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HolonIQ's signature interactive and data-driven deep dive of the global impact economy.

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An informal welcome and briefing on HolonIQ’s 2023 ‘Back to School’ and 4th Annual Leadership Summit. We’ll share the agenda in detail and highlight key sessions of interest as well as instructions on making the most of networking opportunities.

HolonIQ's signature interactive and data-driven briefing on the global education economy. Kick off the event with a vision of the future. Join HolonIQ's CEOs on a journey to envision the exciting possibilities and challenges that lie ahead in education by the year 2030. Explore groundbreaking trends, innovative technologies, and transformative learning models that will shape the future of education.

8.5 million students, representing more than $400B in annual direct expenditure, will travel to study outside their home market by 2030. The US is the world’s leading study destination for international students and post pandemic, is growing rapidly to once again reach the 1 million student mark.

Private foundations, which have invested over $100 billion in grants and ventures with education attracting the majority of that funding. This session explores HolonIQ's analysis of foundation investment and grant giving, highlighting the collective impact of philanthropic organizations. Discover the trends, opportunities and challenges for foundations and discuss strategies for the next wave of impact.

Boardroom Briefing

Without data maturity, the transformative powers of new analytics and GenAI tools will be limited. Deeply understanding your data can directly influence a learner’s performance and engagement. In this session, we'll discuss how a unified data strategy can unlock realtime and predictive insights in education while future-proofing your company data assets.

A fireside chat with Ted Mitchell, President of the American Council on Education on the key issues, challenges and opportunities facing US Higher Education in achieving major economic and social outcomes, where policy and capital might be focused and what it will take to ‘move the needle’.

Engage in a thought-provoking discussion surrounding the promises, considerations, and ethics of education's latest disruptor. Here from the US Dept of Education about the latest research, frameworks, and regulatory measures that support responsible AI adoption and development.

Generative AI is poised to usher in a new wave of interactive, multimodal experiences that transform how educators and learners interact with content and one another. In this session, we'll show you how to harness the power of decades of Google research, innovation, and investment in AI to generate text, images, code, videos, audio, and more. Our live demo will show how our ready-made products can help your technical and non-technical teams build a working GenAI solution in less than 20 minutes from scratch. At the end, we'll also share a few key education GenAI use cases and tools that can inform and accelerate your product strategy.

Here in the US, Jobs for the Future recently announced it’s New North Star Goal: In 10 Years, 75 Million People Facing Systemic Barriers to Advancement Will Work in Quality Jobs. Less than half of employed workers in the U.S. are in quality jobs; JFF aims to improve the number with support from a coalition of public, private, and nonprofit sector changemakers. Meanwhile, OpenClassrooms, based in Europe delivers upskilling to learners in over 180 countries. In OpenClassroom’s 2022 Mission Report the company reaffirmed it believes that education should be accessible to everyone and everywhere. Regardless of age, gender and ethnicity. Regardless of social and cultural background. Regardless of financial capacities.

Education institutions and EdTech are working harder than ever to provide learning opportunities to the increasing number of learners they serve. But gaps still exist in the skills needed by employers once students graduate. Last year we introduced Google Cloud learning platform — a unified data platform aiming to bridge the silos in education delivery. The goal of this technology is to help education institutions and companies manage data models, connectors, and AI services required to connect learning content, curriculum, and competency frameworks. In this session, we'll discuss the progress we’ve made, specific GenAI use cases for education, and what’s next to make the platform widely available.

Hors D'oeuvres & Premium Open Bar

Meet and network with colleagues and partners. Enjoy assorted morning pastries, and seasonal fruit cups. Freshly Brewed Coffee by La Colombe, Selection of Teas by Palais des Thes, Assorted Sodas, Bottled Still & Sparkling Water.

An informal welcome and briefing on Day 2 of HolonIQ’s 2023 ‘Back to School’ and 4th Annual Leadership Summit. We’ll share the agenda in detail and highlight key sessions of interest as well as instructions on making the most of networking opportunities.

What are the mega trends powering today and tomorrow’s global education market? How is the US market evolving around and through these trends and what are the key growth drivers and risks that policy makers, CEOs, major investors and foundations are navigating to create impact and value.

