IE EdTech Summit 2026

    AI Leadership & Impact

    A full-day, open EdTech experience bringing together 450+ leaders, innovators, educators and the IE community.

    March 19 - AGENDA

    VIP DAY AGENDA
    9:00 – 9:30

    Registration

    9:30 – 9:45

    Welcome to IE EdTech Summit 2026!

    , Chief Operations & Financial Officer

    9:45 – 10:30

    From Delivery to Agency: Architecting the Agentic Learning Era

    , Director of Content Transformation Worldwide Learning, Microsoft

    Moderator: , Vice Dean, Alliances and Impact, IE School of Science and Technology & General Director, IE Foundation

    10:30 – 11:00

    Awake Session: Learning from the Edge

    , Dean of Academic Experience and Innovation, IE Business School

    , Director of IE Edge Lab

    11:00 – 11:30

    Embedding AI in the DNA of Universities

    , Open Programs Director, Executive Education, IE Business School

    , Head of AI Education for EMEA at Google

    Moderator: , Vice Dean of IE Business School

    11:30 – 12:00

    Coffee Break

    12:00 – 12:20

    From Static Cases to Conversational Learning: AI as a Multiplier of Individualized Pedagogy

    , Chief Data Analytics Officer

    12:20 – 12:50

    Blending Minds and Machines for Deeper Learning (VR & AI)

    , CTO & Co-Founder, VirtualSpeech

    , Customer Success Manager, VirtualSpeech

    , IE Language Center Executive Director and Adjunct Professor

    , Associate Vice Dean, IE University School of Politics, Economics & Global Affairs

    Moderator: , Project Manager of Academic Innovation Scaling

    12:50 – 13:20

    Beyond the Hype: What AI Actually Changes in the University Experience

    , Co-Founder & Advisor at Lyah.ai

    , CEO & Co-Founder of LearnWise

    , CEO & Co-Founder, Potentially

    Moderator: , Senior Vice President of Strategy & Corporate Growth | Chairman, Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at IE University

    13:20 – 13:50

    AI Three Horizons: Governance, education and the future of work

    , Chief, Hub for UN Transformation, United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC)

    , Senior Director EMEA & Asia Pacific, Harvard Business Impact Education

    , CEO, Digital Education Council & Co-Founder, SuperCharger Ventures

    Moderator: , Executive Director for Strategic Alliances, Office of the Rector, IE University

    13:50 – 15:00

    Break & EdTech Playground

    15:00 – 15:30

    Who Builds the Future of EdTech? Startups, Big Tech Platforms and the New Era of Vibe Coding

    , Digital Natives Director Microsoft EMEA, Microsoft

    , CEO, Digital Education Council & Co-Founder, SuperCharger Ventures

    , Director of the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center

    Moderator: , Startup Labs Director, IE University

    15:30 – 15:50

    Beyond Cognitive Offloading in the Age of AI

    , Managing Director of Venture Lab, IE University

    15:50 – 16:20

    Youth panel: from campus projects to real global impact in education

    , DP 1 Student, The Global College

    , DP 1 Student, The Global College

    , DP1 Student, The Global College

    , IBDP Business Management and Entrepreneurship Lead, Head of Department, The Global College

    Moderator: , Headmaster at The Global College

    16:20 – 16:50

    Corporate Learning's New AI Reality

    , Chief Learning Officer, Telefónica

    , People Team / Talent, Product & Offices, Inditex

    , Learning Sr Manager, Repsol

    Moderator: , Director of Europe Corporate Relations, IE University

    16:50 – 17:35

    Closing Keynote: Human-in-the-Loop and the Cost of Outsourced Thinking

    , Founding Principal, The Global College

    17:35 – 17:45

    Closing remarks

    , Rector of IE University

    18:00 – 20:00

    Networking & Vino español

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