
GESAwards Bootcamp
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 40-50 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.
January 20-21, 2025, Central London
Speakers

Alex NG
Managing Director, Spaze Ventures

Alex Paiva
Head of Products, Positivo Tecnologia

Alexandre Glaser
Principal, Educapital

Alison Clark-Wilson
Professor, UCL Institute of Education

Andrew Solomon
Investor, Owl Ventures

Hun Jong
CEO, Learningspark

Avi Warshavsky
CEO, MindCET

Benoit Wirz
Founding Partner, Brighteye VC

Brent Taggart
Chief Product Officer, Trinity College London

Carla Aerts
Strategic Insights in AI and Tech

Cecilia Waismann
VP, MindCET

Dana Michealovich
Head of Accelerator, MindCET

David Bleicher
Co Founder & CEO, Jotit

Donatella Solda
President, Edtech Italia

Dr Ashwin Mehta
Dr Ashwin Mehta MBA FLPI
Founder & CEO, Mehtadology

Ernest Gavor
Co-Founder & Director, Ghana Society for Education Technology

Félix López Capel
Director, SEK Lab EdTech Accelerator

Fernando Valenzuela
CEO, Edlatam Alliance

Houtan Froushan
Programme Director, UCL EdTech Labs

Ilan Ben Yaakov
VP Learning experience, MindCET

Jitske van Os
Managing Director, Dutch EdTech

Jonathan Schor
Founder and CEO, CodeMonkey

Leo Gmeiner
CBO, School Guardian

Luigi Morino
Content Specialist & EdTech Markets Advisor, Zanichelli Venture

Margaret Korosec
Dean of online and digital education, Leeds

Maria Spies
Co-Founder, HolonIQ

Meirav Zarbiv
VP Innovation and Technology, Ministry of Education of Israel

Michael E. Spencer
CEO, Global Expansion Strategies

Mohamad Abo Nada
CEO, Ibtikar BaseCamp

Nejma Belkhdim-Travaglini
CEO, Nolej

Pierre-Antoine Ullmo
CEO, TYME EDUCATION

Roy Zwebner
Managing Partner, Innovation Basecamp

Sara Segundo
EdTech Entrepreneurship, Tecnológico de Monterrey

Simon Prince
Dealmaker, Global Entrepreneur Program, UK Trade & Investment

Stephen Jull
Venture Partner, Emerge Education

Talia Kolodny
Global EdTech Partnerships, MindCET

Tamas Haiman
Co-Founder at SuperCharger Ventures

Tzvi Knish
Head of Strategy and BD, CET

Valeriy Platonov
Co organizer, EdCrunch

Wayne Holmes
Professor of Critical Studies of AI and Education, UCL

Yossi Baidatz
CEO, CET

Yuval Dvir
Global Director of Online Platforms & Ecosystems, Google

Nick Barniville
Founder, EdTech Lab, ESMT Berlin

Tan Shin Gee
Senior Director, Temasek Foundation

Andy Coxall
Managing Director, EvolveCareers

Vincent Fung
Partner, IBIS Capital

Norihisa Wada
Director, Global EdTech Acceleration Committee

Oliver Krasny
Director, InStudent Group

Patrick Hayes
Chief Development Officer, Times Higher Education

Pedro Vasconcellos
VP Ventures and Innovation, Pearson