2026 Summit Speakers

Stay tuned as more speakers are announced for the 2026 ASU+GSV Summit! You can also view the agenda-at-a-glance page for a high-level look at the schedule. Not registered yet? Make plans now to join us LIVE in San Diego!

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Chike Aguh

Chike Aguh

Senior Advisor
Project on Workforce at Harvard
Higher Ed (e.g., Institution/University/College)
Jeanne Allen

Jeanne Allen

Founder and CEO
Center for Education Reform
Nonprofit/Foundation/NGO
Ashley Andersen Zantop

Ashley Andersen Zantop

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Cambium Learning Group
EdTech/Education Company (Product/Platform/Solution Provider)
Jenny Anderson

Jenny Anderson

Author, Speaker, Journalist
None of the Above
Mark Angel

Mark Angel

CoFounder/CEO
Amira Learning Inc.
EdTech/Education Company (Product/Platform/Solution Provider)
Diego Arambula

Diego Arambula

Vice President, Education Transformation
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Nonprofit/Foundation/NGO
Tom Vander Ark

Tom Vander Ark

CEO
Getting Smart
None of the Above
Byron Auguste

Byron Auguste

CEO and Co-Founder
Opportunity@Work
Nonprofit/Foundation/NGO
Lina Bankert

Lina Bankert

Managing Director & Partner
Boston Consulting Group
Consulting/Professional Services
Carole Basile

Carole Basile

Dean and Professor
Arizona State University, Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation
Higher Ed (e.g., Institution/University/College)
Pamay Bassey

Pamay Bassey

Chief Learning and Culture Officer
Kraft Heinz Company
Corporate Enterprise/Workforce/Industry Company
Sian Beilock

Sian Beilock

President
Dartmouth
Higher Ed (e.g., Institution/University/College)
Esther Benjamin

Esther Benjamin

CEO & ED
World Education Services
Nonprofit/Foundation/NGO
Drew Bent

Drew Bent

Education Lead
Anthropic
Corporate Enterprise/Workforce/Industry Company
Kenny Berlin

Kenny Berlin

Founder and CEO
12twenty
EdTech/Education Company (Product/Platform/Solution Provider)
Ashley Berner

Ashley Berner

Director
Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy
Higher Ed (e.g., Institution/University/College)
Ellie Bertani

Ellie Bertani

President & CEO
GitLab Foundation
Nonprofit/Foundation/NGO
Anurima Bhargava

Anurima Bhargava

CEO
Anthem of Us
Consulting/Professional Services
Amanda Bickerstaff

Amanda Bickerstaff

CEO
AI for Education
EdTech/Education Company (Product/Platform/Solution Provider)
David Blake

David Blake

CEO
Degreed
EdTech/Education Company (Product/Platform/Solution Provider)
Emma Bloomberg

Emma Bloomberg

Founder & CEO
Murmuration
Nonprofit/Foundation/NGO
Nellie Bowles

Nellie Bowles

Head of Strategy
The Free Press
Press
Jean-Claude Brizard

Jean-Claude Brizard

President and CEO
Digital Promise
Nonprofit/Foundation/NGO
Bridget Burns

Bridget Burns

CEO
University Innovation Alliance
Nonprofit/Foundation/NGO
Alejandro Caballero

Alejandro Caballero

Principal Education Specialist
International Finance Corporation / The World Bank Group
Investor
Jamie Candee

Jamie Candee

President & CEO
Edmentum
EdTech/Education Company (Product/Platform/Solution Provider)
Chris Caren

Chris Caren

CEO
Turnitin
EdTech/Education Company (Product/Platform/Solution Provider)
Dan Carroll

Dan Carroll

Co-founder, Advisor
Clever
EdTech/Education Company (Product/Platform/Solution Provider)
Carlos Carvalho

Carlos Carvalho

President
University of Austin
Higher Ed (e.g., Institution/University/College)
Jaime Casap

Jaime Casap

Co-Founder
Purpose Lab
EdTech/Education Company (Product/Platform/Solution Provider)
Auditi Chakravarty

Auditi Chakravarty

CEO
AERDF
Nonprofit/Foundation/NGO
Jim Chilton

Jim Chilton

Board director
Jim Chilton - SNHU Board
Higher Ed (e.g., Institution/University/College)
Agenia Clark

Agenia Clark

President
Fisk University
Higher Ed (e.g., Institution/University/College)
Preston Cooper

Preston Cooper

Senior Fellow
American Enterprise Institute
Nonprofit/Foundation/NGO
Ryan Craig

Ryan Craig

Managing Director
Achieve Partners
Investor
Richard Culatta

Richard Culatta

CEO
ISTE+ASCD
EdTech/Education Company (Product/Platform/Solution Provider)
Steve Daly

Steve Daly

CEO
Instructure
EdTech/Education Company (Product/Platform/Solution Provider)
Bret Danilowicz

Bret Danilowicz

President
Radford University
Higher Ed (e.g., Institution/University/College)
John Danner

John Danner

CEO
Flourish Schools
K-12 (e.g., School/District/State)
Corey DeAngelis

Corey DeAngelis

Senior Fellow
American Institute for Economic Research
Nonprofit/Foundation/NGO
James DeVaney

James DeVaney

Associate Vice Provost and Founding Executive Director of CAI
University of Michigan
Higher Ed (e.g., Institution/University/College)
Jenny Dearborn

