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8:00am GMT

Arrival, tea, coffee & networking Apex Room

9:30am GMT

Welcome & Introduction The LWF Theatre

9:40am GMT

Noam Chomsky, Social & Political Theorist (via video) The LWF Theatre

10:00am GMT

Ray Kurzweil, Inventor & Futurist The LWF Theatre

10:50am GMT

Debbie Forster, Interim CEO, CDI Europe / Apps for Good The LWF Theatre

11:00am GMT

Break - tea & coffee Apex Room Educational disruption: a new model for building a sustainable and responsible society. Salon Bourdieu (S2) Student Digital Leaders: Driving change - engaging learners Salon Foucault (S1)

11:30am GMT

Jaron Lanier, Scientist, Author & Artist The LWF Theatre

12:00pm GMT

Ellen MacArthur, Sailor and Founder of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation The LWF Theatre

12:25pm GMT

Michael O'Hara, CMO, GSMA The LWF Theatre

12:50pm GMT

Keri Facer, Professor of Education, Manchester Metropolitan University The LWF Theatre

1:10pm GMT

Lunch & Networking Session Apex Room

1:15pm GMT

Debate - VLEs are Dead Salon Foucault (S1)

1:30pm GMT

Presentations of WISE Awards winning projects WISE Experience Dome (ED1) Edgeryders - How do governments learn? Salon Bourdieu (S2)

2:30pm GMT

Charles Leadbeater, Innovation & Creativity Consultant The LWF Theatre Risk-It: Patterns and Language in Creative Action Salon Bourdieu (S2)

2:50pm GMT

Conrad Wolfram, Mathematician & Founder, Wolfram Research Europe The LWF Theatre

3:00pm GMT

Mixing and Mashing - Cooking up a musical mix with iOS Salon Bourdieu (S2) Getting Your School Engaged Salon Foucault (S1)

3:10pm GMT

Michael Brooks, Scientist & Author The LWF Theatre

3:30pm GMT

Andrew Eland, Lead Software Engineer, Google UK The LWF Theatre

3:50pm GMT

Ed Vaizey MP, Minister for Communications, Culture & the Creative Industries The LWF Theatre

4:00pm GMT

Web Making, Badges, and Interest-Based Learning Salon Bourdieu (S2)

4:10pm GMT

Break - tea & coffee Apex Room

5:00pm GMT

Jacob Kragh, President, LEGO Education The LWF Theatre Edu Tech Startups – Pitch Fest Salon Bourdieu (S2) Education for the Apocalypse Salon Foucault (S1)

5:30pm GMT

Geoff Mulgan, Chief Executive, NESTA The LWF Theatre

6:00pm GMT

Reception and book signing with author of WISE publication "Innovation in Education: Lessons from Pioneers around the World" Charles Leadbeater WISE Experience Dome (ED1) Networking and drinks reception hosted by GSMA GSMA Experience Dome (ED4) Social networking receptions Festival Area & Domes

6:30pm GMT

Toucan Computing - Drinks & Networking Reception Toucan Computing Dome (ED3)

8:00pm GMT

LWF Awards 2012 The LWF Theatre