Global EdTech Prize 2025: What the World’s Most Promising Solutions Teach Us

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In this special episode, we spotlight the Global EdTech Prize 2025 with founder Vikas Pota of T4 Education and six inspiring finalists from around the world.

💡 5 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode:

Why educators (not investors) choose the winners
How AI, AR, and VR expand access to learning
Innovation across Brazil, Nigeria, India, MENA, and Ukraine
How schools and governments are becoming edtech leaders
The role of global collaboration in scaling impact

✨ Episode Highlights:
[00:02:23] Vikas Pota on the prize vision

Finalist Interviews:
[00:17:54] Hamdi Tabbaa, CEO and Co-Founder of Abwaab
[00:32:42] Smita Deorah, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of LEAD School
[00:48:58] Anna Sydoruk, CEO of Osvitoria
[01:02:43] Rapelang Rabana, Co-CEO of Imagine Worldwide
[1:19:42] Serdar Ferit, CEO of Lyfta
[01:28:05] Aniekeme Umoh, COO at The uLesson Group

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Chapters

1. Global EdTech Prize 2025: What the World’s Most Promising Solutions Teach Us (00:00:00)

2. Vikas Pota on the prize vision (00:02:39)

3. Innovation from Brazil, US, Nigeria (00:03:11)

4. “Tech in the service of learning” (00:06:29)

5. Schools and ministries as edtech leaders (00:13:11)

6. Hamdi Tabbaa, CEO and Co-Founder of Abwaab (00:19:06)

7. Smita Deorah, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of LEAD School (00:33:54)

8. Anna Sydoruk, CEO of Osvitoria (00:50:10)

9. Rapelang Rabana, Co-CEO of Imagine Worldwide (01:03:55)

10. Serdar Ferit, CEO of Lyfta (01:20:54)

11. Aniekeme Umoh, COO at The uLesson Group (01:29:17)

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