Plenary Sessions

The ONLINE EDUCA BERLIN 2011 theme of 'New Learning Cultures' set the agenda for an in-depth discussion of the most important questions facing those in education and business today. How should we teach? How can we learn? Do we need a new culture of learning? Are the old methods dead? In a world of rapid technological change, is training enough or do we need to encourage the adaptability that only education can bring? And how can the delivery of education keep up with the pace of change?

Keynote speakers provided thought-provoking and motivational presentations in the opening, academic and corporate plenary sessions and we are thrilled to have had the following plenary speakers:

John Bohannon

Journalist and visiting researcher at Harvard University, USA

Jeff Borden

Senior Director of Teaching and Learning, Pearson, USA

Peter Bower

Online Safety Consultant, South West Grid for Learning, UK Safer Internet Centre, UK

Alastair Cameron

Senior Learning Strategist, itslearning, Norway

Fabrizio Cardinali

Chair, European Learning Industry Group (ELIG)

Neelie Kroes

Vice President of the European Commission and European Digital Agenda Commissioner

Ruth Martínez

Doctoral Candidate, Strategic Consultant in Learning Innovation, ELEARNING3D, Spain

Martin Moehrle

Management Consultant, former Chief Learning Officer Deutsche Bank AG, Germany

Huw Morris

Chancellor (Academic) and Executive Dean of the College of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Salford, UK

Peter Nowak

Technology Commentator, formerly of CBC and National Post, and author of ‘Sex, Bombs & Burgers’, Canada

Adam Salkeld

Head of Programmes, Tinopolis, UK

Douglas Thomas

Associate Professor, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California, USA

Tim Unwin

Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation, UK

Monika Weber-Fahr

Senior Manager, Global Business Leader, IFC – International Finance Corporation, USA