Event: EdTech Hub at the ADEA Triennale 2025
Exploring the role of EdTech in strengthening education systems across Africa
From 29 to 31 October 2025, EdTech Hub is pleased to participate in the 2025 ADEA Triennale on Education, taking place in Accra, Ghana. The Triennale is one of Africa’s leading forums for policy dialogue, peer learning, and the exchange of insights and best practices from context-specific education experiences.
This year, the Triennale reflects on the progress made since 2022 and considers how recent developments are shaping the future of education in Africa. Highlights include the African Union declaring 2024 the Year of Education for Africa and launching the Decade of Accelerated Education (2025–2034), signaling a renewed commitment to improving learning outcomes across the continent. Discussions will focus on leveraging evidence, technology, and innovative strategies to strengthen foundational learning, skills development, and higher education.
At EdTech Hub, we will share evidence and insights from our work on how digital tools can support foundational learning, teacher professional development, inclusive access, and resilient education systems. By exploring what works and what does not, we aim to help policymakers, educators, and funders make evidence-informed decisions that improve learning outcomes and ensure no learner is left behind.
EdTech Hub sessions at the ADEA Triennale 2025
This year’s conference theme is: Strengthening the resilience of Africa’s educational systems: Advancing towards ending learning poverty by 2035 with a well-educated and skilled workforce for the continent and beyond.
EdTech Hub will be facilitating and participating in several sessions. Come and say hello and stay tuned for session details and key takeaways from the event.
30 Oct
1:40 pm – 2:30 pm: From Evidence to Impact: Leveraging Education Technology to Bring Every Learner on Board – Progress and Pathways, (Sub-theme 5)
30 Oct
2:30 pm – 3:05 pm: Join Verna Lalbeharie from EdTech Hub for a side event, where she will be facilitating a session that explores the successes and challenges in pillars 2 & 3 of the Digital Transformation for Education (DTE) framework, followed by a 10-minute Q&A with industry experts, (Sub-theme 5).
30 Oct
3:05 pm – 4:05 pm: Join Hannah Simmons (Africa Lead, EdTech Hub) and Sharanya Ramesh (Senior Portfolio Manager – Africa, Helpdesk, EdTech Hub) for an interactive session exploring Africa’s EdTech ecosystem. They will share cross-country insights on the six pillars of digital transformation, unpacking successes, gaps, challenges, and opportunities to scale what works and integrate promising innovations, (Sub-theme 5).
30 Oct
4:05 pm – 5:05 pm: Join Hannah Simmons (Africa Lead, EdTech Hub), Genevieve Simiyu (Specialist, EdTech Hub), and Enoch Amu (Specialist, EdTech Hub) for an engaging session on advancing EdTech research coordination within Ministries of Education. The session will showcase an IDRC-funded initiative exploring how the Ministries of Education in Kenya, Senegal, and Malawi coordinate EdTech research to support their national agendas on foundational learning, (Sub-theme 5).
Meet the EdTech Hub team
👤 Verna Lalbeharie, Executive Director
👤 Enoch Amu, Edtech Specialist
👤 Genevieve Simiyu, Edtech Specialist
👤 Hannah Simmons, Africa Countries Lead
👤 Sharanya Ramesh, Senior Portfolio Manager (Helpdesk)
We look forward to engaging with you at the ADEA Triennale 2025.
