Bett UK 2027: Keep EdTech Contacts Linked to Learning and Pilot Requirements
Bett UK 2027 takes place January 20–22 at Excel London. A learning-platform or classroom-technology enquiry should describe the learners, teaching need and existing systems. This guide covers visitor essentials and shows how Habsy can keep accessibility questions, evaluation evidence and the next pilot discussion connected to each contact.
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Bett UK at a glance
- Dates
- January 20 to 22, 2027Wednesday to Friday
- Exhibition hours
- Jan 20–21: 09:00–18:00; Jan 22: 09:00–17:00Exhibition floor hours; arena doors open earlier
- Venue
- Excel LondonLondon, United Kingdom
- Entry
- Free eligible educator tickets; check termsChoose the category matching your actual role
- Official website
- uk.bettshow.comConfirm details before you travel
Who exhibits and who attends Bett UK?
Begin with the learning or operational problem and the group using the technology. Record curriculum or workflow needs, accessibility questions, existing systems and the staff responsible for evaluation. Ask what evidence, training and support a pilot would require. Separate the educational outcome to be assessed from a vendor’s demonstration; a show conversation does not establish effectiveness for a particular institution.
Who exhibits
- Learning platform and education software providers
- Classroom device and interactive technology suppliers
- Assessment and content providers
- Education IT and support partners
Who attends
- Teachers and school leaders
- College and university teams
- Education IT and procurement teams
- Government and education partners
Plan supplier meetings against the exhibition-floor timetable, not the earlier arena doors. Use the current exhibitor list and exact stand or booked meeting point. Check the booking process for Connect @ Bett, TableTalks or Tech User Labs rather than assuming a general ticket guarantees an appointment or seat.
How to prepare for Bett UK with Habsy
Most of the work happens before you reach London. Set up Habsy once and every conversation at the show ends with a saved contact, the context you need and a next step.
If you are visiting
Before you fly
- 1
Create your Professional digital card
Share your details by QR code, NFC or link instead of paper cards.
- 2
Add your Business digital card
Your company profile and brochures, for partners and suppliers you meet.
- 3
Create a Bett UK category
Plus the visitor intent signals below, to sort vendors by fit later.
- 4
Turn on Send my digital card back
Everyone you scan gets your card automatically.
If you are exhibiting
Before you fly, for every rep
- 1
Install Habsy on every rep's phone
Give each rep a digital card, plus one Business digital card for the company.
- 2
Set up intent signals and templates
Every rep qualifies and follows up the same way, by email or WhatsApp.
- 3
Add an enquiry form to your card
Print its QR code on the booth so visitors leave details when you are busy.
- 4
Create a Bett UK campaign
Bringing several reps? Every scan lands in one live list.
How to set up Habsy before Bett UK
Five steps, in the order the app walks you through them. Visitors need steps 1 to 3. Exhibitors should do all five.
1. Create your digital business cards
Every Habsy account includes two free digital cards under MyQR: a Professional digital card for you and a Business digital card for your company, with your services and brochures. Habsy's AI builds them from your LinkedIn profile and website, or from a photo of your own business card. Share them by QR code, NFC or link. The person you share with opens your card in their browser, with no app needed, and saves your contact in one tap. Add an enquiry form so visitors who scan your card leave their details and are saved as a new contact.

1Your Professional digital card

2Your Business digital card

3Share by QR code, NFC or link
2. Add intent signals
Intent signals are tap-to-answer questions you fill in for every contact, so every rep records the same details in seconds. In Settings, open Manage Intent Signals, then tap Create with AI to get suggestions from your website, or Create Manually to add the set below.

1Open Manage Intent Signals

2Review the signals Habsy suggests

3Tap the answers after each scan
- School
- University
- College
- Education authority
- EdTech provider
- Headteacher
- Education IT manager
- Curriculum lead
- Procurement manager
- Learning platforms
- Classroom technology
- Assessment tools
- Education IT
- AI in education
- Within 3 months
- 3 to 6 months
- 6 to 12 months
- Researching
- Book a demo
- Send a proposal
- Share a case study
- Introduce a colleague
- Learning platforms
- Classroom technology
- Assessment tools
- Education IT
- AI in education
- Exhibit hall booth
- Session or reception
- Strong fit
- Possible fit
- Not a fit
- Book a demo
- Request pricing
- Share with my team
- No follow-up
Add them in Settings, Manage Intent Signals, with Create Manually, or start with Create with AI and adjust the options to match what you sell or what you are looking for.
3. Create a Bett UK category
Create a category called Bett UK and set it as your default for the days of the event, so every contact you scan at the show is filed under it automatically. After the show, use it as a filter to export only your Bett UK contacts to Excel, CSV or VCF in one step. Exhibitors on Habsy Platform can also use the Bett UK category to track how the event performed: contacts captured, companies reached, intent signals and each rep's results.

