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- Nicole Barbaro, Senior Communications Content Manager, WGU Labs
- Janelle Elias, Vice President of Strategy and Advancement, Rio Salado College
- Elizabeth Rainey, Assistant Provost, Student Success, Loyola University New Orleans
- Jake Williams, VP Community & Content, State Scoop & EdScoop
Traditional education systems aren’t designed for the diversity of America’s learners, and EdTech is no exception. This discussion will offer attendees a new paradigm for balancing learner and financial impact, offering tangible examples from leading EdTech companies of how identifying equity blind spots has allowed them to be better and more desirable partners to higher education institutions.
Speakers
- Kelvin Bentley, Senior Consultant, WGU Labs
- Anita Delahay, Chief Research Officer, Argos Education
- Max Leisten, Founder and CEO, Protopia
- Joe Morrison, Founder and CEO, Concourse Global
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Amid a rapid transition to tech-enabled and hybrid learning in higher ed, building belonging among students has emerged as a pressing need to ensure student success. But how can EdTech be used to address this need? In this panel, higher ed leaders and EdTech founders will discuss collaborative research demonstrating how EdTech boosts belonging, and share strategies for designing and implementing EdTech that students will use.
Speakers
- Omid Fotuhi, Director of Learning Innovation, WGU Labs
- Katy Kappler, Co-Founder and CEO, InScribe
- Max Leisten, Founder and CEO, Protopia
- Chad Knights, Vice President of Information & Engineering Technologies and College Computing, Northern Virginia Community College
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Many EdTech founders think there’s a disconnect between supporting student equity and profit—we disagree. This session will feature leaders from leading EdTech funds and two of the nation’s most innovative colleges and universities to discuss impact as a business strategy and what they’re looking for when meeting prospective EdTech partners.
Speakers
- Brad Bernatek, Managing Director, Accelerator at WGU Labs
- Sean Brown, Managing Director, Juvo Ventures
- Kate Smith, President, Rio Salado College