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Current Projects


Fujitsu Global Delivery
(Worldwide)

Developing a curriculum, teacher and learner packs for teaching future skills in hybrid and offline environments in specific countries world-wide. 

Core ECON
(Worldwide)

Establishing business models and business development plans for new business strategies and verticals. 

Atheneum Partners
(EU)

Providing in depth reports and analyses of the market potential, product potential and design, and viability of specific EdTech startups to support the decisions of VCs, and EdTech investor funds.

"Beth has supported Learnosity at various times over a number of years, developing new business and driving an expansion strategy into the European market. During this time, Beth has been a fantastic resource for thoughts and strategies in Europe (and further afield). She has amazing access and there is not a publisher in Europe that she cannot get you in front of.” 
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- Jim Ruddy, Learnosity
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Past 
​Engagements​


Intel Education
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(EMEA) (DE)

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.  

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
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(Austria)

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
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(USA)

Conducting a thorough Plattform analysis and providing feedback and suggestions on functionality and design elements to enhance the digital offering. 

Innovation 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. 

Fachjury für das Förderprogramm "Erstellung von digitalen Lehr- und Lernmitteln mit Citizen Science Methoden" von der Innovationsstiftung für Bildung. Die erstellten Materialien stehen als Open Educational Resources zur Verfügung. 

HolonIQ
(Worldwide)

Providing a monthly Report on education ecosystems and development trends for a global education reporting structure led by HolonIQ. 

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ​
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(EU)

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 e.V.
(DE)

Acting manager for 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.

EduVation
(DE)

active shareholder in the only business angel company supporting education startups in Germany. Providing consultancy advice and investment, pitching and product support for early stage education startups within the German market. 

Cloubi
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(FI)

Determining market expansion possibilities with a comprehensive market analysis as well as supporting partnership and collaboration opportunities in specific regions. 

Follett International ​
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(EU)

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.)

Reallyenglish
(UK/JP)

Supporting global expansion efforts including the localisation and internationalisation of the product offering and access to investors and financing options. 

NeticTech
(EMEA)

Developing Go to Market plans for key markets and age groups as well as leading potential partnership discussions in key segments and regions. Supporting market localisation and expansion 

SecretBuilders  
(EMEA)

supporting the internationalisation and localisation of a series of products as well as go to market strategy and leading partnership discussions in various regions

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. 

Time to Know
(EMEA)

enabling the market expansion into target markets within EMEA through referrals and partnership discussions

Shift Learning
(EU/UK/DK)

​Developing market analyses and suggestions for specific market segment development of STEM education products 

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

Start EdTech
(DE)

Managing the EdTech Startup project for the German Alliance for Education (das Bündnis für Bildung). Organising the inaugural EdTech Day at the 2017 Didacta including event coordination and liaising with key industry players, project conception and management, and website and graphic design. The startup voice for Germany by the German alliance for education.

Tswana Voices
(South Africa)

Founder & Director: setting up and managing a foundation supporting cultural entrepreneurship between students in the Kalahari Desert and Germany. 

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.

European Educational Publishers Group
(Europe)

Invited keynote speaker (“Reframing Challenges for Success”),   advisor during breakout sessions around education trends in publishing globally. 

Content Canning
(USA)

​Working on product and business development strategies for iOS education applications. Developing sales channels, negotiating distribution contracts and partnerships. 

World Reader 
(USA)

Supporting expansion efforts with publishing and device maker partnership connections. Providing international industry standards advice for publishing partnerships.

Kalahari Experience Education Program​
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(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. 

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"Beth Havinga bringt Menschen, Unternehmen und Systeme scheinbar mühelos zusammen. Sie vernetzt Menschen und Informationen, erklärt Zusammenhänge und zeigt Möglichkeiten auf, berät in der Projektführung und Vorgehensweise und setzt Aufgaben in hervorragender Qualität um. Dabei arbeitet Sie international, fließend mehrsprachig, stets zeitgerecht, fokussiert, selbstständig und für alle Seiten gewinnbringend. Ihre hohe analytische Fähigkeit, ihr tiefes technisches Verständnis und ihre überzeugend, gewinnbringende Persönlichkeit, gepaart mit der spürbaren Liebe zum Thema Bildung, machen es zu einem Vergnügen mit ihr zusammenzuarbeiten".

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 Elke Oberhuber, "Neue Medien und Strategie - Veritas Verlag 

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