Esports in Education Summit 2022
The Esports in Education Summit 2022 takes place on Thursday, 30th June 2022 from 10:00 – 16:00. This year’s annual event is being held at the Metronome Building at the Confetti Institute of Creative Technology.
Esports, short for electronic sports, is a form of competition using video games. Esports often takes the form of “organized, multiplayer video game competitions, particularly between professional players, individually or as teams.”
The Summit features a range of great panellists and speakers from the education space, esports industry.
The event is free, and open to all teachers, educators, parents.
Esports in Education Summit 2022 – Topics include
- Esports: the competitive activity of the future
- British Esports: Championing the Championships (The story so far)
- Career pathways in Esports: Academic Development
- Wellness and High Performance
- Wider Impact Projects – Diversity and Inclusion
- Esports in Education: Academic development in Further Education and Higher Education
- How sport and esports can mutually benefit – Commonwealth Games
After the event, we will conclude with a special tour of Confetti X – the brand new purpose built esports arena at Confetti Institute of Creative Technology (physical attendees only).
Physical tickets are limited capacity at 140. Lunch/refreshments will be provided.
Esports in Education Summit 2022 is brought to you by the British Esports Federation and the Association of Colleges (AOC).
Register to attend here
Speakers
Dean Hardman – Director of Sport and Student Experience, Association Of Colleges
Gin Rai – Esports Manager and Higher Education Course Leader, Confetti Institute Of Creative Technology
Saul Parsons – Video Content Executive, British Esports
Dom Sacco – Founder and Editor of Esports News UK
Mark L’Estrange – Esports Program and Course Manager, Exeter College
Lauren Timson – Lecturer in Esports, Games Design and Media, Cheshire College South & West
Kalam Neale – Director of Education for Strategic Esports Group
Tom Dore – Director of Education, British Esports
Dr. Melita Moore – Board Member and Chair of the Health and Wellness Commission, Global Esports Federation
Alex Davies – Head of Performance, Resolve
Billie Purdie – Women in Esports Manager, British Esports
Abby Reynolds – Head of Community, NUEL
Grant Rousseau – Director of Esports/Operations for Guild Esports
Dave Martin – Head of Stategy, British Esports
Chester King – CEO and founder of British Esports
