Coffee with Crow: Future-Ready Nations: Education as Economic Strategy | ASU+GSV Summit 2026

Michael M. Crow (President & Professor of Science & Technology Policy, Arizona State University) joins Doug Becker (Founder and Chairman, Cintana Education), Sayasat Nurbek (Minister of Science and Higher Ed, Kazakhstan), and Ju-Ho Lee (Professor of Practice, Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation, Arizona State University and former Acting President of the Republic of Korea) at the ASU+GSV Summit 2027 in Future-Ready Nations: Education as Economic Strategy to examine how education policy is being positioned as a driver of national competitiveness and long-term growth.

Education policy is no longer just social policy—it is economic policy. As AI reshapes industries and workforce demands shift rapidly, nations must align education systems with long-term growth strategies. Doug Becker, Sayasat Nurbek, Ju-Ho Lee, and Michael M. Crow will examine how ministers and educational leaders are positioning education at the center of national competitiveness, and the strategies they employ to deliver high-quality education at scale.