Jannie Jeppesen

Jannie has extensive experience working with digital competence, pedagogy, and management, both as an educator, principal, and head of professional development. She has been appointed commissioner to the Swedish Government’s strategic cooperation programme on Skills and Lifelong Learning and has advised the Swedish National Agency for Higher Vocational Education and the Swedish Public Employment Agency as a member of their Innovation Advisory Boards. Jannie is the CEO of Swedish Edtech Industry and Chair of The European Edtech Alliance (EEA), an umbrella organisation of European associations connecting the European edtech ecosystem and representing more than 2500 edtech companies.

 

TALK

Digital is the New Electricity: The Role of Education in a Post-Digital World

Jannie Jeppesen, Chairwoman of the European EdTech Alliance, discusses the pressing need for digital strategies in education. With 90% of jobs now requiring digital skills and nearly half of Europeans lacking basic proficiency, the EU’s Digital Education Action Plan sets an ambitious target: 80% digital literacy by 2027. Jannie will highlight the importance of equipping citizens with the skills necessary for work, democracy, and everyday life, and how education systems must adapt to meet these challenges in a world where digital has become as essential as electricity.