ATTENTION
The deadline to request TASL or PDP credit for attending the 2023 TN STEM Innovation Summit has passed. We are no longer accepting new requests.
Day 1 Keynote Speaker: Kantis Simmons
Kantis Simmons is a nationally renowned speaker, former NASA scientist, author, and leading school success strategist and STEM Motivational Speaker.
He is on a mission to put an end to the academic failure epidemic, teacher turnover rate, and trillion-dollar student loan debt crisis sweeping across America's schools and colleges.
Despite disturbing statistics, including 7,000 students dropping out of school every day, 1.3 million students failing to graduate from high school every year, and the United States dropping to #17 in STEM careers, Kantis is winning and helping others do the same.
His "Play Your 'A' Game" Academic Success program is delivering a 15%-23% improvement in student performance and test scores, while his “Scholarship Secrets" funding strategies are equipping more and more students and families to go to college.
Additionally, his “STEM IS Everywhere" teacher motivation program is helping retain more STEM teachers, and now educators are more fired up today to help students learn STEM, love STEM, and live STEM.
Kantis has a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Norfolk State University, a Master of Science degree in Polymer Science & Engineering from Lehigh University, and a Master of Science degree in Textile and Fiber Engineering from Georgia Tech.
He has an impressive career, having developed new products for Mobil Chemical Company, created new contact lens products for CIBA Vision, and improved aircrafts, space shuttles, and military jets for NASA Langley Research Center.
Now, Kantis travels the world, solving the problems of students, parents, educators, schools, and colleges by delivering speeches, creating courses, and writing books.
He shares his proven 7.25 Secrets on academic success, college readiness, teacher motivation, and STEM education with humor and insight, drawing from his personal experiences growing up with a birth defect.
Day 2 Keynote Speaker: Crystal Washington
Crystal Washington, CSP works with organizations that want to leverage technology to increase profits and productivity!
As a technology strategist and certified futurist, Crystal takes complex social media, app, and web topics and makes them easy to understand and accessible for everyday people. Crystal’s clients comprise Fortune 500 companies including Google, Microsoft, and GE, and as a sought-after keynote speaker, she has entertained and educated audiences around the globe.
As one of Forbes’ 50 Leading Female Futurists, She appears weekly on season two of the Emmy nominated show, Life 2.0 and she’s appeared in numerous publications including Entrepreneur and Bloomberg Businessweek. She is regularly called on by major television networks as a tech expert.
Crystal is the author of the books One Tech Action and The Social Media Why.
When
Where
Registration & Travel
In-person registration is SOLD OUT, but you can still register to attend virtually!
With our hotel block quickly selling out, we can recommend other lodging such as:
Airport Hilton Nashville [LINK]
Aloft Nashville West End [LINK]
Sonesta Nashville Airport [LINK]
Learning Sessions
Descriptions of Learning Session are now available.
Cost of Registration
Registration will be available January 23, 2023.
Due to a one-time, generous donation from the Tennessee Department of Education, TN resident/educator registration has been discounted.
TN resident/educator in-person: $199, Discounted to $99
TN resident/educator virtual: $99, Discounted to $49
Out of State in-person: $359
Out of State virtual: $199
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STEM Career Awareness
Engaging Underrepresented Groups
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