Episode 55: Innovation and Tech Zoom In: EdTech

A new week of Breaking Banks Europe, this time with a discussion around the facilitation of knowledge through the usage of technology - commonly known as EdTech. Paolo Sironi leads this 3-part interview with 3 different initiatives that are bringing education to new standards, by using the digital space as a way for new literacy and inclusion methods.We welcome Aape Pohjavirta - Founder and President of Funzi, that brings us his innovative way of transforming "how the world learns", with their unique platform for bringing optimized courses to users globally; Matthew Jones (VP Content Acquisition & Strategy) tells us the story and mission of Perlego (dubbed "Spotify for textbooks") - a subscription-based digital online library focusing on the delivery of academic, professional and non-fiction eBooks; and Jessica White (Senior Consultant) from EDUvation, a consultant focused on supporting the implementation of ideas and the development and expansion of EdTech start-ups. More about our speakers:Matthew Jones: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewjones21/Perlego: https://www.perlego.com/ Aape Pohjavirta: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaape/Funzi: https://www.funzi.fi/ Jessica White:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-kennedy-white-0767635/Eduvation: https://eduvation.de/en/