Our Speakers

Take your drink and grab a seat for the hottest, freshest, breaking news of any education event you’ll attend this year!

Public officials – former and current Governors and other lawmakers – who didn’t have to run for anything this year – share their unfettered views on the election results, the pace of education change, and what they think other electeds want to see. 

And a leading pollster who shall not-yet-be-named will break down all the results and lead an interactive discussion with a focus group – you! It’s a session you won’t want to miss and limited to registered attendees of the Power of Innovation Summit.

Jeanne Allen

Founder & CEO, CER

Sam Barrington

President, Sky Limit Crane & Rigging

Pat Brantley

Chief Executive Officer, Friendship Public Charter Schools

Anthony Brock

Co-Founder, Valiant Cross Academy

Honorable Bill Cassidy

U.S. Senator, Louisiana

Dr. Laura Cassidy

Founder, Louisiana Key Academy Public Charter School

Matthew Chaussee

Cofounder & CEO, BeMoreColorful

Kevin Chavous

Senior Advisor to the CEO, Stride, Inc.

Kellyanne Conway

Founder, KA Consulting

Diana Diaz-Harrison

Founder & CEO, Arizona Autism Charter Schools

Erika Donalds

CEO, OptimaEd

Byron Donalds

Congressman (FL-19), House of Representatives

Doug Ducey

CEO & 23rd Governor of Arizona, Citizens for Free Enterprise

Cornell Ellis

Co-Founder & Executive Director, Brothers Liberating Our Communities

Brenaea Fairchild

Executive Director, The Melanin Village

Mary Jo Fairhead

Founder & Director, Onward Learning

Cris Gulacy-Worrel

Vice President, Oakmont Education

Jeff Imrich

CEO / Co-Founder, Rock by Rock

Jelani Jenkins

CEO & Founder, Postseason Inc.

Randall Lane

Chief Content Officer, Forbes Media

Phyllis Lockett

Founder and Senior Advisor, LEAP Innovations

Mike Long

CEO, Sailfuture

Nat Malkus

Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Education Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute

Edna Martinson

Co-Founder, Boddle Learning

Michael Moe

Co-Founder, GSV

Latavius Murray

President, Jon Diaz Community Center Foundation

Chip Paucek

Co-Founder & CEO, Pro Athlete Community

Dr. Steve Perry

Founder & Head of Schools, Capital Preparatory Schools

Jared Polis

Governor, Colorado

Pastor Joshua Robertson

Founder / CEO, Black Pastors United for Education

Jeffrey Rosen

President and CEO, National Constitution Center

Andy Rotherham

Co-founder & Senior Partner, Bellwether

Patricia Rucker

State Senator, West Virginia

Taylor Shead

CEO / Founder, Stemuli

Kenisha Skaggs

Founder, SOAR Academy

Kyle Smitley

Founder, Detroit Achievement Academy

Adam Sparks

CEO & Co-Founder, Short Answer

Jane Swift

President, Education at Work

Lisa Tarshis

Executive Director, Primer Microschools

Anthony Williams

State Senator, Pennsylvania

Janine Yass

Janine Yass, Founder, The Yass Prize