The PIE Live ran in October 2020 and was a new dynamic, online virtual summit from The PIE News team, offering exceptional global networking opportunities and learning experiences. #PIELive20
• Five panel debates on areas of critical interest and importance
• Four country-focused sessions offering latest insight into national policy and operating outlook
• Four hours per day of video one-to-one networking available to suit varying timezones
• Exclusive insight videos profiling PIEoneer Award category finalists followed by roundtable networking
• Q&A huddles focused on research or company innovation
• AI-backed networking suggestions facilitated by our events platform
• Keynote speech from globally renowned professor and commentator on global higher education, Simon Marginson
Watch our highlights video here.
Information about our 2021 events will be coming soon. Click here to register your interest in sponsoring, attending or speaking at our future events.
Country panel: USA
Join senior commentators from the US State Dept, NAFSA, University of Maryland, Shorelight and American University for a debate on the outlook for international recruitment in the USA.
Country panel: Canada
Edtech scale-up ApplyBoard has made real impact working with education agents and the Canada-based success story joins a panel with CBIE, Humber College and ILAC Higher Education to consider what lies ahead for Canada in 2020.
Country panel: Australia
IEAA’s talisman Phil Honeywood shares a panel with UWA, private sector innovator ECA and major mover of international students, iae Global, for a frank conversation about Australia’s industry outlook.
Country panel: UK
The UK has a new graduate immigration route in 2021: how might this rebalance the UK’s fortunes? India recruitment expert TC Global shares a panel with UUKi, University of Glasgow and multi-sector operator Oxford International Education Group to discuss.
Study travel sector debate
The study travel sector, selling immersion language learning, was severely compromised by an almost-overnight cessation in business. Commercial relationships between schools and education agencies were tested to the max. Panellists analyse the pitfalls and paths to progress.
Exclusive insights/video chat roulette
Short videos profiling the successful finalists in each of our 18 categories of the PIEoneer Awards will be followed with the chance to meet others interested in the same focus area.
Q&A huddles
The PIE News team ask questions to leading industry innovators, researchers and commentators.
One-to-one video networking
Benefit from dedicated networking hours throughout our virtual summit to engage with your global peers. Our AI-backed platform will ensure recommendations are tailored to interests that you determine when registering.
Employability Focus
Delegates will learn from companies and educators who are pivoting their provision of education experiences to ensure enhanced outcomes for students.
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Sustainability Focus
Experts will share institutional approaches to integrating environmental considerations and sustainability within a global education agenda.
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Edtech Innovation Focus
Educators and edtech investors will discuss various ways in which technology is radically reshaping the way students and businesses can operate.
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Marketing to Gen Z Focus
Marketing experts will share approaches they have used -often technology-enabled - to achieve diversified, granular and successful marketing and recruitment outcomes.
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