Accelerate Edtech Impact Summit 2024

Overview

Building on the success of our 2023 convening, the 2024 Accelerate Edtech Impact Summit brought together thought leaders from across the field to collaboratively shape a future of learning that is effective, equitable, and responsive to the needs of all learners.

The summit showcased cutting-edge research on AI-driven personalized learning, AR/VR, neurotech, gamification, advanced analytics, and more – all focused on driving impactful outcomes for all learners. Together, 400 edtech leaders, researchers, funders, educators, and students reflected on and advanced how the science and design of learning can better influence edtech solutions, especially in the age of AI.

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Hosted by the Stanford Accelerator for Learning in collaboration with the Stanford EdClub and Edtech Insiders

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November 22nd, 2024 Digital Learning, Event

Stanford conference explores education technology in the age of AI

The Stanford Accelerator for Learning convened edtech leaders, researchers, funders, educators, and students to envision effective, research-backed, equitable, and responsive education technology.

Event videos

Opening Remarks and Learner Voices Spotlight

Staying Bold: Redefining the Role of Education Research in a Rapidly Evolving World

AI-Generated Content and Autonomous Teaching Agents: Personalization at Last?

Fireside Chat: Future of Impact and Research in Education

Quantum Computing in Education: The Next Frontier

Student Project Showcase

Closing Session: The Future of Learning

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Speakers

Jeong Choe

Assistant Superintendent of Innovation, Palo Alto Unified School District

Monique Malcolm-Hay

Investor, Rethink Education

Ben Kornell

Founder, Edtech Insiders

Dylan Arena

SVP, Chief Data Science & AI Officer, McGraw Hill

Malvika Bhagwat

Partner and Head of Outcomes, Owl Ventures

Gloria Lee

Lecturer, Stanford Graduate School of Business

Shelley Goldman

Professor Emeritus, Stanford Graduate School of Education

Mike Hardy

PhD Student, Stanford Graduate School of Education

Bryan Richardson

Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

John Danner

Instructor, Lean Launchpad for Education

Joy Chen

Senior Advisor, GSV Ventures

John Gamba

Entrepreneur in Residence & Director of Innovative Programs, UPenn Graduate School of Education

Allison Salisbury

Founder and CEO, Humanist Venture Studio

Ash Kaluarachchi

CEO, StartEd

Kyle Wong

CEO, StartX

Hayes Raffle

Principal Designer & UX Director, Google

Rob Wong

Director of Product, Google

Victor Lee

Faculty Lead for AI+Education, Stanford Accelerator for Learning

Nico Kornell-Quintero

Student, Tierra Linda Middle School

Zeno Lee

Student, Palo Alto High School

Kavindya Thennakoon

Ph.D. Student, Stanford Graduate School of Education

Doug Phipps

MA/MBA Student, Stanford Graduate Schools of Business/Education

Susanna Loeb

Faculty Director, SCALE Initiative, Stanford Accelerator for Learning

Libby Hills

Co-Lead, Learning Schools portfolio, Jacobs Foundation

Auditi Chakravarty

CEO, Advanced Education Research and Development Fund (AERDF)

Kyla Johnson-Trammell

Superintendent, Oakland Unified School District

Lewis Leiboh

Deputy Director, K-12 Education, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

John Mitchell

Mary and Gordon Crary Family Professor of Computer Science, Stanford School of Engineering

Lane Dilg

Head of Strategic Initiatives, OpenAI

Adeel Khan

Founder and CEO, Magic School

Sara Allan

President, Valhalla Foundation

Richard Charles

Chief Information Officer, Denver Public Schools

Daniel Schwartz

Dean, Stanford Graduate School of Education and Halper Family Faculty Director, Stanford Accelerator for Learning

Ben Gomes

SVP, Learning & Sustainability, Google

Jim Shelton

President, Blue Meridian

sean reardon

Professor of Poverty and Inequality in Education, Stanford Graduate School of Education

Rebecca Silverman

Judy Koch Professor, Stanford Graduate School of Education

Hardeep Gulati

CEO, PowerSchool

Don Austin

Superintendent, Palo Alto Unified School District

Amit Patel

Managing Director, Owl Ventures

Mark Atkinson

CEO, Mursion

Deirdre Quarnstrom

Vice President, Education, Microsoft

Roy Pea

David Jacks Professor of Education & Learning Science, Stanford University

Alan Gershenfeld

President, Co-Founder, E-Line Media

Emilie Joly

CEO, Zoe Immersive

Sam Seidel

K12 Lab Director of Strategy + Research, Stanford d.school

Olatunde Sobomehin

CEO, StreetCode Academy

Jared Joiner

Director, Education Research to Practice, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Sunil Gunderia

Chief Innovation Officer, Age of Learning

Jennifer Frentress

Superintendent, San Carlos School District

Neeru Khosla

Co-founder & Executive Director, CK-12 Foundation

Bryan Brown

Kamalachari Professor of Science Education, Stanford Graduate School of Education

Minh Ngan Tran

Chief Operating Director, Goodnotes

Jelena Obradovic

Associate Professor, Stanford Graduate School of Education

Theodore Quinn

Director, Wildflower Labs, Wildflower Schools

Guillermo Solano-Flores

Professor, Stanford Graduate School of Education

Amit Sevak

CEO, Educational Testing Service

Babak Mostaghimi

Partner, Learner Studio

Mitchell Stevens

Professor, Stanford Graduate School of Education

Julian Thompson

Senior Director, Strategy Development, UNCF

Jessica Rothenberg-Aalami

CEO, Founder, Cell-Ed

Jelena Vuckovic

Jensen Huang Professor of Global Leadership, Stanford School of Engineering

Chloë Conacher

MA/MBA, Stanford Graduate Schools of Business/Education

Jon Levin

President, Stanford University

Neal Mohan

CEO, YouTube

Isabelle Hau

Executive Director, Stanford Accelerator for Learning

Monday November 18, 2024

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