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The panel:
- Mark Andrews, strategic development manager, Adobe
- Alistair Lawrence, special projects editor, 온라인 바카라 (chair)
- Claire Lucas, professor of engineering teaching and learning, King’s College London
- Lawrie Phipps, senior research lead, Jisc
- Ann Thanaraj, assistant academic registrar for digital transformation, Teesside University
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