2025 Fall Convening Speakers

Ángel Cabrera
President
Georgia Institute of Technology

Laura Ipsen
President and CEO
Ellucian

Anshul Sonak
Principal Engineer
Intel

Marci Paino
VP, Enterprise Learning & Growth (Chief Learning Officer)
CISCO SYSTEMS

Ryan Oakes
Global Health and Public Services Industry Practices Chair
Accenture

Denise Quarles
Head of Strategy
Siemens USA

Henry Deng
Employer Partnerships Lead, Grow with Google
Google

Kristen Fox
CEO
Business-Higher Education Forum

Andy Sharpe
President & CEO North America
Buhler Inc.

Jaime Zinn
VP, Head of Talent Management and Acquisition
Zurich North America

Antonio Delgado
Vice President of Innovation and Technology Partnerships
Miami Dade College

Laura Zarrow
Executive Director
Wharton GenAI Lab

Paul Fain
Co-founder and Editor
Work Shift

Ruth Watkins
President of Postsecondary Education
Strada

William “Bill” Gaudellli
Dean, College of Lifetime Learning
Georgia Institute of Technology

Scott Ralls
President
Wake Tech Community College

Earl "Marty" Martin
President
Drake University

Beth Cobert
President, Affiliates & Strategic Partnerships
Strada Education Foundation

Tim Sands
President
Virginia Tech

Jeff Strohl
Director, Center on Education and the Workforce
Georgetown University

Jacob Fraire
President
ECMC Foundation

Jamey Rorison
Senior Program Officer
Gates Foundation

Chauncy Lennon
Vice President for Learning and Work
Lumina Foundation