Nic Ponsford

After working in education for over 20 years as a teacher, school leader and coach, Nic wanted to find an accessible means to make ordinary classrooms extraordinarily inclusive. As well as being Co-Head of Education for Microlink, Nic is also the founder of the Global Equality Collective (GEC), addressing one of the biggest issues in education; diversity and inclusion. The GEC is a collective of over 300 culture, diversity and inclusion experts and the creator of the multi-award winning ‘GEC Platform’, the “world’s first DEI” app for education. Nic has been recognised as one of Europe's top 50 women in tech #InspiringFiftyEurope, is a doctorate researcher and has listed 'Highly Commended' in the category of 'Role Model of the Year' 2023 by Computing magazine.