Speakers

March 3-6, 2025 – Austin, TX

Hundreds of speakers with diverse backgrounds and expertise will take the stage at SXSW EDU to share their knowledge and challenge us to think critically about the future of teaching and learning.


Unraveling Myths About Critical Race Theory in Education - SXSW EDU 2024 - Photo by Sofie Milton

ABOUT SPEAKERS

 

Thought leaders converge at SXSW EDU to provide professionals, at every stage of their career, with actionable learning, endless inspiration, and resonant insights through sessions and workshops. Speakers on the program offer expertise and cover issues across all thematic tracks and levels of education.

The majority of conference programming, including the speaker lineup, is fueled by PanelPicker®, the two-part online process that enables the community to lend their voice to the event. Explore the first round of sessions accepted from PanelPicker, now live in the schedule.

For frequently asked questions and answers, check out the Speaker FAQ.

KEYNOTE SESSIONS

 

Powerful thought leaders kick off each day of SXSW EDU taking the Keynote stage in hour-long plenary sessions that inspire and connect attendees from around the world. Explore the initial lineup of Keynote sessions below for SXSW EDU 2025.

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SCREENING BIAS: BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS FOR WOMEN IN STEM ON TV

Emily Calandrelli

TV Host

TheSpaceGal

FEATURED SESSIONS

 

Education professionals, innovators, and futurists at the top of their fields take the stage to share their knowledge through powerful presentations that span across our many tracks. Featured sessions are groundbreaking presentations focusing on leading trends and topics across the education space and beyond that highlight each hour of conference programming during the March event. Explore the lineup of featured sessions below for SXSW EDU 2025.

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AI & THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION

Sinead Bovell

CEO & Co-Founder

WAYE

Natalie Monbiot

Founder & Futurist

Virtual Human Economy (VHE)

CONVERSATION WITH ELISA VILLANUEVA BEARD

Elisa Villanueva Beard

Elisa Villanueva Beard

Chief Executive Officer

Teach For America

ESSENTIAL SKILLS FOR CULTIVATING HEALTHY STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

Ana Homayoun

Author, Speaker, Academic Advisor, & Executive Director

Luminaria Learning Solutions

Jennifer Breheny Wallace

NYT Bestselling Author & Co-Founder

The Mattering Movement

Jean-Claude Brizard

President & CEO

Digital Promise Global

GLOCAL FTW: CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS FOR COLLECTIVE IMPACT

Allison Matthews

Head of Minecraft Education

Microsoft

Jose Antonio Tijerino

President

Hispanic Heritage Foundation

Susanna Pollack

President

Games for Change

INDIGENOUS LEARNING SYSTEMS: LANGUAGE REVITALIZATION & EDUCATION

Kara Bobroff

Executive Director

One Generation Fund

LEARNING FROM PRODUCTIVE FAILURE

Manu Kapur

Professor for Learning Sciences & Higher Education

ETH Zurich, Switzerland

THREE INNOVATORS DISCUSS BOOKS, MEDIA, & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Annabelle Chang

Founder

Annabelle's Book Club LA

Alexandra Brown Chang

Author & Founder

Zeitgeist

Raegan Revord

Actor, Author, & Producer

Sag-Aftra

Rania Zuri

Founder & CEO

The LiTEArary Society

UNLEASHING STUDENT AGENCY: WORLDWIDE EVIDENCE & PRACTICE

Nadim Matta

Co-Founder

nafda Lebanon and RE!NSTITUTE

Rafael Parente

Executive Director

Instituto Salto

Rebecca Winthrop

Senior Fellow & Center Director

Center for Universal Education, Brookings

Urvashi Sahni

Founder & CEO

Study Hall Educational Foundation

YOU BELONG IN LIBRARIES

Mychal Threets

Librarian & Literacy Ambassador

Sara DeWitt

Senior Vice President & General Manager, PBS KIDS

PBS

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