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This week we went live with Emma Lowe, Director of The London Book Fair, Wayne Sime, CEO of @alpsp.bsky.social and Bridget Shine, CEO of @independentpublishersguild.com reflecting on what 2026 holds for publishing leaders.
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It was great to meet with so many wonderful EdTech and Educational Publishing teams this week at BETT!
We always love catching up with Shalini Bhatt, Business Development Manager at @britannica.com who shared with us here how developing skills in data literacy and AI will be key for 2026!

Our MD of Inspired Search Abigail Barclay had the pleasure of catching up today with Dan Sandu, CEO at EDT who shares here why navigating international politics is crucial for 2026 as well as the importance of working with the education community here in the UK.

#SkillsFor2026 Some great advice here from Andy Ware, NED and Advisory Board Member within educational and academic publishing, who reminds us of the importance of human skills, empathy, engagement and the ability to collaborate and work with people in a team setting as we go into the year ahead.

Brilliant to catch up with Caroline Everard, EdTech, Curriculum and Digital Product Expert whilst at Bett this morning!

In a world of evolving tech and AI, Caroline shares how valuable critical thinking continues to be, and why having a good community and reliable voices to follow are essential.

Some great insight into some of the top skills in demand for 2026 from Berwyn Jones, Product and Innovation Director at @oxfordunipress.bsky.social who shares here why adaptability along with willingness to learn and see things from different perspectives will be crucial for success this year!

A pleasure to meet with Louise Plunkett, International Product Strategy Director at @desire2learn.bsky.social

Louise shares here with us the importance of carving out time to learn more about the evolving modern tools around us as a top skill for 2026!

Our Associate Director Verity Hawson has been busy catching up with lots of Edtech and Educational publishing experts at BETT today.
Here she catches up with Ian Johnstone, VP Partnerships at Avallain who explains why this year is all about being unafraid, innovative and ready to embrace change!

Great to catch up with Mike Thompson, Director at York Press, whilst at Bett on some of the top skills anticipated for 2026!

Mike explains here how change is on the agenda and flexible people who are able to not just go with the flow but also influence it will be hugely important this year!

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