Speakers
Malika Ali
Director of Pegagogy, Highlander Institute
Moving to personalized teacher professional development – how?
Friday, January 31st
3:30 – 4:15 pm
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Colin Angevine
Project Director, Challenge Collaboratives, Digital Promise
Data, dashboards, and the whole child
Thursday, January 30th
2:00 – 2:45 pm
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Mark Atkinson
CEO, Mursion
Where is the AR/VR applications market in education heading?
Friday, January 31st
3:30 – 4:15 pm
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Amy Baron
Director, Education & Ed Tech, Cantina Consulting
Workshop: Building products your learners will love!
Friday, January 31st
2:30 – 4:00 pm
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Ansh Bhammar
CEO & Co-Founder, ForagerOne
2020 Across Boundaries Pitch Competition Semifinals
Thursday, January 30th
10:00 – 10:45 am
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David Blake
Executive Chairman, Degreed
The future of work: Looking ahead at trends in workforce edtech
Thursday, January 30th
10:00 – 10:45 am
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Goldie Blumenstyk
Senior Writer, The Chronicle of Higher Education
The future of the university: Stories of digital transformation in higher ed
Thursday, January 30th
11:00 – 11:45 am
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David Blustein
Professor, Boston College
CLOSING KEYNOTE
Developing students for the future of work
Friday, January 31st
1:15 – 2:15 pm
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Turner Bohlen
CEO & Co-Founder, Beagle Learning
2020 Across Boundaries Pitch Competition Semifinals
Thursday, January 30th
11:00 – 11:45 am
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Jackson Boyar
Co-Founder & CEO, Mentor Collective
What works to create successful student retention initiatives?
Thursday, January 30th
2:30 – 3:15 pm
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Jennifer Brady
CMO, UMassOnline
The search for new revenue and impact in higher ed: To OPM or not
Thursday, January 30th
2:00 – 2:45 pm
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Gates Bryant
Partner, Tyton Partners
What works to create successful student retention initiatives?
Friday, January 31st
2:30 – 3:15 pm
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Kevin Bushweller
Assistant Managing Editor, Education Week
Student data privacy: Smart strategies to avoid big mistakes
Thursday, January 30th
3:00 – 3:45 pm
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Andy Calkins
Director, Next Generation Learning Challenges
Leading transformation: From the bottom up and top down
Friday, January 31st
11:30 am – 12:15 pm
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Jamie Candee
President & CEO, Edmentum
BUSINESS KEYNOTE
Edtech CEOs on creating the future of learning
Thursday, January 30th
8:30 – 9:30 am
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Jennifer Carolan
General Partner, Reach Capital
Investors speak
Thursday, January 30th
10:00 – 10:45 am
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Karen Cator
President & CEO, Digital Promise
The future of work: Looking ahead at trends in workforce edtech
Thursday, January 30th
10:00 – 10:45 am
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Sean Cavanagh
Managing Editor, EdWeek Market Brief
What does the election hold for education innovation, edtech, and the business of education?
Friday, January 31st
11:30 am – 12:15 pm
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Angela Ceresnie
CEO, Climb Credit
Financial innovation in paying for learning: How will it change education?
Friday, January 31st
3:30 – 4:15 pm
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Tonika Cheek Clayton
Managing Partner, New Schools Venture Fund
How are educators using edtech to close equity gaps?
Friday, January 31st
10:30 – 11:15 am
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Jonathon Chillas
Vice President, Chief Data Officer, National University
AI in higher education…outside the classroom
Friday, January 31st
11:30 am – 12:15 pm
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Kevin Clark
Professor, George Mason University
How are educators using edtech to close equity gaps?
Friday, January 31st
10:30 – 11:15 am
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Barbara Clarke
Partner, The Impact Seat
JUDGE
2020 Across Boundaries Pitch Competition Semifinals
Thursday, January 30th
10:00 – 10:45 am
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Clay Colarusso
Vice President, Marketing, American Student Assistance
YouTube or Yale: What will Gen Z choose? The future of informal learning
Thursday, January 30th
2:00 – 2:45 pm
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Mary Coleman
Senior Vice President & COO, Economic Mobility Pathways
Workforce ed for the underserved
Thursday, January 30th
2:00 – 2:45 pm
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Eileen Cooke
Senior Director, Learning & Development, CVS Health
Talent leaders’ challenges: How does edtech help?