1Create the category

2Pick it when you save a contact

3Find it on every contact
4. Set up your email and WhatsApp templates
Connect your email account or WhatsApp Business account in Settings before the show. Then, with Send email or WhatsApp template turned on in your Card Preferences, your follow-up goes out from your own account the moment you save a scanned contact. The visitor often has your message, and your digital card, before they leave your booth. It shows you are organized and quick to respond, and it puts you ahead of every exhibitor who follows up next week. To write the template, open Email Templates or WhatsApp Templates in Settings, describe the message, and Habsy's AI writes it. Add variables such as the contact's name and company so every message is personal. Here is a template you can copy for Bett UK:
Hi {{recipient.name}},
It was good meeting you at Bett in London.
I would be happy to share product information, integration details and accessibility documentation for the learning or operational needs {{recipient.company}} is reviewing.
Would you prefer the information first, or should we arrange a discussion about the learner group, staff support and what a useful pilot would need to demonstrate?
Best regards,{{user.name}}{{user.company}}
Hi {{recipient.name}}, this is {{user.name}} from {{user.company}}. Good meeting you at Bett.
Would integration details, accessibility information or pilot options help your review? Happy to discuss the learning need and involve the right evaluation team.
Words in braces are variables. Habsy fills them in from each contact and from your profile when you send.

1Let AI write the template

2Save your WhatsApp templates

3Save your email templates
5. Set your Card Preferences
Choose what Habsy does each time you save a contact, once in Settings or per save. It runs in the background while you move on to the next conversation.
Rachel Evans saved at Bett UK · 4 steps running in the background
Email, WhatsApp and CRM steps need the matching integration.
How to capture every contact at Bett UK
Use one app for every contact you make, wherever you make it: at the booth, in a session, at a reception or over dinner. Every rep and every visitor captures contacts on their own phone, free and with no scan limit, and every contact lands in one list with your category, intent signals and notes.

1Scan a business card

2Scan a badge QR code

3Type it in with manual entry
- Badges: point the Habsy scanner at a badge and Habsy reads the attendee's details from its QR code. If a badge holds only a registration number, scan the person's business card or type them in.
- Business cards: scan each card in seconds, or switch to Batch and scan up to 150 cards in about 5 minutes without leaving the camera. Habsy reads cards in 200+ languages.
- QR codes: scan digital business cards from any provider, LinkedIn QR codes and contact QR codes.
- NFC: turn on NFC on the scan screen, then hold an NFC business card or an NFC event badge to the back of your phone. Habsy reads the contact and saves it, with no camera needed.
- Manual entry: no card and no QR code? Choose Manual and type the details in.
- Offline: capture continues when the hall Wi-Fi is busy, and contacts process once you reconnect.
Many shows also sell official lead retrieval through the organizer. Habsy works on its own or next to it. For more, read lead capture vs lead retrieval.
How to add context while you talk
A contact without context is hard to follow up. Before the next conversation starts, add what you discussed and what you promised.
- Intent signals: tap the answers on the review screen after each scan.
- Voice notes: tap Add Voice Note and say what they need. Habsy turns it into a searchable transcript.
- Text notes: type a quick note, such as "Learning platform pilot for 3 schools".
- Reminders: in 1 hour, in 4 hours, tomorrow at 9 AM or any date and time, with a repeat and an alarm. All of them appear in My reminders.
Here is what a contact from Bett UK looks like with context added:
Rachel Evans
Headteacher, Willow Learning Trust
Intent signals
- School
- Headteacher
- Learning platforms
- 3 to 6 months
- 3 schools
- Book a demo
Notes
Exploring learning-platform pilots for 3 schools; needs integration and accessibility evidence.
0:42 · "Please send pilot options and accessibility information for our 3 schools."
Reminder
Monday, 9:00 AM · Request pilot and accessibility details
Illustrative example: fictional person, company and buying requirements; not an actual attendee record.
Going to Bett UK?
Your digital card and lead capture in one app.
Unlimited scanning, text notes, reminders and exports are free. Categories, voice notes, intent signals and templates require Habsy Plus. Habsy Platform is separately priced for teams.
What to do in Habsy after Bett UK
The show ends on Friday, January 22. What you do in the next 48 hours decides how many of those conversations turn into meetings, partners or deals.
If you visited: pick up the conversations you started
- See who looked at your card: open QR analytics to see how many people viewed and saved your digital card, how they engaged and where.
- Save and call back: save vendors to your phone contacts, and set a reminder to call back the ones you want to hear more from.
- Drop a message: Habsy writes a short email or WhatsApp message for any contact, mentioning where you met.
- Export and share: export your Bett UK category to Excel, CSV or VCF, by date range, with a copy sent to your email, and share the shortlist with your team.
Top locations
Example numbers.

