For the first time in history, the answer to almost any question is free and instant. That changes what a school is for. It changes what a teacher does, what a degree signals, and what a 12-year-old should be practicing today to be employable in 2036. Most education systems are still debating whether to allow AI. The students already use it every day.
The Evolution of Education draws on Matt Britton's bestseller Generation AI and his work with school systems, universities, and education companies. It reframes the conversation from policing AI to designing around it.
The session covers AI in the classroom and curriculum, including what to teach when recall is free and what genuinely compounds; the skills economy transformation and which capabilities employers will pay for when execution is cheap; how Generation Alpha learns, drawn from research on AI-native kids and their Millennial parents; preparing students for AI-native careers, including the paths that are opening and the ones that are closing; and what this means for institutions, from K-12 to higher education to corporate learning.
Every year an institution waits, another cohort graduates with skills calibrated to the last economy. Parents are noticing. Employers are noticing. The institutions that move first will attract the students, the funding, and the talent. Matt speaks to this as a parent of school-age kids, an author who has studied the generation closely, and a founder who hires for the skills that actually matter.
School districts and independent schools, universities and community colleges, education associations and conferences, edtech companies, and corporate learning organizations. Runs 45 to 75 minutes with optional Q&A, and is frequently paired with a faculty or leadership workshop.
Every keynote is built for the audience in the room: industry data, live AI demonstrations, and consumer research fielded through Suzy ahead of the event.
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