Thursday, January 30th
3:00 – 3:45 pm
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Matt Cooper
CEO, Skillshare
YouTube or Yale: What will Gen Z choose? The future of informal learning
Thursday, January 30th
2:00 – 2:45 pm
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Karen Crebase
Superintendent, Hopedale Public Schools
Readying students for the future of work in your community: Career exploration and middle school
Friday, January 31st
2:30 – 3:15 pm
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Terah Crews
Senior Partner, Entangled Solutions
JUDGE
2020 Across Boundaries Pitch Competition Semifinals
Thursday, January 30th
11:00 – 11:45 am
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Ross Darwin
Principal, Owl Ventures
JUDGE
2020 Across Boundaries Pitch Competition Semifinals
Thursday, January 30th
10:00 – 10:45 am
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Ben Delaney-Winn
General Manager, Education Week
Ed Week research: Navigating the district buyer journey
Thursday, January 30th
10:00 – 10:45 am
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Edward Dieterle
Executive Director, ETS
Assessments on the move
Friday, January 31st
2:30 – 3:15 pm
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David Dimmett
Senior Vice President & Chief Engagement Officer, Project Lead the Way
Deeper learning in action: Computational thinking in the classroom
Thursday, January 30th
11:00 – 11:45 am
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Stephanie Dodson Cornell
Managing Director, Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation
The case for investment in early education
Thursday, January 30th
3:00 – 3:45 pm
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Michael Dougherty
Managing Partner, Promise Venture Studio
The case for investment in early education
Thursday, January 30th
3:00 – 3:45 pm
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Randy Duke
Experience Strategist, Cantina Consulting
Workshop: Building products your learners will love!
Friday, January 31st
2:30 – 4:00 pm
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John Duong
Managing Director, Lumina Impact Ventures
Investors speak
Thursday, January 30th
10:00 – 10:45 am
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Pam Eddinger
President, Bunker Hill Community College
The convergence of workforce development and higher ed: Reaching non-traditional learners
Friday, January 31st
10:30 – 11:15 am
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Anna Edwards
Co-Founder & Chief Advocacy Officer, Whiteboard Advisors
What does the election hold for education innovation, edtech, and the business of education?
Friday, January 31st
11:30 am – 12:15 pm
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Jennifer Elineema
Assistant Superintendent, Winchester Public Schools
Assessments on the move
Friday, January 31st
2:30 – 3:15 pm
Currently Assistant Superintendent in a suburban district focusing on curriculum, instruction, assessment, and technology. Previously, building administrator department head, and high school English Teacher. National Board Certified Teacher with a passion for authentic learning and assessment that is driven by curiosity, exploration, and collaboration.
Michael Feldstein
Chief Accountability Officer, e-Literate
The survivors’ guide to edtech interoperability: What you need to know now
Thursday, January 30th
11:00 – 11:45 am
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Brian Fleming
Executive Director, Sandbox ColLABorative, Southern New Hampshire University
Credentials are a-changing…or not?
Thursday, January 30th
11:00 – 11:45 am
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Peter Foltz
Vice President, AI Products and Solutions, Pearson
AI advances in assessment & learning
Thursday, January 30th
10:00 – 10:45 am
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Paul Foster
Chief Information & Accountability Officer, Springfield Public Schools
How are educators using edtech to close equity gaps?
Friday, January 31st
10:30 – 11:15 am
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Gregory Fowler
President, Global Campus, Southern New Hampshire University
The convergence of workforce development and higher ed: Reaching non-traditional learners
Friday, January 31st
10:30 – 11:15 am
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Andrew Frishman
Co-Executive Director, Big Picture Learning
Making learning relevant: Pathways and connections to the world of work
Friday, January 31st
11:30 am – 12:15 pm
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Joseph Fuller
Professor, Harvard Business School
The future of work: Looking ahead at trends in workforce edtech
Thursday, January 30th
10:00 – 10:45 am
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Tara Garcia Matthewson
Staff Writer, The Hechinger Report
Too much tech?
