Bold Ideas Speaker Series

Join the Education Entrepreneurship Hub for a series of lunchtime fireside chats with education technology founders, complete with free boba and pizza.

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Thursday, April 16th 2026 12:00 PM — 01:00 PM

Bold Ideas Speaker Series

Join the Education Entrepreneurship Hub for a series of lunchtime fireside chats with education technology founders, complete with free boba and pizza.
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Tuesday, April 21st 2026 04:00 PM — 06:00 PM ANKO Building, Shriram II

Robotics and Education Panel

Join Stanford researchers, K-12 educators, and industry speakers from NVIDIA and Toborlife AI for a panel discussion and interactive demos.
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Thursday, March 12th 2026

Learning Design Challenge 2026 Winter Pitch Event

As part of the Learning Design Challenge, student teams will pitch their project ideas to faculty and industry experts for $1,500 Prototyping Awards.
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Friday, March 6th 2026

AI Tinkery Workshop: Design How AI Fits Your Work

Not sure how AI actually fits into your day-to-day work? Join the AI Tinkery for a 60-minute hands-on session to help you move beyond tools and focus on your workflow.
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Thursday, March 5th 2026

AI Tinkery Workshop: How AI Retrieves Before It Responds

Join the AI Tinkery for a workshop on Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and a pizza lunch.
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Wednesday, February 18th 2026

Legal Foundations for Early-Stage Innovators

This hour-long virtual discussion aims to provide Accelerator grantees and early-stage innovators with foundational legal knowledge for the transition from research project to sustainable venture.
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Wednesday, November 19th 2025

Learning Design Challenge Info Sessions

Get your edtech startup off the ground through the Learning Design Challenge. Students can attend an informational session on one of three dates in November, December, and January.
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Tuesday, November 4th 2025

Student and Alumni Demo Day

Join us for the Accelerate Edtech Impact Demo Day. Student and recent alumni innovators will deliver project pitches to a panel of judges, which includes edtech industry leaders, investors, researchers, and educators.
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Thursday, October 30th 2025

Scaling Sustainably from Academia

Join this workshop from the Accelerator Studio to hear from panelists who have successfully scaled academic innovations, participate in Q&A focused on academia-specific challenges, and connect with peers in small-group discussions.
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