Kodu Kup Europe | 15 October 2014

Microsoft Center Brussels

Rue Montoyer 51, 1000 Brussels
A focal point of Code Week Europe will be the grand finale of Kodu Cup Europe a new competition for 6-16 year
olds which encourages children to take their first steps into the world of coding, by creating their own games and
building a unique digital world. This has already been recognized as a best-practice by the European Commissions
eSkills for Jobs Campaign.

Time

Activity

9:30 - 10:00

Registration & Welcome Coffee

10:00- 10:10

Welcome To Kodu Kup Europe

Afke Schaart, Senior Director EU Institutional Relations, Microsoft
Jan De Craemer, Vice-chair EUN and Director Flemish Ministry

10:10 10:20

Key note - THE NEW LITERACY IN EUROPE

Ryan Heath, VP Spokesperson, DG Connect, European Commission

10:20-10:30

Moderator introduces Judging Panel and Pitching Session!

Sylvie Laffarge, European Citizenship Director, Microsoft

10:30 11:30

1st Pitch Session: The first 4 countries will pitch their projects

11:30 11:50

Coffee break

11:50 12:00

Key note - DIGITAL SKILLS SETTING YOUTH UP FOR THE NEXT TOP JOBS
Karen Marquez, Co-Founder, Infantium
Microsoft BizSpark SME

12:00 13:00

2nd Pitch Session: The second 4 countries will pitch their projects

13:00 14:00

Lunch/ Kodu finalist games demos

Final Judging session for the Grand Jury | Jury Members:
Kelly Smith, BAFTA, (Head of Television and Games)
Sergej Koperdak (European Commission, New Technologies and Social media)
Karen Marquez (Co-Founder, Infantium)
Pieter De Baets, Facebook

14:10 14:20
14:20 15:00
15:00 15:30

Key note - INNOVATIVE EDUCATION GOING DIGITAL

John Woollard, Computing At School (CAS)
Announcement of the Winners and award ceremony!
Closing drink