Adam Gismondi
Senior Director, Democratic Knowledge Project, Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

aj crabill
Coach, CGCS / Effective School Boards / Student Led Restorative Practices
Austin, TX

Alli Lee
VP,Program, Book Trust
Brooklyn, NY

Andrea Menchaca
School Social Work Coordinator, University of Texas Charter School System
Austin, TX

Anita Givens*
Texas Education Agency (retired)
Austin, TX

Anna Belle Burleson
Executive Assistant, The SAFE Alliance
Austin, TX

Arlene Salyards
Retired Educator - Colorado Education Broadband Coalition Partner, CEBC
Haxtun, CO

Beth Carls
CEO, Board Chair, OneSeventeen Media PBC
Liberty Hill, TX

Brandon Kirby
Head of Marketing, Brand and Creative, International Baccalaureate
Rotterdam, Netherlands

Carie-Anne Simmons
Director of Economic Vitality, My Connect Community
Houston, TX

Caroline Vander Ark
Lab Schools Learning Partner, Playlab
Federal Way, WA

Catherine Mulvihill
CEO / Educational Director, The Dyslexia Centre of Excellence
Limerick, ME

Chance Ryon
Manager, Operations and Engagement, Belmont University
Nashville, TN

Charles Hopkins
Consultant, Freelance
New Haven, CT

Chris Hopper
Accessibility Consultant, Chris Hopper Consulting
Rosanky, TX

Christopher Rzigalinski
LEAD Specialist and Adjunct Faculty/Doctoral Student, Austin Community College/University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

Clyde Boyer*
CIO, TEG
Ellicott City, MD

Corinne Weisgerber
Professor of Communication | Director Digital Marketing & Influence B.A., Concordia University Texas
Austin, TX

Cory Colby
Professor of Political Science, Lone Star College-Tomball
Tomball, TX

Cynthia Burrow
Founder, Strategic Education Solutions
Holliston, MA

Dan Ryder
Director of Design & Innovation, Community Regional Charter School
Jay, OK

David D Anderson*
Partner/Lobbyist, HillCo Partners
Austin, TX

David Roberts
Chief Development Officer, Austin Sunshine Camps
Austin, TX

DeShanna Reed
Founder & Managing Director, D. Reed Coaching, Consulting & Advocacy, LLC
Houston, TX

Dr. Lizzy Pérez
Principal and Founder/Consultant, Lizzy Perez, LLC
San Antonio, TX

Drew Davidson
Teaching Professor, Carnegie Mellon
Pittsburgh, PA

Elizabeth Newbury
Senior Director, Center for Technology, Innovation, and Space, Meridian International Center
Washington, D.C.

Erik Woning
Program Manager Education Innovation, SURF
Utrecht, Netherlands

Felice Nudelman*
President, Net Edge Training
Beavercreek, OH

Genifer Billeaud
Curriculum Coordinator, Texas Curriculum Management Program Cooperative
Austin, TX

George Rislov
Retired educator, community activist, None
San Antonio, TX

Guilherme Alves
CEO, Explore Learning
São Paulo, Brazil

Honoria Starbuck
Assistant Professor of Practice, University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

Hugh Norwood*
CEO, Trinity Education Group
Clarksville, MD

Jacqueline Gardy
Founder, EdTech Learning Designer, Gardy Learning Design Studio, LLC
Gambrills, MD

James Miles
Assistant Professor, Seattle University
Seattle, WA

James Rees
Artist • Researcher • Teacher, James Rees Art
Spanish Fork, UT

Jamie Kasper
Director, Arts Education Partnership, Education Commission of the States
Pittsburgh, PA

Jeannine Hightower
Learning & Development Program Director, Neighborly Strategies
Austin, TX

Jeff Wayman
President, Wayman Services, LLC
Austin, TX

Jodi Lis
Learning Engineer Strategist, ICICLE
Washington, D.C.

