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Audio recordings of sessions captured live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego. Now in its 16th year, the ASU+GSV Summit is the world’s leading event for leaders in “PreK to Gray” education and workforce learning, bringing together over 7,000 attendees from more than 66 countries.
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Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Aislynn Fait and Ruby Savala, two student roadtrippers from Roadtrip Nation’s upcoming documentary Rethinking Higher Ed, moderated by Justin Draeger, SVP of Affordability at the Strada Education Foundation.The session explored the real-life journeys of young people questioning traditional pathways to success and examining whether college is still the golden ticket—or if alternative routes can offer equal or greater value. Through behind-the-scenes stories and reflections from the road, panelists shared what they learned about the evolving role of postsecondary education, the power of near-peer inspiration, and the importance of broadening our definitions of success. The conversation provided an exclusive preview of the documentary and powerful insights into how we can better support students as they navigate the complex decisions that shape their futures.
Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Shannon King, Chief Learning Officer at Battelle for Kids, and Sari Factor, Vice Chairman & Chief Strategy Officer at Imagine Learning.The speakers explored the Portrait of a Graduate—a transformative framework designed to define what success looks like for today’s students. They discussed how this vision can unite communities, shape educational priorities, and promote deeper learning. The conversation highlighted how leveraging the Portrait of a Graduate alongside High Quality Instructional Materials can lead to more meaningful learning experiences and better prepare students for a rapidly evolving world.
Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Nivine Megahed, President at National Louis University, and Aimée Eubanks Davis, Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Braven.The session addressed the persistent opportunity gap facing low-income and first-generation college students, noting that only about 30% of the 1.4 million students in this group who enroll in college each year go on to graduate and secure a strong first job or pursue graduate studies. The speakers highlighted a powerful collaboration between National Louis University, Braven, and local employers in Chicago as a model for closing this gap. Through innovative partnerships, the initiative equips college students with the critical skills and professional networks needed to thrive post-graduation and achieve the American Dream.
Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Kenny Green, CPA and author of Faith.Finance.Purpose, in conversation with Dr. Mahalia Hines, educator, retired principal, and board president of the Common Ground Foundation.The session explored Green’s five foundational principles—Faith, Integrity, Sacrifice, Leadership, and Legacy—as the cornerstones of building both personal fulfillment and lasting financial stability. Through practical advice and powerful storytelling, Green shared how small, consistent financial habits—like saving just $5 a day—can lead to long-term wealth, and how mindset and purpose drive meaningful success. Attendees walked away with clear strategies to align their financial goals with their values, no matter their stage of life.
Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Dr. Maureen Dunne, CEO and bestselling author of The Neurodiversity Edge, in conversation with moderator Meredith Rosenberg, Partner & Co-founder of NU Advisory Partners.The session explored Dr. Dunne’s bold framework for leveraging neurodivergent talent as a source of innovation and organizational strength. Drawing on two decades of research and industry case studies, she illustrated how companies can redesign hiring practices, foster truly inclusive cultures, and implement effective support systems to unlock the full potential of cognitively diverse teams. Attendees left with practical insights on why embracing neurodiversity isn’t just a matter of equity—it’s a strategic imperative for any forward-thinking organization.
Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Dr. Angela Jackson, CEO of Future Forward Institute, in conversation with Mallory Dwinal-Palisch, Executive Director of Craft Education.The session explored Dr. Jackson’s groundbreaking research on 1,200+ companies, uncovering a powerful insight: organizations that prioritize employee well-being consistently outperform their peers. Dr. Jackson shared data-driven strategies for creating purpose-driven, flexible, and inclusive workplaces that unlock both individual potential and business growth.
Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Almi Abeyta, Superintendent of Chelsea Public Schools, and Jessica Sliwerski, Cofounder & CEO of Ignite Reading.The session explored how Chelsea Public Schools is integrating 1:1 foundational reading skills tutoring into its MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports) framework to drive reading fluency and equity across student populations. Panelists shared a detailed case study, including pre- and post-tutoring data visuals, highlighting measurable reading growth among students with foundational skills gaps, IEPs, multilingual learners, and historically underrepresented groups. Attendees gained a behind-the-scenes look at program implementation, along with practical strategies for replicating this success in their own districts.
Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured David Yeager, Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, and Kumar Garg, President at Renaissance Philanthropy.The session explored how psychology deeply influences learning—often in ways that are not well understood. Despite good intentions, mentors, managers, and AI bots frequently miss the mark when it comes to motivating learners. David Yeager, a developmental psychologist, presented research highlights and case studies demonstrating how subtle changes in communication and feedback delivery can significantly enhance learner engagement, the quality of the learning experience, and even long-term outcomes. The session showcased applications of his findings by organizations including Google and Reach portfolio companies Mainstay, Polygence, and TeachFX. It was particularly relevant for companies aiming to scale high-quality teaching or coaching and to deliver impactful AI-generated feedback. As an added bonus, these insights may also help individuals become better managers and parents.
Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Cordell Carter, Esq., Executive Director of the Aspen Institute.The session explored the foundational role of moral ideals in shaping and sustaining a nation, focusing on three seminal American texts: the Declaration of Independence, the Gettysburg Address, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Through these powerful documents, Carter argued that nation-states are fundamentally ideas—moral constructs that require a shared North Star to guide collective purpose. Drawing on historical context and timeless rhetoric, the conversation challenged attendees to reclaim these principles as a path forward through today’s turbulent times.
Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Charles Griggs, Director of Community Initiatives for the City of Jacksonville; MaliVai Washington, Founder of the MaliVai Washington Youth Foundation; and Dana Andrews, Past President and Advocacy Advisory Team Lead at USTA Florida.The session explored the powerful intersection of sports, education, and community programming as a catalyst for student-athlete success. Panelists discussed how cities and local organizations can collaborate to ensure sports not only cultivate athletic talent but also promote leadership, life skills, and long-term opportunity. Through real-world examples and proven strategies, the conversation emphasized how sports-based initiatives can evolve to meet today’s educational and social challenges—ensuring student-centered, community-driven impact.
Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Jessica Lindl, VP of Ecosystem Growth at Unity Technologies.The session explored how the rapidly evolving world of work—driven by AI, shifting government policies, and economic uncertainty—is transforming the way we approach career readiness. The interactive workshop introduced the “Career Game Loop,” a game-based framework for navigating career disruption. Lindl guided attendees through strategies to help students and job seekers “level up” in uncertain times, while also offering tools to future-proof their own careers. By adopting a gamer mindset, participants discovered new ways to turn disruption into opportunity and empower the next generation for success in an AI-driven world.
Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Shashank Agarwal, Software Engineer at Google Research; Anna Iurchenko, Designer at Google Research; and Komal Singh, Product Manager at Google Research.The session addressed the evolving role of skills development as the next frontier in education. The speakers discussed the complex but essential shift from traditional knowledge-based learning to a focus on skills acquisition—both cognitive skills such as communication, critical thinking, collaboration, and creativity, as well as socio-emotional skills like self-regulated learning and composure under pressure. They highlighted Google’s efforts to lead this transformation by innovating ways to measure and develop 21st-century skills and career readiness, ensuring these methods are validated by academia and seamlessly integrated into classrooms around the world.
Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Alejandro Caballero, Principal Education Specialist at the International Finance Corporation (IFC); Esther Benjamin, Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director at World Education Services; Jo Johnson, Executive Chairman at FutureLearn; Arnav Kumar, Co-Founder at Leap Finance; Meti Basiri, CEO & Co-Founder at ApplyBoard Inc; and Pamela Bates, COO at Shorelight.The panel explored how global student mobility is reshaping higher education and becoming a critical export for countries around the world. In 2018, one in five graduate students were international; today, that number has grown to one in three. Despite an overall decline in graduate enrollment, the proportion of international students continues to rise. The session examined current trends in international student recruitment, financing, and retention, and discussed how institutions can remain competitive in attracting top talent globally.
Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Esther Wojcicki, Founder of the Palo Alto Media Arts Program and Chief Education Advisor at JoinKnack.com.The session highlighted how video creation is a powerful tool for developing critical thinking in students—while also being highly engaging. Esther Wojcicki explained how the process of creating videos requires students to brainstorm ideas, refine their message, make informed choices, storyboard, script, and validate information—all while learning essential technical skills. This hands-on, creative approach not only builds cognitive and digital literacy but also helps ignite enthusiasm for learning, especially among reluctant students.
Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Tyler Sussman, Senior Program Officer, Education at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.The session explored how artificial intelligence can solve persistent instructional challenges by fostering coherence across the fragmented edtech landscape. Tyler Sussman discussed how teachers, often overwhelmed by disconnected tools and inconsistent pedagogical foundations, could benefit from AI systems that unify and align instructional materials. He imagined a future where interoperable edtech tools communicate seamlessly, drawing from research-backed resources and academic standards to deliver personalized, precise, and instructionally coherent content. The session highlighted the potential of building robust public AI infrastructure and middleware to support teachers in delivering more focused, impactful instruction—empowering them to prioritize what matters most: student learning.
Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Beth Hollenberg, CEO of Everspring, and James Moore, Director of Online Learning at DePaul University. The session was emceed by Kate Sutherland, Managing Director at Tyton Partners.The session explored how universities can maintain brand authenticity while optimizing for visibility in an AI-dominated digital landscape. With 93% of students using AI for decision-making and 50% relying on it as their primary information source, institutions must adapt to ensure their strengths resonate in AI-powered search. Speakers shared how a leading business school transformed its digital presence by aligning its flagship program’s unique attributes with AI discovery trends. The session offered a practical framework for highlighting authentic value across marketing content, enhancing program discoverability, and applying AI-driven insights institution-wide to reach and engage today’s AI-native students.
Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Sanjay Srivastava, CEO of Vocareum, and Seshashayee Murthy, Data Science Researcher at the Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute, UC San Diego. The session was emceed by Kate Sutherland, Managing Director at Tyton Partners.The session addressed the national decline in math proficiency and its impact on student success in STEM. UC San Diego and Vocareum showcased their partnership to combat this issue using Generative AI-powered personalized learning. They introduced an adaptive domain model that maps mathematical concepts and prerequisites, integrating with course materials and assessments to deliver targeted, real-time support. By creating a digital twin of each student, the system diagnoses knowledge gaps and provides personalized instruction at scale. Tested across math and programming courses, the solution offers a cost-effective way to close the Bloom 2 Sigma gap while integrating seamlessly with platforms like LMS, ERP, and Jupyter Notebooks—empowering institutions to improve outcomes without adding to faculty workload.
Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Dan Burgess, Service Owner for Learning Management at the University of Michigan, and Ryan Lufkin, Vice President of Global Academic Strategy at Instructure. The session was emceed by Kate Sutherland, Managing Director at Tyton Partners.The session showcased how the University of Michigan and Instructure are collaboratively transforming education through cutting-edge, AI-driven initiatives. Speakers highlighted how personalized learning experiences and enhanced student engagement are setting a new benchmark for innovation in modern education. By leveraging AI, the partnership aims to deliver scalable, student-centered solutions that reflect the future of teaching and learning.
Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Daniel Liu, Assistant Vice Provost for Career Success at The University of Texas at Austin, and Kenny Berlin, CEO of 12twenty. The session was emceed by Kate Sutherland, Managing Director at Tyton Partners.The session focused on how universities can navigate a rapidly evolving career landscape by reimagining student success strategies. Daniel Liu and Kenny Berlin discussed UT Austin’s bold goal of achieving 90% positive career outcomes within five years and the challenges students face in today’s shifting economy. They shared how the university’s partnership with 12twenty is enabling scalable, data-driven approaches to career services, equipping students with the tools and support they need to thrive. Designed for higher education leaders and career services professionals, this conversation offered a roadmap for driving systemic change and preparing students for a dynamic job market.
Recorded live at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Michelle Stefano, Director of Learning Experience & Program Design at Miami Dade College, and Rajen Sheth, CEO of Kyron Learning. The session was emceed by Kate Sutherland, Managing Director at Tyton Partners.The discussion spotlighted how MDC Online is redefining the online learning experience through a groundbreaking partnership with Kyron Learning. Speakers shared results from a Kyron-enhanced course, highlighting improvements in student engagement, retention, and the cost-effectiveness of course creation. As millions turn to online platforms for upskilling and career advancement, this session illustrated how thoughtfully implemented AI-powered, interactive content can finally deliver on the promise of online education by making it both impactful and accessible.
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