Under the slogan “Reimagining education and training in the age of artificial intelligence”, EdTech Congress Barcelona will connect the entire educational and training community with the latest technological innovations in the classroom. With the participation of 81 speakers and the presence of more than 60 companies, this year’s show will focus on how AI is transforming teaching models and educational management, and how to ensure that these advances have a positive and ethical impact on the present and future of the sector.
EdTech Congress Barcelona, organised by Fira de Barcelona and EduTech Cluster, in collaboration with the Government of Catalonia, will take place from 4 to 5 February at the Palau de Congressos de Barcelona. The event aims to offer strategic technological solutions that respond to the needs of the educational and training community. which embraces both compulsory and higher education, Vocational Training and corporate learning.
To promote a more human, customizable, and connected education, the event will feature 81 national and international experts who will discuss the opportunities and challenges brought by the new technological era. The congress will include speakers such as Mariana Ferrarelli, AI expert and professor at the University of San Andrés (Argentina); Faraó Llorens, Professor of Computer Science; Ousman Umar, CEO and Founder of NASCO Feeding Minds; writer Belén Gopequi; philosopher Fernando Broncano; Cristóbal Cobo, Education Specialist at the World Bank; and Ignacio Martínez Mendizábal, paleoanthropologist.
The programme also foresees specific spaces in which it will address key issues in the educational and training transformation, such as inclusion and accessibility in digital education, the use of devices and new technologies in the classroom, digital well-being and good teaching practices, the impact of AI on the future of the university and research or the design of public policies. At the same time, more than 60 leading technology companies will present the latest innovations in the market in hybrid classrooms, connectivity, accessibility and inclusion.
In addition, the event will offer the Demo & Immersive lab space that will allow experimentation with smart classrooms, simulations and evaluation systems with AI; the Discovery Stage and Investor Forum, meeting points for startup pitches; as well as an interdisciplinary hackathon on educational inclusion in which the Fundació La Caixa, the Mona Foundation, 3CAT and the Fundació Sant Joan de Déu will participate. Likewise, those responsible for ICT areas will be able to access different areas of practical training focused on interoperability, infrastructures and security.
During the show, national and international educational centers will be awarded for their good practices in the use of educational technology and artificial intelligence in education.
ISE with EdTech Congress
One of the main novelties this year is the incorporation of Integrated Systems Europe (ISE), the main international event for the audiovisual industry, as a strategic partner of the show, which is being held in parallel, from 3 to 6 February at the Gran Via venue of Fira de Barcelona. EdTech visitors will also be able to access ISE and its offer in audiovisual technology related to education, thus expanding opportunities to schools, universities and public bodies looking to implement new technological applications. The alliance with ISE reinforces the double DNA of the congress – pedagogical and technological – and makes Barcelona a unique meeting point between educational innovation and the digital infrastructure that makes it possible.
EdTech Barcelona, with an expected attendance of 2,500 visitors, has established itself as an unmissable event for educational and university managers, those responsible for the ICT area, public administrations and in general all the actors involved in the transformation of learning models thanks to technology.
Learn more about the EdTech Congress here.
