- Monday, March 9
- Tuesday, March 10
- Wednesday, March 11
- Thursday, March 12
Monday, March 9
9:00am - 9:45am CT
Featured Session: How State Constitutions Empower & Protect Youth
Speakers: Celina Stewart, Erin Geiger Smith, Harper Seldin, Julia Olson
11:00am - 11:45pm CT
Featured Session: Word Magic: How Etymology Ignites Curiosity, Precision, & Joy
Speakers: Jess Zafarris
12:30pm - 1:30pm CT
Keynote: Reimagining Early Learning: Connection in a Digital Age
Speaker: Monica J. Sutton
2:00pm - 2:45pm CT
Featured Session: Redefining Success: A New Social Contract for Higher Ed
Speakers: Ted Mitchell, Timothy Knowles
4:00pm - 4:45pm CT
Featured Session: Feeding Kids Like We Give a Damn: Transforming School Food
Speakers: Jim McGovern, Mara Fleishman, Maya Miller, Norbert Wilson
Tuesday, March 10
9:00am - 9:45am CT
Featured Session: Exclusion to Empowerment: Women, Tech, & the Future of Learning
Speakers: Alex Wright-Gladstein, Roya Mahboob
11:00am - 11:45pm CT
Featured Session: From the Stage to the Stars: A New Script for STEM
Speakers: Aisha Bowe, Alma Cooper, Scarlin Hernandez, Walt Hickey
12:30pm - 1:30pm CT
Keynote: Improving Young Minds & Mental Wellbeing in the AI Era
Speaker:Bruce Reed, Laurie Santos
2:00pm - 2:45pm CT
Featured Session: Reasons to Believe: Reclaiming Optimism in Public Education
Speakers: Frances Messano, Aneesh Sohoni
4:00pm - 4:45pm CT
Featured Session: When Young People Lead: Rethinking Education Systems
Speakers: Chantale Zuzi, Samih Daher, Tamara Höfer, Yemi Dele Akinyemi
Wednesday, March 11
9:00am - 9:45am CT
Featured Session: EdTech Has Been Building for the Wrong Person
Speakers: Dustin Ramsdell, Riley Crimmins
11:00am - 11:45pm CT
Featured Session: Redefining Redemption Through Talent, Culture, & Opportunity
Speakers: Alencia Johnson, James Cadogan, Ken Oliver, Larry Miller
12:30pm - 1:30pm CT
Keynote: Keeping Teachers at the Center of AI in Schools
Speaker: Adeel Khan, Martha Salazar-Zamora
2:00pm - 2:45pm CT
Featured Session: Beyond Bans: Defending LGBTQ+ Stories & Literary Freedom
Speakers: Brian Bond, Casey McQuiston, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Sam Helmick
4:00pm - 4:45pm CT
Featured Session: New Ground Rules: Shifts in U.S. International Education
Speakers: Deneyse Kirkpatrick, Jason Czyz, Lawrence Schovanec, Vivian Walker
Thursday, March 12
10:00am - 11:00am CT
Featured Session: Moonshots that Move the Needle
Speakers: Arati Prabhakar, Eden Xenakis, Kumar Garg, Steve Ritter
11:30am - 12:30pm CT
Featured Session: Strategy in the Times of Chaos: Imagining Futures of Education
Speakers: Lyn Jeffery, Maisha T. Winn
1:00pm - 2:00pm CT
Keynote: Jennifer B Wallace
Speaker: Jennifer B. Wallace
2:30pm - 3:30pm CT
Featured Session: How to Support Resilient Youth in an AI World
Speakers: Martin McKay, Maureen Polo, Miriam Schneider, Rebecca Winthrop
4:00pm - 5:00pm CT
Featured Session: Social Health Trends & Predictions: Connection is the New Frontier
Speakers: Kasley Killam