Are you looking to pivot your career into the EdTech industry? Are you new to or want to learn about what the EdTech ecosystem has to offer? Attend this session to dive deeper to understand the areas within the EdTech industry, learn about recent changes and growth opportunities given COVID19, gain resources and tools to stay updated and informed, and leave with next steps to finding your next role in EdTech.
About the Speakers:
Ash Kaluarachchi has directly advised and built partnerships for *10,000+ founders, educators, and investors* solving problems in education innovation. As an advocate for entrepreneurs he has advised, launched and operated multiple edtech accelerators, including for Techstars, the #1 startup accelerator and mentorship-driven seed stage investment fund in the world. He is Co-founder at StartEd (www.started.com), which enables investment, intensive mentorship, via the world’s strongest network of mentors and investors in education innovation and Producer of NY EDTECH WEEK (www.nyedtechweek.com), a global education innovation festival hosted by NYU for global education leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, and educations. He was voted one of Top 100 Influencers in Education Technology by Edtech Digest. Ash has an MBA with a focus on entrepreneurship from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown and a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and economics from Grinnell University.
Rachel Serwetz is the Founder & CEO of WOKEN. WOKEN is a career exploration platform helping professionals to confidently identify which career path they will love. We guide professionals through a step by step process of learning and reflection to ensure our clients reach a point of clarity, confidence, and excitement in their career direction. We are waking up the world to remember that you can and should find a job you love. Learn more about us at www.iamwoken.com or ifundwomen.com/projects/woken.