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DETcon London 2025
12:30-17:15: DETcon London
17:15-Evening: Navigating Turbulent Times
- 01🎤 Conrad Heyns Director, Academic Literacies, Goldsmiths, University of London (Session Host) ✨ Adam Thompson MP Member of Parliament for Erewash, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary University Group Duration: 60 mins
- 02✨ Michael Lynas Director, UK & Ireland, Duolingo English Test ✨ Jen Dewar Executive Director, Institutional Engagement, Duolingo English Test Duration: 5 mins
- 03✨ Lord Walney Member of the House of Lords and Senior Advisor to Duolingo (Chair) ✨ Rt Hon Jack Straw Former UK Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary ✨ Dr. Laura Gilbert OBE Senior Director of AI, Tony Blair Institute & former AI Advisor to the UK Government 🎤 Katja Lamping Director, Student Recruitment, University College London (Session Host) Duration: 40 mins
- 04✨ Martyn Edwards Director of External Relations, University of Leicester (Chair and Session Host) ✨ Jamie Arrowsmith Director, Universities UK International ✨ Nick Hillman Director, Higher Education Policy Institute ✨ Anne-Marie Graham Chief Executive Officer, UKCISA ✨ Katie Layt Director of Growth & Retention, Enroly Duration: 45 mins
- 05Duration: 20 mins
- 06✨ Jen Dewar Executive Director, Institutional Engagement, Duolingo English Test ✨ Prof. Luis von Ahn CEO & Co-Founder, Duolingo 🎤 Louise Blair Director of Partnerships, Education and Research, University of Essex (Session Host) Duration: 30 mins
- 07✨ Michael Lynas Director, UK & Ireland, Duolingo English Test ✨ Klinton Bicknell Head of AI, Duolingo ✨ Dr. Ramsey Cardwell Senior Communications Manager, Duolingo ✨ Dr. Steven Nydick Lead Psychometrician, Duolingo ✨ Michael Sobczak Senior Engineering Manager, Duolingo ✨ Prof. Alina von Davier Chief of Assessment, Duolingo 🎤 Andrew Disbury Chair of UK Advisory Group, Former PVC International (Chair) 🎤 Julia Jago Student Visa Compliance Manager, Royal Holloway, University of London (Session Co-Host) 🎤 Prof. Stephen Corbett Deputy Dean Faculty of Education, Health and Human Sciences, University of Greenwich (Session Co-Host) Duration: 55 mins
- 08✨ Tamsin Thomas Senior Strategic Engagement Manager UK & Ireland, Duolingo English Test (Host) ✨ John Crick Director Partnerships, UK & Europe, International Education Sustainability Group Duration: 10 mins
- 09✨ Michelle Stewart Former President of EAIE & University of Strathclyde (Chair) ✨ Chris Chang Deputy Vice Chancellor, Global Engagement & Student Life, University of Portsmouth ✨ Rob Carthy Director International Development, University of Northumbria ✨ Dr. Nicky Stecker-Doxat Associate Director of Admissions & Applicant Relations, University of the Arts London Duration: 15 mins
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