Edcrunch

EdCrunch is the largest conference on new educational technologies in Eurasia and Central Asia. For 9 years in a row it has been bringing together bright stars of education and the EdTech industry from around the world. Number of participants: Live translation: 20 Number of speakers: 400 Venue: Republic Palace, Almaty Our mission: Motivate and promote lifelong learning to stay mentally agile and in the mainstream. Every year, the conference brings together experts from across the world to present talks, sessions, panel discussions and workshops. Teachers, policymakers, researchers, developers, entrepreneurs and more, team up to promote groundbreaking ideas among educators that strive to unlock the potential of top-notch technologies. Theme tracks include: Early childhood (Pre-school); School education (K-12); Higher education; Corporate training; EdTech. EdCrunch builds a community by bringing together teachers, educators, representatives of educational organizations and institutions, IT leaders and heads universities, HR directors and L&D professionals, investors, entrepreneurs and parents. We aim to accelerate transformation of the learning process towards an effective and personalized format through the implementation of new educational technologies and the use of data analytics. Past Speakers include: Jimmy Wales [Founder of Wikipedia] Sal Khan [Founder of Khan Academy] Tim O’Reilly [Founder & CEO of O’Reilly Media, Inc.] Daphne Koller [Founder of Coursera] Josh Bersin [Founder, Bersin by Deloitte] Ben Nelson [Founder & CEO of Minerva University] Andreas Schleicher [Director for Education at OECD] Anant Agarwal [CEO at EdX] Barbara Oakley [Professor, Oakland University] Charles Fadel [Founded Center for Curriculum Redesign at Harvard GSE] Pasi Sahlberg [Author of the Finnish education system] Esther Wojcicki [Author, Creative Commons advisory council] Phil Regier [CEO of EdPlus, CEO of ASU Online]