Thursday, January 30th
10:00 – 10:45 am
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Peter Gault
Executive Director, Quill.org
AI advances in assessment & learning
Thursday, January 30th
10:00 – 10:45 am
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Julie Greenwood
Vice Dean for Educational Initiatives, EdPlus, Arizona State University
The future of the university: Stories of digital transformation in higher ed
Thursday, January 30th
11:00 – 11:45 am
Learning analytics and new pedagogies
Friday, January 31st
11:30 am – 12:15 pm
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Michael Hansen
CEO, Cengage
BUSINESS KEYNOTE
Edtech CEOs on creating the future of learning
Thursday, January 30th
8:30 – 9:30 am
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David Hardy
CEO, Lorain City Schools
Leading transformation: From the bottom up and top down
Friday, January 31st
11:30 am – 12:15 pm
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Jessica Haselton
Director of Program-Related Investments, ECMC Foundation
JUDGE
2020 Across Boundaries Pitch Competition Semifinals
Thursday, January 30th
11:00 – 11:45 am
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Kaya Henderson
Former Chancellor, Washington DC Public Schools
K-12 KEYNOTE
Innovating for equity
Friday, January 31st
9:00 – 10:00 am
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Ed Hidalgo
Chief Innovation & Engagement Officer, Cajon Valley Union School District
CLOSING KEYNOTE
Developing students for the future of work
Friday, January 31st
1:15 – 2:15 pm
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Jerome Hodges
Chief Research Officer, Jain Family Institute
Financial innovation in paying for learning: How will it change education?
Friday, January 31st
3:30 – 4:15 pm
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Elizabeth Homan
Assistant Superintendent, Waltham Public Schools
Data, dashboards, and the whole child
Thursday, January 30th
2:00 – 2:45 pm
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Michael Horn
Chief Strategy Officer, The Entangled Group
How students choose college
Thursday, January 30th
3:00 – 3:45 pm
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Nina Huntemann
Senior Director, Academics & Research, edX
Student voices: Online programs and breaking the cost curve in higher ed
Friday, January 31st
10:30 – 11:15 am
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Parminder Jassal
Founder, Work + Learn Futures Lab, Institute for the Future
INNOVATION KEYNOTE
Awaken your futuristic mindset to create the future of work + learning
Thursday, January 30th
12:45 – 1:45 pm
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Donna Kidwell
CTO, EdPlus at ASU
Learning analytics and new pedagogies
Friday, January 31st
11:30 am – 12:15 pm
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John Kim
Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business School
BUSINESS KEYNOTE
Edtech CEOs on creating the future of learning
Thursday, January 30th
8:30 – 9:30 am
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YJ Kim
Executive Director, MIT Playful Journey Lab
Gaming and simulations as vehicles for learning and assessment
Thursday, January 30th
2:00 – 2:45 pm
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Eric Klopfer
Professor, MIT
Deeper learning in action: Computational thinking in the classroom
Thursday, January 30th
11:00 – 11:45 am
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Jennifer Knestrick
Senior Product Manager - Early Learning, NWEA
AI advances in assessment & learning
Thursday, January 30th
10:00 – 10:45 am
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Stefan Kohler
CEO, Kickboard
Voice technologies in education
Thursday, January 30th
11:00 – 11:45 am
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Karthik Krishnan
Co-Founder & CEO, MentorWorks Education Capital LLC
Financial innovation in paying for learning: How will it change education?
Friday, January 31st
3:30 – 4:15 pm
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Amar Kumar
Senior Vice President, Product and Portfolio Management, Pearson
YouTube or Yale: What will Gen Z choose? The future of informal learning
Thursday, January 30th
2:00 – 2:45 pm
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Eduardo Laiter
Senior Investment Analyst, Kapor Capital
JUDGE
2020 Across Boundaries Pitch Competition Semifinals
Thursday, January 30th
11:00 – 11:45 am
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Jessica Lander
Teacher, Writer, Education Journalist
Students speak
Thursday, January 30th
3:00 – 3:45 pm
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Stephen Laster
Chief Product Officer, Ellucian
The survivors’ guide to edtech interoperability: What you need to know now
Thursday, January 30th
11:00 – 11:45 am
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Ryan Laverty
Co-Founder, Arist
2020 Across Boundaries Pitch Competition Semifinals
Thursday, January 30th
10:00 – 10:45 am
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Bryanne Leeming
CEO & Founder, Unruly Studios
Entrepreneurs’ stories: Raising capital before the seed round
Thursday, January 30th
2:00 – 2:45 pm
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Jordan Levy
Executive Director, CapSource
2020 Across Boundaries Pitch Competition Semifinals
Thursday, January 30th
11:00 – 11:45 am
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Wayne Lewis
Dean & Professor of Education, Belmont University
What does the election hold for education innovation, edtech, and the business of education?
