WORKING AT THE INTERFACE OF DIGITAL EDUCATION, AI, GOVERNANCE, AND IMPLEMENTATION
UNICEF
(Global)
Conducting the review, analysis and restructuring of the EdTech for Good Framework, including the synthesis of over 900 data points and feedback from 140 participants from over 60 countries. Supporing governments and organisations with adaptions of the framework for local contexts and environments.
The Council of Europe
(Europe)
Lead expert on the European Reference Framework for the Evaluation of AI EdTech; co-author of the feasibility study of the evaluation of EdTech, co-author of the preparatory study on a legal instrument for the regulation of AI EdTech, Co-author of the guidelines on public-private partnerships; Working group member, Data and child-rights.
AI LEARN
(Norway)
Education Policy and governance researcher at the AI Centre for the Empowerment of Human Learning funded by the Norwegian Research Council and situated in the University of Bergen.
Digitisation Council of the State of Berlin, Germany (Landesbeirat Digitalisierung, Berlin) - Advisory Board
Change Learning (Bertelsmann Foundation) - Advisory Board
Children's Future Fund, Ukraine - Advisory Board
AKAD University - Scientific Advisory Board
"Beth Havinga combines a rare instinct for where education is heading, across technology, digital transformation, and AI, with an equally rare ability to bring people and institutions together. She moves easily between domains, sees connections others miss, and is generous with her time and courageous in her thinking. Sharp, dependable, and a genuine pleasure to work with."
Ahmet Murat KIlIç
Council of Europe
EdSAFE AI Alliance
(Global)
Managing Director of the alliance in charge of the alliance team, member growth and activities, and developing thought leadership pieces, standards and benchmarks for the use of artificial intelligence in education globally as an advisory consultant. Establishing the Leadership Fellowships to provide underrepresented voices in AI and education more visibility and connection.
Education Services Australia
(Australia)
Supporting the work on establishing the feasibility of technical standards around the safeguarding of Human Rights and Wellbeing in schools use of AI.
Intel Education
(EMEA)
Collaborating with key technology and content partners to develop, create and implement a comprehensive solution sales program within the central European education market. Supporting strategic business development and partnerships strategies, platform design and integration, business development support for partner companies, contract drafting, content acquisition, and partnership pilot project implementation. Account manager work with Pearson, Oxford University Press, MacMillan and tech partners such as Microsoft, HP and LEGO Education. Education Ministry support with workshops and teacher training opportunities.
Cornelsen Verlag
(DE)
Providing comprehensive platform and market analyses as part of the development of a full solution digital strategy for all print, digital and design production processes. Facilitating discussions between providers and the publishing house, and recommendations for best practice digital education standards. Defining possible interoperability strategies for current and future product development and preparing full reports for the publishing house.
Advanced Learning Partnerships
(USA)
Providing subject matter expertise to school districts within the USA as they develop their AI strategies and guidelines.
Fujitsu Global Delivery
(Worldwide)
Developing a curriculum, teacher and learner packs for teaching future skills in hybrid and offline environments in specific countries to thousands of students world-wide in grades 1-8.
VDI/VDE
(DE)
Developing a national standards committee to represent German initiatives within the EU and connected with the national education platform initiative of the BMBF
Yad Hanadiv
(IL)
Evaluating the feasibility of the foundation's digital education strategy and related research reports.
Ableton AG
(AU, DE, USA)
Supporting the development of a music education project for students world-wide. Developing an Australian pilot project including teaching and learning resources. Advising on education standards and global curricula, creating research and reporting matrices, frameworks and sample surveys.
Veritas Verlag
(AT)
Working with the content and digital teams of the Veritas Education publishing house to develop new interactive digital solutions for the primary and secondary markets including technical, licensing, partnership, adaptive learning, and interactivity advice. Providing Platform, product and risk analyses and partnership management for new product integration. Preparing full functional specifications and wireframes and keyscreens for new products.
Highlights
(USA)
Establishing business models and business development plans for new business strategies and verticals. Doing a full-platform analysis and review.
Core ECON
(Worldwide)
Conducting a thorough Plattform analysis and providing feedback and suggestions on functionality and design elements to enhance the digital offering.
Innoavtion Bildung
(AT)
Expert Jury member for the funding program, "creation of digital teaching and learning materials with citizen science methods" from the Inovationsstiftung for Education. The created resources will be available as OER.
Holon IQ
(Worldwide)
Providing a monthly Report on education ecosystems and development trends for a global education reporting structure led by HolonIQ.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
(EMEA)
European sales manager for the International arm of the leading educational publishing house. Directly responsible for sales and group training into over 2,000 schools within the region and for developing reseller and education ministry relationships and partnerships in the entire area. Consulting on textbook localisations and requirements.
StudySync
(Worldwide)
Developing world-wide distribution and licensing strategies and market opportunities. Advising on expansion, localization and internationalization strategies. Coordinating meetings and first stage implementation project management including market validation and potential analyses.
Bündnis für Bildung
(DE)
Managing Director of the non-for profit alliance for education and organising events as well as coordinating the work in focus groups on the topics of Interoperability and data protection as well as technical infrastructure in schools.
Learnosity
(EMEA)
Providing a comprehensive overview of the European publishing market and supporting strategic partnerships in EMEA
Ubiikki
(FI)
Exploring new technologies opportunities for the product development strategy of the company including a strategic market analysis for the respective technologies.
Follett International
(Europe)
In charge of sales for all business units and business development into Western Europe for Follett Software, Follett Library Resources, Follett Higher Education Group. Consulting and providing software implementation training and technical support to over 980 schools. Presenting at all major education conferences within Europe. Providing library list development and curriculum management expertise as well as conducting accreditation visit support (CIS, ECIS, IBO, IPC etc.)
Maths no Problem
(UK)
Developing a detailed market expansion strategy including local partnerships, events organization and development, conferences, speaking engagements. Working on a digital development strategy and competitor analysis.
CJ Fallon
(EMEA)
Assisting the internationalization, licensing and distribution strategies of this education publisher into wider Europe, Middle East and beyond.
Taylor & Francis
(EU)
Proof-reading and editing works for the publications, Language Awareness, on the topics of Linguistics in Education
World Reader
(USA)
Supporting expansion efforts with publishing and device maker partnership connections. Providing international industry standards advice for publishing partnerships.
We know STEM
(USA)
Acting COO & Co-Founder: Designing a STEM programme for educators and students. Responsible for: business and financial planning, distribution and sales plans, conference initiatives and partnerships, branding, presentations, product development, contract negotiations, investment discussions, team development.
DigiEduHack
(EU)
By request of the European Commission, joining the steering committee to support the development and implementation of DigiEduHack 2023
Kalahari Experience Education Program
(South Africa)
Participating in the yearly Education trips supporting teams from the Frankfurt International School, managing the middle School, Resolofetsi, in the village of Padstow in the Kalahari Desert, training students peer-teach other students.
Tswana Voices
(South Africa)
Founder & Director: setting up and managing a foundation supporting cultural entrepreneurship between students in the Kalahari Desert and Germany.
"For a company that was new to the world of primary and secondary education, Beth has proved to be an invaluable source of knowledge and information for Ableton. Her deep understanding of the international education landscape, her connections to potential partners and her ability to quickly integrate into our team has had a huge impact on our projects".
Chris Woods
Ableton