Technology

Posted on August 28, 2019 by staff

Time running out to register for EdTech event

Technology

Time is running out to register for BusinessCloud’s ‘EdTech Explained’ event, which takes place on September 6.

The event  will hear from some of the disrupters that are shaking up an industry that has long been ripe for disruption.

A total of 10 speakers have confirmed including Christine Bellamy, who is the head of product at BBC Education and has been heading up the Corporation’s education digital strategy.

Other speakers include  Michael Brennan, founder and CEO of tootoot, which is the UK’s number one reporting app for children and young people in schools; Daniel Hinkley, co-founder of Manchester-based GoXchange Global, which supports exchange students; and Robin Williams, head of digital at Twinkl.

Twinkl provides schools with an online catalogue of more than 625,000 resources and services and has 4.6m members in over 196 countries and employs 500 people. It has just opened a new 20,000 sq ft office in Sheffield.

Others speakers include  Jade Parkinson-Hill, founder, Steam School; Dan Price, co-founder, Supplywell; Andy Kent, founder and CEO, Angel Solutions; Chloe Barrett, founder and CEO of DigiDentistry; Manisha Prabhakar, education manager, Synap; and  Alex Alexandrescu, co-founder of Dicey Tech.

The event is free to attend and takes place at UKFast’s campus in Birley Fields, Manchester, from 9am-11.15am. Spaces are limited.

Register at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/edtech-explained-tickets-57167685085