Joel Thierstein*
Teacher, School for Creative and Performing Arts, Cincinnati Public Schools
Cincinnati, USA

John Fitzpatrick*
Executive Director, Educate Texas
Austin, TX

Josie McSpadden
Senior Communications Officer, Gates Foundation
McLean, VA

Julie Willcott
Educational Consultant, ModivEDU
Corea, ME

Kat Ling
CEO, Moonshot
Denver, CO

Kate Dwyer
CMO & Co-Founder, Storytime AI
Baltimore, MD

Katherine Prince
Vice President, Foresight and Strategy, KnowledgeWorks
Columbus, OH

Kathy Blankenship
CTE Teacher, Kelly Lane Middle School
Pflugerville, TX

Kathy Hurley*
CEO, Kathy Hurley Consulting
Punta Gorda, FL

Kelvin Chan
Strategic Advisor and Systems Consultant, Self
Brooklyn, NY

Kierstan Schwab*
Executive Director, Texas PBS
Austin, TX

Kim Riley
Founder and CEO, The Transition Academy
Kansas City, MO

Kirsten Hund
Program Director, The Holdsworth Center
Austin, TX

Krista Vaught
Principal Advisor, Frontier Design
Huntsville, AL

Kristen Procko
Associate Professor of Instruction and Faculty Director for Innovative Scholarship, Kristen Procko
Austin, TX

Laina Vlasnik Yip
Director, Robin Hood Learning + Technology Fund, Robin Hood Foundation
New York, NY

Lakita Edwards
Program Specialist, National Endowment for the Arts
Washington, D.C.

LaToya Rush
Surgical Technology Program Director, Concorde Career College
North Hollywood, CA

Laura Oppenheimer
Sr. Director of Marketing, Common Sense Media
San Francisco, CA

Lindsey Own
Teacher, Global Online Academy
Yokohama, Japan

Lori Gracey*
Executive Director, TCEA
Austin, TX

Mallory Tuominen
Senior Manager, Professional Learning, MagicSchool AI
Minneapolis, MN

Mark Rogers
K-12 Teacher, Austin Achieve Public Schools
Austin, TX

Martin Moran
Lead Designer/Head of Program, Bennett Day School
Chicago, IL

Mayet Andreassen
Instructional Associate Professor, and Visualization Industry Relations Coordinator, Texas A&M University College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts
Austin, TX

Megan Pope
Professor, San Jacinto College
Houston, TX

Mia Bartlett
Head of Impact, Pearson
Camas, WA

Michael Crawford
VP, Strategic Initiatives, America Succeeds
Novi, MI

Michael Mills
Dean, Graduate School, University of Central Arkansas
Conway, AR

Michelle Elizer
Director of Federal Policy, University of Phoenix
Wentzville, MO

Mike Kleba
Teacher, North Shore Schools
Brooklyn, NY

Mike Lawrence
Director, Information & Technology, ABC Unified School District
Cerritos, CA

Miriam Westheimer
Chief Program Officer, HIPPY International
Bronx, NY

Naomi Schlesinger
Social Studies Department Coordinator and Fifth Grade Teacher, Village Community School
New York, NY

Natalie Gold
ESS senior manager of special programs, Vertex Education
Centennial, CO

Nina Mauricia
Senior Director, Impact and Initiatives, CORE Learning
San Diego, CA

Robin Lerner
Former Senior Director for Academic Engagement, Microsoft
Austin, TX

Rosey Higgs
Associate Director, Office of Engagement & Service Learning Academy, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, NE

Ryan Timpte
Co-Founder & Creative Director, The Kids Table Games LLC
Martinez, CA

Salma Baksh
Student, Smith College
Jamaica, MA

Scott Kley Contini
Instructional Technology Trainer, University of Memphis
Memphis, TN

Sheri Lawson
Coordinator, English Learner, Immigrant, and Migrant Education Services, Hazelwood School District
Florissant, MO

Stacy Ybarra Evans
Research Associate, Texas Success Center
Austin, TX

Stephanie Campbell
Owner, TTRPGkids
Commerce Township, MI

Stephanie Sandifer
Assistant Vice President, Academic Product, Southern New Hampshire University
Houston, TX

Steve Amos
CEO, HealthCode
Austin, TX

Sualeha Irshad
Student, University of North Texas
Mansfield, TX

Susan Nozick
Assistant Principal, Boulder Valley School District
Boulder, CO

Ted Kalomiris
Tutor, MasteryPrep
Minneapolis, MN

Teddy Hartman
Head of Privacy & Trust, GoGuardian
Silver Spring, MD

Therese Laux
Author & Speaker, self-employed
Sierra Madre, CA

Thomas Rodgers
Head of K-12 Communications, Whiteboard Advisors
Washington, D.C.

