The Impact EdTech Info Days are online events aiming at informing IMPACT EdTech stakeholders (mainly policy-makers, investors, innovation hubs but also practitioners and other compatible initiatives and organisations) about the importance of supporting educational technologies, both from a pedagogical and business perspective.

SESSION 1: IMPACT SUCCESS STORIES

The 1st IMPACT EdTech Info Day will start with a pre-lunch (11:00-12:00 CEST) session on the aims and benefits of the IMPACT EdTech project, during which the audience will be introduced to a few success stories coming from companies (start-ups) who have already benefited from the IMPACT programme.

SPEAKERS:

• Xianshu Zeng (moderator)
• Jeroen Fransen (start-up)
• David Rovira (start-up)
• Enzo Zamora (start-up)

SESSION 2: THE ROLE OF EDTECH IN EDUCATION

The event will continue with a pm session (16:00-17:00), which will open the floor to a wider discussion about the role of EdTech in education, bringing together policy-makers, practitioners and other stakeholders who will put forward the viewpoint of EdTech end users.

SPEAKERS:

• Tommaso Dalla Vecchia (moderator)
• Adina Nistor
• Jesus Moreno León
• Ellen Vanderhoven
• Heli Aru-Chabilan

IMPACT EdTech is a start-up incubator-accelerator implemented by the IMPACT EdTech consortium within the Horizon2020 programme of the European Commission (EC), under Grant Agreement number 871275. Through its two open calls, IMPACT EdTech will support a total of 42 European disruptors with almost 6M€ plus acceleration and mentoring services to bring their digital education innovations into the market. The first IMPACT EdTech Open Call will remain open between 6 April 2020, 10:00 CEST and 30 June 2020, 13:00 CEST. Up to 21 selected companies will have the chance to participate in the first 9-months incubation-acceleration cycle of IMPACT EdTech, during which they will be supported in developing the design of products by engaging with targeted end-users and education experts, following a ‘pedagogy-first’ approach.