Friday, January 31st
11:30 am – 12:15 pm
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Robert Lytle
Partner | Principal, EY-Parthenon
Investors speak
Thursday, January 30th
10:00 – 10:45 am
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Gary Maestas
Superintendent, Plymouth Public Schools
Superintendents speak on what they want from edtech now
Friday, January 31st
2:30 – 3:15 pm
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Joe May
Chancellor, Dallas County Community College District
Ed credentialing on the blockchain
Friday, January 31st
3:30 – 4:15 pm
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Marta McAlister
Senior Program Manager, Google
JUDGE
2020 Across Boundaries Pitch Competition Semifinals
Thursday, January 30th
10:00 – 10:45 am
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Elizabeth McGonagle
Executive Director, The Education Cooperative
Student data privacy: Smart strategies to avoid big mistakes
Thursday, January 30th
3:00 – 3:45 pm
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Erin McMahon
Chief Academic Officer, KIPP Foundation
How are educators using edtech to close equity gaps?
Friday, January 31st
10:30 – 11:15 am
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Shari Metcalf
Project Director, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Deeper learning in action: Computational thinking in the classroom
Thursday, January 30th
11:00 – 11:45 am
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Steve Midgley
Managing Director, Learning Tapestry
The survivors’ guide to edtech interoperability: What you need to know now
Thursday, January 30th
11:00 – 11:45 am
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Erin Mote
Executive Director, InnovateEDU
The survivors’ guide to edtech interoperability: What you need to know now
Thursday, January 30th
11:00 – 11:45 am
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Douglas Ng
Associate Director, Incubator, Harvard Business Publishing
Voice technologies in education
Thursday, January 30th
11:00 – 11:45 am
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Jennifer Nicol
Director of Innovation, TechBoston Academy
Moving to personalized teacher professional development – how?
Friday, January 31st
3:30 – 4:15 pm
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Adnan Nisar
Partner, The Vistria Group
Investors speak
Thursday, January 30th
10:00 – 10:45 am
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Jason Palmer
General Partner, New Market Venture Partners
JUDGE
2020 Across Boundaries Pitch Competition Semifinals
Thursday, January 30th
11:00 – 11:45 am
The case for investment in early education
Thursday, January 30th
3:00 – 3:45 pm
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Tim Piwowar
Superintendent, Billerica Public Schools
Deeper learning in action: Computational thinking in the classroom
Thursday, January 30th
11:00 – 11:45 am
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Jeffrey Pomerantz
Associate Professor of Practice, Simmons University
Where is the AR/VR applications market in education heading?
Friday, January 31st
3:30 – 4:15 pm
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Richard Price
Research Fellow, Clayton Christensen Institute
Financial innovation in paying for learning: How will it change education?
Friday, January 31st
3:30 – 4:15 pm
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Laurie Pulido
CEO, Ease Learning
Learning analytics and new pedagogies
Friday, January 31st
11:30 am – 12:15 pm
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Amin Qazi
COO, GreenLight Credentials
Ed credentialing on the blockchain
Friday, January 31st
3:30 – 4:15 pm
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Ramji Raghavan
Founder & CEO, Pragya Systems Corp.
AI in higher education…outside the classroom
Friday, January 31st
11:30 am – 12:15 pm
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Alejandro Reyes
Chief People Officer, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Talent leaders’ challenges: How does edtech help?
Thursday, January 30th
3:00 – 3:45 pm
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MJ Ryan
Senior Director, Workforce Development & Economic Opportunity, Partners HealthCare
No degree — No problem? Exploring inclusive talent pipelines
Friday, January 31st
10:30 – 11:15 am
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Garrett Smith
Deputy Chancellor, UMass Boston
The convergence of workforce development and higher ed: Reaching non-traditional learners
Friday, January 31st
10:30 – 11:15 am
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Maria Spies
Co-Founder & Managing Director, HolonIQ
Global opportunities
Thursday, January 30th
3:00 – 3:45 pm
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Stephen Spinelli
President, Babson College
The search for new revenue and impact in higher ed: To OPM or not
Thursday, January 30th
2:00 – 2:45 pm
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Venkat Srinivasan
Managing Director, Innospark Ventures
AI and adaptive learning
Friday, January 31st
2:30 – 3:15 pm
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Cindy Starr
CMO, Penn Foster
Credentials are a-changing… or not?
