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We spoke with an independent consultant to the digital assessment sector, a PR strategist focused on education and assessment, two senior leaders from a global awarding body in occupational health and safety, a regional assessment expert supporting reform across Central Asia and the Caucasus, and an assessment services CEO from Australia. Five different organisations, six experts, five different parts of the world, five different relationships with the assessment industry.
We asked each of them the same three questions:
- Conference reflection: What was the one conversation or moment at eAA 2026 that stuck with you the most?
- Market trends: What is the assessment industry getting right at the moment, or what still needs to change?
- Future of assessment: If you had to name one thing that will define where digital assessment is heading in the next five years, what would it be?
What you’ll learn
- Why “what is still worth assessing” is becoming a bigger question than how to assess it
- What digital transformation actually requires beyond the platform itself
- Why the technology gap between regions is cultural as much as technical
- Why “expert in the loop” matters more than “human in the loop” when AI enters grading and design
- Where five industry voices agree, and where they differ, on the next five years
Conversation #1
Geoff Chapman
Senior consultant & board advisor, geoffchapman.com
United Kingdom
Conversation #2
Oliver Chesher
Founder & Managing Director, Galibier PR
United Kingdom
Conversation #3
Dee Arp, Chief Quality Officer, NEBOSH
April Chaplin, Head of Regulatory Compliance, NEBOSH
United Kingdom
Conversation #4
Vali Huseyn
Regional Assessment Expert, e-Assessment Association & IAEA, Central Asia & Caucasus
Azerbaijan
Conversation #5
Melanie Atkin
Chief Executive Officer, New Data Solutions
Australia