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In this role he has:
 
In this role he has:
 
*advised and led collaborations with global companies including [[Facebook]], [[Samsung]], [[IBM]], [[Skype]] & [[Sony]] Playstation
 
*advised and led collaborations with global companies including [[Facebook]], [[Samsung]], [[IBM]], [[Skype]] & [[Sony]] Playstation
*advised government departments: the [[Department for Education]], [[Department for Business, Innovation & Skills]], [[Cabinet Office]] & [[Number 10]].  
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*advised government departments: the [[Department for Education]], [[Department for Business, Innovation and Skills]], [[Cabinet Office]] & [[Number 10]].  
 
*led edtech trade missions to the USA & Israel.
 
*led edtech trade missions to the USA & Israel.
 
*planned and delivered Britain's first Education Reform Summits in 2014-2016 and Education Summit North.<ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianfordham Ian Fordham profile], Linkedin, accessed July 2016</ref>
 
*planned and delivered Britain's first Education Reform Summits in 2014-2016 and Education Summit North.<ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianfordham Ian Fordham profile], Linkedin, accessed July 2016</ref>

Revision as of 16:45, 25 July 2016

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Ian Fordham is the CEO of Edtech UK, a lobby group for the UK's education technology sector. He is also the co-founder with Ty Goddard of The Education Foundation, another edtech lobby group; and Director of its incubator programme for edtech startups.

In this role he has:

Fordham has also written a number of reports on reform & the future of technology. He also speaks at conferences including Goldman Sachs Disruptive Technology Summit & the ASU GSV Summit, run by GSV Capital.

He was a member of the UK government's expert group on Education Technology (ETAG).

Contact

  • Website: www.ednfoundation.org | www.edtechuk.com
  • Twitter: @ianfordham

References

  1. Ian Fordham profile, Linkedin, accessed July 2016