The technology choices that EdTech leaders make today are some of, if not the, most important choices for the entire business. We’ve entered the Transformation Era, where new GenAI, data, and security capabilities will fundamentally impact every single industry around the world. This means EdTech companies need to be ready for a new way of working and building products. Chris Hein, Director of Customer Engineering at Google Public Sector, shares the key challenges faced in education, the technology trends evolving to meet those challenges; and how Google Cloud can help.

Jeff will share a broad overview of the state of Capital Markets and how institutional investors are thinking about the Education Sector. Jeff is a senior analyst in BMO Capital Markets Equity Research, covering education and related sectors and served as the host and moderator of BMO’s former Back to School Conference.

This session discusses the billion-dollar investment by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) to revolutionize math education. It focuses on making resources and instruction more motivating, engaging, and encouraging persistence to foster positive learning experiences and boost academic achievement for all students, especially those from marginalized backgrounds like Black, Latino, and those impacted by poverty.

It's one thing for an OPM to believe in the value of learning and want to support the learner in their pursuits; it's another to make that promise as your core brand strategy and mission. In this fireside chat, Kees Bol, CEO of Boundless Learning, sits down with Patrick Brothers, Co-CEO, HolonIQ to discuss what’s new (and what’s next) for the company formerly known as Pearson Online Learning Services. Don’t miss this conversation on how Boundless Learning is changing their legacy identity as an OPM and focusing on global learner experiences and learner-centric innovation to fuel their future growth.

HolonIQ’s 2023 Global K12 Digital Capability Framework establishes a common language to enable discussions among educators, school leaders, policy-makers, curriculum developers, instructional coaches, solution providers, district-level administrators, tech faculty, and other stakeholders seeking to understand how digital transformation is taking shape in K12 education. This briefing provides an overview of the Framework and how institutions and educators are using the tool to accelerate digital transformation for impact

This session discusses the challenges affecting the early learning sector, promising initiatives, and projects that promote holistic development for the world’s most vulnerable children.

Business leaders are buzzing about generative AI. Generative AI is poised to usher in a new wave of interactive, multimodal experiences that transform how educators and learners interact with content and one another. To help you keep up with this fast-moving, transformative topic, we'll debunk 5 misconceptions about GenAI and share novel use cases for EdTechs such as AI-powered agents, avatar creation, learning styles, document architecture, and more.

While many issues negatively impact the healthcare system today, staffing shortages are clearly likely to persist and one of the most challenging to solve for. This is the result of an aging workforce, higher levels of clinician burnout post- pandemic and the aging population that will require an ever-increasing amount of resources to provide quality care. The shortage of RNs and LPNs will likely exceed 110k clinicians by 2025, with supply not expected to meet or exceed demand until 2034 at the earliest. Explore digital disruption and international workforce solutions to close the gap.

Deep dive into the long term trends and current dynamics of venture capital (VC), mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and private equity (PE) in education. Hea from leading investors and industry leaders on their perspective on the next wave of value creation in education and training.

Foundation Track. While the bachelor’s degree garners skepticism among some prospective students, policymakers, and employers, data continues to show significant lifetime income benefits for degree holders. However, due to the realities of rising prices, high opportunity cost, and other factors, we can’t ignore the skepticism and must lean into the changing nature of learner populations, needed skills development, and accessibility that reaches more individuals who have not been served well by the incumbent system.

Evidence-based decision-making for EdTech in K12 is growing in policy and market importance as technology is increasingly adopted at K12 system level. Explore the profound importance of rigorous research, evidence studies, and the emerging concept of Evidence as a Service (EaaS) in driving the adoption and impact of educational technologies.

HolonIQ is the world's leading research and analytics platform for the global impact economy, powering decisions that matter in climate, education and health. HolonIQ’s data and insights power growth, innovation and risk intelligence for forward thinking governments, institutions, organizations and investors. Join this session to 'look under the hood' of the HolonIQ Platform.

Innovation Track. The assessment industry is being revolutionized by game-changing technologies and methodologies that foster deep learning, critical thinking, and holistic student growth. In this session, discover how personalized assessment and targeted test preparation is changing and promises to propel students toward academic excellence and future success.

This dynamic session will surface strategic decisions faced by many philanthropic organizations and policy makers when seeking to align funding infrastructure to meet the needs of a changing and uncertain education landscape. Explore the tension in transforming community and school collaboration that raises fundamental questions around power, what counts as data, the role of evidence, and the right balance between supporting proven approaches and seeding new ones.

