Main Stage event

13th November 2023, 13:30 - 17:00 CET

The Main Stage event, spanning over half a day, wrapped up the 8-days of hacking and brings together an exciting round of high-level political representatives and speakers, who engaged in captivating keynote speeches and dynamic panel discussions, all revolving around DigiEduHack 2023 annual theme: "Putting people at the centre of Digital Education."

During the event, we shined a spotlight on the hackathon days, in Europe and around the world, showcasing the spirit of DigiEduHack, with videos and testimonials from participants.

Click on the link below to watch the event!

This year, the Main Stage event was co-hosted by the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

13:30 - 13:40

Opening by Moderator

Helena Diezfuentes

13:40 - 13:42

DigiEduHack 2023: recap video

13:42 - 14:02

Keynote speech

Pina de Paz, CEO and Cofounder at Kimple

14:02 - 14:04

Testimonials from DigiEduHack 2023 participants

14:04 - 15:04

Panel discussion I

Putting people at the centre of digital education

Speakers:

Francesca Maltauro, Deputy Head of Unit, Unit ‘Digital Education’, Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, European Commission
Julio Albalad, Director of INTEF - National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training
Elena Tefa, recent university graduate, former Erasmus+ trainee and current EU project assistant at EGInA
Álvaro Molina, Mathematics Teacher, PhD in Computational Thinking and Teaching Mathematics, Scientix ambassador

15:04 - 15:06

Testimonials from DigiEduHack 2023 participants

15:06 - 15:11

Remarks by Moderator

Helena Diezfuentes

15:11 - 15:35

Coffee break

15:35 - 15:38

Testimonials from DigiEduHack 2023 participants

15:38 - 16:18

Panel discussion II

User driven innovation in Education

Speakers:

Peter Fagerström, Founder and Executive chairman, Educraftor
Kelly Lilles, Co-founder and CEO at ALPA Kids, Board Member at Edtech Estonia, Junior Researcher at the Institute of the Estonian Language
Guillermo Medrano, Secondary teacher, EU Code Week Leading Teacher, eTwinner, Future Classroom Lab regional Ambassador

16:18 - 16:20

Testimonials from DigiEduHack 2023 participants

16:20 - 16:30

Remarks by the European Commission

Arturo Caballero Bassedas, Deputy Director General (acting), Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, European Commission

16:30 - 16:40

Remarks by the Spanish Presidency

Julio Albalad, Director of INTEF - National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training

16:40 - 16:55

Moderated Q&A

With Arturo Caballero Bassedas, Deputy Director General (acting), Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, European Commission and José Manuel Bar Cendón, Secretary of State for Education (Spain)

16:55 - 17:00