Agenda
7.00 - 8.30pm
Welcome reception
Come meet the team in the Hudson’s Terrace & Restaurant at NH Collection Amsterdam Barbizon Palace.
9.00 - 9.30am
Breakfast and networking
9.30 - 9.45am
Main session and ice breaker
9.45 - 10.00am
Welcome to Forward with Google for Education
Welcome to the event, let's set the education scene.
John Vamvakitis, International Director of Google for Education
10.10 - 10.25am
Why risk-taking matters
An activity about risk-taking, failure and why they are important.
Mariolein Plas, Northern Europe Lead, Google for Education
Marc Sanz Lopez, Southern Europe Lead, Google for Education
10.25 - 11.05am
Google for Education Customer Spotlight
What can we learn from a school that starts with imagination?
Liz Sproat, Head of Google for Education EMEA
Rob Houben, Manager, Agora & Niekée Roermond
11.05 - 11.25am
Break
11.25 - 12.00pm
Keynote: Machine Learning, a tool for human living and learning
What is Machine Learning (ML)? Why is it so important? JR will demystify machine learning and reflect on the possibilities for education. Hear how ML is changing Google, education tools, and our world.
Jonathan Rochelle, Product Management Director, Google
12:00 - 1.15pm
Lunch
1.15 - 1.35pm
Keynote: How technology can enhance curiosity and human relationships
Michael Madaio, Carnegie Mellon University
1.35 - 3.55pm
Workshop: Part 1 - Setting audacious goals, empathy and ideation
Tackle your education challenges with 10x thinking.
3.55 - 4.25pm
Student inspiration
5.05 - 5.20pm
Day 1 close
5.30 - 9.30pm
Dinner and evening party
Exchange insights and celebrate with delegates at an evening party designed to show off the best of Amsterdam.
9.00 - 9.30am
Breakfast and networking
9.30 - 9.50am
Opening keynote
Andreas Schleicher, Director of Education and Skills, and Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary-General at OECD
9.50 - 10.10am
Building future skills
Head of Talent and Outreach Programs at Google EMEA, Amanda will discuss how we can prepare students for their future, how we build a culture of innovation and how we recruit and retain talent at Google.
Amanda Timberg, Head of Talent and Outreach Programs, EMEA, Google
10.10 - 10.30am
Fireside chat
Amanda Timberg, Head of Talent and Outreach Programs, EMEA, Google
Andreas Schleicher, Director of Education and Skills, OECD
Moderated by Dean Stokes, Google for Education
10.30 - 10.50am
Break
10.50 - 11.10am
Keynote: Driving innovation in Finland
Hear about risk-taking, fostering an entrepreneurial spirit and how Finland approaches innovation.
Anneli Rautiainen, Head of Innovation Unit, Finnish National Agency for Education
11.10 - 11.25am
Talk: Google's culture of innovation
How does Google develop a culture of innovation and foster high performance ways of working?
Rania Hadi, Google for Education