Previously an award-winning Advanced Skills Teacher and Harvard author, 'TechnoTeachers' (2014), Nic Ponsford is now a recognised EdTech thought leader and frequent keynote speaker. Headhunted by the Dfe for central roles during the pandemic, Nic currently works with a range of organisations including Leeds Beckett University, Microlink, Edtech UK and is studying for a doctorate in education. She is founder of the multi-award-winning, Global Equality Collective (GEC). The GEC is a global grassroots movement of over 15k changemakers and a 'Collective' of 400+ DEI subject matter experts. The GEC launched the 'world's first DEI app' for education a year ago and, since launching, has reached hundreds of schools & colleges, across 20 countries - impacting on 160,000+ students, globally. Nic is recognised as one of Europe's top 50 women in tech through the #InspiringFiftyEurope2022 award, and recently received the Rising Stars Award for Education and Academia