Danish Edtech Showcase - London 2020
Denmark has in recent years had a very ambitious strategy for utilizing the potential of digital tools to improve learning in the public school system. And as you would expect from Denmark, we have tried to improve outcomes whilst still having a focus on the whole child and on creativity and play. At the edtech showcase event we shared some of the lessons learnt and presented three specific examples of technologies used with primary and secondary school aged children.
Speakers included:
- Merete Riisager Andersen, Former Danish Minister of Education & Founder of Scandinavian State of Mind
- David Johan Christensen, CEO & Co-founder of Shape Robotics
- Max Carter, UK Country Manager at Wizkids A/S
- Shafina Vohra, Head of Faculty London Design and Engineering UTC, LEGO
Programme:
16:00 – 16:30: Registration
16:30: Welcome by the Danish Ambassador Lars Thuesen
16:40: Teaching the future – today, keynote by Merete Riisager Andersen, Founder of Scandinavian State of Mind and former Danish Minister of Education
17:10 : Preparing students for the digital future with robotics, David Johan Christensen, CEO & Co-founder Shape Robotics
17:40: Coffee break
18:00: Integrating Technology with Education: The Danish Way, Max Carter - UK Country Manager at Wizkids A/S
18:30: The Impact of Creativity in Schools with LEGO Education, Shafina Vohra - Head of Faculty London Design and Engineering UTC
19:00 – 20:30: Networking reception
The Danish Ed-tech Showcase took place at the Royal Danish Embassy, the 27thFebruary.
Denmark has in recent years had a very ambitious strategy for utilizing the potential of digital tools to improve learning in the public school system. And as you would expect from Denmark, we have tried to improve outcomes whilst still having a focus on the whole child and on creativity and play. At the edtech showcase event we shared some of the lessons learnt and presented three specific examples of technologies used with primary and secondary school aged children.
Speakers included:
- Merete Riisager Andersen, Former Danish Minister of Education & Founder of Scandinavian State of Mind
- David Johan Christensen, CEO & Co-founder of Shape Robotics
- Max Carter, UK Country Manager at Wizkids A/S
- Shafina Vohra, Head of Faculty London Design and Engineering UTC, LEGO
Programme:
16:00 – 16:30: Registration
16:30: Welcome by the Danish Ambassador Lars Thuesen
16:40: Teaching the future – today, keynote by Merete Riisager Andersen, Founder of Scandinavian State of Mind and former Danish Minister of Education
17:10 : Preparing students for the digital future with robotics, David Johan Christensen, CEO & Co-founder Shape Robotics
17:40: Coffee break
18:00: Integrating Technology with Education: The Danish Way, Max Carter - UK Country Manager at Wizkids A/S
18:30: The Impact of Creativity in Schools with LEGO Education, Shafina Vohra - Head of Faculty London Design and Engineering UTC
19:00 – 20:30: Networking reception
The Danish Ed-tech Showcase took place at the Royal Danish Embassy, the 27thFebruary.
Denmark has in recent years had a very ambitious strategy for utilizing the potential of digital tools to improve learning in the public school system. And as you would expect from Denmark, we have tried to improve outcomes whilst still having a focus on the whole child and on creativity and play. At the edtech showcase event we shared some of the lessons learnt and presented three specific examples of technologies used with primary and secondary school aged children.
Speakers included:
- Merete Riisager Andersen, Former Danish Minister of Education & Founder of Scandinavian State of Mind
- David Johan Christensen, CEO & Co-founder of Shape Robotics
- Max Carter, UK Country Manager at Wizkids A/S
- Shafina Vohra, Head of Faculty London Design and Engineering UTC, LEGO
Programme:
16:00 – 16:30: Registration
16:30: Welcome by the Danish Ambassador Lars Thuesen
16:40: Teaching the future – today, keynote by Merete Riisager Andersen, Founder of Scandinavian State of Mind and former Danish Minister of Education
17:10 : Preparing students for the digital future with robotics, David Johan Christensen, CEO & Co-founder Shape Robotics
17:40: Coffee break
18:00: Integrating Technology with Education: The Danish Way, Max Carter - UK Country Manager at Wizkids A/S
18:30: The Impact of Creativity in Schools with LEGO Education, Shafina Vohra - Head of Faculty London Design and Engineering UTC
19:00 – 20:30: Networking reception