Inaugural 2016 EdTechXAsia Summit in Singapore to Showcase 21st Century Education

 

SINGAPORE, 7 October, 2016 – Education technology thought
leadership platform EdTechXAsia 2016 Summit and Expowill
be held for the first time in Singapore, at the Singapore EXPO @ MAX Atria from 8
to 9 November 2016. With technology at the heart of the event and education
startups a key focus, EdTechXAsia will power conversations to transform
education and the lifelong learning needs of Asia.

Themed “21st Century Education
and Skills”, EdTechXAsia will comprise two programmes, namely EdTechXAsia
Summit and EdTechXAsia Expo. Over 600 global EdTech experts, investors,
educators and innovators will convene to explore current and forward-looking
themes in the industry. This exchange of ideas will ignite the ecosystem and result in a roadmap centred on meeting
the future demands for education.

Mr Benjamin Vedrenne-Cloquet, Co-Founder of
EdTechXGlobal and Partner at IBIS Capital said, “What is 21st Century
Education and what are 21st Century Skills? This is the US$10
trillion question that our 100+ education thought leaders, CEOs, investors and
innovators will try to answer at EdtechXAsia!”

CEO of IBIS Capital and Co-Founder of
EdTechXGlobal, Mr Charles McIntyre continued: “The future of education clearly
lies with Asia, with more than US$2.3bn being invested into EdTech startups in
Asia, ranking second only to North America. This was the
catalyst that led to the launch of EdTechXAsia 2016 by IBIS Capital and SingEx
Exhibitions, to be the pre-eminent event enabling dialogue among key
stakeholders on the evolving role of education.”

General Manager of SingEx Exhibitions, Mr
Adrian Sng added, “Leveraging EdTechXGlobal’s knowledge in the education
technology field, and combining the insights we have harnessed on education
technology in Asia, we are well-positioned to launch EdTechXAsia. We have chosen
Singapore as the inaugural launch location because of her long-standing
reputation as a regional educational hub, and the vast education community
here.  And we aim to be the platform for the community in Asia to generate
ideas and business collaboration opportunities through the conference and
exhibition.”

EdTechXAsia Summit is the anchor programme and
will see over 100 CEOs, innovators, investors and decision-makers sharing
insights on three key tracks: “Now and Next of EdTech”, “International EdTech
Perspectives” and “Global EdTech All Stars”. These tracks will highlight topics
such as the impact of STEAM education, and experiential learning through
virtual reality, global investment trends and the role of technology in
emerging markets.

The summit features a panel of renowned
speakers including: Lee Kwok Cheong, Chief Executive Officer, Singapore
Institute of Management; Richard Culatta, Former Director of Educational
Technology, US Department of Education; Clement Chen Cheng-jen, Chairman,
Vocational Training Council, Hong Kong; and T.T Nguyen Duc, Head of Southeast
Asia, Pearson Affordable Learning Fund. The EdTechXAsia summit will also bring
together 100+ CEOs and founders from local and global EdTech startups to
discuss innovation and digital in the international education industry.

Meanwhile, the Expo is geared towards
interactivity, ranging from panel discussions to live product
demonstrations from exhibitors such as English learning application TapKids,
provider of e-learning solutions Prep2Go and leading Japanese Learning Management
System Codetakt, provider of digital resources for teaching STEM Twig.
Inventive education startups will also be part of the Expo, with a dedicated
“Innovation Alley” in the Expo which will allow tech startups to showcase their
innovative products to educators, corporates and training organisations.

In conjunction with the event is the
EdTechXAsia Global Startup Awards, putting the spotlight on the top performing
20 edtech companies in Asia. The award winners will be determined by a panel of
judges, evaluating various factors such as revenue growth, scale, innovation
and market impact; to be announced on the final day of the EdTechXAsia Summit.

For a list of partners, please view http://ecosystem.edtechxasia.com/edtechxasia-2016-supporting-associations.
For more information on EdTechXAsia 2016, please visit http://edtechxasia.com/ and https://twitter.com/edtechxasia.

“As a learning
techologist, I need one foot in the industry and the other in academia.
Events like EdTechXAsia are perfect places to discuss the development and
practical applications of technology in education.”

–          Eric
Hawkinson, Associate Professor of Learning Design and Technology, Seibi
University, Japan

“EdTechXAsia
brings together leading influencers, innovators, and investors committed to
delivering innovative educational solutions. I am looking forward to engaging
with the international EdTech community on strategies to grow and scale EdTech companies
in the context of Asia.”

–          T.T.
Nguyen Duc, Head of Southeast Asia, Pearson Affordable Learning Fund, USA

“I’m really excited to be part of EdTechXAsia. This is a
great platform for sharing knowledge and gaining fresh insight into education
technology advancement from other thought leaders and innovators.”

–          Dr.
Teddy Tjandra, Founder & CEO, Sukawu, Indonesia