EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
Silicon Valley for Education
Curated immersion programs for education leaders exploring AI tutoring, credentialing, corporate learning, and the platforms reshaping how people learn and hire.
Education is being rebuilt from the ground up. AI tutors are outperforming traditional instruction in controlled studies. Credentials are shifting from degrees to skills. Corporate learning budgets are being redirected toward AI fluency. The companies and researchers driving these changes are concentrated in the Bay Area, and the leaders who understand what's coming will shape their institutions before the market forces them to.
$348B
projected global EdTech market by 2030, from $163B in 2024
197M
registered learners on Coursera alone
Coursera, Udemy, Khan Academy
all headquartered in the Bay Area
Sources: Grand View Research 2024, Coursera Press 2025
WHAT YOU'LL EXPLORE
AI Tutoring: Khanmigo and the Next Generation of Personalized Learning
Khan Academy's Khanmigo is one of the most watched AI education experiments in the world. How it works, what the early data shows, and what it means for schools, universities, and corporate training. Conversations with the team building it and the researchers studying its impact.
Who you meet: Khan Academy leaders, Stanford GSE researchers, AI education founders
Corporate Learning in the AI Age
Every company needs to reskill its workforce for AI, and most are doing it badly. How Bay Area companies are rethinking corporate learning, from AI fluency programs to on-demand skill platforms. What's working, what's wasting money, and where the budgets are moving.
Who you meet: Bay Area L&D leaders, corporate learning platform founders
The Credential Economy: Degrees, Micro-Credentials, and Skills-Based Hiring
The relationship between education and employment is shifting. How skills-based hiring, micro-credentials, and alternative pathways are changing what credentials actually matter. Conversations with the platforms facilitating this shift and the employers adopting it.
Who you meet: Credential platform founders, Bay Area HR leaders, education researchers
The Minerva Model: Rethinking Higher Education from Scratch
Minerva built a globally ranked university with no campus, no lectures, and no tenure. How their model works, what the outcomes look like, and what it tells us about the future of higher education. A session with the team that built it, based here in San Francisco.
Who you meet: Minerva University leaders, higher education innovators
Career Platforms and the Education-to-Employment Pipeline
Handshake connects 15M+ students with employers and is headquartered in San Francisco. How career platforms, employer matching, and outcome-based education models are bridging the gap between learning and hiring. A Silicon Valley session for anyone rethinking student placement.
Who you meet: Handshake leaders, Bay Area career tech founders, university career services leaders
EdTech for the Next Billion Learners
Most of the world's learners don't have access to the tools Bay Area companies are building. How mobile-first platforms, low-bandwidth solutions, and vernacular AI are reaching populations that traditional education systems have failed. Conversations with founders building for scale, not just for affluent markets.
Who you meet: Bay Area EdTech founders focused on emerging markets, impact investors
WHERE WE TAKE YOU
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