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Charles Sosnik

Charles Sosnik is Editor at (ET) Magazine.

Robert Iskander

Robert Iskander is a global business transformation leader passionate about leveraging technology to improve the quality of life for all, with a special focus on K-12 education and was nominated as one of the Top 100 EdTech Influencers in 2017 by EdTech Magazine. Prior to his current role as CEO at GG4L, Robert had several corporate leadership roles over the past 30 years, including General Manager of Sun Microsystems in the Middle East and Global Director of Education at Sun Microsystems (now Oracle).

Charlie Warhaftig

Charlie Warhaftig is CEO at SBA Global Consulting.

Sal Gerardo

Sal Gerardo is Chairman of Value Spring Computing.

Steve Grubbs

Steve Grubbs is the CEO and co-founder of VictoryXR. As the son of a school teacher, he learned early in life the value of education. He is a former state legislator from the State of Iowa who served as chair of the House Education Committee and authored the first statewide technology funding bill.

Claire Quinn

Claire Quinn is Chief Privacy Officer & Head of the KPA Program, CIPP/e at PRIVO. She is a subject matter expert (SME) specializing in COPPA, GDPR, Student Digital Privacy and child safety in the digital world. She has worked closely with major well-known child directed brands, third party service providers, moderation companies, CEOP and US law enforcement. Claire also works directly with regulators including the FTC and EU data protection authorities and has more than 25 years’ experience in the media industry.

Karl Rectanus

Karl Rectanus is an educator and high-growth serial entrepreneur committed to expanding equitable outcomes through systemic change. As the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of LearnPlatform, a for-benefit research organization, he leads a team of educators, researchers and technologists committed to expanding access for all students to the tools and teaching that work best for them.

James Stoffer

James Stoffer is the Chief Executive Officer at Abre.io where he focuses on leading company growth, operations, and talent strategies. He has spent his entire career in the education industry, most recently at DreamBox Learning, successfully leading sales, customer experience, and business operations. Prior to DreamBox he also held leadership positions at Hobsons and MasteryConnect. His passion is helping scale social impact companies focused on improving the lives and futures of students and educators throughout the world. He has an MBA from Xavier University and BS in Marketing from Clemson University.

Todd Wirt

Dr. Wirt served as the Superintendent of Orange County Schools (NC) where he created a culture of data-use resulting in improved student outcomes and the successful implementation of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support. Dr. Wirt also served as the Assistant Superintendent of Academics at North Carolina’s Wake County Schools, the 15th largest school district in the nation. During his time in Wake, Dr. Wirt oversaw the strategic vision and direction for the district’s instructional framework and pedagogical approach, and was a key contributor to the attainment of district goals.

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Robyn D. Shulman

Robyn D. Shulman is a writer, editor, educator and the Growth Marketing Manager for Summit K12 – where we empower learners and support teachers in the ESL/Bilingual and Dual Language Field. In 2018, Robyn won LinkedIn’s Top Voice, and is a former contributor to Forbes, where she covered education and entrepreneurship.

Robert Iskander

Robert Iskander is a global business transformation leader passionate about leveraging technology to improve the quality of life for all, with a special focus on K-12 education and was nominated as one of the Top 100 EdTech Influencers in 2017 by EdTech Magazine. Prior to his current role as CEO at GG4L, Robert had several corporate leadership roles over the past 30 years, including General Manager of Sun Microsystems in the Middle East and Global Director of Education at Sun Microsystems (now Oracle).

Adam Geller

Adam Geller is Founder and CEO of Edthena, and one of LinkedIn’s top education voices.

Victor Rivero

Victor Rivero is editor and publisher at EdTech Digest.

Daylene Long

Daylene Long is the founder of Catapult X, a market and product development agency that consults exclusively with STEM EdTech Providers to catapult them forward using data-informed insights.

Olli Vallo

Olli Vallo is CEO of Education Alliance Finland.

Stephen Wakefield

Stephen Wakefield is SVP at Discovery Education.

Sal Gerardo

Sal Gerardo is Chairman of Value Spring Computing.

Charlie Warhaftig

Charlie Warhaftig is CEO at SBA Global Consulting.

Jim Snyder

Jim Snyder is Director of Community Engagement and Marketing at Quality Matters

Kevin Dorsey

Kevin Dorsey Ed.D. is Solutions Engineer at Beacon and Host of Dr. D. and ET, the official podcast of ET Magazine.

Eileen Belastock

Eileen Belastock is CEO of Belastock Consulting.

Michael Forshaw

Michael Forshaw is CEO of EdTech Impact.

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Welcome (TO THE FUTURE)

From the Editor When I was asked by the publisher to do some editing on this new publication, I was flattered, and frankly, a bit surprised. After all, it is a collection of stories about the future of education. And as I write this column, I know I have significantly...

(There’s a Hole) in the Bottom of the Sea

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By Claire QuinnFor over 20 years, the United States Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) has been the gold standard in privacy protections globally. However, it covers children 12 or under with no protections for teenage children between the ages of 13 and...

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