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Visionary Conference 2008 April 23 - 25, 2008
Innovation: Education 2.0
Wednesday, April 23 - Decatur House
Welcome Dinner
6:00 p.m. - Guests arrive, hors d'oeuvres, cocktails
6:30 p.m. - Welcome and Dinner
7:30 p.m. - Speaker
Vivek Kundra, Chief Technology Officer, District of Columbia
Vivek Kundra was nominated by Mayor Fenty to serve as the Chief Technology Officer for Washington, DC. Most recently, Kundra served as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Trade for the Commonwealth of Virginia; he was appointed by Governor Tim Kaine. Prior to joining Governor Kaine's cabinet, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Creostar, a company focused on cyber security and information warfare. Kundra served as the Vice President of Marketing for Evincible Software, a technology start-up that enabled trusted transactions for the government and the financial sector, which was sold to Exostar. Prior to that, he was the IT Director for Arlington, VA, where he was responsible for the government's strategic technology initiatives. He also served as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Maryland, teaching classes on emerging and disruptive technologies.
8:30 p.m. - Adjourn
Thursday, April 24 - Sofitel
8:00 a.m. - Breakfast
8:45 a.m. - Welcome and Overview
Eileen Lento, PhD, Education Strategist, Intel Corporation
9:15 a.m. -- Vision #1: When the Learners are in Control: Mobility Meets Individualized Learning
Chris Thomas, Chief Strategist, Intel Corporation - Setting the Stage
Bruce Wilcox, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, iAprender! - Moderator
Thomas Greaves, Chairman, The Greaves Group LLC
Robert Lytle, Partner, The Parthenon Group
10:45 a.m. - Break
10:55 a.m. - Vision #2: From STEM to Stern . . . and . . . Then Back to STEM
Richard Blais, Vice President of State and Corporate Relations, Project Lead The Way - Setting the Stage
Paige Kuni, Global Manager of K-12 education, Corporate Affairs Group, Intel Corporation - Moderator
Jim Rubillo, Executive Director, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
P. John Whitsett, President, National Science Teachers Association
12:25 p.m. - Lunch
1:25 p.m. - Vision #3: Beyond the Borders: Around the World in 80 Minutes
Dr. Teresa Kennedy, Deputy Director, The GLOBE Program - Setting the Stage
Susan Patrick, President and Chief Executive Officer, North American Council for Online Learning - Moderator
Hilary Goldmann, Director, Government Affairs, International Society for Technology in Education
Adrian Hall, Director of Learning Futures, Steljes Limited
2:55 p.m. - Break
3:05 p.m. - Vision #4: Empowering Leadership for the 21st Century
Dr. Joan Kowal, Superintendent in Residence, NOVA Southeastern University, Fischer Graduate School of Education - Setting the Stage
Irene Spero, Chief Operating Officer, Consortium for School Networking - Moderator
Karl Cheng, Partner, The Parthenon Group
Dr. Ray V. Spain, Superintendent, Warren County Schools, NC
4:35 p.m. - Wrap-up
Friday, April 25 - Sofitel
8:00 a.m. - Breakfast
9:15 a.m. - Experience Education 2.0
Meet incredible school leaders. The morning will be a powerful experience to remember.
Matt Federoff, Director of Technology, Vail School District, AZ
Daniel Jaye, Principal, Bergen County Academies, NJ
Kevin Lowndes, Principal, Wheaton High School, Wheaton, MD
Noon - Event Ends
Other Resources
One-to-One Leadership
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