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Forum Program

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Welcometo Boston

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Hello Partners!

It's an honor to welcome you to the 2018 edX Global Forum. Our theme this year—Transforming Education & Work—is designed to highlight the incredible advancements that we continue to make together, and the impact we hope to create for our learners around the world.

We are thrilled with the lineup of speakers and sessions we have in store for you over the coming days. On stage, you will hear from university, industry, and thought leaders on topics we believe to be of critical importance. In particular, we are excited to welcome two keynote speakers to share their insights with us: Saadia Zahidi, Head of the Centre for the New Economy and Society and Member of the Managing Board of the World Economic Forum, and Deb Bubb, HR Vice President and Chief Leadership and Learning Officer at IBM.

In addition to what we know will be two days of engaging presentations, discussion, and networking, we’re looking forward to an evening reception and dinner at the beautiful John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum—an opportunity to soak in some of the dramatic history of Boston and one of its most influential figures.

We look forward to an exciting few days here in edX’s backyard. Enjoy the conversation—we are thrilled to have you here with us.

My best,anant

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Table of Contents

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Full Agenda Details (Day 2)

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Park Plaza Floor Map

= Plenary Session (all attendees welcome)

= Breakout Session (attendees choose session)

= Networking Opportunities

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Boston Park Plaza Hotel

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum

50 Park Plaza, Boston

Columbia Point, Boston

An icon of the city, the Park Plaza Hotel is located in the heart of downtown Boston and just steps away from the city’s most important historical sites and cultural monuments.

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is dedicated to the memory of the thirty-fifth president of the United States, and to all those who through the art of politics seek a new and better world. Located on a ten-acre park, overlooking the sea that he loved and the city that launched him to greatness, the Library stands as a vibrant tribute to the life and times of John F. Kennedy.

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Thursday 15 November

Global Forum Agenda Highlights

Agenda Highlights

7:45am Registration & Breakfast

9:00am Opening Remarks

9:30am How Technology and Globalization are Changing the Nature of Work, Saadia Zahidi, World Economic Forum

10:30am Meet the 2018 edX Prize Finalists

10:45am Faculty Insider Plenary

11:30am Lunch, Parallel Sessions & Networking

12:15pm edX Town Hall, Hosted by Anant Agarwal

1:00pm Parallel Sessions, Executive Plenaries

3:45pm (Re)designing Education for the 21st Century - an Interactive Workshop

6:00pm Reception & Dinner: John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum

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Friday 16 November

7:45am Breakfast & Networking

9:00am Embracing The Power of Continuous Learning with Deb Bubb, IBM

9:45am Transforming Education at Scale Plenary

11:00am edX Product Vision & Roadmap

11:45am Next Generation Corporate Learning

12:30pm Lunch, Parallel Sessions & Networking

1:15pm edX Learner Panel

2:00pm edX Prize Winner Announcement!

3:30pm Power of the Platform Plenary

4:15pm Closing Remarks; Forum concludes

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Thursday 15 November




= Meal

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Registration Opens

Breakfast for Attendees

Welcome Remarks

7:45am Mezzanine (2nd Floor)

7:45am – 8:45am Avenue 34 (Lobby Level)

9:00am Grand Ballroom A (2nd Floor)

We offer breakfast for all attendees. Please arrive early to register (collect your name badge and program), and join other conference attendees before opening remarks begin at 9:00am.

Our 2018 conference will begin with welcome remarks from edX CEO Anant Agarwal.

Speaker: Anant Agarwal, edX CEO and MIT professor

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How Technology and Globalization are Changing the Nature of Work

9:30am – 10:00am Grand Ballroom A (2nd Floor)

Join Saadia Zahidi, author of “Fifty Million Rising,” for our opening keynote, where she will discuss her work with the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Centre for the New Economy and Society, particularly those initiatives that anticipate and shape the changing nature of work.

Anant Agarwal, CEO of edX, will then join Saadia for a conversation around how we, as educators, can address the ways that technology is completely reshaping education, work, business and our global workforce.

