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Larry Berger, CEO and Co-founder, Wireless Generation: "The Open Source Opportunity"

Where could/should K-12 schools and the marketplace be in five years and how do we get there?

Ken Kay, CEO and Co-founder e-Luminate Group and President, Partnership for 21st Century Skills: "An Optimist's View of 2014"

Where could/should K-12 schools and the marketplace be in five years and how do we get there?

Kevin Pawsey, Managing Director, RM Educational Software: "Glow - Transforming Education Through Online Collaboration"

Where could/should K-12 schools and the marketplace be in five years and how do we get there?

Doug Stein, Principal, MemeSpark LLC: "How Can We Afford Differentiated Learning on a Mass Indoctrination Budget?"

Where could/should K-12 schools and the marketplace be in five years and how do we get there?

William Zaggle, President, Excelsior Software, LLC , A GlobalScholar Company: "Building Transformational Opportunity"

Where could/should K-12 schools and the marketplace be in five years and how do we get there?

Mark David Milliron, Presentation - PhD, President and CEO, Catalyze Learning International (CLI)

The mix of millennials, gen-x'ers and baby boomers teaching and learning together make the provision of modern education a complex process. In addition, blended learning, mobile devices, gaming, social networking, high-impact presentation technologies, and analytics are bringing new twists and quick turns to our on-ground and online learning environments. What else is ahead? How much more can we take? How do we retain the human touch? How do we build out these learning environments and make them sustainable? Come join the conversation about how this new generation of learning is taking shape.

Deirdre Martel, Director, Marketing Research, Quality Education Data (QED) and Anne Wujcik, Editor, News Alert, and Education Market Analyst, Quality Education Data (QED) (co-moderators) Steven J. Adamowski, PhD, Superintendent, Hartford (CT) Public Schools Michael Hinojosa, EdD, Superintendent, Dallas (TX) Independent School District Dr. Chip Kimball, Superintendent, Lake Washington (WA) School District J. Alvin Wilbanks, CEO/Superintendent, Gwinnett County (GA) Public Schools

Join the influential superintendents of the EdNET Education Executives Advisory Board as they discuss their perspectives on current issues. How are their districts wrestling with today's demands and tomorrow's promises? This session provides insight into the day-to-day realities of today's schools.

Kevin Custer, Principal, Arc Capital Development (moderator)
David F. Cappellucci, Presentation - Chief Executive Officer, Cambium Learning, Inc.
Susan Szachowicz, Presentation - Principal, Brockton (MA) High School
Cheryl Vedoe, CEO, Apex Learning

Despite legislation that promotes the contrary, it's no secret that many students are failing, dropping out of school, or struggling to keep up. This session discusses business models that address credit recovery, SES, and struggling students-and why our country needs to invest in these students to ensure a strong future for us all.

Tom Vander Ark, Managing Director, Revolution Learning (moderator)
Lori Fey, Senior Grant Officer, Michael and Susan Dell Foundation
Andrew Moffit, Associate Principal, Education Practice/Social
Sector Officer, McKinsey & Co.

How do school reform initiatives affect the K-12 market? Are philanthropic initiatives influencing district decision-making and district reform? This session examines these questions and how they may affect your company.

Scott Traylor, Chief KID, 360KID (moderator)
David S. Byer, Senior Manager, Education Policy, Apple Inc.
Dan Caton, President, McGraw-Hill Learning Group
Donald Lankiewicz, Senior Vice President, Product Development, Chief Publishing Office, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

As print, digital, and social media converge in our schools, what is the impact on companies' value propositions? Do we need more service-based business models? Are there any success stories? Where are the opportunities? This session looks at these questions and provides insights into recapturing value in a changing market.

Mark Stevens, Vice President, Professional and Web Solutions, NEA Member Benefits (moderator)
Daniel A. Domenech, Executive Director, American Association of School Administrators (AASA)
Segun Eubanks, Presentation - Director, NEA Teacher Quality Department, National Education Association (NEA)
Susan A. Gendron, Commissioner of Education, Maine Department of Education

Will teacher turnover and teacher shortages persist? Are teacher unions a support or an impediment? Is there a backbench lack of leadership? This session looks at the impact of the current staffing and policy situation on the K-12 market and reviews implications for the future.

Nelson B. Heller, Presentation - PhD., President, The Heller Reports, a QED company
Anne Wujcik, Editor, News Alert and Education Market Analyst, Quality Education Data (QED)

Join the president of the Heller Reports and one of the industry's leading market analysts in a fascinating look back at the last 20 years in educational technology. A review of 20 years of Catbird predictions will reveal where our sages hit the nail on the head and where they missed the mark. Compare your predictions with the Catbirds' and see who got it right!

June Herold, Presentation - Senior Vice President, Saywire (moderator)
Robert Iskander, CEO, VIP Tone, Inc.
Brian G. Powell, Chief Executive Officer, Widget Realm, Inc.
Esther Wojcicki, Journalism Teacher, Palo Alto (CA) High School and Education Technology Integration Consultant

What does it mean to be widgetized or gadgetized? What are verticalized widgets for the K-12 market? What is an educational ecosystem? This session answers these questions and discusses revolutionary new ways publishers are working together, establishing publishing services, and building web relationships with customers.