Special K12 Keynote 

Marco Petruzzi, CEO & President, Green Dot Public Schools

Keynote: Building Opportunities for a Wider Spectrum of Students through Scalable Subscriptions 

Burck Smith, Chief Executive Officer, StraighterLine

Interactive Conversation: Assistive Technology in America’s Schools 

Dr. Noni Miller, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction, Holly Area Schools (Michigan)

Matt Mello, Director of Technology, Holly Area Schools (Michigan)

Advancing a Customer-First Model for Online and Bricks and Mortar Post Secondary Education 

Moderator: Dr. Clinton Gardner, CEO, Northcentral University 

Judith Murray, Vice President – Online Learning, Thompson Rivers University (BC)

Cathy Snoddy, Assistant Director, Huntington Junior College

Darcy Tannehill, President – Online Campus, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

Networking Break

How Are Investors Missing the Point in VC and Private Equity Verticals that Examine K12? 

Clement Erbmann, Managing Director, First Analysis Corporation

Janet Matricciani, Senior Vice President – Corporate Development, K12, Inc.

Michael Connelly, CEO, Mosaica Education              

An Investor & Practitioner Guide to International Growth & Scale 

Gene Hayes, Director, Saras Education, Inc. (United States)

Dean Duperron, President, Sprott-Shaw Community Colleges (British Columbia)

Bernardo Bolanos, Managing Director, Southland Group (Costa Rica)

Steve Cooper, Founder, Tech University of America

Ryan Busch, Chief Marketing Officer, Camelback Education Group

Financials, Lobbying and Lending Delineating the Funding and Legislative Environment to Enable Growth and Scale in K12 

Dayna Stewart, Founder, Dayna Stewart & Associates

Christina Erland-Culver, Former Assistant Secretary for Education in Interagency Affairs

Seth Reynolds, Senior Principal, The Parthenon Group 

The Impact of Cohort Default Rates: Financial/Company Value and Responsible Borrowing 

Mary Lyn Hammer, Chief Executive Officer, Champion College Services

Bob Bennett, Founder, Groundswell Equity

Bob Martin, Chief Executive Officer, Imagine America Foundation

Luncheon for Conference Delegates and Speakers

1:30

The Public and Private Debate: Building Bridges to Enhance America’s Superior Education Model 

Jon Hage, CEO, Charter Schools USA

Steve Barr, Chairman Emeritus, Green Dot Public Schools

Bobbi Kurshan, Founder, Curriki  

Seeing the Opportunities, Threats, and Challenges in India

Malgosia Green, CEO, Learnhub

John Stuppy, Partner, Edumetrix

Dr. Rahul Choudaha, Associate Director of Development & Innovation,  World Education Services

Implementing Enhanced Technologies and Learning Methods to Assist Students and Teachers 

Victor Vuchic, Program Director – Open Educational Resources, The Wiliam and Flora Hewlet Foundation

N.T. Etuk, Founder, Tabula Digita

Dr. Ken Hartman, Academic Director — Online, Drexel University

Seeking Clarity in the Murkiness: Accreditation from an Expert’s Firsthand Account of the Process 

Elise Scanlon, Partner, Drinker Biddle & Reath

Florence Tate, President Emerita, Potoma College & Executive Member of the Executive Committee, ABHES Commission 

Networking Break

Overcoming Challenges in a Public School District Model and Tailoring the Right Approach to Funding and Scale 

Charles Paul, Chief Executive Officer, Worldwise Education

Learning the Opportunities in Offering Education, Living Services and Job Training to Disabled and Uniquely Classed Adult Learners 

Rob Crawford, Chief Executive Officer, Life Development Institute

Erik Ryan, VP, Division of School-Based Services, ABA Schools 

Conference Ends