Speaker: Saadia Zahidi, Head, Centre for the New Economy and Society, Member of the Managing Board, World Economic Forum

Moderator: Anant Agarwal, edX CEO and MIT professor

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Saadia ZahidiHead, Centre for the New Economy and Society, Member of the Managing Board, World Economic Forum

Keynote Speaker

Saadia Zahidi is a Member of the Managing Board and Head of the Centre for the New Economy and Society at the World Economic Forum. Her teams work with leaders from business, government, civil society and academia to understand and shape the new economy, advance competitiveness, drive social mobility and inclusion, close skills gaps, prepare for the future of work and foster gender equality and diversity. Saadia founded and co-authors the Forum's Future of Jobs Report, Global Gender Gap Report, and Human Capital Report. Her book, Fifty Million Rising, charts the rise of working women in the Muslim world and is longlisted for the FT/Mckinsey Book of the Year 2018. She has been selected as one of the BBC's 100 Women and won the inaugural FT/Mckinsey Bracken Bower Prize for prospective authors under 35. She holds a BA in Economics from Smith College, an MPhil in International Economics from the Graduate Institute of Geneva and an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School. Her interests include the future of work, the impact of technology on employment, education and skills, income inequality and using big data for public good.

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Break: Networking & Refreshments

10:00am – 10:30am Mezzanine (2nd Floor)

Introducing our 2018 edX Prize FinalistsMeet this year’s finalists for the edX Prize for Exceptional Contributions in Online Teaching and Learning! Join us as Nina Huntemann, edX’s Senior Director of Academics and Research, highlights the tremendous achievements of our faculty finalists.

Eli Lesser and Jessica Bautista, University of Pennsylvania

John Byers and Chrysanthos (Chris) Dellarocas, Boston University

Lydia Gallant, Bridget Tombleson, and Katharina Wolf, Curtin University

Chris Caplice, MIT

Jim Freericks, Georgetown University

David Malan, Harvard University

Mark Horswill, Barbara Masser, and Blake McKimmie, University of Queensland

John Jackson, Eli Lesser and Jessica Bautista, University of Pennsylvania

Michael Pittman, The University of Hong Kong

Lucy Potter, University of Adelaide

Jonathan Weissman, Rochester Institute of Technology

Please note: Winner will be announced on stage Friday afternoon.


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Faculty Insider

Lunch & Parallel Sessions (Continued on next page)

Join one of the parallel sessions below or enjoy networking with other attendees. Lunch will be available at each parallel session location.


11:30am – 12:15pm

Faculty and instructors are the lifeblood of the learning experience. What are the challenges and opportunities that our faculty and instructors embrace in their work creating courses and programs in this new medium? Hear the first-hand experiences of some of edX's leading course instructors. Moderator: Timo Kos, Director of Education and Student Affairs, TU Delft Panelists:

Jim Freericks, Georgetown

Nitin Joglekar, BU

Eli Lesser, UPenn

David Malan, Harvard University

Blake McKimmie, UQ

Bridget Tombleson, Clinical/Professional Fellow, Curtin University

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Meet Your edX Support Team!

Data in Action

11:30am – 12:15pm Avenue 34 (Lobby Level)

11:30am – 12:15pm Grand Ballroom B (2nd Floor)

Join us to meet members of the edX Learner and Partner Support teams, the teams at edX who work to support the needs of our learners and partner course teams around the world.

Facilitator: Julia Henderson, Senior Manager, Learner Success & Operations, edX

Join key contributors in the edX research community as we share some of the most important findings in big data edX research and discuss future questions for inquiry.

Moderator: Chris Dellarocas, Associate Provost for Digital Learning & Innovation, Boston University

Speakers: Justin Dellinger, Associate Director of the Learning Innovation and Networked Knowledge (LINK) Research Lab, University of Texas Arlington

David Joyner, Senior Research Associate and Associate Director of Student Experience, College of Computing, Georgia Tech

Daniel Seaton, Product Owner, Digital Assets for Reuse in Teaching, Harvard University

Yianna Vovides, Professor and Director of Learning Design & Research, Georgetown University

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Estrategia en Iberoamérica (Iberoamerican Strategy)

11:30am – 12:15pm Statler Room (2nd Floor)

Town Hall with Anant Agarwal

12:15pm – 1:00pm Grand Ballroom A (2nd Floor)

En este espacio queremos discutir el presente y futuro de nuestra estrategia en la comunidad hispanohablante, nos enfocaremos en estrategias de mercadeo, contenido y necesidades en la región. De igual forma, es un espacio para discutir ideas de nuestras instituciones colaboradoras y cómo podemos trabajar en equipo y expandir nuestro impacto en la región.