1Export to Excel, CSV or VCF

2Set a reminder to call back

3Send a quick message
If you exhibited: follow up within 48 hours
- Friday evening: batch scan any cards left in your pockets and check that every contact has a note.
- Monday: filter by intent signals, such as "Book a demo" and "Within 3 months", and send your Bett UK template to the hottest contacts first.
- Send at scale: select several contacts on the home screen, choose email or WhatsApp and a template, and send to all of them.
- Next week: work through the rest by reminder, sync qualified contacts to your CRM, and export the list to Excel, CSV or VCF.

1Write the follow-up with AI

2Pick a template for each contact

3Select several contacts and send
For more message ideas, see our follow-up email templates.
Exhibiting with a team? Run Bett UK on Habsy Platform
When several reps work the booth, the hard part is not capturing leads. It is knowing, during the show and after it, who met whom, who is hot and who follows up. Habsy Platform is the web dashboard for that, at app.habsy.ai. Reps keep scanning in the app, and the manager sees everything in one place.
app.habsy.ai

- One campaign for Bett UK: every rep's contacts land in one live list, by rep and by day.
- Clear ownership: assign contacts, set reminders, and get alerts when two reps meet the same person.
- Follow-up from one place: sync to your CRM and run email sequences, WhatsApp and LinkedIn outreach for the whole team.
The Bett UK post-event report
When the show ends, Habsy turns your Bett UK contacts into a post-event report: what your team captured, who you met, what they told you through your intent signals, and a dossier on every company with how well it fits your business. Use it to decide who to call first and whether the next edition is worth the booth. Here is what it could look like for Bett UK, with example data:
Post-event report · Bett UK
Overview: what your team captured at Bett UK, how complete it is, and what stands out.
Analytics: the kinds of organizations and the seniority of the people your team met at Bett UK.
Intent signals: what contacts at Bett UK are interested in, when they plan to buy and the next step your reps agreed.
Habsy Platform has one team price, with no per-event or per-lead fees. See Habsy for teams or explore the platform.
Bottom line
Save the learning objective, user group, existing systems, accessibility needs, pilot measures and evaluation owner with each Bett contact. Visitors: create your digital card and scan every card and badge you collect. Exhibitors: set up intent signals and templates before you fly, capture every contact in one app, and follow up within 48 hours. See event lead capture with Habsy.
Bringing a team to Bett UK and other events this year? See how Habsy works for sales teams, or book a demo of Habsy Platform.
Habsy is not affiliated with Hyve Group. Event details come from the official Bett UK website and can change.
Keywords
- Bett UK 2027
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Frequently Asked Questions
When and where is Bett UK 2027?
January 20–22 at Excel London, Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, London, United Kingdom.
What are the exhibition-floor opening hours?
The current official pages list a 09:00 floor opening daily. Closing times are 18:00 on January 20–21 and 17:00 on January 22, London local time. This replaces the 10:00 opening in the older draft.
Do arena doors open at the same time?
No. Arena doors open 08:30 on January 20 and 08:45 on January 21–22. Those times do not mean the exhibition floor is open; use the timetable for the activity you are attending.
Is Bett free for every attendee?
No. Free tickets depend on the published category, including eligible educators, government and charities. Reseller and distributor registrations are reviewed before a free ticket is approved. Other attendees need the appropriate category and current terms.
Does a ticket guarantee a programme booking?
Check the programme’s eligibility, booking process and current availability. Some registration FAQ text still refers to an older edition, so confirm applicable deadlines directly instead of relying on an inherited year or an assumed reserved place.
What should an education-technology follow-up contain?
Refer to the learning or operational need, intended users and existing systems. Send the requested integration, accessibility or product information and agree the evaluation owner, staff support and pilot measures before discussing wider adoption.
Can Habsy access the organiser’s badge database?
No. It can read supported QR codes that contain contact details. If a badge contains only a registration identifier or restricted organiser link, use the official retrieval option or exchange a business card. A separate contact app does not grant access to registration records.
How do I keep the Bett UK team’s contacts organised?
Use consistent qualification questions, agree a follow-up owner and save the next action with the contact. Categories and intent signals require Habsy Plus; free text notes and reminders can record the same discussion in a simpler workflow. Habsy Platform is separately priced for shared team campaigns, assignments and reporting.
Which Habsy features are free and which require a plan?
Scanning, text notes, reminders, exports and two digital cards are free. Categories, voice notes, intent signals, templates, enquiry forms, card analytics and integrations require Habsy Plus. Sending and CRM steps need the relevant account integration; offline capture is processed when the device reconnects.
Going to Bett UK?
Capture every contact you make in London.
Save the learning objective, user group, existing systems, accessibility needs, pilot measures and evaluation owner with each Bett contact.