Thursday, January 30th
11:00 – 11:45 am
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Alan Wolf
Managing Director, Academic Technology, Harvard University
Learning analytics and new pedagogies
Friday, January 31st
11:30 am – 12:15 pm
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Ilya Zeldin
CEO, 2gnoMe
2020 Across Boundaries Pitch Competition Semifinals
Thursday, January 30th
10:00 – 10:45 am
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Lynzi Ziegenhagen
CEO, Schoolzilla
Data, dashboards, and the whole child
Thursday, January 30th
2:00 – 2:45 pm
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Todd Zipper
President, Wiley Educational Services
The search for new revenue and impact in higher ed: To OPM or not
Thursday, January 30th
2:00 – 2:45 pm
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Frank Britt
CEO, Penn Foster
BUSINESS KEYNOTE
Edtech CEOs on creating the future of learning
Thursday, January 30th
8:30 – 9:30 am
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Lee Rainie
Director, Internet & Technology Research, Pew Research Center
Too much tech?
Thursday, January 30th
10:00 – 10:45 am
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Christine Nicodemus
Founder, Ascend Goals
2020 Across Boundaries Pitch Competition Semifinals
Thursday, January 30th
10:00 – 10:45 am
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Scott Pulsipher
President, Western Governors University
HIGHER ED KEYNOTE
Reinvigorating the promise of higher ed: Connecting talent and opportunity in the. future of work
Thursday, January 30th
4:00 – 4:45 pm
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Katy Kappler
CEO, InScribe Education
AI in higher education…outside the classroom
Friday, January 31st
11:30 am – 12:15 pm
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Tom Vander Ark
CEO, Getting Smart
CLOSING KEYNOTE
Developing students for the future of work
Friday, January 31st
1:15 – 2:15 pm
Guidance: Key to academic and career success
Friday, January 31st
2:30 – 3:15 pm
Career guidance in middle school
Friday, January 31st
3:30 – 4:15 pm
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Jean Eddy
President & CEO, American Student Assistance
CLOSING KEYNOTE
Developing students for the future of work
Friday, January 31st
1:15 – 2:15 pm
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Renee Franzwa
Product Manager, Unity Technologies
Where is the AR/VR applications market in education heading?
Friday, January 31st
3:30 – 4:15 pm
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Priyanka Jain
Head of Product, pymetrics
Financial innovation in paying for learning: How will it change education?
Friday, January 31st
3:30 – 4:15 pm
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Natalie Van Kleef Conley
Product Lead, Google
No degree — No problem? Exploring inclusive talent pipelines
Friday, January 31st
10:30 – 11:15 am
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Beth Lawrence
Co-Founder & CEO, InferCabulary
2020 Across Boundaries Pitch Competition Semifinals
Thursday, January 30th
10:00 – 10:45 am
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Alan Maguire
CEO, Entrepreneurial Sales Institute
2020 Across Boundaries Pitch Competition Semifinals
Thursday, January 30th
11:00 – 11:45 am
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Marissa MIerow
Senior Manager, Alexa Education, Amazon
Voice technologies in education
Thursday, January 30th
11:00 – 11:45 am
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Isabel Chae
11th Grade Student, Greater Lawrence Technical High School
Students speak
Thursday, January 30th
3:00 – 3:45 pm
Ethan Lefebvre
11th Grade Student, Nipmuc Regional High School
Students speak
Thursday, January 30th
3:00 – 3:45 pm
Aliya Hedgecock
12th Grade Student, TEC Connections Academy
Students speak
Thursday, January 30th
3:00 – 3:45 pm
Hanan Tuffaha
12th Grade Student, TEC Connections Academy
Voice technologies in education
Thursday, January 30th
11:00 – 11:45 am
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Terry McDonough
SVP & Managing Director, SEI Ventures
JUDGE
2020 Across Boundaries Pitch Competition Semifinals
Thursday, January 30th
10:00 – 10:45 am
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Natasha Lopez
Founder & CEO, CollegeConnect
2020 Across Boundaries Pitch Competition Semifinals
Thursday, January 30th
11:00 – 11:45 am
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Leisha Simon
Director of Technology & Digital Learning, Wayland Public Schools
Student data privacy: Smart strategies to avoid big mistakes
Thursday, January 30th
3:00 – 3:45 pm
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Barry Malkin
CEO, Carnegie Learning
AI and adaptive learning
Friday, January 31st
2:30 – 3:15 pm
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George Westerman
Principal Research Scientist & Senior Lecturer, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy
The future of work: Looking ahead at trends in workforce edtech
Thursday, January 30th
10:00 – 10:45 am
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Liam Pisano
Managing Partner, EduLab Capital Ventures
JUDGE
2020 Across Boundaries Pitch Competition Semifinals
Thursday, January 30th
10:00 – 10:45 am
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George Moore
CTO, Cengage
JUDGE
2020 Across Boundaries Pitch Competition Semifinals
Thursday, January 30th
11:00 – 11:45 am
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Shawn Bohen
Chief Transformative Impact Officer, Year Up/Grads of Life
Workforce ed for the underserved
Thursday, January 30th
2:00 – 2:45 pm
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Jason Fan
Co-Founder, BrainCeek, Inc.
