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WHY ATTEND?
During the past nine years, the SIIA Ed Tech Business Forum has earned its reputation as the leading business and finance conference for the K-12 and postsecondary education technology market. This year, our 10th, is perhaps more important than ever as our theme on “Reinventing Business Models” will help education technology companies transition their businesses to:
- Transition your licensing models for products and services in the Cloud
- Increase your sales channels for mobile products and services
- Adjust your business models to better compete with FREE education resources
- Compete with FREE education resources
We’ll also continue to implement successful components from past Ed Tech Business Forums, designed to help you:
- Network with business and finance executives in the ed tech industry
- Gain early access to new companies/technologies
- Learn new business models, regardless of your company’s size or lifecycle stage
- Leverage the many education events taking place in NYC the week following Thanksgiving
WHAT’S THE ROI?
Attendees will leave this year’s Forum knowing they can grow their revenue and profit by transitioning their business models, especially around ‘freemium’ models, licensing products on the cloud, and finding channels for mobile products.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Senior management teams of education software companies, platform technology firms, solution providers and distributors, publishers, financial analysts, private equity firms and venture capitalists. Check out our 2009 attendee roster. (We’ll start to post our 2010 attendee roster in September.)
REGISTER NOW
Please note that we can only accommodate 250 attendees, which is based on a first-come, first-served basis. We have sold out the past couple of years, and expect the same this year. So we encourage you to register now to reserve your seat!
TESTIMONIALS
Don’t just take our word for it…here’s what past attendees had to say about the Ed Tech Business Forum.
“Extremely valuable, an efficient way to get a pulse on the industry and connect with peers and innovators.”
--George Cigale, Tutor.com
“[SIIA’s Ed Tech Business Forum] offers the most concentrated opportunity to scan major trends, make new contacts, and catch up with industry colleagues.”
--George Kane, Pearson
“The SIIA Ed Tech Business Forum was not only informative, but a great opportunity for networking.”
--Lisa Fogarty, Century Consultants Ltd.
“Ed Tech Business Forum is an invaluable opportunity for software developers and content publishers to connect and share an insider's look forward into the future possibilities for K-20 education technology.
Susan Adelmann, Follett Software Company
“The Forum provided us an opportunity to have in-person candid discussions and share practical 'next step' ideas with like-minded industry leaders. The SIIA Forum is a high-value event.”
--Dan Rinn, Turning Technologies
“Every leader needs to get away from the day-to-day challenges of running a business to consider the future and where they want to take their companies. The Ed Tech Business Forum looks at education from the perspective of running a growing, successful business for the long term. It provides context, content, and contacts to make your company more successful.”
--John Campbell, Voyager Learning Company
“The Ed Tech Business Forum is where business and innovation converge and sets the pace for building successful partnerships, uncovering financial opportunitites and building global alliances.”
--Carmi Paris, Spectrum K12 School Solutions
“Well worth attending--the connection opportunities and information-sharing sessions are invaluable.”
--Kirsty Wertz, netTrekker
“This is one of the few executive forums that not only discuss innovation, but also take great steps to identify real and emerging innovative programs.”
--Caleb M. Schutz, National Geographic Society
“Without doubt the most important event for any technology vendor in the education sector.”
--Christoph Knoess, Engaged Minds
“As an early stage company, the Ed Tech Business Forum provided us direct access to key decision makers at some of the world's leading educational companies, which has opened the door to numerous opportunities for us.”
--Donald Doane, ConnectYard, Inc.
