The annual 'Back to School' Summit in New York is the world's leading conference for global education executives, policymakers, philanthropists and investors. Since 2001, education leaders have been meeting in New York, the week after Labor Day, to share ideas, new insights and to forge strong connections with fellow leaders on a mission to transform the way the world learns. HolonIQ and QS are honored to host the annual 'Back to School' Summit, continuing the esteemed tradition started in 2001 when the conference first began, bringing together senior leaders in the sector from around the world.
The 24th Annual 'Back to School' Summit will take place on September 9-11, 2025 in New York City, bringing together 600 CEO’s and influential leaders from leading companies, major institutional investors, and global foundations for two days of presentations, roundtable sessions and private meetings. The 24th Annual 'Back to School' Summit will follow three tracks including private roundtables and dinners, fireside chats and panels, dedicated networking sessions and networking receptions.
The 24th 'Back to School' Summit will convene three major discussion tracks, exploring the latest developments in Artificial Intelligence, Research and Philanthropic funding in efficacy, evidence and outcomes, Higher Education's digital transformation and recruitment and retention challenges and opportunities and follow leading innovations in education technology.
Connect with the people, institutions, ideas and new models that are transforming traditional forms of higher education, from digital and AI led innovation, to micro-credentials and workforce upskilling, global and international education and the future of jobs & industry engagement.
Foundations, Philanthropic leaders, multi-lateral development banks, intergovernmental organisations and non-profits from around the world gather to share practice and priorities in their work to seed, scale and support solutions for impact and capacity building.
Explore the impact of Artificial Intelligence in Education, Personalized Learning, Assessment & Analytics. Market opportunities for simulated and gamified solutions, and the evolving landscape of technology infrastructure in education markets. Analysis of capital flows from Venture Capital, PE, Equity Capital Markets & Philanthropic investment scaling impact and outcomes.
Explore all speakers for 2025. Recent 'Back to School' Speakers Include...
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The 2025 'Back to School' Summit will again host the most prestigious and well-funded competition of its kind, the Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition. Celebrating and nurturing purpose-driven ventures that seek to address systemic inequities in education through innovation. Since 2010, it has awarded more than $2 million in cash prizes.
The 24th annual 'Back to School' Summit will once again be hosted at Quorum, 1221 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan. Quorum is uniquely and intentionally designed to have a modern, organic feel, bringing together over 600 leaders for networking, ideas and connections. Each track has a dedicated zone for sessions, networking and more.
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Since 2018, HolonIQ has hosted Global Leadership Summits around the world, bringing together leaders in impact, finance and technology across education, climate and healthcare.
