Confirmed Speakers
Erin Abernethy
Communications Manager and Professional Growth Pathways Designer
St. Andrew's Episcopal School
Staria Alexander
Director
TNTP
Patrice Bain
Teacher, Author, Consultant
Powerful Teaching
Brady Barnhart
Secondary Literacy Achievement Coordinator
Washington County Public Schools
Andrew Bixler
Teacher
Clear Attention
Taylor Black
Dance Department Head
Appomattox Regional Governor's School
Nicole Bodner
Assistant Principal, Elementary
Inspired Teaching Demonstration School
Marni Bromberg
Partner
TNTP
Alexandria Chalonec
Director of Impact
The Writing Revolution
Richard Culatta
US education leader and CEO
ISTE+ASCD
Devon DeCataldo
Director of Student Services
British International School of Washington
Valentina Devid
Co-founder and Director
Formative Action School
Stewart Doran
Class Teacher
British International School of Washington
Victoria Dugan
School Counselor
British International School of Washington DC
Dan Evans
Author. Speaker. Former Chief Academic Officer.
Cassie Feith
Teaching & Learning Coordinator
Colegio Menor Quito, a Nord Anglia Education School
Benjamin Frazell
Instructional Coach, Literacy
Inspired Teaching Demonstration School
Barbara Friedlander
Adjunct Professor/Consulant
University of Maryland/Friedlander Education
Jessica Garner
Managing Director, Innovative Learning
International Society for Transforming Education (ISTE)
Gail Giewont
Literary Arts Department Head
Appomattox Regional Governor's School
Denny Gonzalez
Founder & Principal Consultant
DG Strategies
Angelica Guerrero
Dual Language Social Studies Teacher
ACPS Francis C Hammond Middle School
Dominick Hand
Professor
UNC Greensboro
Dwan Henderson
Head of Middle & Upper School
Barrie School
Iain Henderson
Director of The Bridge
Wellington College
Hannah Hendrickson
Senior Manager, BD
Toddle
Michael Hernandez
Year 5 Teacher
British International School of Washington
Sarah Jackson
Regional Engagement Manager
Nord Anglia Education
Ned Johnson
Author & Educator
The Self-Driven Child
Ian Kelleher
Dreyfuss Chair of Research and Science Teacher
St. Andrew's Episcopal School
Grant King
Middle School English Teacher and Subject Coordinator
Washington International School
Joanne Ladds
Educational Consultant
Noble + Eaton
Doug Lemov
Chief Knowledge Officer and Founder
Teach Like A Champion
Brecora Mallory
Science Department Head
Appomattox Regional Governor's School
Lorraine Martinez Hanley
Director of Professional Growth and Studies
St. Andrew’s Episcopal School
Christian Miller
World Language Department Head
Appomattox Regional Governor's School
Emma Mills
Head of Teaching and Learning
Truro & Penwith College
Emily Murphy
Interim Head of Education Research
Nord Anglia Education
Angels Natal-Asensio
World Languages Instructor/Spanish
Oakton High School
Mary-Ann Pell
Teacher of Art
British International School of Washington
Nancy Penchev
Staff Development
Montgomery County MD
Craig Peppers
Doctor of Physical Therapy | Career & Technical Education Instructor
Arlington Public Schools
Michelle Petties
Food Story Coach
Brand New Now Press
Karen Plowman
Training and Professional Development Co-Director
EducationScape
Charles Randolph
Senior Instructional Technology Coordinator, ISTE Generation AI Fellow
Arlington Public Schools
CJ Rauch
Head of Teaching & Learning
Evidence Based Education
Sundai Riggins
Executive Director
Inspired Teaching Demonstration School
Winston Roberts
Director, GenerationAI
International Society for Transforming Education (ISTE)
Jana Rupp
Middle School Instructional Coach
Georgetown Day School
Mara Simmons
Director of Instruction
Vista Charter Public Schools
Quinn Simpson
Co-founder
Gedi Village Foundation
Jane Singleton
Founder and Executive Coach
Launchpad for Life
Gerald D. Smith Jr.
Education Specialist
Smithsonian Institution OUSE
Kayla Spade
Principal
Washington County Public Schools
William Stixrud
Clinical Neuropsychologist
The Self-Driven Child
Holly Swift
Teacher of Chemistry
British International School of Washington
Meagan Tenia
Executive Director
Appomattox Regional Governor's School
Alia N. Thomas
Assistant Principal
AP Consultants, LLC
Sarah Tiamiyu
Lower School Instructional Coach
Georgetown Day School
Norberto Troncoso
Education Consultant
Troncoso Ventures
Vanessa Ward
Organizational Advisor
Inheritance Solutions LLC
Kent Wetzel
Teacher Specialist for Leadership and Organizational Development
Frederick County Public Schools
Rachel White-Hunt
Deputy Head of Secondary
The British International School of Washington
Glenn Whitman
Director
The Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning at St. Andrew's
Leslie Williams
Head of Social Impact and Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
Rebecca Winthrop
Director of the Center for Universal Education
Brookings Institution
Drew Perkins
President and Director of Professional Development, Facilitator and Coach
ThoughtStretchers Education
Stephanie Lady
School-Based Technology Specialist/EdTech Leader
Herndon High School, Fairfax County Public Schools
Ben Thrash
Head of School
Barrie School
Elise Heil Stephenson
Director
Washington International School Institute for Teachers (WISIT)
Rachel Humphries
Senior Director of Civic Learning Initiatives
Bill of Rights Institute
Ronnie London
General Counsel
FIRE
Lianne Cottrell
Educational Consultant