KEYNOTES 2024

Founder of Allyed.org and Director of Learning and Strategy at Shifting Schools

Tricia Friedman (she/her) is a long-time educator who has worked in the US, China, Thailand, Morocco, Ukraine, Indonesia, Switzerland, and Singapore and now lives in Canada. She’s the founder of Allyed.org and Director of Learning and Strategy with Shifting Schools.

Member of Pollyanna and Managing Partner at Perception Strategies

Jason Craige Harris, a member of Pollyanna's speakers' bureau, works in a variety of contexts, with a range of age groups, and across sectors to promote cultures of dignity, belonging, and repair. He brings together insights from diverse fields as a strategist, crisis manager, conflict mediator, dialogue facilitator, leadership coach, and restorative justice practitioner. 

Director of Those That Can Ltd.

Emma is the director of Those That Can Ltd. She has 25 years of experience as a teacher and leader in UK secondary schools and currently teaches in Alternative Provision. She is a qualified Performance Coach and speaks regularly on teacher wellbeing, recruitment, and retention, Emma writes for a variety of publications, including TES and BBC Teach

President of EdHu2050

Engineer in microelectronics and nanotechnologies, professor and researcher in behavioral sciences, and entrepreneur in the Web economy, Delphine Le Serre has been ranked among the Top 20 Women transforming EdTech in Europe by Forbes magazine (2018).

Founder & Senior Partner at Littleford & Associates Consulting

John Littleford has served as head of school for 18 years, a teacher for 25 years, and a board member and chair of schools and nonprofit agencies. He has written and spoken extensively worldwide on each area of the firm’s consulting expertise.

Education Futurist, Founder of Kathleen Naglee Advisory Services

Kathleen Naglee is an award-winning leader of innovative, inclusive educational, and strategic foresight practices. She is a sought-after keynote and motivational speaker who weaves emotionally charged stories to challenge her audience into thinking differently about the possibilities of learning for Generation AI

Founder and CEO of d’Skills Inc.

Hannah is the founder of d’Skills, a virtual program where in short sprints, students are turbo-charged with AI, then empowered to create their own paid internships. d'Skills has been called by superintendents "the next evolution in deeper learning."

Author of 10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People, Assistant Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Texas, Austin

Named one of the world’s leading experts on the psychology of education, David Yeager is the author of 10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People, a USA Today bestseller. Based on cutting-edge research, it reveals how parents, mentors, and leaders of young people aged 10-25 can harness their desire to be respected, resulting in breakthrough connection, enthusiasm, and cross-generational collaboration.