The Edtech Startup Festival 2024 - Recorded

The third Brighteye Edtech Startup Festival has concluded! Thanks to all who signed up and joined us for this annual event dedicated to sharing knowledge and experience in the operational space of building in Edtech.

We enjoyed our 6 Sessions across 3 days on Tuesday 3 - Thursday 5 September 2024. The recordings are now available!

Day 1 - Tuesday 3 September 2024

Session 1: Green Skills Opportunities in Edtech

Speakers:

Ben Wirz Founding Partner @ Brighteye

Jean-Christophe Girondin Founder & CEO @ Agroleague

Gunnar Windsand Sem Co-Founder @ Proptly

Write-up and Recording

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Session 2: AI in Schools, the Workplace and at Home

Speakers:

Catalin Voss CTO and Co-founder @ Ello

Husayn Kassai CEO and Co-founder @ Quench.ai

Emilia Molimpakis CEO and co-founder @ Thymia

Rhys Spence Head of Research @ Brighteye

Day 2 - Wednesday 4 September 2024

Session 1: People – Hiring for International Expansion

Speakers:

Ilana Eides Talent Acquisition Director & People Partner @ Labster

Roxana Dobrescu Chief People Officer @ commercetools

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Session 2: Growth – How Duolingo grew from 3M to 200M Users

Speakers:

Gina Gotthilf Co-Founder & GP @ Latitud (former VP @ Duolingo)

David Guérin Principal @ Brighteye

Day 3 - Wednesday 5 September 2024

Session 1: Funding – Is your Edtech Startup Ready for Funding?

Speakers:

Nico de Luis COO & Co-Founder @ Shakers X David Guérin Principal @ Brighteye

Anders Rapp COO & Co-Founder @ Keenious X Helen Agering Partner @ Spintop

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Session 2: Customer Success – Landing & Expanding – Selling to new vs Existing Customers

Speakers:

Andrea Spillman-Gajek Success Accelerators (former GM of Industry Partnerships and CX @ SV Academy, Brighteye Mentor)

Ejieme Eromosele GM of EMEA @ Quiq, Top 100 CX Strategist

Rhys Spence Head of Research @ Brighteye