The EdTech Podcast Launch Party Guest List

as of 11/10/2016

THE EDTECH PODCAST PRESENTS

Higher and further education • Amanda Taylor, Client Services Administrator, The Careers Group (University of London)

• Santanu Vasant, Educational Technologist in Learning Enhancement and Development (LEaD), City University London and Comms, Association for Learning Technology

• Scott Hayden, Digital Innovation Specialist, Basingstoke College of Technology

• Natalie Nezhati, Subject Leader in A-level English, Havering Sixth Form College

• Stephan Caspar, Media Development Lead, University of Southampton

• Ian Ashman, President, Association of Colleges

• Adam Adesina, Senior Employer Engagement Associate, Loughborough University

• Richard Grove, Chief Digital Officer at University of London, CoSector

• Veronica Volz, Blended Learning Enhancement Officer, University of Leeds

• Jane Bradbury, Head of Knowledge & Information at Slaughter and May

• Lisa Mangles, Tutor of German and English Language at Havering Sixth Form College

• Dr Samantha George, Senior Lecturer in Literature in the Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities Research Institute, University of Hertfordshire

Teachers and schools and local authorities • Hannah Wilson, Professional Learning Consultant Leader, Harris Federation School Alliance and Founding

Member of WomenEd

• Oliver Beach, Partnership Manager, KANO - former 'Tough Young Teachers’, TeachFirst

• Simona Lungu, Delivery Division South London, TeachFirst

• Sarah Kabir, Lead Academic Mentor, New VIc

• Jennifer Gratton, Lead Collaborator, Project Ember

• Carmen Mohammad, EdTech in Schools Expert

• Chloe Cawthorne, Local Engagement Officer, TeachFirst

• Mark Anderson aka ICT Evangelist

• Ross Morrison McGill, UK’s Leading Education Blogger AKA Teacher Toolkit - organiser of Teach Meet LondonBoat and Deputy Headteacher, Quintin Kynaston Academy

• Joe Dale, #MFLtwitterati

• Dave Smith, Computing Adviser/Business Development Lead Havering Education Services. Chair of Naace

• Tony Sheppard, Mobile Guardian (formerly Learning Possibilities)

• Jasel Nandha, Education Community Manager, Here East

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• Alex Flowers, Digital Programmes Lead, Victoria and Albert Museum

• Dominic Traynor, Primary School Teacher and Trainer

• Natalie Scott, English Teacher and SLE, St Joan of Arc Catholic Church - TES Blogger of the Year

• Tolu Oyenola, Primary School Teacher and ICT Co-Ordinator, Lauriston Primary School

• Bruno Reddy, Ex- Head of Maths, King Solomon Academy

• Allana Gay, Deputy Headteacher, Lea Valley Primary School - Future Leaders and WomenEd Regional Co-Lead

• Louis Boyd, English Teacher, Skinners’ Kent Academy

• Heather Scratcher, Y6 Class Teacher, Year Team Leader & Key Stage 2 Maths Leader, Gainsborough Primary School

• Russell Child. Head of Politics, Philosophy & Economics, Quintin Kynaston Academy

• Katherine Leadbetter, English Tutor at Community Education Lewisham

• Obie Matin, English Teacher, St Martin in-the-Fields High School for Girls

• Varvara Shinkarenko, Visitors’ Engagement, Science Museum Group

• Trevor Averre-Beeson, Founder, Education 101

Start-ups and scale-ups • Tim Gifford, Co-Founder, & Jo Sayers, Head of Product, ELTjam

• Laurie Harrison, Co-founder, ELTjam

• Jana Hanson, Content & Customer Experience Manager, RefME

• Reet Sen, VP Business Development, Full Fabric

• Joanna Bersin, Head of Education, Kano and Taylor Chustz, KANO

• Wayne Kavanagh, Regional Advisor, Clickview

• Berta Rojals, Editorial Assistant, ELTjam

• Nick Robinson, Co-Founder, ELTjam

• Jon Prove, Director of Sales and Marketing, Pi-top

• Mustafa Yasser Raee, Marketing and Sales Manager, Pi-Top

• Ruben Kostucki, Co-Founder, Makers Academy

• Mike Piddock, Founder, Glisser

• Diego Fanara, Founder, Unibudy

• Eirini Malliaraki, Founder, Filisia Interfaces

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• Adrienne Briggs, Unifrog

• Valeria Leonardi, COO, Primo Toys

• Tzveta Dinova, Education Manager, Primo Toys

• Heather Moorhouse, New Era Ed

• Toks Oyegunle, Serial Tech Entrepreneur, Passionate about Digitising Education for Africa

• Lisa Mac Hale, Head of Development at Top Hat Productions - former Head of Development, BBC History and Business

• Mursal Hedayat, CEO and Founder, Chatterbox

• Helen Lawrence, Co-Founder & Chief Happiness Officer, The HAppy Learning Co. Ltd

• Kirsten Campbell-Howes, Head of Education, Busuu

• Carlos Izsak, Founder, MakerCart

• Taryl Law, Co Founder, How Do I?

