Steve Bambury has worked in education and training for 20 years. In 2016 he became the first Head of Digital Learning and Innovation across the JESS Dubai school group before moving on to work as an education consultant in 2019. This included an extended engagement with New Media Academy where he led on education strategy and immersive technology, coordinating the deployment of the first virtual campus in The Middle East. Steve has won awards from Apple, Microsoft, GESS, BETT and EdTech Digest for his work integrating technology in learning and professional development. In 2017, he hosted the world’s first professional development sessions inside virtual reality and in 2018 he co-hosted the world’s first global lesson inside VR alongside Pixar co-founder Loren Carpenter. In 2024 he returned to JESS Dubai to help lead the school into a new era of AI-enriched education. Steve is also the Chair of the Dubai AI in Education Think Tank.