Keynote Speaker

Ted Dintersmith has an unusual vantage point on the future of our children and our nation. I spent my career in the world of innovation, and my track record there suggests I might know a bit about it.  And over the past decade,  I’ve immersed myself in the world of education.  I don’t claim to have the expertise our classroom teachers have, and I respect their insights — celebrate them, actually.  But I have some insights into the world our children will live in as adults, and the ways this world ought to affect the way we educate children.  I fight every day to do what I can to help give children the kind of education that will prepare them for their futures, and let them lead lives of purpose.  Make no mistake, the challenges are serious.  But so are the opportunities.