From Google Cloud Partner Advantage and beyond, this session will focus on how Google partners with EdTech companies regardless of your stage.

From coding to cooking to chemistry, YouTube offers effective, engaging learning content powered by the world’s biggest community of creators. Join us for a conversation about new ways the platform is helping users access high-impact learning experiences by harnessing products and partnerships that reach learners across the K-12 and higher-ed spectrum. This session will include a demo of Player for Education – a YouTube embedded player that improves the way YouTube shows videos inside educational tools for the classroom.

A new “Alpha in Impact” study explores how an impact investment approach can generate alpha for investors; highlights growing suite of impact-specific legal tools used during exit. Impact Capital Managers, Morrison Foerster, and Research Fellow Divya Walia have released a new report, “Strengthening Outcomes: Impact and Financial Value at Exit,” that shows almost two-thirds (65%) of impact exits meet or exceed financial performance expectations. The first-of-its-kind study draws on a sample size of 230 exits from ICM members, each of which manages a market-rate impact fund and is therefore uniquely positioned to provide data and insights into the success of impact exits and the key drivers of that success.

In July 2023, 500,000+ incarcerated individuals can use Pell Grants to enroll in college programs after a 25-year ban. Indeed, College education reduces recidivism by 48%, but only 35% of state prisons offer such programs, serving just 6% of inmates nationwide. Explore strategies and initiatives that are building better paths to post secondary education for incarcerated people.

Deep dive into the evolution of the OPM market, the next frontier and a discussion on the future of public private partnerships in Higher Education.

Explore the imperative of continuous upskilling and reskilling in the face of rapid technological advancements. In this session, gain insights into the. upskilling makret, including lifelong learning approaches, emerging technologies, and collaborative efforts that empower individuals to stay relevant and thrive in the evolving job market.

There’s a strong chance that one-third of all people on earth will be African by 2100. Today however, more than one-third of the continent's population is undernourished. Across Latin America and the Caribbean, Climate Change may mean the region could be facing significantly worse long-term economic prospects and exacerbate inequalities. In both cases, each regions economic strength lies in its people. The real potential of Africa and Latin America is in the energy that each regions people bring to everyday life. Join this session to hear from those working in Africa and Latin America with new ideas, innovative models and agendas.

Digital infrastructure plays a critical role in enabling effective learning environments. This session will dive into the dynamic LMS and SIS market, essential components of a robust digital infrastructure for any educational institution and where we should expect to see learning and management systems evolve in the age of Artificial Intelligence and Adaptive Learning Technologies.

Explore the realm of learning analytics and the emerging field of learning engineering in advancing adaptive and personalized learning experiences. This session will draw from the tenets of learning engineering: the intersection of educational research, technology, and practice. Discover the potential to meet the needs of every individual learner, fostering global competency in numeracy and literacy..

Impact and Education focused investors bring special knowledge, insight and networks to their portfolios. Join a conversation with some of the sector's leading investors on how they leverage their deep expertise and knowledge of the learning to earning spectrum to create value in their portfolio.

Start the Summit with a good coffee and reconnect with your peers from the region. Head to the registration desk for your name tag. The IFE team will be on hand to answer any questions. Day 1 of the Summit focuses on the future of higher education and drivers for change. With a particular focus on jobs, skills and the future of work, sessions will inspire new ideas and identify areas of opportunity and practical actions for building ‘next gen’ educational products. New models and future competitors will be considered and participants will deep dive into how their university might look in the decade ahead.

This keynote presentation covers the trends and issues impacting Higher Education and how universities are responding to new competitive environments, new technologies and changing student expectations. This session will introduce the key themes to be discussed over the coming days and the audience will identify their top priorities.

We are joined by senior government leaders to discuss key workforce issues and needs for the next 5 years and how universities can play a critical role in shaping the region’s future talent and economic opportunity. Join this session for a discussion about what skills are needed in the economy and how developing the region’s talent attracts greater investment and economic growth.

The need for continuous up-skilling and reskilling across a career has never been greater, particularly for digital skills as jobs and industries transform. Micro-Credentials and Short Cycle Programs have emerged as a solution to rapidly changing industry needs, and also offer the potential to provide access to education for those who haven't been able to engage in formal higher education. This session will report on initiatives across Latin America that provide young people with opportunities to acquire decent jobs and a better quality of life through short-cycle programs, with the common objective of reducing the gaps that affect youth and their diverse contexts in Latin America and the world. The session will present findings and outcomes of these initiatives and report on challenges and opportunities for those considering short cycle programs.

