ASU+GSV Summit Sessions

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Suzanne Ehrlich, Associate Professor; Josh Gellers, Professor; and Moez Limayem, President of the University of North Florida. The session explored UNF’s pioneering approach to developing a comprehensive, campus-wide strategic plan for AI, anchored in four key pillars: Academic Excellence, Research Excellence, Operational...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Kathleen deLaski, Founder and Board Chair of Education Design Lab; Stig Leschly, President of the Postsecondary Commission; Diego Arambula, Vice President for Educational Transformation at the Carnegie Foundation; and Paul LeBlanc, Board Chair of Matter and Space. The conversation was moderated by Patrick Methvin, Directo...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured John Rogers, Partner at TPG Rise; Heather Tow-Yick, Superintendent at Issaquah School District; Aaliyah Samuel, Chief Executive Officer at CASEL; Drew Barvir, Co-Founder & CEO at Sonar; and Naoko Kudo, Chief of Staff at Hazel Health. The session examined whether technology can support student mental health in the same...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Sara Vispoel, Chief Assessment and Learning Officer at Finetune by Prometric; Jim O'Neill, EVP and General Manager, Core Solutions at HMH; Dr. Warren Morgan, Chief Executive Officer at Cleveland Metropolitan School; and Jake Bryant, Partner at McKinsey & Company. The session explored the pivotal role of High-Quali...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Auditi Chakravarty, CEO of AERDF; Gudiel Crosthwaite, Superintendent of Schools at Lynwood Unified School District; Lewis Leiboh, Deputy Director of Research and Development, K-12 at the Gates Foundation; and Brad Baumgartner, CEO of MetaMetrics, Inc. The conversation was moderated by Shayla Cornick, Director of Research...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured MacKenzie Price, Co-Founder of 2 Hour Learning and Alpha School; Julie Young, President of Julie Young Education, LLC; Joshua Dahn, Executive Director and Co-founder of Astra Nova and Co-founder of Synthesis; and Amar Kumar, CEO of KaiPod Learning. The conversation was moderated by Felipe Arango, Principal at Appian Educa...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this forward-looking conversation features Michelle Odemwingie, CEO of Achievement Network; Jing Liu, Assistant Professor and Director of the Center for Educational Data Science and Innovation at the University of Maryland, College Park; and Yusuf Ahmad, CEO of Playlab. Moderated by Sandra Liu Huang, Head of Education and VP of Product at the...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this panel features Nathalie Henderson, EVP at Teach For America; Ethan Mitnick, President of SchoolKit; David Steiner, Executive Director at Johns Hopkins University; Drew Coleman, Associate Chief of Schools at Denver Public Schools; and Jamie Poskin, Founder & CEO of TeachFX. Moderated by Sari Factor, Vice Chairman & Chief Strategy O...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this powerful conversation features Curtis Lewis, Founder & CEO of the Black Male Educators Alliance; Chimere Stephens, Senior Director of Recruitment at NYC Men Teach/NYC Public Schools; and Marvin Lynn, Dean & Professor at the University of Colorado Denver. Moderated by Carlos Moreno, Co-Executive Director of Big Picture Learning. Th...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this conversation features powerful insights from leaders shaping the future of inclusive education: Coretta Martin, Founder & CSO of IEP&ME; Simone Wright, Chief of Academics at Denver Public Schools; Sandy Lacey, Executive Director of Innovation at Perkins School for the Blind; Jack Lynch, CEO of HMH; and Craig Powell, CEO of Everway...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this conversation brings together leading voices at the intersection of private equity and K–12 education: Ashley Andersen Zantop, Chairman and CEO of Cambium Learning Group; Gavin Cooney, Founder & CEO of Learnosity; Alice Li, Principal at Veritas Capital; and Jamie Candee, President and CEO of Edmentum. Moderated by Adam Newman, Founder...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Thaibinh Cao, CEO of Mindgrasp; Michael Giardino, CEO & Co-Founder of Quizard AI; and Melissa Yeung, Social Media Strategy Manager at Duolingo. The panel was moderated by Larissa May, Founder and Executive Director of #HalfTheStory. This dynamic conversation tackled how EdTech startups can capture—and keep—the attenti...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Matthew Pittinsky, CEO of Instructure; Adrián Ridner, CEO & Founder of Study.com; and Jessica Ewing, CEO of Literati. The conversation was moderated by Adam Freed, Partner at GSV Ventures. The session explored the intense personal journey of entrepreneurship—what it really takes to build, lead, and sustain a company i...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Robert Waldron, Chairman at Curriculum Associates; Maggie Ruvoldt, CHRO at LEARN Behavioral; and Kemi Akinsanya-Rose, Chief Operating Officer at Cambium Learning Group. The conversation was moderated by Darienne Hudson, Ed. D., President and CEO of United Way for Southeastern Michigan. The session explored how forward-thi...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Deena Bahri, Chief Marketing Officer at Chegg; Stephen Green, Chief Partnerships Officer at Noodle Partners; and Katie Fang, CEO of SchooLinks. The conversation was moderated by Margery Mayer, CEO of Audacity Education. The session explored how a powerful mission does more than inspire: it attracts aligned talent, guides...

