BOOTCAMP
GESAwards Bootcamp 2021 Agenda
The Global Edtech Startup Bootcamp is a two-days event prior to GESAwards London Finals, exclusively for GESAwards finalists, providing them with practical tools and specific opportunities to grow their businesses. The crowd in the bootcamp includes 30-40 selected startups from around the globe, in different stages and from various verticals of Edtech, as well as GESAwards global partners.
The bootcamp is first of all an opportunity to connect, share experiences, challenges and opportunities across the global EdTech industry. The agenda includes presentations of industry leaders, workshops and discussions, with an emphasis on practical, hands on experience for the participants, enabling them to generate usable outcomes.
GESAwards Bootcamp 2021 Agenda
January 18-19, 12pm-4pm GMT
18.1 - Day #1
12:00-12:30
What does GESAwards teaches us about Edtech Trends
Avi Warshavsky
CEO at MindCET & Founder of GESAwards
12:30-13:00
Getting to know you
Moderator: Tal Redler - Head of GESAwards - special tracks
GESAwards finalists and partners
13:45-14:15
Education Industry Leaders – Shaken by schools shutdown
Moderator: Ron Reed - Founder & Executive Producer, SXSW EDU
Caroline Wright - Director General at BESA, Director of EdTech Exchange
Alvaro Luis Cruz – VP innovation at Positivo
Shir Boim Shwartz - Director of Innovation and R&D at The Center for Educational Technology (CET)
13:00-13:45
2021 Global Learning Landscape
Moderator: Amit Mofaz - COO, MindCET
Maria Spies - Co-CEO & Co-founder at HolonIQ
14:15-14:30
Break
14:30-16:00
Snapshots of the Edtech Global Landscape
Europe
Moderator: Pierre-Antoine Ullmo – Co-founder at Open Education Challenge
Valeriy Platonov – Contest chair at Global Conference on New Edu-Technologies #EdCrunch
Thierry de Vulpillières – CEO at EvidenceB
Tobias Himmerich – Founder & CEO at Eduvation
Félix López Capel – Director at SEK Lab Edtech Accelerator
Antti Korhonen - Co-Founder & Partner at Sparkmind VC Finland
LATAM, Africa and the Middle East
Moderator: Fernando Valenzuela Migoya – Founding Partner at Global Impact Edtech Alliance
Ernest Gavor – Director of innovation at GSET
Eugene Pelteret – Co-founder of Reflective learning
César Sánchez - Edtech Entrepreneurship Coordinator at Tec de Monterrey
USA
Moderator: Paz Eliav, Head of Accelerator at MindCET, Director of GESAwards
Jean Hammond - General Partner at LearnLaunch Accelerator
Ash Kaluarachchi – Co-founder at StartEd | Producer at EDTECH WEEK
19.1 - Day #2
12:00-13:00
The Changing Landscape of Edtech Investments
Moderator: Avi Warshavsky – CEO of MindCET, Founder of GESAwards
Benoit Wirz – Partner at Brighteye VC
Marie-Christine LEVET – Founder and Partner at EduCapital
Colin Brown – Founder at Nex.D
Marcelo Burbano – Managing Partner & Co-founder at Prismapar
13:00-13:45
Asia Edtech Market Overview
Moderator: Cecilia Waissman - VP R&D at MindCET
Norihisa Wada - Executive Vice President & Co-Chief Operating Officer at Edulab
Niko Lindholm - Program Director at EduSpaze Accelerator
Jubin Jacob Mathew – International Growth and Strategy lead at Ingenious Faces
Jerrick Ren - Head of overseas at JMDedu
13:45-14:00
Break
14:00-14:15
AWS collaboration with Edtech startups
Juan Luis Vílchez – EMEA Edtech Lead at AWS
14:15-15:30
Enabling connections for Growth
GESAwards finalists and partners
15:30-16:00