Online education is increasingly important to universities with continued pressure for new forms of revenue, ambitions to service more diverse learners and to meet the expectations of current students. Many institutions now undertake a range of external partnerships to support their online programs, from finding and recruiting students, to online learning design and managing the technology stack. This session discusses the trend on partnerships and how online capabilities are being developed inside institutions.

Changes to University educational offerings have been accompanied by a bewildering spectrum of partnerships and collaborations, from the rise of OPMs and Bootcamps to increasing collaboration with industry, technology companies and many others. New forms of competition and partnership now go even further, spanning geographic & industry boundaries, and introducing new models which demand completely different skills and mindsets, attract new types of learners and rethink the boundaries of the institution and the sector. This one hour workshop will consider the forces driving change and how those might re-shape universities over the next decade.

Learning design is gradually moving away from a focus on managing and delivering content, toward an orientation to the learner’s experience - both in and out of the classroom. Join this session to hear how experiential learning design can offer rich, authentic learning for students studying online. The partnership between the Minerva Project and Anáhuac Online provides a practical example of how universities can develop their online pedagogies to benefit students.

We are joined by industry leaders discussing their workforce needs for the next 5 years and how universities can play a critical role in shaping the region’s future talent.

Green hiring and green skills is on the rise in Latin America, however the region still lags behind in the global green transition. According to the IADB, this trend will generate more than 15 million new jobs with agriculture the sector with the highest green skills penetration, and environmental services is the region’s fastest growing green skill. What programs should universities build and how should they be delivered to cater for this growing demand and support the region’s green transition?

Millions of adult learners will need continued training and learning throughout their career as the world of work adjusts to new technologies and requirements. What organisations and models will be delivering to these learners and how can universities position to be relevant?

In this workshop, higher education leaders will consider how to foster a team culture of innovation and identify tools for developing and scaling entrepreneurial practice during times of rapid change. We will identify ways to create pockets of collective entrepreneurial possibility, including how to use existing resources to go beyond the status quo. Barriers to change, ideas, tools and frameworks will be identified to support leaders in building an innovation culture.

Join 200 higher education leaders & innovators for a networking reception on site. Meet new colleagues and partners and catch up with old friends.

Day 2 focuses on the practical aspects of digital transformation along with how advanced technologies will impact learning and educational delivery. From mapping institutional capabilities, reengineering assessment and achieving personalized learning, to incorporating innovation mindset at your institution or grappling with uses of artificial intelligence, these sessions will provide insights and practical action for higher education leaders.

In this session, participants will deep dive into strategic shifts and global trends impacting Higher Education, and analyze implications for their institution. They will assess and map their institution’s digital capabilities against the HEDC framework, explore the Buy/ Build/ Partner decision-making framework to different use cases and engage in peer discussions with other higher education leaders & innovators.

Assessing learning is at the heart of the education process. However, today’s world requires everything to be at a faster pace, with iterative, formative approaches to continued development. So too is assessment being re-engineered to be more effective in assessing what matters, and providing opportunities for continued learning and improvement. This session brings together experts in the field to discuss how assessment is changing and what works.

Personalized learning is a pedagogical strategy that increases the efficiency and effectiveness of people's learning. It offers teaching paths aligned to the interests and ways of learning of each person. However, its scalability is limited by the inability to generate as many paths as people. This talk will present how technology can facilitate the balance between scalability and personalization of learning in a manageable and strategic way.

Latin America and the Caribbean face significant educational challenges, with many young people in the region entering the labor force without the skills needed to participate in an increasingly competitive, globalized economy. While traditional education systems have the opportunity to help fill this gap, new solutions and technologies are also on the horizon. Join this session to hear more about how technology is helping to solve education’s big challenges in Latin America.

With huge advances in AI capabilities and broader awareness of the applications and possibilities in the last few years, AI has become central to University discussions on everything from academic integrity to assessment & feedback, student support and advising, marketing, and many other aspects of the learning experience. This session identifies how AI is already being used across the learner lifecycle and presents examples and challenges for universities to consider.

Data is at the heart of advanced technologies, particularly Artificial Intelligence. It can be used to personalise experiences, gain insights into learners' challenges and strengths. However there are significant issues to be addressed, including security and privacy, storage, interoperability, errors and bias, as well as educator upskilling to use and interpret data. This session considers the key issues related to data in education, in the era of AI..

