#UnlockingEducation
Can Passion Drive Performance?
A virtual roundtable with leading education specialists. Chaired by broadcaster Alastair Stewart OBE.
TUESDAY 15TH JUNE 7:45 PM (GMT+1)
Can Passion Drive Performance?
#UnlockingEducation is back in 2021, bringing together leading specialists and experts across the education sector. The panelists will discuss tangible ways to improve education. Whilst our sector has faced incredible challenges over the past 18 months, we believe this situation presents an opportunity for schools across the world to re-architect the mindset they impart on their students, re-focusing on the relationship between passion and career.
This roundtable conversation will focus on the role passion has to play in educating and inspiring our young people. The summit also aims to develop a set of pledges which educators can adhere to in order to make concrete and positive steps to a brighter future for education. These will be published and shared after the roundtable.
Discussion Points
Should your students embrace their passion at an early age for education and career success?
Can passion based learning increase attainment and achievement?
Could uncovering passions supercharge student attitudes to learning?
The Panel
Featuring thought leaders from education, and specialists from industry. Chaired by broadcaster Alastair Stewart OBE.
Alastair Stewart OBE
A committed journalist and a presenter for GBNews with over 45 years of experience in breaking the biggest stories and bringing them into the homes of millions. He was twice recognised by the Royal Television Society as the News Presenter of the Year.
Alastair is an active supporter of a number of charities, including Kids for Kids which helps villages in Darfur, and Patron of Naomi House & Jacksplace, hospices for children and young adults.
Deborah Eyre
Education thought leader, influencer, researcher and writer leading innovation on teaching and learning in brave and ambitious schools.
With global experience at executive and board levels in public and private sectors, Deborah is currently working with schools in UK, British International schools and top schools across the globe to create HPL World Class Schools. She specialises in education leadership, education management, public policy, government liaison, advocacy and university administration.
Ian Kettle
Lead Automotive Exterior Designer, currently Creative Manager and Vehicle Designer at Tesla. Having led the exterior design team of the well-received Volvo XC40, he became one of the car industry’s most sought-after designers. Since he joined Tesla in May 2018, he has worked on projects such as Model S Refresh, Cybertruck design as Lead Exterior Designer, and has worked on a range of Exterior and Interior design proposals for future Tesla vehicles.
Edwina Dunn OBE
A true pioneer of Big Data. Her global data science company dunnhumby was sold to Tesco and she was actively involved in the creation of Future Finder - the biggest free careers advice app on the market.
In 2013 Edwina launched the non-profit organisation The Female Lead, dedicated to offering alternative role models to young girls and inspiring the next generation of leaders. Acclaimed as one of the Top 5 initiatives for Female Empowerment, its reach is over 5m people globally.
David Harkin
Entrepreneur, passionate educationalist, a proud 2x TEDx speaker, and author who is passionate about making sure students have the skills that they really need in the future to be happy, successful and change the world.
Founder and CEO of 8billionideas, an award-winning education organisation recognised by the Times Educational Supplement and COBIS on a global scale. Throughout the years, he worked with over 100,000 students in 500+ schools in the UK and across the world including Dubai, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia and Europe.
Irfan H Latif
Principal of the multi-award winning DLD College London who sits on the Executive Board of the Boarding Schools’ Association as the Inclusion & Diversity representative for the sector and co-founded the Inclusion and Diversity Group at the Independent Schools' Council.
Irfan also serves as the Chairman of the London Division of the Boarding Schools’ Association (BSA), sits on the Board of Directors of the Association of Governing Bodies of Independent Schools (AGBIS), advises the All-Party Parliamentary Group on independent education and is a Governor at Greenfield School Woking.
James Ellington
A twice Olympian, twice winner of gold at the European Athletics Championships, a Commonwealth Games silver medalist, and a three-time participant at the World Athletics Championships.
In 2014 James was a member of the successful men’s 4x100m relay team, running the fastest time in 15 years by a British quartet.
Following a horrific road traffic accident in 2017, James took some time away from the track in order to recover. Currently, he is training hard for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.