Overview

September 26

Education professionals at all levels want to know how they can use artificial intelligence and GenAI to improve their work. Whether at K-12 schools, higher education institutions, district offices, or education agencies, Google Workspace solutions make it easy to empower your work with AI.

Join this lunch-and-learn webinar on September 26, 2024, at 10 AM PT/1 PM ET, to explore how Google AI can transform education at all levels. From K-12 schools to higher education institutions, districts, and agencies, Gemini for Google Workspace offers powerful tools to:

Enhance Productivity: Streamline workflows and automate routine administrative tasks.
Drive Student Achievement: Use AI tools to reveal insights on individual student performance and broader trends.
Strengthen Security: Ensure sensitive student information, including health and financial data, is protected and compliant with robust security policies.
Optimize Costs: Identify cost-saving opportunities through optimizing technology investments and resource allocation.
Maximize ROI: Find the right tools and partners to simplify implementation and seamlessly transition to Google AI.

Discover how AI can help educators and administrators work smarter, achieve more, and meet their mission for their students.

Speakers

John Veltri

Managing Director, Global Speciality Sales, SADA, An Insight company

John leads SADA’s Global Speciality Sales organization, working with Google and strategic customers to develop and implement their strategies on their collaboration, security, and location intelligence vision. With 20 years of experience in software and technology sales, John has a deep technology background. He spent the first decade of his career at Thomson Reuters, focusing on financial markets data and infrastructure. At Google Cloud, John worked with large enterprise clients on collaboration and cloud adoption efforts, including developing the Google Workspace Sales Specialist business and leading the North American Google Workspace New Business team. Most recently, John managed strategic sales in the fintech payment sector at Plaid before rejoining the Google Cloud ecosystem with SADA in 2022. Volunteer Work: I have worked with Team Impact, City Harvest, American Cancer Society, and Chatham Baseball Club. Leadership: Board of Directors, Shoemaker Lumber, LLC. Why Tech: I have always loved technology and its intersection with day to day life. I love selling Google Workspace and collaboration software because it can have a meaningful impact on not just how enterprises work, but it can improve the professional lives of the thousands and thousands of people who engage with those tools daily. If I can help impact people through technology in a positive way, that is a win for me. John graduated from Lafayette College.

Leighton Spencer

Higher Education East Regional Manager, Google

Leighton Spencer is a Google Workspace for Education Specialist dedicated to empowering higher education institutions in North America. With a deep understanding of the unique needs of universities and colleges, cultivated over nearly a decade of experience in the field, Leighton helps institutions maximize the potential of Google Workspace tools and services. His time at Google has equipped him with in-depth knowledge of the latest Workspace features and best practices, enabling him to provide tailored guidance and support to higher education institutions.

Michael J. Martirano — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Education

Dr. Michael J. Martirano is a Senior Fellow for the Center for Digital Government. He is a seasoned educational leader, serving over 40 years in the public education sector. He has served as a science and math teacher, a principal and assistant principal at the elementary, middle and high school levels, a central office administrator, a local superintendent in two counties in the state of Maryland and as the state superintendent of schools for the great state of West Virginia. He holds a bachelor of science degree and two masters of education degrees from the University of Maryland and a doctorate in School Management and Instructional Leadership from Nova Southeastern University. Additionally, he is a completer of the Leadership Coaching for Organizational Performance program at American University in Washington, DC. He the recipient of over thirty awards and honors during his distinguished career including being named the Outstanding Alumni from the College of Education at the University of Maryland, the Most Admired CEO and the Innovator of the Year by the Daily Record in the state of Maryland and the Exceptional School Superintendent Leadership Award given by the National Center for Children and Families.

Webinar

Unleashing the Power of Google AI for Education