Microsoft Announced As Knowledge Partner For Bett 2013
Bett, the Education Technology show has teamed up with the computer giant Microsoft to help make this year Bett the best yet.
- (1888PressRelease) November 07, 2012 - Global technology giant Microsoft has been announced as the knowledge partner for the Bett Arena at Bett 2013, the world's leading learning technology event, taking place at ExCeL London from 30 January to 2 February 2013.
As the only knowledge partner for the Bett Arena, Microsoft will play a prominent role in helping suggest speakers and topics for inclusion in the programme line up as well as hosting two very high level sessions themselves.
Microsoft will play a key role at the show, working with the organisers to help shape and mould the rich programme of content, and share its expertise. Visitors to the show will also benefit from Microsoft's vast experience and leading knowledge from the learning technology sector.
The innovative Bett Arena, in partnership with Microsoft, is new to the show for 2013, and will host internationally renowned expert speakers including ministers, politicians, media figureheads and recognised educationalists.
Confirmed so far are Prof Sugata Mitra, Professor of Education Technology at Newcastle University, whose work inspired the film Slumdog Millionaire; Baronness Susan Greenfield, Professor of Pharmacology at Oxford University, who has been awarded 30 honorary degrees from British and foreign universities and heads a multi-disciplinary research group exploring novel brain mechanisms linked to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's; and Lucian Tarnowski, founder of Bravenewtalent.com, who is on a mission to create a new model of professional education and has been honoured as a Young Global Leader (YGL) by the World Economic Forum.
Throughout the four days of the show, the speakers will present insights and share thoughts into the latest trends and research in technology and learning.
Reflecting Bett's reputation as a global meeting place for those passionate about learning technology, this inclusive amphitheatre space will allow thousands of people present at the show, both in the arena and around the show floor, to collaborate and learn together.
Microsoft will also host, in conjunction with Microsoft staff and teachers from across the sector, their own Theatre at the event. Sessions will address a wide range of great content from Windows 8, BYOD, gaming in education and Office 365 for education. The Microsoft Theatre will facilitate engaging discussion on Microsoft's products and programmes and the hot topics within learning and technology to offer inspiration and advice to educators. Further details of the Microsoft Theatre sessions will be confirmed later in 2012.
Debbie French, event director for Bett at organiser i2i Group comments: "It is a huge pleasure of ours to welcome Microsoft to Bett as the first content knowledge partner in the history of event. This significant partnership demonstrates our mutual desire to reach out around the world and support the learning and development process. Over the last three decades, Microsoft has helped to transform the way that people live, learn, work, and connect through technology. With the support of such a globally recognised and respected name, our exploration into the future of learning is an exciting prospect - we can't wait to bring this partnership to visitors to Bett 2013!"
Steve Beswick, UK Education Director for Microsoft adds: "For nearly three decades, Bett has been recognised as the go-to event for educators and learning professionals from around the world; a place where they can experience the latest and greatest ideas, advice, and products, and can hear from sector experts and peers. We are thrilled to have the opportunity to be a knowledge partner in this event as it continues to develop and grow, and together hope to explore the future of learning in a way previously un-paralleled".
The full line up of speakers and programme for the Bett Arena will be announced on the Bett website at www.bettshow.com.
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