Speakers

Hundreds of speakers with diverse backgrounds and expertise will take the stage at SXSW EDU to share their knowledge and challenge us to think critically about the future of teaching and learning.


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ABOUT SPEAKERS

 

Thought leaders converge at SXSW EDU to provide professionals, at every stage of their career, with actionable learning, endless inspiration, and resonant insights through sessions and workshops. Speakers on the program offer expertise and cover issues across all thematic tracks.

The majority of conference programming, including the speaker lineup, is fueled by PanelPicker®, the two-part online process that enables the community to lend their voice to the event.

Initially selected sessions from PanelPicker have been revealed. Explore all sessions and speakers in the schedule.

For frequently asked questions and answers, check out the Speaker FAQ.

FEATURED SESSIONS

 

Education professionals, innovators, and futurists at the top of their fields take the stage to share their knowledge through powerful presentations that span across our many tracks. Featured sessions are groundbreaking presentations focusing on leading trends and topics across the education space and beyond that highlight each hour of conference programming during the March event. Explore the lineup of featured sessions below for SXSW EDU 2024.

DOES YOUR CLASSROOM AND SCHOOL HAVE A CULTURE OF GROWTH?

Carol Dweck

Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology

Stanford University

Mary Murphy

Herman B Wells Endowed Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences & Founder,

Indiana University & Equity Accelerator

PROMISE & PERIL: THE POTENTIAL OF OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGES

Josh Wyner

Founder & Executive Director

The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program

Pascale Charlot

Managing Director

The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program

Russell Lowery-Hart

Chancellor

Austin Community College District

TAKEAWAYS FROM OUR FRESHMAN YEAR OF D&D IN SCHOOLS

Dan Ackerman

Editor-in-Chief

Gizmodo

Shelly Mazzanoble

Senior Brand Manager & Senior Lead,

Wizards of the Coast & D&D Classroom Curriculum and Afterschool Kit

Dan Rawson

Senior Vice President, Dungeons & Dragons

Wizards of the Coast

Kade Wells

Educator

Sioux Falls Public Schools & University of Sioux Falls

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