The Future of Learning: EdTech Talents at the Heart of Innovation in Madrid
The EdTech Talents Summit 2025, held on October 7 in Madrid, brought together innovators, educators, entrepreneurs, and investors to explore how artificial intelligence and entrepreneurship are shaping the future of learning.
Hosted by Microsoft Spain, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC), and supported by the European Union, the Summit served as a major meeting point for Europe’s EdTech community. The event showcased emerging technologies, evolving business models, and cross-border collaborations designed to accelerate educational innovation.
A Day of Vision and Collaboration
Opening remarks from Manuel Abellán Serna, Paco Salcedo, Eduardo Arandilla (Microsoft Spain), and Piedad Tolmos (URJC) set an ambitious tone around innovation and cooperation in education. Speakers including Sonia Fernández (Kibo Ventures), Miguel Molina Cosculluela (Analytikus), Manuel Tarrasa (TuringDream), and Raúl Hernández Jorge (Eiko Partners) explored startup growth, investment strategies, and the role of AI in higher education. Estonian and Serbian EdTech innovators — Liis Siiroja and Dragana Malidžan Vinkić — presented their national EdTech ecosystems, highlighting how regional collaboration drives digital learning progress.
Generative AI and the Future of EdTech
A highlight was the panel “Generative AI and its Impact on EdTech Companies,” moderated by Prof. Uglješa Marjanović (University of Novi Sad), with Pablo García Kostrzewa (DigitalCube.AI), Miguel Molina Cosculluela (Analytikus), Elena González-Blanco García (Microsoft), Eva-Maria Infanger (Matharena), and Pau García-Milà (Founderz). The discussion examined how AI enables personalized learning and new pedagogical models, while stressing transparency and trust.
A Strong European Collaboration
The EdTech Talents project, funded by Horizon Europe, played a central role. “This Summit showed how Europe’s EdTech community can translate research into real impact. I’m proud of our partners’ contributions at the Congress and during the TPM — and of the progress we’ve made together over 2.5 years,” said Principal Investigator Janika Leoste. “We are very satisfied with both the event organization and the progress we’ve seen in professional development among both academic and support staff,” said Sirly Väät, Project Coordinator of EdTech Talents.
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For further information, please contact Project Coordinator Sirly Väät at sirly.vaat@tlu.ee.