In this session, we will discuss the present and future of our strategy for the Spanish-speaking community, and focus on marketing strategies, content development and other needs in the region. We'll also be inviting partners to share ideas on how we can work as a team to expand our reach in the region.

Nota: Esta reunión será conducida en españolNote: Session will be conducted in Spanish

Join edX CEO Anant Agarwal for a discussion and update to partners on edX vision and strategy.

Speaker: Anant Agarwal, edX CEO and MIT professor

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Parallel Sessions

MicroMasters, 2 Years On

1:00pm – 1:45pm

1:00pm – 1:45pmGrand Ballroom A (2nd Floor)

Choose from one of the following parallel sessions:

With more than two years having passed since its wide-scale launch, where is the MicroMasters program today? Join us to hear updates from edX and our partners on the success and learnings from our MicroMasters offerings.

Moderator: Johannes Heinlein, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, edX

Speakers: M.J. Bishop, Associate Vice Chancellor and Director, Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation, University System of Maryland

Chris Caplice, Executive Director, Center for Transportation & Logistics, MIT

Paul Carlile, Senior Associate Dean for Innovation, Boston University Questrom School of Business

Jim Hall, Dean, University Studies, Rochester Institute of Technology

Cathy Hsu, Chair Professor, School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Tracy Tan, Director, MicroMasters Program, MIT

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Omni-Channel Learning

De-Mystifying Marketing

1:00pm – 1:45pmGrand Ballroom B (2nd Floor)

1:00pm – 1:45pmStatler Room (2nd Floor)

Many edX partners are taking advantage of the opportunities of omni-channel and blended learning through their work with edX. Join us to hear about some of the most inspirational examples of omni-channel learning across our global community.

Moderator: Ben Piscopo, Learning Designer, edX

Speakers: Timo Kos, Director of Education and Student Affairs, TU Delft

Michael Pittman, Research Assistant Professor, The University of Hong Kong

Valentina Reda, Research Fellow & Senior Analyst, University of Naples Federico II

John Zornig, Manager, Course Design & Development, University of Queensland

In this session, we will deep dive into several of the most critical channels involved in marketing success for your courses and programs. Hear success stories from our partners and tips and tricks from the edX experts.

Moderators: Audra Longert, Senior Partner Manager, edX Justine Goulart, Marketing Manager, edX

Speakers: Therese Hannigan, Director RIT Online, Rochester Institute of Technology

Ignacio Despujol Zabala, MOOC Initiative Coordinator, Universitat Politècnica de València

Suzanne de Bruijn, Marketing Officer Open & Online Education, Wageningen University

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A Vision for Education of the 21st Century



2:30pm – 3:00pm Mezzanine (2nd Floor)

The world of education and work is rapidly transforming around us. How will the world's leading universities fundamentally change to meet the challenges and opportunities of the future? How will schools reinvent themselves to deliver the best education for the next generation of students and citizens? Hear from senior leaders of our partner universities on their respective visions for shaping the university of the 21st century.

Moderator: Elizabeth Bramson-Boudreau, CEO & Publisher, MIT Technology Review

Panelists: Lawrence Bacow, President, Harvard University

Kerry Healey, President, Babson College

Philippe Jamet, Executive President, Institut Mines-Télécom

Rob Mudde, Vice Rector Magnificus/Vice President of Education, TU Delft

Andrew Shennan, Provost, Wellesley College

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Global edX Impact

(Re)designing Education for the 21st Century



Learn about some of the most innovative examples of ways in which edX and our partners are making our mark at the national and international scale around the world through lightning talks on global reach and impact.

Moderator: Catherine Cho Yoo, Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships, edX

Panelists: Federico Basañes, Manager of Knowledge, Innovation and Communication, Inter-American Development BankJeffrey Jaffe, CEO, World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)Joseph Klafter, President, Tel Aviv UniversityRobert Lue, Professor of the Practice of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty Director of the Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Harvard UniversityMohammad Qayoumi, Minister of Finance, Government of Afghanistan

If given the tools to start from scratch, how would you design an ideal education model for the 21st century? Join us for a design thinking exercise at conference scale!

