Summit Highlights for University & Company EdTech Leads
Digital transformation in higher education and industry partnerships is accelerating. At the DAIA Summit 2.0, EdTech leaders from universities and companies will find sessions that showcase scalable models, proven practices, and emerging innovations for digital academies.
This curated set of highlights is designed to help you focus on the most relevant opportunities for your role.
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Workshop:
Living Labs for Future Learning in Higher Education
Time: 11:30-12:45
Location: TBA
Explore co-creation of innovative learning environments that blend physical and digital spaces.
- Why it matters to you: Living Labs offer a model for testing and scaling new pedagogies, technologies, and collaboration formats — directly relevant to higher education and corporate training contexts.
- What you’ll take away: Practical insights into designing future learning ecosystems, methods for involving students and stakeholders in co-creation, and inspiration for piloting Living Labs in your own institution.
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Best Practice Session:
Building the Blue IQ Edutec Academy
Time: 14:15-15.30
Location: TBA
Learn how an inclusive, scalable online learning platform was built to deliver entrepreneurial skills to early-stage and aspiring entrepreneurs.
- Why it matters to you: The design approach, pedagogy, and platform architecture provide insights into building digital academies at scale — adaptable to higher education and corporate learning.
- What you’ll take away: Practical lessons on co-design, modular pathways, and measuring learning impact beyond the classroom.
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Paper Presentation:
Teachers’ Competencies for Future Learning in European and African Contexts
Time: 14:15-15:30
Location: TBA
A comparative study of how teaching competencies are evolving across different educational systems.
- Why it matters to you: Faculty development is at the heart of successful EdTech adoption. Knowing what competencies matter most in diverse contexts helps shape training and support for teachers.
- What you’ll take away: A framework for identifying critical teacher skills, examples of competency development programs, and lessons transferable across institutions and geographies.
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Paper Presentation:
The Future is Intelligent – Empowering African Future Fit Leadership Through AI Education
16:00-17:15
Location: TBA
This paper explores how artificial intelligence can reshape leadership education and equip learners with future-ready skills.
- Why it matters to you: AI is not just a tool — it’s reshaping the very skills leaders need. Understanding how to integrate AI education helps EdTech leads future-proof programs.
- What you’ll take away: Evidence-based insights on embedding AI into curricula, strategies for balancing technical and ethical dimensions, and models for leadership development in the AI era.
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Networking & Collaboration Opportunities
Beyond sessions, the Summit creates unique spaces for cross-sector collaboration:
- Connect with universities and companies piloting digital academies.
- Explore partnership models that bridge research, practice, and industry demand.
- Join discussions on sustainability and scaling digital academy initiatives.
Why Attend as an EdTech Leader?
- Discover innovative digital academy models you can adapt for your institution or company.
- Gain practical insights into AI-driven pedagogies and scalable learning pathways.
- Connect with decision-makers, researchers, and entrepreneurs shaping the next generation of digital learning in Africa and globally.
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