During the annual summit there will be keynote speeches by experts including

• Ron Reed, executive producer of SXSWedu
• Sal Khan, founder of the Khan Academy
• Stacey Clawson, senior programme officer for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

There will also be a number of panel sessions on topics such as “Digital Transformation in Education” and “21st Century Skills & Employment”. These events will feature speakers such as Google’s Head of Education for EMEA, Liz Sproat and Rob Grimshaw, CEO, TES Global.

We’re also introducing a new programme track this year, the "Innovation Showcase", in which the best accelerators, incubators, and start-up awards highlight a few of their favourite affiliated start-up companies during an all-day pitching track.