Facilitators:Becky Bermont, Portfolio Director, Design for Change, IDEOJal Mehta, Associate Professor, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Day 1 Closing Remarks & Day 2 Preview


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Join UsThursdayEvening

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Evening Reception: John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum

6:00pm – 9:30pmJFK Presidential Library & Museum

Join us for a not-to-be-missed evening event at the spectacular John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. Explore the full exhibits of the museum, enjoy views of the stunning Boston harbor, and network with colleagues. Dinner and drinks will be served.

Transportation to and from the evening venue will be provided from the Boston Park Plaza, beginning at 5:45pm.

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Friday 16 November




= Meal

2018 New Partner Breakfast

7:45am – 8:45am Statler Room (2nd Floor)

A tradition at the edX Global Forum. This breakfast is invitation-only for partners new to the edX community in 2018. All others are free to attend the open breakfast.

Join fellow attendees for breakfast and networking.

Open Breakfast for Attendees

7:45am – 8:45am Avenue 34 (Lobby Level)

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Keynote Presentation: Embracing the Power of Lifelong Learning


Among the many powerful drivers of workforce transformation, two particular elements are driving lifelong learning: 1) the half-life of skills is getting shorter every day and 2) 50% of the children born today will live to be 100. Workers of the future will have to continually reinvent themselves in order to stay competitive and employable. It will also mean that companies that foster lifelong learning within their organizations will be the most in-demand places to work.

By embracing the principles of lifelong learning at every step in the employee journey —from recruitment to retirement—companies can see higher engagement and improved customer experience.

Join Deb Bubb, Chief Leadership, Learning and Inclusion Officer at IBM, as she discusses the key principles that helped ignite a culture of lifelong learning at this global technology giant, and shares how these principles can be applied in other industries and organizations.

Speaker: Debora Bubb, HR Vice President and Chief Leadership, Learning and Inclusion Officer at IBM

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Debora Bubb HR Vice President and Chief Leadership, Learning and Inclusion Officer at IBM

Keynote Speaker

Debora A. Bubb is an HR Vice President and Chief Leadership, Learning & Inclusion Officer at IBM, where she leads the organization responsible for corporate learning, executive leadership and management development, diversity, inclusion, engagement and agile organizational development. Leveraging a digital learning marketplace, data analytics, AI and science-based assessment and development solutions, Deb and her team are reinventing leadership and culture at IBM. Prior to joining IBM, Debora was a vice president and director of global leadership and learning at Intel Corporation. There she had overall responsibility for Intel’s corporate leadership and learning strategy and for developing and deploying solutions and systems to unleash the leader inside everyone at Intel, from employee to executive. Debora's background in human resources and leadership includes deep experience in strategic business partnership roles, organizational and leadership development as well as HR operations management. Debora holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Stanford University and a master’s degree in social work from Smith College.

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Keynote Speaker

Transforming Education at Scale


The 4th Industrial Revolution has brought with it significant opportunities and challenges in the world of education. How does the power of scale change strategies we use for delivering teaching and learning on-campus and online? Do we need a new set of metrics to measure impact in the world of digital, modular learning? Understand how leading universities are tackling these challenges today.

Moderator: Laura Pappano, Journalist and author

Panelists: Alan Garber, Provost, Harvard University

Francisco José Mora Mas, Rector, Universitat Politècnica de València

Peter Mathieson, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Edinburgh

Wendell Pritchett, Provost, University of Pennsylvania

Krishna Rajagopal, Dean for Digital Learning, MIT

Matthew J. Slaughter, Dean, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth


10:30am – 11:00am Mezzanine (2nd Floor)

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edX Product Vision


Join us as our Product and Engineering leadership present on edX's Product vision, including exciting recent developments and plans on our roadmap.

Speakers: Mark Haseltine, Chief Product Officer, edX

Next Generation Corporate Learning

11:45am – 12:30pm Grand Ballroom A (2nd Floor)

What does the future of corporate learning look like? How does it support the future of work? Hear from top learning and development leaders at some of the world's largest organizations on their perspectives, and how we can better collectively bridge the gap between educators, employers, and the workforce of today and tomorrow.

