Latest guest list for The Edtech Podcast Launch Party

1. The EdTech Podcast Launch Party Guest List
as of
11/10/2016
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2. Higher and further education
• Amanda Taylor, Client Services Administrator, The Careers Group (University of London)
• Santanu Vasant, Educational Technologist in Learning Enhancement and Development (LEaD), City
University London and Comms, Association for Learning Technology
• Scott Hayden, Digital Innovation Specialist, Basingstoke College of Technology
• Natalie Nezhati, Subject Leader in A-level English, Havering Sixth Form College
• Stephan Caspar, Media Development Lead, University of Southampton
• Ian Ashman, President, Association of Colleges
• Adam Adesina, Senior Employer Engagement Associate, Loughborough University
• Richard Grove, Chief Digital Officer at University of London, CoSector
• Veronica Volz, Blended Learning Enhancement Officer, University of Leeds
• Jane Bradbury, Head of Knowledge & Information at Slaughter and May
• Lisa Mangles, Tutor of German and English Language at Havering Sixth Form College
• Dr Samantha George, Senior Lecturer in Literature in the Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities Research
Institute, University of Hertfordshire
Teachers and schools and local authorities
• Hannah Wilson, Professional Learning Consultant Leader, Harris Federation School Alliance and Founding
Member of WomenEd
• Oliver Beach, Partnership Manager, KANO - former 'Tough Young Teachers’, TeachFirst
• Simona Lungu, Delivery Division South London, TeachFirst
• Sarah Kabir, Lead Academic Mentor, New VIc
• Jennifer Gratton, Lead Collaborator, Project Ember
• Carmen Mohammad, EdTech in Schools Expert
• Chloe Cawthorne, Local Engagement Officer, TeachFirst
• Mark Anderson aka ICT Evangelist
• Ross Morrison McGill, UK’s Leading Education Blogger AKA Teacher Toolkit - organiser of Teach Meet
LondonBoat and Deputy Headteacher, Quintin Kynaston Academy
• Joe Dale, #MFLtwitterati
• Dave Smith, Computing Adviser/Business Development Lead Havering Education Services. Chair of Naace
• Tony Sheppard, Mobile Guardian (formerly Learning Possibilities)
• Jasel Nandha, Education Community Manager, Here East
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3. • Alex Flowers, Digital Programmes Lead, Victoria and Albert Museum
• Dominic Traynor, Primary School Teacher and Trainer
• Natalie Scott, English Teacher and SLE, St Joan of Arc Catholic Church - TES Blogger of the Year
• Tolu Oyenola, Primary School Teacher and ICT Co-Ordinator, Lauriston Primary School
• Bruno Reddy, Ex- Head of Maths, King Solomon Academy
• Allana Gay, Deputy Headteacher, Lea Valley Primary School - Future Leaders and WomenEd Regional Co-
Lead
• Louis Boyd, English Teacher, Skinners’ Kent Academy
• Heather Scratcher, Y6 Class Teacher, Year Team Leader & Key Stage 2 Maths Leader, Gainsborough
Primary School
• Russell Child. Head of Politics, Philosophy & Economics, Quintin Kynaston Academy
• Katherine Leadbetter, English Tutor at Community Education Lewisham
• Obie Matin, English Teacher, St Martin in-the-Fields High School for Girls
• Varvara Shinkarenko, Visitors’ Engagement, Science Museum Group
• Trevor Averre-Beeson, Founder, Education 101
Start-ups and scale-ups
• Tim Gifford, Co-Founder, & Jo Sayers, Head of Product, ELTjam
• Laurie Harrison, Co-founder, ELTjam
• Jana Hanson, Content & Customer Experience Manager, RefME
• Reet Sen, VP Business Development, Full Fabric
• Joanna Bersin, Head of Education, Kano and Taylor Chustz, KANO
• Wayne Kavanagh, Regional Advisor, Clickview
• Berta Rojals, Editorial Assistant, ELTjam
• Nick Robinson, Co-Founder, ELTjam
• Jon Prove, Director of Sales and Marketing, Pi-top
• Mustafa Yasser Raee, Marketing and Sales Manager, Pi-Top
• Ruben Kostucki, Co-Founder, Makers Academy
• Mike Piddock, Founder, Glisser
• Diego Fanara, Founder, Unibudy
• Eirini Malliaraki, Founder, Filisia Interfaces
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4. • Adrienne Briggs, Unifrog
• Valeria Leonardi, COO, Primo Toys
• Tzveta Dinova, Education Manager, Primo Toys
• Heather Moorhouse, New Era Ed
• Toks Oyegunle, Serial Tech Entrepreneur, Passionate about Digitising Education for Africa
• Lisa Mac Hale, Head of Development at Top Hat Productions - former Head of Development, BBC History
and Business
• Mursal Hedayat, CEO and Founder, Chatterbox
• Helen Lawrence, Co-Founder & Chief Happiness Officer, The HAppy Learning Co. Ltd
• Kirsten Campbell-Howes, Head of Education, Busuu
• Carlos Izsak, Founder, MakerCart
• Taryl Law, Co Founder, How Do I?
• Sophie Bessemer, Head of Marketing and Communications, Third Space Learning
• Harry Lancaster, Head of Partnerships, Bibblio
• Maryam Abbas, Client Relationship Manager, BlackBullion
• Antonio Gould, Executive Producer, Teach Your Monster to Read
Education and Innovation Suppliers
• Anna Robinson, Digital Radish (Digital Agency for FutureLearn)
• Sarah Sketchley, Digital Radish (Digital Agency for FutureLearn)
• Paul Fletcher, Founder, Charanga
• Magda Podobinska, Digital Product Manager at Copyright Licensing Agency
• Lotis Bautista, Founder, Volo
• Patrick Hayes, Director, British Educational Suppliers Association
• Laura Ironside, Editor, Cambridge University Press
• Paul Balogh, CEO, Learn Forward
• David Brett, Global Sales Manager, NewEraEd
• Jaz Ampaw-Farr, Literacy Consultant, Motivational Speaker, Director Which Phonics Ltd
• Rhys Howells - CertRP, Senior Executive at School Recruiter
• Melody Lang Drewry, Implementation Architect at Knewton

