EDUCATE Presents: GESAwards 2021 UK Semi-finals EdTech Competition

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Following last year&#x27;s success, <a href="https://www.educateventures.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">EDUCATE</a> will again host the UK regional semi-final competition virtually, held over <a href="https://zoom.us" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Zoom</a>.MEETING ID: 848 0988 7737On the day, EDUCATE will have selected the most qualified 10 companies from the pool of the UK&#x27;s applicants to pitch to a panel of expert EdTech judges. The successful pitchers will demonstrate they satisfy the following criteria:<ul><li>1. Address a clear pain point, relevant to the market</li><li>2. Provide an innovative pedagogical approach</li><li>3. Offer a relevant user experience</li><li>4. Show potential for growth based on a sustainable business model</li><li>5. Demonstrate product viability</li></ul>As a regional partner for the GESAwards, you should be aware EDUCATE has a particular interest in research and will be looking at companies who have applied to the competition for evidence of their product&#x27;s efficacy. Applicants selected to pitch at the competition may be asked by the judges on the day what proof they have their product &#x27;works&#x27;.The judges will grade the pitches, confer, and reveal the UK semi-final winner who will then go on to participate in the international finals at the <a href="https://www.bettshow.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Bett Show</a> in January 2022.AGENDA:2:00pm: Introduction &amp; Keynote Discussion from <a href="https://www.educateventures.com/team" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dr Anissa Moeini</a>, Chief Impact Advisor and <a href="https://www.educateventures.com/team" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dr Becky Stage</a>, Director of Acceleration, <a href="https://www.educateventures.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">EDUCATE Ventures Research</a>, on Evidence-Empowered EdTech2:15pm: Competition rules and presentation of judges2:20pm: Pitching to expert judging panel - TBA<ul><li>Dr Ekaterina Cooper, Principal Researcher, <a href="https://www.educateventures.com/team" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">EDUCATE Accelerator Programme</a></li><li>Ricardo Prado Schneider, Partner and Chief Scientific Officer, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/square-learning/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Square Learning Technologies</a> </li><li>Richard Culatta, CEO, <a href="https://www.iste.org/about/Team-ISTE/rculatta" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ISTE</a></li><li>Dr Becky Sage, Director of Acceleration, <a href="https://www.educateventures.com/team" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">EDUCATE Accelerator Programme</a></li></ul>3:30pm: Roundtable discussion on EdTech, Entrepreneurs &amp; Evidence Awareness, featuring 3 EDUCATE Accelerator Alumni and a Host TBA<ul><li>Chair: Tom Hooper, Founder &amp; CEO, <a href="https://thirdspacelearning.com/about/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Third Space Learning</a></li><li>Heather Lyons, Founder &amp; Director, <a href="https://blueshiftcoding.com/products/heather-lyons" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Blue Shift Education</a></li><li>Murray Morrison, CEO &amp; Founder, <a href="https://www.tassomai.com/about-us" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Tassomai</a></li><li>Kirsten Campbell-Howes, Chief Learning Officer, <a href="https://blog.busuu.com/author/kirsten/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Busuu</a></li></ul>4pm: Announcement of Semi-finals winnerENDABOUT:The Global EdTech Startups Awards (<a href="https://www.globaledtechawards.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">GESAwards</a>) is an initiative led by a group of established education innovation organisations from across the world, and created by MindCet in 2014, with co-founders Open Education Challenge and EdTech UK.The EDUCATE Accelerator Programme is the UK&#x27;s leading EdTech research accelerator, seeking to understand and develop evidence-informed ways of combining human intelligence with AI and emerging technologies, benefitting human learning. You can read more about EDUCATE <a href="https://www.educateventures.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>.EDUCATE has hosted the UK regional semi-final competition since 2018. Last year&#x27;s event was a lot of fun, and you can watch it <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuS7DRxavIA" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>.

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