ASU+GSV Summit Sessions

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Jessica Lindl, VP of Ecosystem Growth at Unity Technologies. The session explored how the rapidly evolving world of work—driven by AI, shifting government policies, and economic uncertainty—is transforming the way we approach career readiness. The interactive workshop introduced the “Career Game Loop,” a game-based framew...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Shashank Agarwal, Software Engineer at Google Research; Anna Iurchenko, Designer at Google Research; and Komal Singh, Product Manager at Google Research. The session addressed the evolving role of skills development as the next frontier in education. The speakers discussed the complex but essential shift from traditional...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Alejandro Caballero, Principal Education Specialist at the International Finance Corporation (IFC); Esther Benjamin, Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director at World Education Services; Jo Johnson, Executive Chairman at FutureLearn; Arnav Kumar, Co-Founder at Leap Finance; Meti Basiri, CEO & Co-Founder at App...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Esther Wojcicki, Founder of the Palo Alto Media Arts Program and Chief Education Advisor at JoinKnack.com. The session highlighted how video creation is a powerful tool for developing critical thinking in students—while also being highly engaging. Esther Wojcicki explained how the process of creating videos requires stude...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Tyler Sussman, Senior Program Officer, Education at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. The session explored how artificial intelligence can solve persistent instructional challenges by fostering coherence across the fragmented edtech landscape. Tyler Sussman discussed how teachers, often overwhelmed by disconnected tools and...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Beth Hollenberg, CEO of Everspring, and James Moore, Director of Online Learning at DePaul University. The session was emceed by Kate Sutherland, Managing Director at Tyton Partners. The session explored how universities can maintain brand authenticity while optimizing for visibility in an AI-dominated digital landscape....

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Sanjay Srivastava, CEO of Vocareum, and Seshashayee Murthy, Data Science Researcher at the Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute, UC San Diego. The session was emceed by Kate Sutherland, Managing Director at Tyton Partners. The session addressed the national decline in math proficiency and its impact on student success in STE...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Dan Burgess, Service Owner for Learning Management at the University of Michigan, and Ryan Lufkin, Vice President of Global Academic Strategy at Instructure. The session was emceed by Kate Sutherland, Managing Director at Tyton Partners. The session showcased how the University of Michigan and Instructure are collaborativ...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Daniel Liu, Assistant Vice Provost for Career Success at The University of Texas at Austin, and Kenny Berlin, CEO of 12twenty. The session was emceed by Kate Sutherland, Managing Director at Tyton Partners. The session focused on how universities can navigate a rapidly evolving career landscape by reimagining student succ...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Michelle Stefano, Director of Learning Experience & Program Design at Miami Dade College, and Rajen Sheth, CEO of Kyron Learning. The session was emceed by Kate Sutherland, Managing Director at Tyton Partners. The discussion spotlighted how MDC Online is redefining the online learning experience through a groundbreaki...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Annie Chechitelli, Chief Product Officer at Turnitin, and Tricia Bertram Gallant, Director of the Academic Integrity Office and Triton Testing Center at UC San Diego. The session was emceed by Kate Sutherland, Managing Director at Tyton Partners. The discussion centered on the critical need for transparency and open dialo...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Tim Taylor, Senior Product Manager at Google. The session explored the future of higher education, where a data-driven approach to AI could unlock vast possibilities—from personalized learning to streamlined administration. Tim Taylor delved into cutting-edge applications of AI, including large language models and intelli...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Melissa Avilés-Ramos, Chancellor of NYC Public Schools, and Jack Lynch, CEO of HMH. The session addressed the ongoing tension between the benefits and drawbacks of classroom technology. With 72% of U.S. teens reporting they feel happier without their smartphones—despite near-universal usage—educators and parents are grapp...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Kristen DiCerbo, Chief Learning Officer at Khan Academy; Martin Kelly, Sr. Director at FlexPoint and Florida Virtual School; Greg Toppo, Senior Writer at The74Million; Caleb Hicks, CEO at School AI; and Joleen Liang, CEO & Co-founder at Squirrel Ai Learning North America. The session explored how the rise of AI tutors...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Perpetual Baffour, Research Director at The Learning Agency; Pat Yongpradit, Chief Academic Officer at Code.org; Alex Kotran, CEO of The AI Education Project; Amanda Bickerstaff, CEO and Founder of AI for Education; and Amanda Kocon, Chief Strategy Officer at Edmentum. The session focused on bridging the AI literacy gap t...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Brian Johnsrud, Director of Education Thought Leadership and Advocacy at Adobe; Katie Kurtz, Managing Director, Global Head of Youth & Learning at YouTube; and Raman Malik, VP of Product & Growth at Perplexity; and moderated by Jennifer Lee, Partner at GSV Ventures. The session examined how AI is blurring the boun...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Carlos Moreno, Co-Executive Director at Big Picture Learning, and Michael Iyescas, Sr. Manager of CSR & Global Philanthropy at Fossil Group. The session marked the one-year anniversary of  Finding Your Leadership Soul: What Our Students Can Teach Us About Love, Care, and Vulnerability . Carlos Moreno reflected on the...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Lisa Herring of Ed Farm and The PROPEL Center; Randall L. Woodfin, Mayor of the City of Birmingham, AL; and Waymond Jackson, President of Ed Farm. The session explored how bold public-private partnerships can transform career readiness for K–12 students, HBCUs, and adult learners. Using Birmingham, Alabama as a case study...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Bobby Isaacson, Head of Enterprise at Section, and Michael Domanic, Head of AI at UserTesting. The session explored how organizations can turn AI into a competitive advantage by transforming their workforce into AI-native teams. Speakers shared real-world insights on overcoming employee anxiety, cultivating daily AI habit...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Kwame Owusu-Kesse, Chief Executive Officer at Harlem Children's Zone, and Christian Rhodes, Deputy Executive Director at Harlem Children's Zone. The session examined why the K–12 education system, on its own, often falls short in delivering economic mobility—particularly for students from communities affected by p...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Ken Matthews, Solutions Engineer at Google for Education, and Jeff Kurtz, Solutions Engineer at Google for Education. The session focused on proactive strategies for enhancing security in higher education environments using Google Workspace for Education. The Google for Education team shared best practices for administeri...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Ronit Levavi Morad, Senior Director and Chief of Staff at Google Research; Victor Lee, Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University and Faculty Lead of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning's initiative on AI and Education; Tara Chklovski, CEO and Founder of Technovation; Alex Kotran,...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Jinan O'Connor, Vice President of Brand Partnerships and Engagement at DonorsChoose. The session offered a unique, data-driven perspective on the real-time needs of America’s public schools, grounded in 25 years of classroom resource requests submitted by teachers. Jinan O'Connor presented three essential insights...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Sari Factor, Vice Chairman & Chief Strategy Officer at Imagine Learning; Jamie Candee, President and CEO at Edmentum; Eilert Hanoa, CEO at Kahoot!; and Nate Laverriere, Managing Director at Moelis. The session imagined a future where AI serves not just as a tool, but as a transformative force in education—acting as a...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Luben Pampoulov, Partner at GSV Ventures; Bijal Shah, Chief Executive Officer at Guild; Lissy Hu, CEO at Ascend Learning; Greg Hart, CEO at Coursera; and Chris Caren, CEO at Turnitin. As the first session of the 2025 StarTrack programming, this session was introduced by Meredith Rosenberg, Partner & Co-founder of NU A...