Connecting Diverse EdTech Leaders with Corporate Opportunities

Minority Business Matters, UCL Entrepreneurship and DOHE are inviting London-based diverse businesses working in EdTech (educational technology) and adjacent disciplines to join a face-to-face networking and knowledge sharing event for EdTech B2B pioneers.

You will hear from corporates, large public sector institutions and fellow EdTech business owners who have successfully built a sustainable EdTech business.

You will also be able to network with peers and build valuable connections.

Why attend?

· Be inspired: Hear from those who have been there and done that!

· Ask the experts: Bring your questions and our panel of experts will address them.

· Connect and share: Learn from the others’ success and share your own best practice in an informal, supportive environment.

Who Should Attend?

This event is perfect for business owners looking to enhance their procurement readiness and expand their network.

Due to the nature of Minority Business Matters funding, the organisation particularly welcomes ethnic minority-owned SMEs that are registered in London (as per attendees Companies House record) to this exciting event.

Speakers' profiles

Rebecca McKelvey, Education Partnership Lead, Google Deep Mind

Rebecca graduated in Biology, completed the TeachFrist programme and taught science for four years before proceeding to do her Masters and PhD in neuroscience at UCL where she also founded the social mobility charity In2scienceUK and programme In2research. She now works at Google DeepMind as Education Partnerships Lead.

Jo Stroud, Interim Director of Digital Education, UCL

Jo leads UCL Digital Education function that delivers a range of platforms, services, and support across educational media, online and blended learning, digital accessibility, assessment, and AI. With a varied academic background in computer science, English, and film, Jo has held learning technology positions at teaching and research-intensive institutions across the UK, before joining UCL in 2017.

Ian Walker, Senior Director, Employee Onboarding & Learning, Salesforce

Ian heads up several functions in Learning & Development at Salesforce, as well as managing the On-Boarding Operations team. Prior to joining Salesforce in 2015, he spent 15 years at Cisco, working in Amsterdam, Tokyo and London. His career started in the early 90's at Time Warner in London. He then relocated to the Netherlands to become an L&D Manager, before joining Nike to help establish a new division, and explore the use of the internet for engaging with customers.

Zubair Junjunia, Founder & CEO, ZNotes

Zubair is an award-winning social entrepreneur who founded ZNotes at the age of 16, an online learning platform promoting global educational equity. ZNotes has impacted over 5.5 million students across 190+ countries, offering high-quality resources and peer support for secondary school exams. Zubair received the Diana Legacy Award and was appointed a UNDP & Samsung Generation17 Young Leader for ZNotes' contributions to UN SDG4. He is one of the youngest recipients of the Freedom of the City of London and served as the UK Youth Leader for the Global Partnership for Education.

Partners' profiles

Minority Business Matters –

Minority Business Matters is a business support project that helps ethnic minority businesses in London become ready to do business with leading brands and the public sector. The project is a partnership between Heart of the City and MSDUK and is funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. #UKSPF

DOHE -

DOHE is on the mission to champion EdTech startups to improve society, which is delivered through three core pillars:

- Go-Together Acceleration Programme:

Our ambition is to accelerate 5,000 EdTech startups in the next 10 years via our 24-weeks’ tailored acceleration programme.

- Navigator:

Our case-driven accelerator methodology to offer startups the guidance and tools they need to navigate their path to growth and success.

- EdTech Hub:

EdTech Hub is an ecosystem where all EdTech stakeholders are welcome to engage and co-work fostering a global peer-to-peer support network.

UCL Innovation & Enterprise -

UCL Innovation & Enterprise works with UCL staff and students and organisations to turn knowledge and ideas into solutions that benefit us all. The UCL I&E Entrepreneurship team provide extracurricular support to help UCL students along their entrepreneurial journey, be that learning new entrepreneurial skills to apply to the work place, or develop ideas into viable ventures.

Host or Publisher Heart of the City