Leading the Conversation: Thought Leadership for Impact
Natalie Laukitis & Reshma Melwani
9:00am – 10:00am CT
Austin Marriott Downtown – Room 405

Trending in Ed: March Madness of Learning Trends 2026
Sunanna Chand
9:00am – 9:45am CT
Austin Marriott Downtown – Waterloo Ballroom 3

Teaching in the AI Era: What Still Matters?
Darin Lim Yankowitz
9:00am – 9:20am CT
The Westin Austin Downtown – Paramount III

The AI Time Machine: Use AI to Build the Future of Learning
Mike Yates
11:00am – 12:30pm CT
Austin Marriott Downtown – Room 604-605

The Honesty Gap: Why Your Kid’s Test Score Lied to You
Dale Chu
11:00am – 11:45am CT
Hilton Austin Downtown – Room 400-402

A New Talent Playbook for Education Innovation
Presented by Walton Family Foundation
Sarah Johnson
9:00am – 9:45am CT
Austin Marriott Downtown – Waterloo Ballroom 4

Beyond Glass Ceiling–A Women’s Guide to Leadership in EdTech
Hayley Spira-Bauer
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
Austin Marriott Downtown – Room 405

From Interest to Impact: Board Service Meet Up
Dr. Barbara Logan Smith & Candelario Cervantez
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
Austin Marriott Downtown – Room 405

Civic Education in a Divided Nation
Noemi Wierwille
2:00pm – 2:45pm CT
Austin Marriott Downtown – Waller Ballroom C

Urban Superintendents on Leading, Lasting, & Learning
Aleesia Johnson
4:00pm – 4:45pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown – Room 400-402

States Matter: Using Ed R&D to Drive Student Outcomes
Leslie Colwell
4:00pm – 5:30pm CT
Courtyard Marriott – Brazos I-III

Voice AI & Assessments: Science, Ethics, & Potential
Owen Henkel
9:00am – 9:45am CT
Austin Marriott Downtown – Waller Ballroom C

Storytelling for Language & Immigration Justice
Veronica Benavides
9:00am – 9:45am CT
Hilton Austin Downtown – Salon A

Reimagining Learning by Building AI Support for Your Context
Mera Dougherty & Jasmine Fusilier-Jeffires
9:00am – 12:00pm CT
Austin Marriott Downtown – Room 604-605

Beyond Bricks: Hybrid Models that Boost Outcomes
Kendall King
9:00am – 9:45am CT
Austin Marriott Downtown – Waller Ballroom D

Reimagining Learning by Building AI Support for Your Context
Mike Yates
9:00am – 12:00pm CT
Austin Marriott Downtown – Room 604-605

Launch Startup Competition
Presented byWalton Family Foundation
Adeel Khan
10:00am – 11:30am CT
Austin Marriott Downtown – Waller Ballroom EF

SERP Stories: When Teens Can’t, Won’t, & Don’t Read: What We Can Do
Margaret Troyer, Genevieve DeBose, & Kala Jones
11:00am – 11:45am CT
Austin Marriott Downtown – Waterloo Ballroom 3

Supporting the Early Childhood Workforce that Powers Us
Jackie Mader
11:00am – 11:45am CT
Austin Marriott Downtown – Waller Ballroom C

Next Gen Educators: Youth Leading the Future of Learning
Izzy Fitzgerald
2:00pm – 3:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown – Salon E

Building an Evidence-Base for Workforce Readiness
Melissa Moritz
2:00pm – 2:45pm CT
Austin Marriott Downtown – Waterloo Ballroom 1-2

Reasons to Believe: Reclaiming Optimism in Public Education
Aneesh Sohoni
2:00pm – 2:45pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown – Salon FG

Teaching Beyond Transcripts with Career-Connected Learning
Riley Foster
4:00pm – 4:45pm CT
Austin Marriott Downtown – Waller Ballroom D

Talking to Grandma: AI in the Age of AI: Ancestral Intelligence in Schools
Veronica Benavides & Shauna Knox
9:00am – 9:45am CT
Austin Marriott Downtown – Waterloo Ballroom 3

Radical Retention: Educator Wellbeing Without Compromise
Wenimo Okoya
9:00am – 9:45am CT
Hilton Austin Downtown – Salon A

The Neuroscience of Belonging in Learning Systems
Barbara Logan Smith
9:30am – 9:50am CT
The Westin Austin Downtown – Paramount III

Removing Barriers to Attendance Together
Damon Carraby
9:00am – 10:00am CT
The Westin Austin Downtown – Strait

Breaking Silos, Building Coalitions for Sustainable Change
Cami Anderson
9:30am – 9:50am CT
Venue TBA

Hidden Insights: What Only Teachers Know About AI
Alix Guerrier
11:00am – 11:20am CT
Austin Marriott Downtown – Waller Ballroom B

Flipping the Script to Elevate Early Ed & All Educators
Elliot Haspel
11:00am – 11:45am CT
Hilton Austin Downtown – Room 400-402

Pre-K Pioneers: Fresh Models for Early Learning
Matthew Moura
11:00am – 11:45am CT
The Westin Austin Downtown – Paramount I-II

The Light, the Child, & the Pinecone
A.J. Ernst
11:00am – 12:30pm CT
Courtyard Marriott – Rio Grande Ballroom AB

Future-Proof Learners Now for the World of Tomorrow
Kadi Buckley
11:00am – 11:45am CT
Austin Marriott Downtown – Waller Ballroom C

Grow or Let Go? Navigating M&A in Education
Sarah Johnson
11:00am – 11:45am CT
Austin Marriott Downtown – Waterloo Ballroom 5-6

Keynote: Keeping Teachers at the Center of AI in Schools
Adeel Khan
12:30pm – 1:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown – Hilton Grand Ballroom (Salon HJK)

Failing Forward: Moving from Tools to Transformation with AI
Lanira Murphy
2:00pm – 2:45pm CT
Austin Marriott Downtown – Waller Ballroom D

Efficacy Equation: Educators, Students, Families as AI Agents
Kelly Cassaro
4:00pm – 4:45pm CT
Austin Marriott Downtown – Waterloo Ballroom 5-6

Engaging Gen Z: Strategies to Recruit Future Educators
Robyn Ferhman
4:00pm – 4:45pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown (Salon C)

Early Days Again: What AI Makes Possible for New Schools
Presented by City Fund
Adeel Khan
11:30am – 12:15pm CT
Austin Marriott Downtown – Waterloo Ballroom 4

Code Switch: Defending Black EdTech amid AI Crackdowns
Shauna Knox
11:30am – 12:15pm CT
The Westin Austin Downtown – Paramount I-II