Theme: EnvisionED

Welcome to TEDxBargateED, a virtual TEDx event for educational practitioners around the Hampshire, Dorset, Isle of Wight and further afield. Our event features inspiring local and national speakers focusing on the theme of education and envisioned education.
With the theme EnvisionED, we aim to give our fellow practitioners in the educational community an opportunity to spark discussion on innovative ideas that engage and inspire students, envision the future of education as we move forward with virtual and blended learning.

Online
Virtual Event
Southampton, Hampshire, SO14
United Kingdom

David Price

David has worked for 24 years as a full-time science communicator. The whole of this time David has spent writing, developing and performing material for young people through workshops, shows, training events and street performance sets both in the UK and in over 40 countries around the world.

David Wright

David is a well-known author, commentator, broadcaster, trainer, international speaker and media contributor. David’s interests and expertise include – Men in Early Years, Early Years pedagogy, neuroscience and trauma informed care, adoption, relationship support. David is the national representative for England to the World Forum on Early Childhood Education. He is the founder of charity Families First Southampton which works with families in need in the city.

Dene Botha

Dene is a self-taught entrepreneur who has dedicated the past 18 years of his life dedicated to training young people on essential life-skills that bridge the gap between the teenager years and adulthood. His highly active and diverse personal and professional life has allowed him to inspire, guide and mentor over 60,000 young people from around the globe, regardless of the backgrounds, to broaden their horizons, challenge their aspirations and live their ultimate lives.

Georgina Chinaka

Georgina Chinaka is a senior education specialist, author of 6 Gems for the Love of Reading and mum of 4. Throughout her career, Georgina has remained focused on equality in education - successfully working towards her mission to enhance education for all students. With a Jamaican and Guyanese heritage, Georgina positively reflects on her own experiences to improve education for all. As a senior education improvement specialist, Georgina has been responsible for English as an additional Language Teaching (Local Authority, Guest lecturing), led supplementary schools and has been awarded with a North East Community Recognition Award for her local contributions to diversity and inclusion.

Jon Hering

Jon Hering is the Head of Business Development for a leading enterprise challenge provider. Having been educated in the USA, Australia, and the UK, Jon brings a unique perspective to how education policy can be developed to not only provide young people with necessary academic information, but to also support the development of their business and employability skills. Jon looks forward to engaging at the intersection of industry and education to progress the UK’s long term educational vision.

Jordan Wylie

Former soldier Jordan Wylie is an award winning adventurer, bestselling author and one of the cast of Channel 4’s BAFTA nominated shows Hunted and Celebrity Hunted. Jordan is also currently the United Kingdom’s national ambassador for the Army Cadet Force.

Professor Uzo Iwobi OBE

After qualifying as a barrister in Nigeria, Uzo moved to Wales where she now serves as the chief executive officer of Race Council Cymru and sits on the board of several voluntary organisations. This includes serving as the chairperson of the African Community Centre in Wales, which she founded in 2004. Uzo has served with the Police National Diversity team, based at the Home Office, where she was involved in developing national policies on race relations and diversity.