Tiffany Chan
Founder, Principal Strategist, Neighborly Strategies
Austin, TX

Tracy Coffin
Director, 504U College Admissions Counseling
Austin, TX

Tricia Edwards
Director, Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
Washington, D.C.

Yiying Lu
Founder & President, Happy Creative Land
San Francisco, CA

Anastasia Betts
Co-Founder & Chief Learning Scientist, Learnology
Brush Prairie, WA

Andy Bell
Head of Innovation, For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST)
Austin, TX

Ashish Chettimada
Founder, ReAlign
Waterloo, Canada

Brian Carlson
CEO, Storytime AI
Baltimore, MD

Chris Fancher
Consultatant, Chris Fancher Consulting
Round Rock, TX

Clee Upchurch
COO, lead4ward
Austin, TX

Eileen Rudden
Founder, Sankaty Growth Partners
Cambridge, MA

Erin Mote
CEO, InnovateEDU
Brooklyn, NY

jameelah stuckey
Sr. Manager, TNTP
Tulsa, OK

Janell Guzman
Technical Program Manager, Y&L Consulting
San Antonio, TX

Jessica Falkenthal
Founder, Jessica Falkenthal Consulting
San Francisco, CA

Jessica Millstone
Managing Director, Copper Wire Ventures
New York, NY

John Broome
Associate Professor and Online Programs Lead, Purdue University
Lafayette, LA

Juanita Soranno
Founder & Executive Director, CodeConnect
Floral Park, NY

K. Rocco Shields
CEO / Founder, Genius Academy
Culver City, CA

kent Charugundla
CEO, EAGLE.NET LLC
New York, NY

Matthew Cohen
Managing Director, Cohen Strategy Group, LLC
New York, NY

Meredith Crawford
Owner, Where Do I Begin
Austin, TX

Michelle Wallis
Executive Director, Austin Ed Fund / Austin ISD
Austin, TX

Mike Jackson
CEO, Texas Education Alliance
Austin, TX

Milagros Montalvo
VP of Operations, Backpack Interactive
Brooklyn, NY

Nandana Menon
Founder, Spark
Pittsburgh, PA

Pete Novak
Founder, Columbians in EdTech
New York, NY

Riyaz Gayasaddin
Chief of Staff, Camelback Ventures
Fort Collins, CO

Sanja Jing
CEO & Founder, InSpec Technologies
Philadelphia, PA

Scott Lipton
Director of Strategic Staffing & Operations, Texas Education Agency
Austin, TX

Sean Oakes
Founder & Creative Director, Backpack Interactive
Brooklyn, NY

Sophie Smith
CEO, College Contact
Austin, TX

Sunil Gunderia
CEO, MINDSET COPILOT
Calabasas, CA

Tina Austin
AI Researcher and Professor, UCLA
PASADENA, CA

Trisha Callella
Chief Innovation and Learning Officer, USC
Los Angeles, CA

Veronica Benavides
Founder & CEO, Bilingual Generation
Houston, TX

Wendy Erikson
Chief Growth Officer & Student Success, EDU.FYI
Los Angeles, CA

Z. Mike Wang
Chief Product Officer, Long Journey
Oakland, CA

Devon Tutak
Director, Education, National Association for Media Literacy Education
Alexandria, VA

Jen Bradwell
Filmmaker, Pizzicato Productions
Berkeley, CA

John Mckenna
Associate Professor of Special Education, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Lowell, MA

Kathy Hurley
CEO, Kathy Hurley Consulting
Punta Gorda, FL

Kierstan Schwab
Executive Director, Texas PBS
Austin, TX

Langston Clark
Professor/Chair, The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX

Mi'Jan Celie Tho-Biaz
Curator & Octavia E. Butler Scholar, Independent
Mexico City, Mexico

Peter Nilsson
Composer, Schooled the Musical
Fort Wayne, IN

sam seidel
Director of K12 Strategy and Director of Products + Publications, Stanford d.school
Oakland, CA

Sara Tahir
Assistant Director of Admission, St. Stephen's Episcopal School
Austin, TX