5. • Cennydd John, Founder & CEO, Hatching Dragons
• Alex MacMillan, Head of Content Marketing, Firefly Learning
• Dave Robinson, Director of SchoolsComputing.co.uk
• Anja Bizjak, Patrick Scott, Elick Harding, David Legrand, Firefly Learning
• Steve Wilde, Head of Education, 64Teq
• Ola (Aleksandra) Szaran, Marketing Manager - Europe, Publicitas
• Svitlana Yarmolchuk, General Manager, Codio
• Guy Sunderland, Edutainment content
• Ann Tran, Social Media
• Eugene Malthouse, Programme Coordinator, upReach
• Ray Maguire, CEO, Digital Learning Delivery
• Peter Carpenter, CEO, TeacherIn
• Carl Dawson, Co-Founder, Proversity
Investors, Accelerators, NGO, Law and Government
• Alan Greenberg, Apple Education 2004-2009. Currently Director/Advisor to portfolio of early stage
Education & Health Tech
• David Cai, Founder, SowingX Capital
• Billy Xu, Assistant, Managing Director, SowingX Capital
• Jessica Duveen, Analyst, ClearlySo
• Ben Colegrave, Experienced Senior Investment Banker, Co-Founder, Staffably
• Dan Bell, Programme Lead, Emerge Education
• Lucy Lynn Evans, Venture Hunter, Emerge Education
• Marianna Kinsella, International Lawyer, DLA Piper, EduCrate International
• Ben Gill, Product Manager in the Innovation Lab's Education Team, NESTA
• Tom Sapsted, EdTech International Advisor, Department for International Trade
• Lieke Conijn, Senior Comercial Attaché at Embassy of the Netherlands in London
• Laura Billings, Community Manager, EdSpace.io
• Iona Loveridge, Operations Manager, Emerge Education
• George Burgess, Founder, Gojimo and EdTech Exchange

6. • Rake Radia, Foundation Executive, D&AD
• Robert Harries, Membership Co-ordinator, BESA
• Gavin Poole, CEO, Here East
• Paul Excell, Associate Director, ScaleUp Group UK
• Beatrice Addo, Consultant, UNESCO
• Alastair Phipps, Associate for Systems and Impact, Enabling Enterprise
• Maria Brosnan, Chair of the Software and Technology special interest group, BESA
• Caroline Wright, Designate General, BESA
• Jared Tausz, Investment Associate, LGT
• Hushpreet Dhaliwal, INTER-CEP Journal Management Board, International Centre for Enterprise and
Entrepreneurship Policy
• Russ Shaw, Founder, Tech London Advocates
• Kirsty Styles, Head of talent and skills, Tech North
EdTech Media
• Emily Wen, Head of Marketing, UK Edu Weekly
• Imogen Smith, Marketing and Communications Manager, Education Weekly and University Business
• Peter Sigrist, Head of Communications, TES Global
• Michael Forshaw, Founder, Innovate My School
EdTech Event Organisers
• Laura Conboy, Programme Lead, Bett Futures
• Katie Barge, Senior Content Producer, Bett
• Pamela Mackay, Senior Event Manager, EdTechXGlobal
• Adela Knox, Event Director, Bett Latam
• Michelle DuQuette, Events & Partnership Manager, EdTechXGlobal
• Claire Margetts, Business and Events Developer, The Linch Pin
• Fergal Kilroy, Head of Content, Education, Bett
• Adam Collis, Commercial Manager, Bett Futures

7. Blue Chips
• Geoff Stead, Director of Digital, Cambridge English, Cambridge University - Cambridge English Language
Assessment
• Lizzie Edwards, Co-Manager, Learning programme for the Samsung Digital Discovery Centre at the British
Museum
• Tim Bush, UK Education Marketing Manager, Microsoft
• Harley Richardson, Director of Design & Development at Discovery Education UK/Institute of Ideas