Expert Speakers

We have hosted over 50 expert speakers over the past five years.

Fred Wilson LinkedIn
Union Square Ventures
“The State of Education Investing”
Matthew Greenfield LinkedIn
ReThink Education
“Raising Capital in Ed Tech”
John Katzman LinkedIn
Princeton Review, 2U, & Noodle
“The Plural of Focus”

Our diverse lineup of industry experts also include…

Adam Freed LinkedIn
GSV Ventures – How To Finance This

Alex Kotran (C5) LinkedIn
The AI Education Project – The State of EdTech

Allison Salisbury LinkedIn
Guild Education – Creating Opportunity for the Workforce

Amy Klement LinkedIn
Imaginable Futures – Raising Capital and Philanthropic Capital in Ed Tech

Ana Maria Aristizabal LinkedIn
Winnipeg Ventures – How To Finance This

Andre Bennin LinkedIn
ReThink Education – The Future of Education Panel

Ann Kirschner LinkedIn
City University of New York – Thought Leader Insights

Catherine Chase LinkedIn
Teachers College, Columbia University – Ed Tech Learning Outcomes

Charles Best LinkedIn
DonorsChoose – How I Built This

Chris Wiggins LinkedIn
HackNY – Ethics and data, Tech innovation and disruption, and Generative AI

Cindy Gordon LinkedIn
SalesChoice Inc. – Thought Leader Insights

David Siegel LinkedIn
MeetUp – Decide & Conquer: Making Good Decisions

Elizabeth Adams (C7) LinkedIn
Elio – The State of EdTech

Emiliano Abramzon (C1) LinkedIn
Nearpod – Goal Setting

Esteban Sosnik LinkedIn
Reach Capital – Raising Capital and Philanthropic Capital in Ed Tech

Evan Trout LinkedIn
Siegel Family Endowment – How To Finance This

Gina Gotthilf LinkedIn
Latitude – Talent Attraction and Retention

Jake Schwartz LinkedIn
General Assembly – How I Built This

Jerry Colonna LinkedIn
Reboot.io – How I Lead Better?

Joe Murdy LinkedIn
GSV Ventures – How To Finance This

Joseph Stiglitz LinkedIn
Columbia Business School – The Impact of Inequality on Education

Joshua Elder LinkedIn
Siegel Family Endowment – How To Finance This

Katy Knight LinkedIn
Siegel Family Endowment – The Future of Education Panel

Kevin Zhang LinkedIn
GSV Ventures – Edtech Mindsets in the World

Larry Berger LinkedIn
Amplify – How I Built This

Leigh Ann DeLyser (C7) LinkedIn
Computer Science For All (CSforALL) – How I Built This

Luis A. Duarte LinkedIn
Imaginable Futures – How My Firm Attracts and Retains Customers

Luyen Chou LinkedIn
2U – How People Learn

Mariana Costa Checa (C2) LinkedIn
Laboratoria+ – Employee Engagement

Michael Preston LinkedIn
Joan Ganz Cooney Center @ Sesame Workshop – Importance of Assessment

Mike Swift (C2) LinkedIn
Major League Hacking – Talent Attraction and Retention

Priscilla Bala LinkedIn
LifeLabs Learning – Managing Your Startup During Hard Times

Rebecca Kaden LinkedIn
Union Square Ventures (USV) – Edtech Mindsets in the World

Rochelle DiRe LinkedIn
Plumb Enterprises – Employee Engagement & Company Culture

Ruben Harris LinkedIn
Career Karma – Performance Management

Shalinee Sharma LinkedIn
Zearn – How I Built This

Sheena Iyengar LinkedIn
Columbia Business School – Choice and Decision-Making

Sheila Lirio Marcelo LinkedIn
Care.com – How I Built This

Stephen Friedman LinkedIn
SYPartners – Storytelling & Narrative

Steve Gilman (C3) LinkedIn
OneRange – The State of EdTech

Tania Luna (C2) LinkedIn
Scarlet Spark – LifeLabs Learning Workshop Series

Vanessa Tanicien LinkedIn
LifeLabs Learning – LifeLabs Learning Leadership Workshop

Vilas Dhar LinkedIn
Patrick J. McGovern Foundation – AI, Edtech, & Shifting Power

Virginie Raphael LinkedIn
Full Circle – How To Finance This

Yigal Kerszenbaum LinkedIn
JFF Labs – How To Finance This