3rd EdTech Together - [June 20th]

Are you passionate about shaping the future of Education through Technology?

Whether you are a start-up founder, educator, developer or simply curious about the intersection of Education and technology, the event is for you!

Join us to celebrate EdTech Week in partnership with UCL I&E and discuss how we can work together to shape the future of Education around the world.

RSVP today to secure your spot; places are limited. Free to attend. Refreshments provided.

Date: Thursday, 20th June 2024

Time: 4.30pm - 7.30pm

Location: UCL, Base KX, 103c Camley Street, London, N1C 4PF

Agenda:

4.30pm - 5.00pm - Registration

5.00pm - Welcome and Introduction to UCL - Dr. Ruth Weir, Head of Entrepreneurship, UCL I&E

5.10 pm - Introduction to EdTech Hub, Dr. Yuliana Topazly, MBE, Strategic Team, DOHE

5.20pm - 5.50pm - Panel Discussion chaired by Dr. Ruth Weir.

The Future of Education and Technology, Challenges and Opportunities

Panel Members:

• Isabella Vahdati, BrightEye EdTech VC
• Dr. Yuliana Topazly, DOHE Europe
• Zubair Junjunia, Znotes
• Carla Aerts, Global AI/EdTech thought leader, expert advisor

6.00pm - Speed Networking led by Jackie Groundsell, CEO of 1230 The Women's Company

6.20pm - 7.20pm - Networking over Refreshments

7.20pm - 7.30pm - Final remarks and Close

Let’s Connect, Inspire and Innovate together!

Bios of speakers:

Dr. Ruth Weir is the Head of Entrepreneurship at UCL Innovation & Enterprise. She is responsible for the end to end extracurricular entrepreneurial activities for UCL students, staff and alumni.From 2014 to 2023, over 500 startups have been launched by UCL students, raising £360 million (£75.5 million in 2022-23) and creating over 2000 jobs.

Isabella Vahdati is an Associate at Brighteye Ventures, the most active Edtech focused venture capital fund in Europe. Previously she was Chief of Staff at a Sustainability Management startup in the UK, and prior to that worked at Accenture as a consultant.

Zubair Junjunia is an award-winning social entrepreneur who founded ZNotes at the age of 16 in Jeddah, an online learning platform promoting global educational equity. ZNotes has impacted over five million students across 190+ countries, offering high-quality resources and peer support. Zubair received the Diana Legacy Award and was appointed a UNDP & Samsung Generation17 Young Leader for ZNotes' contributions to UN SDG4. He is one of the youngest recipients of the Freedom of the City of London and currently serves as the UK Youth Leader for the Global Partnership for Education. Zubair holds a master's degree in mathematics from University College London (UCL).

Dr. Yuliana Topazly is an Associate Professor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, an Award-Winning Social Tech Entrepreneur, and an Experienced Business Adviser.

In 2016, Yuliana was named ‘Top 100 Most Inspiring Entrepreneurs in the UK’; she was mentioned in WISE 2020 List: ‘100 Social Enterprise Leaders Showing COVID, who is the Boss! And most recently was awarded an MBE for the Services to Business and Female Entrepreneurship.

Yuliana is working with a wide range of businesses and members of the entrepreneurship ecosystem around the world.

Carla Aerts is a global AI/EdTech thought leader, expert advisor, startup coach and mentor with over 20 years’ experience. Carla was Director of Futures at the Institute of Education and was instrumental in setting up EDUCATE. She is an Oversight Member at the Digital Education Futures Initiative (DEFI) at Cambridge University - Hughes Hall.

An interdisciplinarian, Carla ran an EdTech think tank and the Next Billion EdTech Prize, working with ministers, policy makers, academia, educators, AI/EdTech players, and learners.

Jackie Groundsell is “The Connector”, owner of 1230 The Women’s Company (TWC).

She’s an approachable recognised business Expert, International Speaker, Mentor, Radio Show Host, Podcaster, IT Trainer and was Chair of her local Business Association for 10 years. All of which enabled and continue to enable her to support thousands of small business owners through her events including regular lunch-time meetings, conferences, expos and speed networking events. Jackie’s weekly Radio Show and Podcasts, reaches even further into the business community with exciting, inspiring and informed Guests.

See you there.