2023 speakers & mentors

Of all the organizations and individuals that can change how we learn and work, the best do so consistently. Meet the educators, investors, and innovators at the cutting edge of education and workforce learning.

Thank you to the thought leaders who support innovators year-round at Started!

  • Bill Bass

    Past President of the Board of Directors at ISTE

  • Peter Bencivenga

    Chief Executive Officer at PrepScholar

  • Ted Brodheim

    CIO Advisor at Zoom

  • Elizabeth Chou

    Partner at Leeds Illuminate

  • LIZ CRAWFORD

    Vice President of Partnerships at Instructure

  • Adrian J. DeLeón

    Co-Founder & CEO at Innovare

  • Juliana Finegan

    VP, Strategy & Learning at Vivi

  • John Gamba

    EIR at University of Pennsylvania

  • Michael Golden

    Executive Director & Senior Fellow at University of Pennsylvania GSE

  • Matthew Greenfield

    Managing Partner at Rethink Education

  • Jonathan Harber

    Chairman at StartEd

  • Ruben Harris

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    DescrCEO at Career Karmaiption goes here

  • Jessica Hinkle

    SVP Strategic Investments at Strada Education Foundation

  • Ash Kaluarachchi

    CEO at StartEd

  • Margery Mayer

    Board Member at Metametrics

  • Lyman Missimer

    Director of Corporate Development at Newsela

  • Erin Mote

    Executive Director at InnovateEDU

  • Donna Murdoch

    Faculty at Teachers College at Columbia University

  • Liam Pisano

    Managing Partner at Edulab Capital Partners

  • Maia Sharpley

    Founder & Managing Partner at Odonata Ventures

  • Alisa Sommer, Google

    Alisa Sommer

    Global Head of EdTech Partnerships at Google

  • Alan Todd

    VP, General Manager at Udemy

  • Yulkendy Valdez

    Yulkendy Valdez

    Product Manager at Visible Hands

  • Mark Vineis

    President & CEO at ProLiteracy Worldwide

  • Susan Wolford

    Chairwoman of the Board at Edify Acquisition Corp

  • Mike Yates

    Senior Product Designer at Teach For America