NYSDEN 2026 Speakers
Learn more about our distinguished keynote speaker, panelists, workshop leaders, and moderators. They bring an extraordinary breadth of lived, professional, academic, and practical experience to this year’s lineup.
Army Armstead
Executive Director,
Emergent Works
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Paolo Balboa
Chief Digital Equity Officer
NYC Office of Technology and Innovation
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Michael Baldino
Director and General Counsel,
Massachusetts Broadband Institute
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Eliot Cresswell
Director of Strategic Initiatives,
Workforce Development Institute (WDI)
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Dennis Cronin
Fifth Avenue Committee
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Makeda N. Davis
Checkr
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LaiQuan Dubose
Program Manager, Emergent Works
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Nell Eckersley
Literacy Assistance Center
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David Fischer
Principal,
Altior Policy Solutions
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David Jones
Founder and Executive Director,
Ikhodi – NYC Computer Lab Initiative
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Margaret Käufer
President & Chief Visionary Officer,
The STEM Alliance
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Katie LaBonte
President,
New York Association for Continuing and Community Education (NYACCE)
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Sherazade Langlade
Chief Executive Officer,
Workforce Professionals Training Institute
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Catharine Morgan
Technical Advisor,
World Education, JSI
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Priyanka Sharma
Director,
World Education, JSI
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Jason Tomlinson
Founder, Crowned Grooming LLC
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Judith Wines
Manager, Adult and Outreach Services,
Upper Hudson Library System
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