2020 Across Boundaries Pitch Competition Semifinals
Thursday, January 30th
10:00 – 10:45 am
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Rebecca Kantar
Founder & CEO, Imbellus
AI advances in assessment & learning
Thursday, January 30th
10:00 – 10:45 am
Gaming and simulations as vehicles for learning and assessment
Thursday, January 30th
2:00 – 2:45 pm
Renee Foster
Former President, Curriculum Associates
AI advances in assessment & learning
Thursday, January 30th
10:00 – 10:45 am
Sean Gallagher
Founder & Executive Director, Center for the Future of Higher Education and Talent Strategy, Northeastern University
Credentials are a-changing… or not?
Thursday, January 30th
11:00 – 11:45 am
No degree — No problem? Exploring inclusive talent pipelines
Friday, January 31st
10:30 – 11:15 am
Sanjay Pothen
Director, Emerson Launch
Voice technologies in education
Thursday, January 30th
11:00 – 11:45 am
Vijay Kumar
Executive Director, Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab & Associate Dean for Open Learning, MIT
The future of the university: Stories of digital transformation in higher ed
Thursday, January 30th
11:00 – 11:45 am
AI and adaptive learning
Friday, January 31st
2:30 – 3:15 pm
Patrick Norton
Chief Operating Officer, Tulane University
The future of the university: Stories of digital transformation in higher ed
Thursday, January 30th
11:00 – 11:45 am
The search for new revenue and impact in higher ed: To OPM or not
Thursday, January 30th
2:00 – 2:45 pm
Katrina Stevens
Director of Learning Science, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Data, dashboards, and the whole child
Thursday, January 30th
2:00 – 2:45 pm
Aanand Radia
Managing Director, University Ventures
Workforce ed for the underserved
Thursday, January 30th
2:00 – 2:45 pm
David Soo
Chief of Staff, Jobs for the Future
Workforce ed for the underserved
Thursday, January 30th
2:00 – 2:45 pm
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Matt Greenfield
Managing Partner, Rethink Education
Gaming and simulations as vehicles for learning and assessment
Thursday, January 30th
2:00 – 2:45 pm
Helen Adeosun
CEO & Co-Founder, CareAcademy
Entrepreneurs’ stories: Raising capital before the seed round
Thursday, January 30th
2:00 – 2:45 pm
Devin Young
Co-Founder & President, ClassCraft
Entrepreneurs’ stories: Raising capital before the seed round
Thursday, January 30th
2:00 – 2:45 pm
Bill Triant
Founder, Talent Ventures
Entrepreneurs’ stories: Raising capital before the seed round
Thursday, January 30th
2:00 – 2:45 pm
Emily Harburg
Director of Emerging Technology & Innovation, Education First
YouTube or Yale: What will Gen Z choose? The future of informal learning
Thursday, January 30th
2:00 – 2:45 pm
Bob Moesta
President & CEO, Re-Wired Group
How students choose college
Thursday, January 30th
3:00 – 3:45 pm
Meredith Rosenberg
Technology, Digital Education & EdTech, Russell Reynolds Associates
Talent leaders’ challenges: How does edtech help?
