Speakers

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

100 of the world's leading education and workforce policymakers, executives, philanthropists, investors and entrepreneurs.

Jean Eddy

President & CEO at American Student Assistance

Jeff Silber

Managing Director and Senior Analyst at BMO Capital Markets

John Colborn

Executive Director at Apprenticeships for America

Rebecca Winthrop

Senior Fellow and Director, The Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution

Scott Pulsipher

President at Western Governors University

Alejandro Caballero

Principal Education Specialist at IFC The World Bank Group

Alex Davis

Director at Whiteboard Advisors

Alex Siegel

Principal at Gates Foundation Strategic Investment Fund

Allison Scott

Chief Executive Officer at Kapor Foundation

Amit Patel

Managing Director at Owl Ventures

Anna Edwards

Chief Advocacy Officer and Co-Founder at Whiteboard Advisors

Ashwin Fernandes

Executive Director - AMESA at Quacquarelli Symonds

Ben Wallerstein

CEO & Co-Founder at Whiteboard Advisors

Ben Webb

Executive Director at Quacquarelli Symonds

Bethany Hogan

VP, Partnerships & Business Development at HolonIQ

Brad Wolverton

Editor at The Chronicle of Higher Education

Brian Bohan

Director, Global Lead, Consulting Partner Center of Excellence at Amazon Web Services

Carolyn Lee

President & Executive Director at The Manufacturing Institute

Chris Connor

Vice Provost for Enrollment Management at University of Buffalo

Darin Hobbs

Vice President of Learning & Employment Records at Western Governors University

Dwana Franklin-Davis

CEO at Reboot Presentation

Elissa Sangster

CEO at Forte Foundation

Elizabeth Moore

Deputy Director, K-12 Solutions at Gates Foundation

Erin Mote

CEO at Innovate Edu

Federico Ling

Assistant Vice Chancellor of Global Enrollment Management at Northeastern University

Gabrielle Julien-Molineaux

Assistant Vice Provost for Graduate Enrollment at The George Washington University

Hillary Knudson

Vice President at Whiteboard Advisors

Isabelle Hau

Executive Director at Stanford Accelerator for Learning

Jed Smith

Managing Partner, Head of Operations at Rhodes Advisors

Jeff Bulanda

VP The ASA Career Navigation Center at Jobs for the Future (JFF)

Jenny Anderson

Award-winning Journalist, Speaker, and Author

Jessica Turner

Chief Executive Officet at Quacquarelli Symonds

Joshua Elder

Vice President and Head of Grantmaking at Siegel Family Endowment

Judy Goldstein

SVP Marketing and Communications at American Student Assistance (ASA)

Julie Kreiss

Senior Director, Program Management at American Student Assistance

Katharine Strunk

Dean, Graduate School of Education at University of Pennsylvania

Katy Knight

President and Executive Director at Siegel Family Endowment

Kemi Jona

Vice Provost for Online Education and Digital Innovation at University of Virginia

Kumar Garg

President at Renaissance Philanthropy

Kym Lavigne-Hinkley

Director, Learning and Employment Record Ecosystem at Western Governors University

LaVerne Srinivasan

Vice President, National Program, and Program Director, Education at Carnegie Corporation of New York

Libby Hills

Senior Advisor at The Jacobs Foundation

Liz Willen

Editor-in-chief at The Hechinger Report

Maria Spies

Co-Founder at HolonIQ & Chief Innovation Officer at QS

Matt Greenfield

Managing Partner at Rethink Education

Matt Sigelman

President at The Burning Glass Institute

Meg Hamel

Vice President, Education at HolonIQ

Melissa Johnston

Chief Executive Officer at LEMNIS

Michael Crawford

Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at American Succeeds

Michael Farrell

Chief Learning Officer at The School District of Philadelphia

Michael Golden

Vice Dean of Innovative Programs and Partnerships at University of Pennsylvania / Catalyst at Penn GSE

Michelle Wieser

Business School Strategy Lead at QS Quacquarelli Symonds

Nakeisha Lewis

Associate Dean of Strategy and Curriculum Innovation at University of San Diego - Knauss School of Business

Noah Sudow

Senior Vice President at Whiteboard Advisors

Nunzio Quacquarelli

President at QS Quacquarelli Symonds

Patrick Brothers

Co-Founder at HolonIQ & Executive Director at QS

Phil Hill

Educational Technology Consultant and Industry Analyst at Phil Hill Associates

Rob Magliaro

Head of Education & Workforce, Grow with Google at Google

Ryan Craig

Managing Director at Achieve Partners

Sarah DeMark

Vice Provost, Academic Portfolio at Western Governors University

Sherry Levin

Interim Assistant Dean for Enrollment Management and Graduate Education at Drexel University, College of Engineering

Ted Eismeier

Senior Vice President, Head of Postsecondary Communications at Whiteboard Advisors

Travis Bristol

Associate Professor at University of California, Berkeley

Venu Govindaraju

Vice President for Research and Economic Development at the University of Buffalo

Wendi Safstrom

President at the SHRM Foundation

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