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ABOUT
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TOPICS
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NOT JUST ANOTHER ONLINE EVENT
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DAILY SCHEDULE
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SPEAKERS
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Learnit presented an entirely new and compelling way to engage global education leaders. Not only was the tone and format different from the start, the collection of speakers, delegates, and corporate partners was among the best I’ve seen. We found the event to be a lively, thought-provoking affair that has created a new community of peers working together to improve education. Jim McVety Vice President, Marketing and Business Development ClassLink, Inc. (USA)
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VIRTUAL INTRODUCTIONS
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GET INVOLVED
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ABOUT Learnit Live is a five day, online event featuring global education leaders driving impactful change for their communities as we build a ‘new normal’ for education. Following the success of Learnit 2019 and the Learnit Virtual Series in 2020, Learnit Live 2021 will give the global education ecosystem the knowledge, network and tools to thrive in a rapidly changing world. Featuring 100+ speakers from around the globe, Learnit Live is the global education community’s chance to take stock of 2020, a year like no other. Covid-19 has tested the adaptability, relevance and resilience of our education systems, drove us to new heights of creativity and forced a swiftness of transformation previously thought impossible. One thing is clear: the future of learning is now. Find out more and secure your ticket now.
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TOPICS
Key Topics
The Future of Learning is Now Learnit Live is the global education community’s chance to take stock of 2020, a year like no other. Covid-19 has tested the adaptability, relevance and resilience of our education systems, drove us to new heights of creativity and forced a swiftness of transformation previously thought impossible. One thing is clear: the future of learning is now. The key questions before us are: what innovations and shared learnings from our virtual reckoning will we take forward, what relics of the past will we finally leave behind, and what more needs to change? We’ll be addressing key themes per day. Join us for one, or for all. But come knowing that we’ll be calling on you to get involved, to share ideas, and to join discussions as we collaborate on tangible solutions.
Monday 8 March 2021: Education Systems & Leadership
Tuesday 9 March 2021: K-12: Building Back Better
The New World for Higher Education
Thursday 11 March 2021: Learning & Work
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Friday 12 March 2021: The Business of Education
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NOT JUST ANOTHER ONLINE EVENT You’ll see and be seen - we’ll ask you to join the majority of sessions with 1 your camera on so our speakers can see you and so you can get involved and ask questions. World-class speakers - from ministry officials to edtech unicorns and K-12 2 superintendents, we’re inviting the brightest and bravest to speak. Apply to speak on our website. 3
SAVE THE DATE! 8-12 March 2021
I ntellectually honest content - we’re keeping the Learnit promise of no pay to play speaker slots. Speakers are speaking because we believe they have an important experience to share.
Guaranteed no Zoom fatigue - bored of online events? So are we. We’ll give ticket 4 refunds to anyone who tells us they found the event boring. Working with virtual learning and event specialists, we’re working hard to make this engaging, impactful and fun. If we fail, email us and we’ll give you your money back. Curated one-to-one meetings - running alongside the week is ‘Virtual Introductions’ 5 - a series of meetings between education leaders and technology companies based on mutual interest and opt in. Impactful follow up - following Learnit Live, we’ll be asking for feedback and proposing 6 a way to drive actionable change. This will not be a five-day echo chamber.
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DAILY SCHEDULE 1
Keynote sessions:
Featuring a mix of solo talks, interviews and breakout discussions where we’ll be asking you to turn your camera ON and get involved.
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Radical Rethinks:
These run...
12 minute Ted-style talks delivered by senior leaders focussing on one specific thing they have done, or a challenge they have faced and how they overcame it. Each rethink is followed by 15 minutes of Q and A. These will run throughout the week in addition to the programming times above.
6-9 am San Francisco
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9-12 pm New York
3-6 pm Paris
Curated one-to-one meetings between education leaders (K-12, Higher Ed and Government) and tech companies.
2-5 pm London
4-7 pm Tel Aviv
7.30-10.30 pm Delhi
Virtual Introductions:
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Euan Blair CEO
Learnit was awesome! New crowd, great buzz, and a powerful audience.
