Meet the First 50 Speakers at ASU+GSV Summit 2027

‍Leaders from Coursera, Anthropic, Arizona State University, Harvard University, MagicSchool AI, ServiceNow, and across the PreK to Gray landscape are joining us in San Diego—and we’re just getting started.

You know a great room when you see one.

For nearly two decades, the ASU+GSV Summit has brought together the entrepreneurs, investors, educators, philanthropists and workforce leaders shaping education and skills from PreK to Gray.

The 2027 room is taking shape. Our first 50 speakers include university presidents, EdTech CEOs, researchers, investors, workforce executives and education leaders confronting some of the biggest questions facing learning, work and society.

They will join more than 800 speakers and 7,000 leaders at the ASU+GSV Summit, April 4–7, 2027, in San Diego.

Who Is Speaking at ASU+GSV Summit 2027?

The first 50 speakers have been confirmed, representing leading universities, education companies, employers, research institutions, nonprofits and investment firms from across the global education and skills sector.

Among the leaders already confirmed to speak are:

1. Dana Suskind, MD, Surgeon, University of Chicago
2. Dr. Michael M. Crow, President and Professor of Science and Technology Policy, Arizona State University
3. Dr. Christina Grant, Executive Director, Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University
4. Arne Duncan, Managing Director, Emerson Collective
5. Chris Lynne, President, University of Phoenix
6. Michelle Rhee, Venture Partner, Equal Opportunity Ventures
7. Greg Hart, CEO, Coursera
8. Jayney Howson, Chief Learning Officer, ServiceNow
9. Carole Basile, PhD, Dean, Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation at Arizona State University
10. Shad Ahmed, Economic Mobility Lead, Anthropic
11. Lina Bankert, Managing Director and Partner, Boston Consulting Group
12. Dr. Michael Sorrell, President, Paul Quinn College
13. John White, CEO, Great Minds
14. Dr. Agenia Clark, President, Fisk University
15. Dr. Mark Milliron, President and CEO, National University
16. Kate Eberle Walker, CEO, Presence
17. Sandra Liu Huang, President, Learning Commons
18. Dan Meyer, Senior Fellow in Learning Innovation, Amplify
19. Sari Factor, Vice Chair and Chief Strategy Officer, Imagine Learning
20. Adeel Khan, Founder and CEO, MagicSchool AI
21. Julia Stiglitz, Chief Education and Workforce Officer, Handshake
22. Matt Sigelman, President, Burning Glass Institute
23. Carlos Moreno, Co-Executive Director, Big Picture Learning
24. Isabelle Hau, Executive Director, Stanford Accelerator for Learning
25. Mark Angel, CEO & Co-founder, Amira Learning
26. Ali Bebo, Chief Human Resources Officer, Pearson
27. Heather Stefanski, Chief Learning & Development Officer, McKinsey
28. Auditi Chakravarty, CEO, AERDF
29. Amanda Willard, Strategic Workforce Development Leader, Amazon Corporate
30. Lisa Schumacher, Director, Education Strategies & Workforce Policy, McDonald's Corporation
31. Raymond Sass, Senior Vice President, Education, Lightcast
32. Ryan Craig, Managing Director, Achieve Partners
33. Dr. Bridget Burns, Founding CEO, The University Innovation Alliance
34. Byron Auguste, CEO & Co-founder, Opportunity@Work
35. Chonghao Fu, CEO, Leading Educators
36. Dr. Mahalia Hines, Co-founder & President, Common Ground Foundation
37. Dacia Toll, Co-CEO, Coursemojo
38. Deborah Quazzo, Managing Partner, GSV Ventures
39. Eloy Oakley, President & CEO, College Futures Foundation
40. Alison Griffin, Principal Consultant, FutureRise
41. Lee Lambert, Chancellor & CEO, Foothill-De Anza Community College District
42. Maria Flynn, President & CEO, Jobs for the Future
43. Rebecca Kockler, Founder, Magpie Literacy; Chief Learning and Product Officer, Great Minds
44. Dr. Harrison Keller, President, University of North Texas
45. Phyllis Lockett, CEO, LEAP-X
46. Lev Gonick, Enterprise Chief Information Officer, Arizona State University
47. Richard Culatta, CEO, ISTE
48. Michael Moe, Founder & CEO, GSV
49. Matthew Mugo Fields, President, Integrated Platform, HMH
50. Dr. Marjorie Hass, President, Council of Independent Colleges

This is just the start of the 800+ voices that will take the stage in April! 

Be in the Room Where It Happens

The ideas, relationships and companies that start in San Diego have a way of changing what comes next.

Join more than 7,000 education, workforce, technology, investment and nonprofit leaders at the 2027 ASU+GSV Summit, April 4–7, at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego.

Registration rates increase October 1.

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