• Sophie Bessemer, Head of Marketing and Communications, Third Space Learning

• Harry Lancaster, Head of Partnerships, Bibblio

• Maryam Abbas, Client Relationship Manager, BlackBullion

• Antonio Gould, Executive Producer, Teach Your Monster to Read

Education and Innovation Suppliers • Anna Robinson, Digital Radish (Digital Agency for FutureLearn)

• Sarah Sketchley, Digital Radish (Digital Agency for FutureLearn)

• Paul Fletcher, Founder, Charanga

• Magda Podobinska, Digital Product Manager at Copyright Licensing Agency

• Lotis Bautista, Founder, Volo

• Patrick Hayes, Director, British Educational Suppliers Association

• Laura Ironside, Editor, Cambridge University Press

• Paul Balogh, CEO, Learn Forward

• David Brett, Global Sales Manager, NewEraEd

• Jaz Ampaw-Farr, Literacy Consultant, Motivational Speaker, Director Which Phonics Ltd

• Rhys Howells - CertRP, Senior Executive at School Recruiter

• Melody Lang Drewry, Implementation Architect at Knewton

• Cennydd John, Founder & CEO, Hatching Dragons

• Alex MacMillan, Head of Content Marketing, Firefly Learning

• Dave Robinson, Director of SchoolsComputing.co.uk

• Anja Bizjak, Patrick Scott, Elick Harding, David Legrand, Firefly Learning

• Steve Wilde, Head of Education, 64Teq

• Ola (Aleksandra) Szaran, Marketing Manager - Europe, Publicitas

• Svitlana Yarmolchuk, General Manager, Codio

• Guy Sunderland, Edutainment content

• Ann Tran, Social Media

• Eugene Malthouse, Programme Coordinator, upReach

• Ray Maguire, CEO, Digital Learning Delivery

• Peter Carpenter, CEO, TeacherIn

• Carl Dawson, Co-Founder, Proversity

Investors, Accelerators, NGO, Law and Government • Alan Greenberg, Apple Education 2004-2009. Currently Director/Advisor to portfolio of early stage

Education & Health Tech

• David Cai, Founder, SowingX Capital

• Billy Xu, Assistant, Managing Director, SowingX Capital

• Jessica Duveen, Analyst, ClearlySo

• Ben Colegrave, Experienced Senior Investment Banker, Co-Founder, Staffably

• Dan Bell, Programme Lead, Emerge Education

• Lucy Lynn Evans, Venture Hunter, Emerge Education

• Marianna Kinsella, International Lawyer, DLA Piper, EduCrate International

• Ben Gill, Product Manager in the Innovation Lab's Education Team, NESTA

• Tom Sapsted, EdTech International Advisor, Department for International Trade

• Lieke Conijn, Senior Comercial Attaché at Embassy of the Netherlands in London

• Laura Billings, Community Manager, EdSpace.io

• Iona Loveridge, Operations Manager, Emerge Education

• George Burgess, Founder, Gojimo and EdTech Exchange

• Rake Radia, Foundation Executive, D&AD

• Robert Harries, Membership Co-ordinator, BESA

• Gavin Poole, CEO, Here East

• Paul Excell, Associate Director, ScaleUp Group UK

• Beatrice Addo, Consultant, UNESCO

• Alastair Phipps, Associate for Systems and Impact, Enabling Enterprise

• Maria Brosnan, Chair of the Software and Technology special interest group, BESA

• Caroline Wright, Designate General, BESA

• Jared Tausz, Investment Associate, LGT

• Hushpreet Dhaliwal, INTER-CEP Journal Management Board, International Centre for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Policy

• Russ Shaw, Founder, Tech London Advocates

• Kirsty Styles, Head of talent and skills, Tech North

EdTech Media • Emily Wen, Head of Marketing, UK Edu Weekly

• Imogen Smith, Marketing and Communications Manager, Education Weekly and University Business

• Peter Sigrist, Head of Communications, TES Global

• Michael Forshaw, Founder, Innovate My School

EdTech Event Organisers • Laura Conboy, Programme Lead, Bett Futures

• Katie Barge, Senior Content Producer, Bett

• Pamela Mackay, Senior Event Manager, EdTechXGlobal

• Adela Knox, Event Director, Bett Latam

• Michelle DuQuette, Events & Partnership Manager, EdTechXGlobal

• Claire Margetts, Business and Events Developer, The Linch Pin

• Fergal Kilroy, Head of Content, Education, Bett

• Adam Collis, Commercial Manager, Bett Futures

Blue Chips • Geoff Stead, Director of Digital, Cambridge English, Cambridge University - Cambridge English Language

Assessment

• Lizzie Edwards, Co-Manager, Learning programme for the Samsung Digital Discovery Centre at the British Museum

• Tim Bush, UK Education Marketing Manager, Microsoft

• Harley Richardson, Director of Design & Development at Discovery Education UK/Institute of Ideas