Tech Forward: Enabling Bold Innovations That Connect Education and Work

Wednesday, October 31 | 2:30PM–3:15PM MT | Meeting Room 603
Session Type: Breakout Session
Delivery Format: Interactive Presentation
As institutions look into ways to serve learners over a lifetime, how might technology enable this? Postsecondary education, workforce development, and adult learning are converging to meet a need for unconventional, cross-sector collaborations focused on hiring, training, and upskilling. This session will explore promising innovations that bridge education and work.

Outcomes: Understand key challenges around the future of work * Describe what learners will need to be successful over time * Identify concrete strategies for how technology can foster institutional innovations connected to the future of work

Presenters

  • Rachel Carlson

    CEO & Co-Founder, Guild Education
  • Rae Clemmons

    Leader, Higher Education BD & Strategy, Amazon Web Services
  • Sean Gallagher

    Executive Director, Center for the Future of Higher Education & Talent Strategy, Northeastern University
  • Allison Salisbury

    Senior Strategist, Entangled Solutions
  • George Siemens

    Chief Scientist of SNHU’s Human Institute, Southern New Hampshire University
  • Farhan Syed

    Head of North America sales, LinkedIn Learning, LinkedIn