Join us for the Global Edtech Startup Awards Finals!
Bett Show Arena, London | Jan 23, 2024
Discover the world's top EdTech innovations!
2024 Semifinals Events
USA West
October 9th
Spain & Portugal
November 20th
Oceania
November 6th
LATAM
November 26th
Israel
November 6th
Hong-Kong
September 30
Europe
TBD
Africa
November 22nd
USA East & Canada
South-East Asia
November 4th
Nordic & Baltic
November 19th
Japan
October 29th
Ireland
TBD
Germany and Austria
October 24th
Euro-Asia
December 5th
UK
December 16th
South Korea
November 26th
Middle East
November 6th
Italy
October 8-10th
India
November 16th
France
November 25th
Brazil
November 7th
World-Wide Partners
2024 Timeline
March
Applications open to
general & special tracks
September 30
Deadline for application
submission
Oct-Nov
Semifinals
events
January 2025
Global Finals Event
Competition Criteria
The product or service will be judged according to the following criteria
1
Address a clear pain point, relevant to the market
3
Offer a relevant user experience
5
Demonstrate product viability
2
Provide an innovative pedagogical approach
4
Show potential for growth based on a sustainable business model
GESAwards Prizes
2024 prizes are sponsored by
The Judges
Felix Lopez
Director at SEK Lab Edtech Accelerator
Avi Warshavsky
CEO of MindCET
Betsy Corcoran
Founder of Edsurge
Jean Hammond
General Partner, Co-Founder LearnLaunch
Marcelo Burbano
Managing Partner & Co-founder, Prismapar
Litzie Maarek
Managing Partner at Educapital
Tobias Himmerich
Founder and Managing Director, EDUvation
Caroline Wright
Director General BESA
Moshe Mor
Partner at aMoon Fund
Juan Luis Vilchez
EMEA EdTech Lead at AWS
Pierre-Antoine Ullmo
Marie Christine Levet
Founder & Partner Educapital
EdTech Founder & Investor
Erez Toker
CEO, Trinity College London
Rebeca Barbalat
EdTech R&D Expert
Norihisa Wada
Chief Marketing
Officer, Edulab
Ash Kaluarachchi
CEO & Managing Director, Started
Donatella Solda
Director at FEM
Yossi Baidatz
CEO of CET
Patrick Hayes
Chief Development Officer, Times Higher Education
Carla Aerts
Strategic Consultant
ErasmusX
Tamas Haiman
Co-Founder,
Supercharge
ventures
Ronni Kenneth
CEO
mindcet Capital
Harris Goodman
Senior VP Marketing
& Growth, BrainPOP
Hailey Carter
VP
Owl Ventures
Luís Rodrigues
Director
Startup Braga
Beth Havinga
Digital Education Expert
European EdTech Alliance
Ernest Gavor
Technology Entrepreneur and Innovator
Julia Himmerich
CEO
Eduvation
Fernando Valenzuela
Global Digital Education Thought Leader
Tim Lavery
Founder & CEO
EdTech Ireland
Michaël Bijaoui
Partner & COO
East Wind Advisors
Shlomy Kattan
Managing director
Tyton Partners
Hilla Ovil Brenner
CEO, Yazamiyot - Women
Entrepreneurs
Enrico Poli
CEO
Zanichelli Venture
Roy Zur
CEO, ThriveDX Enterprise
Michael Spencer
CEO, Global
Expansion Strategies
Mohamad Abo Nada
CEO of Ibtikar BaseCamp
Ofir Amami
Ministry of Economy and Industry, Foreign Trade Administration