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ASU+GSV Summit
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Audio recordings of sessions captured live at the ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego. Now in its 17th year, the ASU+GSV Summit is the world’s leading event for leaders in “PreK to Gray” education and workforce learning, bringing together over 7,000 attendees from more than 66 countries.
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AI, EdTech M&A, and the Future of Education Investing with Lawrence M. Chu | GSVtv Podcast
3w ago00:10:31Summary readyLarry Chu, Partner at Goodwin, joins GSV Ventures' Jennifer Lee at the ASU+GSV Summit to discuss how artificial intelligence is reshaping mergers and acquisitions, startup growth, and investment across education technology.Drawing on decades of experience advising some of the technology industry's most significant transactions, Larry Chu shares why AI has shifted the value of startups beyond revenue to include exceptional teams, execution speed, and proprietary data. The conversation explores the future of EdTech consolidation, AI-driven learning, founder strategy, venture capital, workforce development, and why education is becoming an increasingly important market for AI innovation.
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Transforming Workforce Pathways Through Postsecondary Innovation with Alison Griffin | GSVtv Podcast
3w ago00:09:16Summary readyAlison Griffin, Principal Consultant at FutureRise, joins Mary McCall Leland at the ASU+GSV Summit to discuss how philanthropy, policy, employers, and education providers can work together to build stronger pathways from learning to employment.Recorded live at the 2026 ASU+GSV Summit, the conversation explores FutureRise's efforts to transform Colorado's postsecondary ecosystem through pooled philanthropic investment, workforce-aligned credentialing, narrative change, and systems collaboration. Alison Griffin shares why stackable credentials, short-term training programs, and coordinated investment are critical to expanding opportunity and creating a more connected future for learners and employers.
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STEM in the South: Expanding Career Pathways Across NYCPS with Dr. Josephine Van-Ess | GSVtv Podcast
3w ago00:12:19Summary readyDr. Josephine Yeboah Van-Ess, Superintendent of Queens South High Schools at New York City Public Schools and winner of the 2026 Education Innovation Showcase presented by SquirrelAi Learning, joins Alex Sarlin at the ASU+GSV Summit to discuss how STEM in the South is transforming career-connected learning for students across 30 high schools.Recorded live at the 2026 ASU+GSV Summit, Dr. Van-Ess shares how STEM in the South breaks down traditional school boundaries by allowing students to access specialized STEM and CTE pathways—including cybersecurity, drones, esports, healthcare, culinary arts, digital music production, and more—regardless of which school they attend. The conversation explores expanding educational opportunity, industry certifications, work-based learning, shared instructional models, and preparing students for college and high-demand careers.
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How Armenia Is Building the Next Generation of AI Leaders with FAST Foundation | GSVtv Podcast
3w ago00:19:02Summary ready2026 Education Innovation Showcase finalists from the FAST Foundation's Generation AI School join Alex Sarlin at the ASU+GSV Summit to discuss one of the world's most ambitious national AI education initiatives.Representing the first international finalist in the Education Innovation Showcase, Susanna and Hasmeet share how Armenia's Generation AI program is expanding access to advanced AI, machine learning, mathematics, and computer science education across the country. The conversation explores preparing students to become AI creators rather than just users, expanding opportunity in rural communities, training the next generation of AI talent, and building a national strategy for the future of work.
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How AI Can Transform Math Learning with Goblins Founder Sawyer Altman | GSVtv Podcast
3w ago00:18:07Summary readySawyer Altman, CEO and Co-founder of Goblins, joins Alex Sarlin at the ASU+GSV Summit to discuss AI-powered math instruction, real-time differentiation, and the future of personalized learning.Recorded live at the 2026 ASU+GSV Summit, Sawyer Altman shares how his experience as a classroom teacher inspired Goblins, an AI-powered platform that helps students solve math problems by speaking, drawing, and showing their work while receiving personalized feedback from interactive teacher avatars. The conversation explores real-time formative assessment, adaptive instruction, student engagement, learning science, and how AI can help teachers provide individualized support at scale without replacing the relationships that matter most.
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Scaling AI Literacy to Every American Worker with Arist's Michael Ioffe | GSVtv Podcast
3w ago00:08:28Summary readyMichael Ioffe, Co-founder & CEO of Arist, joins GSV Ventures' Jennifer Lee at the ASU+GSV Summit to discuss the Department of Labor's Make America AI Ready initiative and how AI literacy can be delivered at national scale.Recorded live at the 2026 ASU+GSV Summit, Michael Ioffe shares how Arist partnered with the U.S. Department of Labor to create a conversational, mobile-first AI literacy course designed to meet workers where they are. The conversation explores AI readiness, workforce development, bite-sized learning, real-time course updates, learner engagement, and how AI can help workers build confidence and practical skills for the future of work.
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MasterClass Founder David Rogier on Learning from the Best | GSVtv Podcast
3w ago00:18:13Summary readyDavid Rogier, Founder & CEO of MasterClass, joins Alex Sarlin at the ASU+GSV Summit to discuss the unique founding and evolution of MasterClass, the current landscape of AI-powered education, and how we can best prepare learners and leaders for the future of work.Recorded live at the 2026 ASU+GSV Summit, David Rogier shares the personal story behind his founding of MasterClass, inspired by his grandmother's belief that education is something no one can take away. The conversation explores what world-class performers have in common; why feedback fuels excellence; how MasterClass has expanded into AI leadership and career-focused learning; and why AI literacy, adaptability, and becoming a skilled generalist will be essential in the years ahead.
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Multiple Choice: Johns Hopkins' Ashley Berner on Educational Pluralism | GSVtv Podcast
3w ago00:09:02Summary readyAshley Berner, Director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy and author of Educational Pluralism and American Democracy, joins Electra Frelinghuysen at the ASU+GSV Summit to discuss educational pluralism, school choice, and the future of K–12 education policy.Recorded live at the 2026 ASU+GSV Summit, Dr. Berner explains how educational pluralism is practiced around the world, explores the historical roots of America's education system, and discusses why school choice, academic rigor, and accountability should work together to improve student outcomes. The conversation also examines bipartisan opportunities for education reform and expanding high-quality educational options for families.
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The AI-Native Classroom with Brisk Teaching's Arman Jaffer | GSVtv Podcast
3w ago00:09:10Summary readyArman Jaffer, Founder & CEO of Brisk Teaching, joins Alex Sarlin at the ASU+GSV Summit to discuss AI-powered teaching, instructional coherence, and the future of classroom technology.Recorded live at the 2026 ASU+GSV Summit, Arman Jaffer shares how Brisk Teaching has grown to support millions of educators by embedding AI directly into teachers' existing workflows. The conversation explores AI-native instructional tools, curriculum intelligence, classroom automation, and why productive struggle and teacher agency remain essential as AI transforms teaching and learning.
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Irreplaceable: How AI Changes Teaching & Learning with QuestionWell's Maya Bialik | GSVtv Podcast
3w ago00:13:06Summary readyMaya Bialik, CEO and Co-founder of QuestionWell and co-author of Irreplaceable: How AI Changes Everything and Nothing in Teaching and Learning, joins Alex Sarlin and NU Advisory Partners' Meredith Rosenberg at the ASU+GSV Summit to discuss AI's impact on education, cognitive science, and the future of teaching.Recorded live at the 2026 ASU+GSV Summit, Maya Bialik shares how QuestionWell uses AI to help educators create high-quality instructional materials while preserving teacher agency and instructional decision-making. The conversation explores the enduring principles of learning science, balancing the opportunities and challenges of AI in education, and why human connection, critical thinking, and effective pedagogy remain essential as AI transforms teaching and learning.
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