Thursday, January 30th
3:00 – 3:45 pm
Meredith Rosenberg
Technology, Digital Education & EdTech, Russell Reynolds Associates
Talent leaders’ challenges: How does edtech help?
Thursday, January 30th
3:00 – 3:45 pm
Kerry Gallagher
Assistant Principal for Teaching & Learning, St. John’s Prep
Student data privacy: Smart strategies to avoid big mistakes
Thursday, January 30th
3:00 – 3:45 pm
Nayla Daly
Community Manager, Mass Tech Leadership Council
No degree — No problem? Exploring inclusive talent pipelines
Friday, January 31st
10:30 – 11:15 am
Rosalin Acosta
Secretary of Labor & Workforce Development, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The convergence of workforce development and higher ed: Reaching non-traditional learners
Friday, January 31st
10:30 – 11:15 am
Matt Gee
Co-Founder & CEO, BrightHive
How can the learnings from Yelp, CarGurus, or Redfin transform decisions on which learning opportunity to select?
Friday, January 31st
10:30 – 11:15 am
Jeff Merriman
CTO, DXtera Institute
How can the learnings from Yelp, CarGurus, or Redfin transform decisions on which learning opportunity to select?
Friday, January 31st
10:30 – 11:15 am
Amy Loyd
Vice President, Jobs for the Future
Making learning relevant: Pathways and connections to the world of work
Friday, January 31st
11:30 am – 12:15 pm
Connie Yowell
CEO LRNG/EVP, Southern New Hampshire University
Making learning relevant: Pathways and connections to the world of work
Friday, January 31st
11:30 am – 12:15 pm
Annabel Cellini
Chief Strategy Officer, American Student Assistance
Making learning relevant: Pathways and connections to the world of work
Friday, January 31st
11:30 am – 12:15 pm
Adam Martel
Co-Founder & CEO, Gravyty
AI in higher education…outside the classroom
Friday, January 31st
11:30 am – 12:15 pm
Lynn Olson
Senior Fellow, FutureEd
Assessments on the move
Friday, January 31st
2:30 – 3:15 pm
David Quinn
Director of Instructional Technology, Mendon-Upton Regional School District
Superintendents speak on what they want from edtech now
Friday, January 31st
2:30 – 3:15 pm
Mary Skipper
Superintendent, Somerville Public Schools
Superintendents speak on what they want from edtech now
Friday, January 31st
2:30 – 3:15 pm
Steve Hiersche
Retired Superintendent, Beverly Public Schools
Superintendents speak on what they want from edtech now
Friday, January 31st
2:30 – 3:15 pm
Scott Fleming
EVP, Chief Strategy & Commercial Officer, Strada
What works to create successful student retention initiatives?
Thursday, January 30th
2:30 – 3:15 pm
Julia Spears
Associate Vice Provost for Academic Innovation, University of Pittsburgh
What works to create successful student retention initiatives?
Thursday, January 30th
2:30 – 3:15 pm
Alice Chiang
Lead Designer, Cantina
Workshop: Building products your learners will love!
Friday, January 31st
2:30 – 4:00 pm
Katrina Stropkay
Service Designer, Cantina
Workshop: Building products your learners will love!
Friday, January 31st
2:30 – 4:00 pm
Chris Audette
Principal, Tansey Elementary Fall River Schools
Moving to personalized teacher professional development – how?
Friday, January 31st
3:30 – 4:15 pm
Grace Magley
Director of Digital Learning, Natick Public Schools
Moving to personalized teacher professional development – how?
Friday, January 31st
3:30 – 4:15 pm
Beth Rabbitt
CEO, The Learning Accelerator
Moving to personalized teacher professional development – how?
Friday, January 31st
3:30 – 4:15 pm
Umar Arshad
VP, Head of Growth, PTC
Where is the AR/VR applications market in education heading?
Friday, January 31st
3:30 – 4:15 pm
Rick Van Rice
Architect, GNY.io
Ed credentialing on the blockchain
Friday, January 31st
3:30 – 4:15 pm
J.D. LaRock
President & CEO, Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship
What does the election hold for education innovation, edtech, and the business of education?
Friday, January 31st
11:30 am – 12:15 pm