Recorded live at the Early Childhood Education Summit within the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit, this session featured Jody LeVos, Chief Learning Officer at Begin; Christie Pang, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Lirvana Labs Inc.; Sara DeWitt, Senior Vice President and General Manager, PBS Kids; Laura Henderson, EVP, Global Head of Early Learning at Spin Master Ltd.; Francisco Cornejo, CEO of Storybook; and moderato...

Recorded live at the Early Childhood Education Summit within the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit, this session featured Nikki Bridges, CEO & Founder at Lit; Carly Shuler, Co-founder of Hoot Reading; Thomas Sayer, CEO of Ello Technology Inc; Jim Marggraff, CEO and Founder of Kibeam Learning; and moderator Michael Levine, Senior Advisor at the Kapor Center. Catch up on the rest of the Early Childhood Educat...

Recorded live at the Early Childhood Education Summit within the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit, this session featured Isabelle Hau, Executive Director of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning; Celia Stokes, President, Product, Teaching Strategies; Michael Preston, Executive Director, Joan Ganz Cooney Center, Sesame Workshop; Sara Mauskopf, CEO & Co-founder, Winnie; and moderator Michelle Kang, CEO of th...

Recorded live at the Early Childhood Education Summit within the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit, this session featured a conversation with Isabelle Hau, Executive Director of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning, moderated by Liz Willen, Editor-in-Chief of The Hechinger Report. Catch up on the rest of the Early Childhood Education Summit with these episodes: Emily Oster Welcome & Keynote⁠ ⁠ChatECE: Empo...

Recorded live at the Early Childhood Education Summit within the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit, this session kicked off the afternoon's program. Introduced by Sara Allen, President of the Valhalla Foundation, this session features insights and perspectives from Emily Oster — best-selling author, economist, and CEO of ParentData. Catch up on the rest of the Early Childhood Education Summit with these epi...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Matthew Kennard, CEO at BetterLesson, Inc.; Tommy Chang, CEO at New Teacher Center; and Tracy Dorland, Superintendent at Jeffco Public Schools. The session challenged the prevailing narrative around teacher retention, which often centers on quick fixes such as professional development or time-saving edtech tools. Instead,...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Marc Brackett, Director at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. The session explored how to manage emotions in today’s fast-paced, high-stakes world. Dr. Brackett unveiled cutting-edge research and shared insights from his upcoming book  Dealing with Feelings . He equipped the audience with science-backed strategie...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Anand Padmanabhan, VP & Chief Information Officer at Fordham University; James Frazee, VP & Chief Information Officer at San Diego State University; Steven Butschi, Director of Education at Google; and Lorne Rodriguez, Manager of Enterprise GenAI at Chicago Public Schools. The speakers discussed how districts and...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Kaiz Alarakyia, Product Manager at DeepMind, Google; Julia Wilkowski, Pedagogy Team Lead at Google; and Anisha Choudhary, Program Manager at Google Research. The speakers introduced LearnLM, Google's suite of AI models and capabilities that integrate learning science into Gemini and the products it enhances, including...

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Charles Elliott, Head of Industry at Google. The session explored how educators can harness AI-powered video and image generation tools to reimagine the visual landscape of learning. Charles Elliott demonstrated how state-of-the-art models such as Imagen 3 and Veo 2 allow teachers and students to effortlessly create high-...