ASU+GSV Summit Sessions

Recorded live at the Early Childhood Education Summit within the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit, this session featured Jody LeVos, Chief Learning Officer at Begin; Christie Pang, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Lirvana Labs Inc.; Sara DeWitt, Senior Vice President and General Manager, PBS Kids; Laura Henderson, EVP, Global Head of Early Learning at Spin Master Ltd.; Francisco Cornejo, CEO of Storybook; and moderator Michael Levine, Senior Advisor at the Kapor Center.Catch up on the rest of the Early Childhood Education Summit with these episodes:Emily Oster Welcome & KeynoteArtificial Intelligence Meets Relational Intelligence: Building the Future of Early LearningChatECE: Empowering Educators and Families with AIThe “Quiet” Crisis: Reversing America’s Early Literacy Problem in the Next Decade

Recorded live at the Early Childhood Education Summit within the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit, this session featured Nikki Bridges, CEO & Founder at Lit; Carly Shuler, Co-founder of Hoot Reading; Thomas Sayer, CEO of Ello Technology Inc; Jim Marggraff, CEO and Founder of Kibeam Learning; and moderator Michael Levine, Senior Advisor at the Kapor Center.Catch up on the rest of the Early Childhood Education Summit with these episodes:Emily Oster Welcome & Keynote⁠⁠Artificial Intelligence Meets Relational Intelligence: Building the Future of Early Learning⁠⁠ChatECE: Empowering Educators and Families with AI⁠Navigating the Digital Wild West: Early Childhood Learning in a Screen-Saturated World

Recorded live at the Early Childhood Education Summit within the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit, this session featured Isabelle Hau, Executive Director of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning; Celia Stokes, President, Product, Teaching Strategies; Michael Preston, Executive Director, Joan Ganz Cooney Center, Sesame Workshop; Sara Mauskopf, CEO & Co-founder, Winnie; and moderator Michelle Kang, CEO of the National Association for the Education of Young Children.Catch up on the rest of the Early Childhood Education Summit with these episodes:Emily Oster Welcome & Keynote⁠⁠Artificial Intelligence Meets Relational Intelligence: Building the Future of Early Learning⁠⁠The “Quiet” Crisis: Reversing America’s Early Literacy Problem in the Next Decade ⁠Navigating the Digital Wild West: Early Childhood Learning in a Screen-Saturated World

Recorded live at the Early Childhood Education Summit within the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit, this session featured a conversation with Isabelle Hau, Executive Director of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning, moderated by Liz Willen, Editor-in-Chief of The Hechinger Report.Catch up on the rest of the Early Childhood Education Summit with these episodes:Emily Oster Welcome & Keynote⁠⁠ChatECE: Empowering Educators and Families with AI⁠⁠The “Quiet” Crisis: Reversing America’s Early Literacy Problem in the Next Decade ⁠Navigating the Digital Wild West: Early Childhood Learning in a Screen-Saturated World

Recorded live at the Early Childhood Education Summit within the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit, this session kicked off the afternoon's program. Introduced by Sara Allen, President of the Valhalla Foundation, this session features insights and perspectives from Emily Oster — best-selling author, economist, and CEO of ParentData. Catch up on the rest of the Early Childhood Education Summit with these episodes:⁠Artificial Intelligence Meets Relational Intelligence: Building the Future of Early Learning⁠⁠ChatECE: Empowering Educators and Families with AI⁠⁠The “Quiet” Crisis: Reversing America’s Early Literacy Problem in the Next Decade ⁠Navigating the Digital Wild West: Early Childhood Learning in a Screen-Saturated World

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Matthew Kennard, CEO at BetterLesson, Inc.; Tommy Chang, CEO at New Teacher Center; and Tracy Dorland, Superintendent at Jeffco Public Schools.The session challenged the prevailing narrative around teacher retention, which often centers on quick fixes such as professional development or time-saving edtech tools. Instead, the speakers reimagined how to create sustainable school environments where teachers can thrive and make a lasting impact on students. They examined how district and school leaders can build integrated systems that truly support teacher success, sharing real-world examples of districts that have transformed their approach to teacher support and retention. Topics included master scheduling, instructional leadership, and unified technology systems—demonstrating how forward-thinking leadership can foster continuous improvement and professional growth without overwhelming educators.

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Marc Brackett, Director at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence.The session explored how to manage emotions in today’s fast-paced, high-stakes world. Dr. Brackett unveiled cutting-edge research and shared insights from his upcoming book Dealing with Feelings. He equipped the audience with science-backed strategies to enhance resilience, decision-making, and wellbeing. Whether shaping the future of learning or leading in the digital age, attendees gained practical tools to transform how they navigate emotions—for themselves and those they support.

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Anand Padmanabhan, VP & Chief Information Officer at Fordham University; James Frazee, VP & Chief Information Officer at San Diego State University; Steven Butschi, Director of Education at Google; and Lorne Rodriguez, Manager of Enterprise GenAI at Chicago Public Schools.The speakers discussed how districts and universities are successfully putting Google AI into action. They shared firsthand experiences implementing AI solutions that are equitable, innovative, and future-ready. The session aimed to move beyond the AI hype and highlighted real-world use cases of generative AI in education.

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Kaiz Alarakyia, Product Manager at DeepMind, Google; Julia Wilkowski, Pedagogy Team Lead at Google; and Anisha Choudhary, Program Manager at Google Research.The speakers introduced LearnLM, Google's suite of AI models and capabilities that integrate learning science into Gemini and the products it enhances, including Search, YouTube, and Classroom. The session covered the motivation behind LearnLM's development, how users can access its features, and the roadmap for its future. Attendees gained insight into how Google is embedding pedagogical principles into its AI ecosystem to create more effective and personalized learning experiences.

Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Charles Elliott, Head of Industry at Google.The session explored how educators can harness AI-powered video and image generation tools to reimagine the visual landscape of learning. Charles Elliott demonstrated how state-of-the-art models such as Imagen 3 and Veo 2 allow teachers and students to effortlessly create high-quality visuals across a range of styles—from photorealism to science fiction. Attendees learned how these tools produce brighter, more detailed imagery and simulate real-world physics in videos with advanced features like camera control, lens type specification, and cinematic effects. The session emphasized how AI can help educators spend less time crafting prompts and more time delivering personalized, engaging educational content that supports diverse learning styles and brings complex subjects to life.