Executive Vice President & Co-COO, Wada participated as a panelist at “ATP 2020 Global Conference”

During the period from September 14th (Monday) to 18th (Friday), “ATP 2020 Global Conference” was held online for the first time in its history and our Executive Vice President and Co-COO, Wada was invited as a panelist at the conference (Click here for Wada’s profile).

* ATP = Association of Test Publishers

The “ATP 2020 Global Conference” is the global conference where industry leaders in the fields of education measurement, test development, certification licensure, and human resources development gather from around the globe to present and share cutting-edge research and cases.

In this conference,Wada has participated in the Closing Keynote CEO Panel “Using Assessment To Promote Equity: How Are We Doing?”, and held a panel discussion with global leaders in the testing industry regarding the social trends surrounding current standardized tests and the future of assessment technology in the world of with-corona and after-corona from the viewpoint of equity, validity, and reliability.

Wada also participated in the Asia Session “Asia EdTech and Value of Assessment – Use Case Exploration”, where main theme was EdTech trends in Asia in the era of with-corona and after-corona and the impact of EdTech to the education and measurement industry.

In the panel discussion, he emphasized the importance of efficacy framework (accountability of outcomes) when disruptive technology like AI is used to bridge “learning”, “measurement” and “navigation” in the data-driven society.

■ Title of the sessions and panelists

Closing Keynote CEO Panel
Using Assessment To Promote Equity: How Are We Doing?

<Moderator>
John Kleeman (Executive Director and Founder, Questionmark)
<Panelist>
Janet Godwin (CEO, ACT)
Kellye Testy (President & CEO, LSAC)
* LSAC (The Law School Admission Council)
Tim Oates (Group Director of Assessment Research and Development, Cambridge Assessment)
Norihisa Wada (Executive Vice President & Co-COO, EduLab Inc.)

Asia Session “Asia EdTech and Value of Assessment –Use Case Exploration”

<Moderator>
Dr. Changhua Rich (Principal Research Scientist, ACT)
<Panelist>
Alex Tong (Senior Vice President Global Business Development, ATA)
Won S. Kim (CEO and Founder, Seoulfull Tech)
Norihisa Wada (Executive Vice President & Co-COO, EduLab Inc.)

EduLab will continue to actively disseminate and collect information in Japan and overseas, and will contribute to the development of the market as a global EdTech company originating in Japan.