This hands-on workshop will deep dive into the current and future uses of generative AI in education and in the world of work. Participants will interact with a generative AI engine and workshop how they could incorporate GenAI into their operations and curriculum.

Only those educational institutions that moved quickly enough to online and hybrid modalities survived the COVID-19 pandemic. In the new normality, students and teachers miss the flexibility of hybrid classes accompanied by classmates worldwide. Cyber-Physical Learning seeks to provide technology platforms that effectively blend physical and digital resources in hybrid learning environments. Telepresence robots, mixed reality, artificial intelligence, and the metaverse could be key technologies in this endeavor.

This practical workshop will consider the range of drivers, trends and scenarios of the last two days and provide a framework for leaders to build their innovation and transformation actions plans and roadmaps. Participants will develop priority lists for each of the summit themes - Future Models for HE; Workforce, Jobs & Skills; Advanced Technology; and Transforming Teaching, Learning & Curriculum.

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Workforce is the top priority of CEOs, the White House, and Governors. Learn how companies, workforce agencies, and workforce organizations are responding – from evolving skills of focus, to adjusting training delivery models, to creating lifelong learning models, to changing who pays.

Join PRIIN, the Puerto Rican Impact Investment Network, for an insightful panel discussion on the Impact Capital Spectrum and the pivotal role of Impact Angel Investors in driving positive change in Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, and Latin America. This event will feature Latimpacto, a network uniting over 200 impact-driven investors across the region. Latimpacto will share compelling case studies showcasing successful impact initiatives by family offices and foundations within their network. Don't miss this opportunity to explore how impact investors are catalyzing change and creating sustainable solutions for a brighter future.

Schools with strong family engagement are ten times more likely to improve student learning outcomes and, when implemented effectively, can be a highly cost-effective investment. Join this session to hear more about global research from the The Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution and a discussion of findings from a review of over 500 strategies, along with key insights about the Puerto Rico context and initiatives from the US Department of Education.

In this workshop, institutional leaders from government and education will consider how to foster a team culture of innovation and identify tools for developing and scaling entrepreneurial practice during times of rapid change. We will identify ways to create pockets of collective entrepreneurial possibility, including how to use existing resources to go beyond the status quo. Barriers to change, ideas, tools and frameworks will be identified to support leaders in building an innovation culture.

Innovation ecosystems are the buzz of the Biden administration – but what do these look like and how do you build one? Hear from leaders in innovation and economic development about how they define innovation, how they think about the pre-conditions for innovation ecosystem success, and what public and private partners can do to foster innovation at the local level

Higher Education is under increasing pressure to deliver future relevant graduates, with the skills needed for the world of tomorrow. At the same time, learner profiles and preferences are changing, with calls for flexible credentials and modes of delivery. This session will discuss how higher education must innovate to keep relevant.

The Puerto Rico Impact 50 identifies the most promising startups in Climate Tech, Education and Health, operating in Puerto Rico. The Award aims to highlight those startups and scale ups who are innovating in impact areas to benefit the physical, social and human environment in Puerto Rico. The Impact Research Awards recognize and honour outstanding contributions in the fields of research and technological advancement in climate change, education, upskilling, biotech and healthcare.

This session focuses on what it takes to scale impact startups globally, with insights about the crucial role that local ecosystem stakeholders play in fostering global ambition and supporting regional and global growth. From the need to understand target markets and their cultural nuances, building strategic partnerships and leveraging local networks, to navigating regulatory requirements and establishing scalable infrastructure, expert panelists will discuss the opportunities for Puerto Rican impact startups to grow into global markets.

UNESCO Learning Cities are urban areas committed to promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all. They foster inclusive education policies, encourage innovation, and facilitate the sharing of best practices among cities worldwide. These initiatives aim to enhance social inclusion, economic development, and sustainable urban growth through education. Join this session to hear more about the Learning Cities project, which now incorporates almost 300 cities from all over the world.

The landscape of work is undergoing profound transformations driven by technological advancements, demographic shifts and global labor market changes. These macro drivers underscore the need for a reevaluation of traditional education systems and a shift towards more agile and adaptable models of learning. This session will cover the challenges and opportunities in reshaping education and lifelong learning to meet the demands of the future workforce.