Private Roundtables

'Back to School' Summit, New York | Sep 9-11, 2025. Ideas, insights and connections to transform the way the world learns.

Invitation-Only Roundtables and Workshops

Engage with the people and ideas that are shaping the future of Education, Skills and Workforce in sessions designed for leaders an innovators. The Agenda is presented across three broad tracks: Foundations & Philanthropy; Higher Education & Workforce; and, Technology & Finance. and includes open sessions, private roundtables and workshops. Please note the final agenda and timings are subject to change. Each week, sessions and speakers will be added as they are confirmed.

Presidents Roundtable

September 10
Invitation-Only
3:30PM - 6:00PM
Focus on critical issues shaping the future of higher education
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Introductions & Networking
Global HE Trends
Artificial Intelligence and HE
Policy & Regulatory Shifts
Digital Transformation
HE Funding Models
Industry, Skills & Research
6:00PM+
Private Presidents Roundtable
VIP Dinner

Foundation
Roundtables

September 10-11
Foundations, Philanthropic and NGO/NFP Leaders, Policymakers
SEP 10. 11:30AM - 12:30PM
WGU Foundation Roundtable
Bridging Learning and Earning: Building the Future of Skills Visibility.
SEP 10. 2:00PM - 3:00PM
Siegel Family Foundation.
Tech Done With Us: A Technopragmatist Vision for Work, Learning, and Opportunity
SEP 11. 9:30AM - 10:30AM
American Student Assistance. From Wandering to Wayfinding: Centering Career Navigation for the Next Generation
SEP 11. 11:30AM - 12:30PM
Foundation Roundtable

CEO Roundtable

September 10
Invitation-Only
3:30PM - 6:00PM
Introductions & Networking
CEOs Industry Briefing
K12 and HE Policy Briefing
Corporate Strategy & M&A
AI & Technology Trends
Investment Trends (VC, PE, M&A)
Capital Markets
6:00PM+
Private CEOs & Investors Roundtable. VIP Dinner

Private Equity Roundtable

September 11
Invitation-Only
Investors join the CEOs & Investors VIP Dinner on September 10.
8:00AM - 9:00AM
Networking Breakfast
9:00AM - 11:00AM
Introductions & Networking
Investors Industry Briefing
K12 and HE Policy Briefing
AI & Technology Trends
Private Equity Leaderboard
Investment Trends (VC, PE, M&A)
Capital Markets

Join 600 CEOs and senior leaders

Networking, ideas, connections and partnership building with 600 of education’s most senior global leaders in New York, September 9-11, 2025

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