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EDTECH STARTUP
FESTIVAL 2022
5-9
SEPT
2022
DAY 5
Friday 9th September
Theme: FUNDING & GOVERNANCE
The final Festival day is full of content around Funding & Governance. In session one, the conversations centre on fundraising and board management, and session two focuses on market data on valuations and exits. To round off, we are hosting a bonus AMA with investors – get your questions lined up!
Session 1
RAISING & BOARD
11:00
BST (UK)
Introduction
Moderator:
Jonathan Viner (10Digits)
11:05
BST (UK)
Keynote 1
Ben Wirz
Partner
11:20
BST (UK)
Keynote 2
Raunaq Sabharwal
Director
11:35
BST (UK)
Panel
• Raunaq Sabharwal (Director, EY Parthenon)
• Ben Wirz (Partner, Brighteye Ventures)
• Johan Brand (Founder, We Are Human)
• Ariane Komorn (CEO & Co-founder, La Solive)
Discussion Questions:
• How do you make sure you get the most from your board?
• How did you go about allocating your board seats during your fundraising?
• How do you consider whether your board is running well?
• How do you deal with board members that you find, perhaps, less helpful or less constructive, or less active than others?
•What do you wish you’d known about managing a board before you actually started doing it?
11:55
BST (UK)
Breakout + feedback
12:20
BST (UK)
Panel responses
12:30
BST (UK)
Wrap-up
Session 2
MARKET DATA & VALUATIONS
14:00
BST (UK)
Introduction
Moderator:
Hannes Aichmayr (Brighteye)
14:05
BST (UK)
Keynote 1
Tom Singlehurst
Global Head of Education Research
14:20
BST (UK)
Keynote 2
Carla Napoleão
Edtech Specialist
14:35
BST (UK)
Panel
• Tom Singlehurst (Global Head of Education Research, Citi)
• Carla Napoleão (Edtech Specialist, Dealroom)
• Felix Ohswald (CEO and Co-founder, GoStudent)
Discussion Questions:
• What areas, sectors or verticals of Edtech are you most excited about?
• Could you summarise your views on the outlook for Edtech over the next 5 years?
• Which European geographies are you most excited about?
• What exit trends are you predicting in the coming period?
• If you were starting a company, purely on the basis of securing funding and building into white space, where would you focus?
14:55
BST (UK)
Breakout + feedback
15:20
BST (UK)
Panel responses
15:30
BST (UK)
Wrap-up
BONUS Session
TRENDS
16:00
BST (UK)
Investor AMA
Moderator:
Freya Pratty-Williams (Sifted)
Alex Latsis
Partner
Ian Chiu
Managing Director
Temitayo Odukoya
VC and Startup Partnerships
17:00
BST (UK)