WhiteHat
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SPEAKERS Previous speakers at Learnit’s live and virtual events include:
Mary Ashun Principal Ghana International School (Ghana)
Chernor Bah
Euan Blair
Ed Byrne
CEO
Co-founder & CEO
President & Principal
Purposeful (Sierra Leone)
WhiteHat (UK)
Erika Carlson
AJ Crabill
Simon Henderson
David Edwards
Head Principal
Deputy Commissioner
Head Master
General Secretary
Wuhan Yangtze International School (China)
Texas Education Agency (US)
Eton College (UK)
Education International (Belgium)
Sarah Adil Shaw Head of Section, Strategy Department The Executive Office, Dubai (UAE)
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Roberta Malee Bassett
David Miyashiro
Ben Nelson
Pia Pakarinen
Arunabh Singh
CEO & Founder
Deputy Mayor
Director
King's College London (UK)
Global Lead for Tertiary Education
Superintendent Cajon Valley Union School District (US)
Minerva Project (US)
Education Division City of Helsinki (Finland)
Nehru World School (India)
Ju-Ho Lee Former Minister of Education for Korea & Chair of the Education Commission Education Workforce Initiative (South Korea)
Nicolas Sadirac
Clayton Spencer
Michael Sorrell
Rebecca Winthrop
Co-Founder, 42 Founder, Zone 01 Founder, Web @ cademie (France)
President
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Mohammad Mirwais Balkhi
Bates College (US)
Paul Quinn College (US)
World Bank (Switzerland)
*Job roles accurate at the time of participation in Learnit’s live and virtual events.
Minister for Education Ministry of Education of Afghanistan (Afghanistan)
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Co-director, Center for Universal Education Brookings Institution (US)
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VIRTUAL INTRODUCTIONS
Our community is inclusive, disruptive, bold and brave, with the majority in senior leadership roles.
SECTORS 9 4
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GEOGRAPHY 20
Government Leaders K-12 Leaders Higher Education Leaders Tech Companies
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UK Europe (excl UK) USA & Canada Middle East & Africa
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38% C LEVEL *Figures are based on expected online attendance (based on Learnit 2019 attendance, Learnit Virtual 2020 attendance and community structure)
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Peter Ashworth CEO Cidari Multi Academy Trust
Australasia
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Connecting with the right people is one of many things that Covid-19 has made harder. Learnit’s Virtual Introductions programme is a digital version of the highly successful Hosted Leaders programme that ran at Learnit in 2019 and Bett in 2020. Following a beta test of our virtual offering in July 2020, our next programme will run in partnership with Bett, between 8-12 March 2021, centred on introducing top level education leaders to tech companies through exclusive, pre-booked meetings.
I was very impressed with the professional delivery, and achieved in an online setting too. The chance to meet new, emerging providers is particularly important in today’s changing landscape, and I now know I can trust Learnit to introduce me to people I wouldn’t have met otherwise.
You’re meeting with the people who actively want to talk to suppliers. So far it has been tremendous. Catherine Oswin-Wilde Sales Director Civica
John Short Ring Deputy Head King’s College School Wimbledon
Being able to take part remotely, from my office, was brilliant! This really worked with my existing schedule. I’m excited to get the opportunity to meet with likeminded people from the Learnit community - with so many dramatic changes in education, the global nature of the community will be invaluable. 13
GET INVOLVED: Buy a ticket: Buy your ticket now to reserve a spot at Learnit Live and avoid missing out in the important community-led conversions shaping the future of education.
Become a Media Partner: At a time where in-person interactions are limited in many parts of the world, Learnit enables you to achieve these goals in virtual settings through our virtual introductions programme, weekly newsletter, and The Learnit Podcast. Get in touch with sam@learnit.world to find out more.
Apply to speak: If you are keen to speak at Learnit Live, please provide us with further details about you and your area of interest / expertise and we'll be in touch about opportunities to feature as part of our content agenda.
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