Advisory Board Members Share Their Schedule: Higher Education & Professional Learning
As we plan our schedules for the event, this second installment allows us to gain inspiration from Advisory Board members who are CEOs, professors, business owners, program coordinators, and more who are focused on higher education and professional learning.
With interests ranging from attending programming that highlights inclusivity in education to building their networks, these board members have shared some background about themselves, their goals for attending SXSW EDU 2023, and what kind of sessions they selected for their schedules. Use these collections as a means to be inspired by Advisory Board members who work in similar fields or have similar interests as you build your personalized schedule.
James Miles
Fresh Professor, Seattle University
- I am a Hip Hop educator based in Seattle, Washington, and a professor at Seattle University. I produce the largest arts and music festival in the Pacific Northwest, called Bumbershoot. I’m a dedicated arts educator, leader, and practitioner.
- My goal for SXSW EDU 2023 is to connect with educators and those working in the education business to better shift K-12 education to be more inclusive, responsive, and productive.
- I am selecting sessions that focus on disability justice, culturally responsiveness, arts education, edtech, and growing my knowledge for my schedule.
Lizzy Pérez
Founder & Owner, Lizzy Pérez, LLC
- I am a certified leadership coach and Dare to Lead facilitator (based on the research of Brené Brown) who curates emotional intelligence research into practical skills to stimulate worthwhile change in self and others. At Lizzy Perez LLC we do this by providing training, facilitation, and coaching that engages in deep introspection for integrated leadership.
- My goal for SXSW EDU 2023 is to align sessions that appeal to emotional intelligence, well-being, leadership, and conflict resolution.
- In my schedule, I will include anything with activism, storytelling, DEI, trauma informed care, school culture, LGBTQ+, women, and inclusion.
Matthew Cohen
Managing Director, Cohen Strategy Group, LLC
- We support venture-backed companies, national foundations and state-based organizations to increase post-secondary completion and labor market success, especially for low-income youth and working adults. Specifically, I help management teams engage partners, increase impact, and grow revenue.
- My goals for SXSW EDU 2023 are to reconnect with old friends, meet new colleagues, exchange ideas, and eat some good food!
- My firm advances companies, strategies, and policies to help low- and moderate-income people thrive in a changing economy. We recognize that race, gender, and place intersect with and intensify the challenge of economic inequality and we strive to address these dynamics by advancing an inclusive vision of economic justice. My schedule at SXSW EDU reflects these themes.
Meredith Crawford
Senior Program Coordinator for Extended Campus Custom Training, The University of Texas at Austin
- I work at The University of Texas at Austin, where I coordinate custom training for military personnel. My work allows me to prepare soldiers for their future career goals beyond their service to our country.
- I want to continue to be inspired by the high-caliber speakers and the innovative programming offered annually at SXSW EDU 2023.
- The sessions I have selected are focused around higher education learning, and the collaborative panel discussions regarding the diversity of learners generationally.
Robin Lerner
President & CEO, The Texas International Education Consortium
- I have worked at the intersection of education, international exchange, human rights and foreign policy over my 20+ year career. My organization, the Texas International Education Consortium, catalyzes and facilitates international partnerships between higher education institutions in Texas and peers around the world.
- My goal for SXSW EDU is to learn about innovations in higher education and learning outcomes to apply to the Texas International Education Consortium's higher education programs and international partnerships. I want to hear what is new and what is working.
- While building my schedule, I tend to focus on the Global Initiatives, Policy & Civic Engagement, and Startups & Investment tracks, as well as all the keynotes and as many films as I can fit in. In the end, I go with whatever sounds fascinating, and then it's too much....
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By Auva Saghafi
01/26/2023
