Dr. Stavredes has a MEd in Instructional Systems and Technology and a PhD in Cognition and Learning using Technology. She has been in higher education for over 15 years and is an expert in human learning behavior, persistence, and student success. She has been in leaderships positions in both the for profit and public higher educational sectors. Dr. Stavredes is an international speaker and authored two books on pedagogy and persistence.

Carey Hilderbrand has a Master’s in Business Administration and brings with her over 15 years of experience launching innovative solutions and early technologies in target educational markets. She has focused almost exclusively on the art of building and marketing successful technology start-ups, utilizing core expertise in product management, product marketing, marketing communications and consultative selling to bring new category-defining sol