Impact and Value from AI in Higher Ed

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Rajagopal "Raj" Echambadi, President of Illinois Institute of Technology; Drew Bent, Education GTM at Anthropic; Shiren Vijiasingam, Chief Product Officer at Instructure; and Marni Baker-Stein, Chief Content Officer at Coursera. The conversation was moderated by Saurabh Sanghvi, Partner at McKinsey.

This dynamic panel explored how artificial intelligence is transforming higher education far beyond automating administrative tasks. Panelists discussed how AI is enhancing the student experience, optimizing institutional operations, and expanding global access to education. From campus-wide infrastructure innovations to groundbreaking collaborations between academia and the tech industry, the conversation offered a forward-looking perspective on how AI is shaping the future of learning and the evolving role of higher education institutions in a digital world.