Early Childhood Education Summit presented by Valhalla Foundation

Opening Keynote:

Wired for Connection: Early Childhood and Relational Intelligence in the AI Era

Isabelle Hau (Executive Director, Stanford Accelerator for Learning)

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Everyday Learning, Exponential Impact: Family Engagement as an Equity Strategy

Elena Silva (CEO, Learning Policy Institute)

Heejae Lim (Founder & CEO, TalkingPoints)

Alejandro Gibes de Gac (CEO & Founder, Paloma & Springboard Collaborative)

Moderator: Michael Levine (Senior Advisor, Kapor Center)

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From Chaos to Coherence… Building the Infrastructure for Early Learning

Jessica Sager (CEO & Co-Founder, All Our Kin)

Amir Matallaoui (Co-founder & CEO, HOOPOOH)

Moderator: Michelle Kang (CEO, NAEYC)

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Rethinking Early Literacy Through Language, Assessment & Coherence

Nell K. Duke (Executive Director, Center for Early Literacy and Learning Success, Stand for Children; Professor, The University of Michigan)  

Steve Hannon (CEO, LENA Foundation)

Dr. Tennette Smith (Chief Academic Officer, Office of Teaching and Learning, Department of Education, Maryland)

Moderator: Jackie Mader (Reporter, Hechinger Report)

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Building Math Minds: Counting, Curiosity & How Early Numeracy Really Develops

Dr. Arun K. Ramanathan (CEO, PowerMyLearning)

Shalinee Sharma (CEO, & Co-Founder, Zearn)

Deborah Stipek (Professor Emerita, DREME Network Faculty Director, Stanford University)

Moderator: Dana Nunn (Managing Director, Valhalla Foundation)

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First Screens, First Teachers: How Media and EdTech Shape Early Learning

Sara Dewitt (Senior Vice President & General Manager, PBS KIDS and Education, PBS KIDS)

Cristobal Viedma (CEO & Founder, Lingokids)

Katie Kurtz (Managing Director, Global Head of Youth & Learning, YouTube)

Gregg Behr (Executive Director, The Grable Foundation)

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Closing Keynote:

Human Raised… Dr. Dana Suskind on Protecting Human Connection in the Age of AI

Dr. Dana Suskind (Founder and Co-Director of the TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health)