Safety and sits on the LGFL Safeguarding and Editorial Board, has been an ICT Mark assessor and facilitated the NCSL Strategic Leadership ICT courses. Katy sits on the UK Safer Internet Centre Advisory Board.
She is a BETT Awards Judge and spearheaded the introduction of “Kids Judge Bett” event. She has supported educational projects in Romania, Nigeria, China, Portugal and Japan and every year acts as a guide for the Educational World Forum. Katy also helps run the TeachMeet event at the SEN (Special Educational Needs) TES show each year at Islington Design Centre.

22 September

Introduction to Makers Yard Stage

14:05 14:10 Makers Yard Stage

Makers Yard Stage

22 September

Pitch Competition Introduction

18:25 18:30 Main Stage

Kirsty Tonks

Principal Designate
Shireland Technology Primary School
Appointed to lead the Shireland Technology Primary School, set up by founder school Shireland Collegiate Academy and part of the Collegiate Academy Trust in Smethwick, that opens in September 2019, Kirsty is also leading the on the implementation of the Education Vision across the four Technology Primary Schools being currently built across the West Midlands.
Kirsty draws on 24 years of teaching and leadership experience in both Primary and Secondary schools and believes that harnessing technology for learning can enable, engage, enthuse and lead to effective, sustained school improvement. She is also the West Midlands Regional Lead for #WomenEd, with whom she shares their values and believes that more women leaders should use technology to support their roles.
She was also Project Director for an Education Endowment Foundation Project; @MathsFlip; the largest, independent evaluation in the UK on Flipped Learning in 24 Primary Schools across the West Midlands and led Shireland’s Teaching School Alliance and Initial Teacher Training Programme for four years.
Kirsty is currently working with the DfE advising on how technology can reduce workload and regularly presents around the UK and internationally on the role of technology in education, blended learning and flipped learning.
She was recently named in the 2018 EdTech50 list of influential people and projects in UK EdTech world.

22 September

Educator/Senior Leader E-Learning Drop In

11:47 12:47 Educators Workshops

Educator Workshops

22 September

Do’s & Don’t of Edtech for Impact, an SLT Perspective

14:10 14:40 Educator Workshops

Educator Workshops

Koby Yogaretnam

EDUCATE Business Lead
UCL Institute of Education
Koby Yogaretnam has extensive experience in successful project delivery at Accenture, JP Morgan, Citigroup, Lehman Brothers, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and other investment banks. He attended the famed Accenture St. Charles core consulting school in Chicago in 2007. A business consultant with start-up funding, investment & business growth experience. He has a strong innovative background with an excellent understanding of commercial and business issues and developed a successful north American business incubator.

22 September

Introduction to Edtech Workshops

12:30 12:33 Edtech Workshops

Edtech Workshops

22 September

Introduction to Educator Workshop

15:30 15:33 Educators Workshops

Educator Workshops

Kriss Baird

EDUCATE Business Programme Coordinator
UCL Institute of Education
A trusted hand in digital economy business innovation, Kriss coordinates the EDUCATE Business Programme alongside project management for Ufi Trust's VocTech Seed innovation grant recipients. At Innovate UK, Kriss led the Learning Technologies programme bringing innovative EdTech solutions to market and delivered IC tomorrow, the flagship cross-sector programme that funded over 130 digital SMEs to develop and trial prototype technologies with blue-chip corporate partners.

22 September

Introduction to Edtech Workshops

12:30 12:33 Edtech Workshops

Edtech Workshops

22 September

Introduction to Educator Workshop

15:30 15:33 Educators Workshops

Educator Workshops

Laura McInerney

Co Founder
Teacher Tapp, and Educational Journalist
Laura McInerney is the editor of Schools Week. Previously a teacher, she studied for an MA in Positive Psychology before becoming a Fulbright Scholar in the US. She was then taken to the court by the Department for Education for asking a question (true story) and went onto become a Guardian columnist and to edit Schools Week.

Laura will be MC-ing, talking and judging the pitches.

22 September

Plenary Keynote Introduction

09:35 09:40 Main Stage