Thursday, November 20

7:30 am — Continental Breakfast and Registration

8:30 – 9:00 am — Welcome and OSEP Remarks

9:00 – 10:15 am — Keynote Address

Jim Stovall, Co-Founder and President, Narrative Television Network (NTN), Author, The Ultimate Gift

10:30 – 12:00 pm — Panel Discussion

Future of Global Computing
Join a visionary tour of the architecture for global computing and networking. What does the future hold for education and technology development?

• Gregg Downey, Editor and Publisher, eSchool News
• Gordon Freedman, Vice President, Education Strategy, Blackboard
• T.V. Raman, Research Scientist, Google, Inc.

12:30 pm — Lunch

How do we create an inclusive workforce? Secretary Perez will examine the critical issues facing education, business, and workforce development. Learn how to be part of the solution.

Secretary Tom Perez, Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulation

1:30 – 2:45 pm — Panel Discussion

Where in the World Do U.S. Students Rank in Global Competitiveness
Discover technology’s role in developing 21st century skills to strengthen U.S. students’ competitiveness in the global economy.

• Kevin Bushweller, Editor, Digital Directions
• Charles Fadel, Global Lead, Education, Cisco Systems, Inc.
• Susan Traiman, Director of Education and Workforce Policy, Business Roundtable
• Mary Ann Wolf, Executive Director, State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA)

3:00 – 4:30 pm — Breakout Sessions

Getting Serious About Gaming - Understand the opportunities in the $2 billion gaming economy.

• Chinwe Onyekere, Program Officer, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• Alex Quinn, Executive Director, Games for Change
• Ben Sawyer, Co-founder, Serious Games Initiative

Power of Distance Learning - Open the world through online learning. How far can it go?

• Gordon Freedman, Vice President, Education Strategy, Blackboard
• Barbara ‘Bobbi’ Kurshan, Executive Director, Curriki
• Susan Patrick, President/CEO, North American Council for Online Learning

Understanding the Global Marketplace - Explore new markets to expand your reach and grow your business.

• Jeff Bigham*, Web Anywhere, Winner of the Accessible Technology Award for Interface Design in the 2008 Microsoft Imagine Cup international competition
• Annuska Perkins, Accessible Technology Group Product Planner and User Interface Designer, Microsoft Accessible Technology Group
• Yong Zhao, Executive Director, Confucius Institute; Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University

Mobile Global - Unlock the potential of wireless mobile technologies.

• Lee Rainie, Project Director, PEW Internet and American Life Project
• Tom Greaves, Chairman, The Greaves Group
• Bruce Wilcox, Founder & CEO - ¡Aprender!

4:30 – 5:30 pm — Networking Session

5:30 – 7:00 pm — Tech Expo Event and Reception

* Invited Speaker

Friday, November 21
The Innovators Marketplace: Reframing the Market

What are the implications of shifting demographics, developing economies, converging platforms, and the realization of a true information society mean for learning and assistive technologies and U.S. education? Join us for a discussion with exciting boundary-spanners and visionaries who will reframe your work in our global marketplace.

8:30 am — Welcoming Remarks

9:00 – 9:30 am — Breakfast with Alan Brightman

Join us for a special breakfast session with Alan Brightman, Senior Policy Director, Special Communities, Yahoo!, Inc. He will be introduced by David Rose, Founder and Chief Education Officer, CAST.

9:30 – 10:30 am — Panel Discussion

Reframing the Market: What’s Next for Learning and Assistive Technologies?
Discuss with foundation and business leaders how they have successfully expanded their markets to achieve economies of scale and respond to the trends.

• Mary Furlong*, President/CEO, Mary Furlong & Associates
• Cathy Jones, President and CEO, Phonak
• John Kemp, Attorney, Powers, Pyles, Sutter & Verville (PPSV)
• Marshall Raskind, Former Director of Research and Special Projects, Schwab Learning; Fellow and Vice President, International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities
• Robert Shapiro, Chair, Globalization Initiative, NDN, Author, Futurecast: How Superpowers, Populations, and Globalization Will Change the Way You Live and Work
• Jeff Zimman, CEO, Posit Science

10:45 – 12:00 pm — Panel Discussion

Public Private Partnerships
Explore the critical role of collaboration to scale up and sustain technology innovation and initiatives.

• Chris Dede, Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Education and Microsoft Learning Partners
• Larry Goldberg, Director of Media Access, WGBH
• Noel Gunther, Vice President, Learning and Interactive Media, WETA-TV-FM
• Steve Seleznow, Program Director, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
• Robert Sinclair, Director of Accessibility, Microsoft Corporation

* Invited Speaker