Jenny Dearborn

CPO
BTS
Consulting/Professional Services
Sara Dewitt

Sara Dewitt

Senior Vice President & General Manager, PBS KIDS and Education
PBS KIDS
Nonprofit/Foundation/NGO
Kristen DiCerbo

Kristen DiCerbo

Chief Learning Officer
Khan Academy
EdTech/Education Company (Product/Platform/Solution Provider)
Tom Dretler

Tom Dretler

CEO & Co-Founder at Shorelight
Shorelight, LLC
EdTech/Education Company (Product/Platform/Solution Provider)
Fionnuala Duggan

Fionnuala Duggan

Board Director and Partner
Folens Group / Cairneagle Ltd
EdTech/Education Company (Product/Platform/Solution Provider)
Nell K. Duke

Nell K. Duke

Executive Director, Center for Early Literacy and Learning Success, Stand for Children
Stand for Children and The University of Michigan
Nonprofit/Foundation/NGO
Arne Duncan

Arne Duncan

Managing Director
Emerson Collective
Impact Investor
Kishore Prabhakar Durg

Kishore Prabhakar Durg

Senior Managing Director
Accenture
Consulting/Professional Services
Jorge Elorza

Jorge Elorza

CEO
Democrats for Education Reform
Government/Policymaker
Chris Ernst

Chris Ernst

SVP Talent & Chief Learning Officer
Workday
Corporate Enterprise/Workforce/Industry Company
Sari Factor

Sari Factor

Vice Chair & Chief Strategy Officer
Imagine Learning
EdTech/Education Company (Product/Platform/Solution Provider)
Paul Fain

Paul Fain

Editor
Work Shift
Press
Marissa Farrar

Marissa Farrar

Chief People Experience Officer
Turnitin
EdTech/Education Company (Product/Platform/Solution Provider)
Renato Feder

Renato Feder

Secretary of Education São Paulo
Secretaria da Educação do Estado de SP
K-12 (e.g., School/District/State)
Rosa Flores

Rosa Flores

National Reporter
MSNOW
Press
Maria Flynn

Maria Flynn

President & CEO
Jobs for the Future
Nonprofit/Foundation/NGO
Diane Foley

Diane Foley

President/Founder
James W Foley Legacy Foundation
Nonprofit/Foundation/NGO
Bethlam Forsa

Bethlam Forsa

CEO
Savvas Learning Company LLC
EdTech/Education Company (Product/Platform/Solution Provider)
Kristen Fox

Kristen Fox

CEO
Business-Higher Education Forum
Nonprofit/Foundation/NGO
Joseph Fuller

Joseph Fuller

Professor of Management Practice
Harvard Business School
Higher Ed (e.g., Institution/University/College)
Raphael Gang

Raphael Gang

Director, K12 Education
Stand Together Trust
Nonprofit/Foundation/NGO
Kumar Garg

Kumar Garg

President
Renaissance Philanthropy Fund
Nonprofit/Foundation/NGO
Lisa Gevelber

Lisa Gevelber

Founder, Grow With Google & Vice President of Marketing, Americas Region
Google
Corporate Enterprise/Workforce/Industry Company
Alejandro Gibes de Gac

Alejandro Gibes de Gac

CEO & Founder
Springboard Collaborative, Paloma Learning
Nonprofit/Foundation/NGO
George Gilder

George Gilder

Author, Venture Capitalist, and Cofounder of Discovery Institute
Discovery Institute
Nonprofit/Foundation/NGO
Rochana Golani

Rochana Golani

Vice President, Learning & Enablement, Field Engineering
Databricks
Corporate Enterprise/Workforce/Industry Company
Paul Gollash

Paul Gollash

SVP, Global Mobility Solutions
ETS
Nonprofit/Foundation/NGO
Lev Gonick

Lev Gonick

Enterprise Chief Information officer
Arizona State University
Higher Ed (e.g., Institution/University/College)
Christina Grant

Christina Grant

Executive Director
Center for Education Policy Research - Harvard University
Higher Ed (e.g., Institution/University/College)
Alex Grodd

Alex Grodd

Founder and CEO
The Disagreement
None of the Above
Aimee Guidera

Aimee Guidera

Secretary of Education
Office of Governor Glenn Youngkin
K-12 (e.g., School/District/State)
Vishaal Gupta

Vishaal Gupta

President, Enterprise Learning & Skills
Pearson PLC
EdTech/Education Company (Product/Platform/Solution Provider)
Nancy Gutiérrez

Nancy Gutiérrez

President & Lead Executive Officer
The Leadership Academy
Nonprofit/Foundation/NGO
Jonathan Hage

Jonathan Hage

Founder & CEO
Charter Schools USA
K-12 (e.g., School/District/State)
Narine Hall

Narine Hall

Leading AI Product Strategy
Instructure
EdTech/Education Company (Product/Platform/Solution Provider)
Michael Hansen

Michael Hansen

CEO
Cengage Group
EdTech/Education Company (Product/Platform/Solution Provider)
Greg Hart

Greg Hart

CEO
Coursera
EdTech/Education Company (Product/Platform/Solution Provider)
Isabelle Hau

Isabelle Hau

Executive Director
Stanford Accelerator for Learning
Higher Ed (e.g., Institution/University/College)
Timothy Heaphy

Timothy Heaphy

Partner
Willkie, Farr & Gallagher
Consulting/Professional Services
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