As Alexander Russo mentioned yesterday, the annual NewSchools Venture Fund summit comes to Washington today. Here's the agenda:
8:00-9:00 WelcomeOpening by Ted Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer, NewSchools Venture Fund
Comments by Adrian Fenty, Mayor, District of Columbia
9:00-10:30 Opening Plenary
At the Tipping Point: Progress and Prospects of Entrepreneurs in Education
*MODERATOR: Andy Rotherham, Co-Founder and Co-Director, Education Sector
*Larry Rosenstock, Chief Executive Officer, High Tech High
*Randi Weingarten, President, United Federation of Teachers
10:30-11:00 Networking Break
11:00-12:30 Plenary Session II
Inside-Out and Outside-In: Different Paths to Transforming Public Schooling
*MODERATOR: Stig Leschly, independent consultant on education reform
*Michelle Rhee, Chancellor, District of Columbia Public Schools
*Deborah McGriff, Executive Vice President, Edison Schools and former Superintendent, Detroit Public Schools
*Libi Gil, Senior Fellow, American Institutes for Research and former Superintendent, Chula Vista (CA) Elementary School District
12:45-2:15 Lunch
2:30-4:00 Afternoon Breakout Sessions
Education Entrepreneurs and the Public Sector: Lessons from the Field
*MODERATOR: Jim Peyser, Partner, NewSchools Venture Fund
*Eugene Wade, Chief Executive Officer, Platform Learning, LLC
*Bart Peterson, Chairman, The Mind Trust and former Mayor, City of Indianapolis
*Rick Hess, Director of Education Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
*Jonah Edelman, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Stand For Children
Beyond Dollars: How Can Capital Markets Best Serve Education Entrepreneurs?
*MODERATOR: Joanne Weiss, Partner and Chief Operating Officer, NewSchools Venture Fund
*Andrew Kaplan, General Partner, Quad Ventures
*Carol Thompson Cole, President and Chief Executive Officer, Venture Philanthropy Partners
*Aaron Lieberman, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Acelero Learning
*Vicki Phillips, Director of Education, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
4:00-4:45 Closing Remarks
Comments by Cory Booker, Mayor, City of Newark (NJ)
4:45-6:30 Closing Reception and 10 Year Anniversary Celebration
