🌍 EdTech 2025 in the Maldives: A Global Forum for the Future of Education

As part of Global Business Week 2025, which will take place from 7–15 July on the private island Kurumba Resort (Maldives), one of the key events in the education sector will be held — EdTech 2025 (Global Education, Innovation & Startup Forum & Expo).
 

The organisers of the forum are: 

• World Education, Science and Innovation Organisation (WESIO)
• European Association of Business Development (EABD)
• International Business Academy Consortium (IBAC)

The forum will bring together private school owners, university directors, EdTech startup founders, accreditation experts and investors. It is a space of synergy between innovation, technology, and entrepreneurial approaches in education.

 

 

SPEAKERS OF THE EDTECH 2025 FORUM & EXPO 

(Global Education, Innovation, and Startup Forum & Expo)

International experts and opinion leaders:

🇬🇧 Anastasiia Azarova
Owner of the startup AvatArtStudent of BIGBOSS BUSINESS SCHOOL
 

Topic: Scaling an EdTech startup and new-generation leadership 

🇬🇧 Olga Azarova

Founder and CEO of MiniBoss & BigBoss Business Schools
Inventor of 12 educational franchises
President of Mediaholding 100%
PhD in Economics
Laureate of the FORTUNE 500 Most Powerful Women Ranking and the UN WOMEN Noble Prize
 

Topic: Building a global franchised educational system

🇬🇪 Dr Nina Chikvashvili
PhD, Founder and Director of the Georgian-American International School “Progress”
(Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Batumi)

Topic: Practices of educational internationalisation and strategic partnerships

 

 

🇦🇺 Elena Chirich
Owner of the MINIBOSS BUSINESS SCHOOL branches in Australia (Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney)

Topic: Localisation of educational franchises and team management

🇬🇧 Tatiana Dermenji
Senior Franchise Department Specialist at IBA Consortium

Topic: Methodology of scaling educational products

🇬🇧 🇺🇦 🇹🇷 Irina Denisova
Director of BIGBOSS BUSINESS SCHOOL

Topic: Building career tracks and mentoring students in entrepreneurship

 

 

🇬🇧 Alyona Gunbeyi
Accreditation Specialist at WESIO (WORLD EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND INNOVATION ORGANISATION)

Topic: International certification and education quality standards

🇹🇲 Jamilia Kerimova
CEO of ES "Ish Nokady"
Regional Director of MiniBoss & BigBoss Business Schools in Central Asia

Topic: Development of educational projects in mixed education systems

🇿🇦 Wendy Silinyana

Co-Founder of the International Women’s Forum
Board Chair Emeritus of Vital Voices Global Partnership
Founder & CEO of Susan Davis International

Topic: Global women’s leadership and social entrepreneurship in education

 

🇺🇦 Luidmyla Stanislavenko
President of the International Club of Successful Women “World Woman Club”

Topic: The role of female entrepreneurship in the global educational landscape

🇲🇽 Elisamaria Torres
Representative of the international network of business schools in Latin America

Topic: EdTech and entrepreneurial education in the region

 
🇦🇿 Narmina Hasanova
Owner of the first MINIBOSS BUSINESS SCHOOL branch in Baku

Topic: Launching and adapting a franchise in the CIS countries

 

🇹🇼 Hsu Yang‑Chih
Founder of FORBEKIDS EDUCATION CO., LTD (Taiwan)

Topic: AI and gamification in early childhood education

 

The forum is structured around 8 key directions: 

• Scaling and growth — how to expand your network, open branches, scale a startup
• Work and leisure balance — 5-star resort relaxation, evening networking, coaching on the beach
• Profitability and optimisation — technology for reducing costs and increasing income
• New technologies — AI, AR/VR, hybrid learning formats
• Promotion and marketing — how to attract students and build an educational brand
• Teams and HR — recruitment, retention, and staff development
• International expansion — accreditation, licensing, global compliance
• Investment — access to venture funds, grants, and business angels 

Grants and Opportunities

• WESIO Grants: up to 50% coverage of participation and accommodation costs
• Free participation for speakers and exhibitors
• Awards: opportunity to win the Adam Smith Global Education & Innovation Prize
• Gifts: subscriptions, certificates, access to closed platforms

 Participation Formats  

• Observer — full access to all sessions and expo
• Speaker — presentation (up to 15 minutes)
• Exhibitor — presentation of your product or franchise
• Business Angel — participation as investor or mentor
• Laureate — nomination for awards and recognition

Conclusion 

EdTech 2025 is your gateway to the global arena of educational innovation.
A packed professional programme, island-level luxury, inspiring speakers and real partnership opportunities await you.

If you are a school owner, startup founder, educator, franchisor or education investor — this event is made for you. 

Registration and full details: education.forum-expo.org