Monday, April 13, 2026

8:15 am
 - 
10:30 am
LOCATION
Seaport Ballroom A-E, Level 2
CHANNEL
StageX and FusionX
Type
Keynote
TAGS
PreK to Gray
K-12
Higher Education
Policy
Workforce Learning
AI/ML

StageX Monday Breakfast

Welcome from our StageX Host and Emcee

Michael Cohn (Partner, GSV Ventures)

What Do Kids Need to Learn in the Age of AI?

Scott Cook (Chairman, Executive Committee, Intuit, Valhalla Foundation)

Kaya Henderson (Executive Vice President and Executive Director of the Center for Rising Generations, Aspen Institute)

Rick Hess (Senior Fellow, Director of Education Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute)

May The Force Be With You... Championing Diversity

Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. (President & CEO, SHRM)

Moderator: Deborah Quazzo (Managing Partner, GSV Ventures)

Multiple Choice... What's Love Got to Do With It?

Jeanne Allen (Founder and CEO, Center for Education Reform)

Kevin Hall (CEO, Charter School Growth Fund)

Ian Rowe (Founder, Vertex Partnership Academies)

Phyllis Lockett (CEO, LEAP-X LLC)

Moderator: Michelle Rhee (Venture Partner, Equal Opportunity Ventures)

Connected Intelligence: The AI Network Effect in Higher Ed

Lisa Gevelber (Founder, Grow With Google)

Dr. Mahalia Hines (Co-Founder & President, Common Ground Foundation) introduces Rahm Emanuel

From Wedge to Leading Edge... Rahm Emanuel on the Education Reset

Rahm Emanuel (55th Mayor of Chicago; Former U.S. Congressman, White House Chief of Staff, and U.S. Ambassador to Japan)

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