Rethinking Education: Embracing Online Learning

Thursday, October 8, 2020, 5:30 – 6:30 PM UTC

There's no doubt that 2020 has forced momentous shifts in education and learning at all stages. The need for online education has never been more drastic than now. Join experts from all over the globe to learn what the current state of professional development is, the adjustments being made on organizational and individual level, and what we can look ahead to in the coming months and years.

About this event

There's no doubt that 2020 has forced momentous shifts in education at all stages. The need for online education has never been more drastic than now. Join experts from all over the globe to learn what the current state of professional development is, the adjustments being made on organizational and individual level, and what we can look ahead to in the coming months and years.

This session is for you if:

- You work in the education industry 

- You're thinking about switching fields and want to know about professional development

- You can't keep up with all the adjustments and changes in the field and want it spelled out 

- You're an investor thinking about funding education startups

- You're looking to expand your network and continue developing yourself

- Online education sounds interesting and you'd like to learn more from some leading experts!


The session will be moderated by Jomayra Herrera who is an investor at Cowboy Ventures and has a background in online education through her time at Emerson Collective. 

You can look forward to our panelists:

Terah Crews is the Vice President of Learning at Guild which is female-founded, mission-led and offers online education to employees at some of America's largest companies.

Mario Barosevcic is an investor at Emerge Education, a European seed fund investing in founders solving the $8.5tn skills gap.

Allie Whitefleet is the Product Owner of ThePowerMBA Global, a disruptive, practical and hyper-relevant online business program on a mission to democratize business education globally.

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