Moderator: Pascale Quester, Deputy Vice-Chancellor & Vice-President, University of Adelaide

Panelists:Gayatri Agnew, Senior Director, Walmart Foundation

Kimberly Eul, Leadership and Teammate Experience Leader, SunTrust

Gordon Fuller, Vice President and Chief Learning Officer, IBM

Heber Sambucetti, Associate Director, Learning & Talent Development - Technology & Operations, Accenture

Jill Zimmerman, Partner, Global Chief Talent & Inclusion Officer, Mercer

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Lunch & Parallel SessionsJoin one of the parallel sessions below or enjoy networking with other attendees. Lunch will be available at each parallel session location.

Product Office HoursJoin us for an opportunity to interact with and learn from edX's Product, Engineering, and User Experience teams across a wide array of the topics you care most about.

Learner Engagement: a new framework for helping learners find successJoin us for a discussion on best practices in learner engagement. We’ll introduce a framework for behavioral change and discuss in small groups how it applies in online education. Learn from other edX partners about what works and what doesn’t.

12:30pm – 1:15pm

12:30pm – 1:15pm Avenue 34 (Lobby Level)

12:30pm – 1:15pm Statler Room (2nd Floor)

Our Data: Who are our Learners?Join the edX Data Science team for a view into the edX learner base and discussion on what we can learn about the millions of people around the world taking edX courses today. Plus, get a peek into edX’s emerging data strategy.

Facilitator: Trevor Bass, Chief Data Scientist, edX

12:30pm – 1:15pm Grand Ballroom B (2nd Floor)

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edX Impact: The Learner PerspectiveThe story of edX is the story of our learners. How are edX learners using courses and programs to better their experience on campus, to further their education beyond university, and to enhance their careers? Hear firsthand as several edX learners share how determination and online education has enabled them to pursue their personal and professional goals.

Moderator: Jonathan Weissman, Senior Lecturer, Rochester Institute of Technology

Our Learners:Ali Abdallah, Mechanical Design Engineer, Tesla, recent MIT graduate

Shih Chao Chen, MicroMasters student, Boston University

Rohit Chopra, student, Project Accelerate program

Kristin Fitzgerald, Online Masters student, Georgia Institute of Technology

Emily Parana, MicroMasters student, Rochester Institute of Technology

Announcing the 2018 edX Prize WinnerWe name the 2018 winner of the edX Prize for Exceptional Contributions in Online Learning and Teaching. Congratulations to all of our finalists!



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Parallel Sessions

Discovery: A UX Deep Dive

2:15pm – 2:45pmMezzanine (2nd Floor)

2:45pm – 3:30pm

2:45pm – 3:30pm Statler Room (2nd Floor)

Choose from one of the following parallel sessions:

Join us to learn more about edX's recent focused efforts on "Discovery"—helping learners find the right courses at the right time—told through the lens of our User Experience perspective.

Facilitators: Christine Michael, Senior UX Designer & Researcher, edX Jasper Ho, Product Manager, edX

The Enterprise Advantage

2:45pm – 3:30pm Avenue 34 (Lobby Level)

EdX for Business is advancing at a rapid pace. Join us to learn about our enterprise business, hear some of our most successful corporate customer stories, and learn how you can better leverage your work with edX to meet the needs of enterprises and organizations around the world.

Facilitators: Jack Drew, Director of Sales, edX Justin Brown, Director of Product, edX

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Power of the Platform


Platforms bring together producers and consumers to create high-value experiences and interactions. The platform model has had a dramatic impact on countless industries, including education. In this session, we will ask the provocative questions to our panel of industry and domain experts about the opportunities—and potential risks—of the platform model.

Moderator: Adam Medros, President & COO, edX

Panelists:Marshall Van Alstyne, Professor, Questrom School of Business, Boston UniversityLi "Alex" Chao, CEO, XuetangNick Grossman, GM for Special Projects, Union Square VenturesCarol Quillen, President, Davidson College

The State of Open edX

2:45pm – 3:30pm Grand Ballroom B (2nd Floor)

The Open edX development community is strong and growing. Join this session to hear an overview of the Open edX ecosystem and how we are enabling the community to keep innovating at the cutting edge of collaborative learning technology.

Facilitator: Berkay Baykal, Director of Open edX Business, edX John Mark Walker, Director of Open Source and Community, edX

Parallel Sessions, continued

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Conference Closing Remarks


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