KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

DR. PEDRO NOGUERA

Dean
USC Rossier School of Education

Meet Pedro

Thursday, March 5, 2026

VRITI SARAF

Founder & CEO
Ed3 DAO

Meet Vriti

Friday, March 6, 2026

DR. JOSÉ MEDINA

Chief Educational Advocate
Dr. José Medina Educational Solutions

Meet José

SPOTLIGHT SPEAKERS

DR. ALMA FLOR ADA

Professor Emerita
University of San Francisco

DR. CRISTINA ALFARO

Associate Vice President of International Affairs
San Diego State University

F. ISABEL CAMPOY

Author

DR. KATHY ESCAMILLA

Professor Emerita of Education in Equity, Bilingualism & Biliteracy
University of Colorado, Boulder

ERIN GRUWELL

Executive Director
Freedom Writers Foundation

DR. LAURIE OLSEN

Strategic Advisor
Sobrato Early Academic Language (SEAL)

TONY OROZCO

Executive Director
Disciplina Positiva

SONIA REZKALAH

Administrator
Family & Community Engagement

FRANCISCA SÁNCHEZ

CEO & Founder
META/Provocative Practice

LILIANA SÁNCHEZ

UC Santa Barbara/META

MARIBEL SOLACHE

Federal Deputy
Migrant Affirmative Action

DR. EDWARD ZHISHEN WEN

Assoc. Division Head & Sr. Lecturer
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University