BEGIN:VCALENDAR CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Events Calendar//iCal4j 1.0//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago LAST-MODIFIED:20260306T231828Z TZURL:https://www.tzurl.org/zoneinfo/America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago X-PROLEPTIC-TZNAME:LMT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:CST TZOFFSETFROM:-055036 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:18831118T120924 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:CDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:19180331T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;UNTIL=19190330T080000Z;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:CST TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:19181027T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;UNTIL=19211030T070000Z;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:CDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:19200613T020000 RDATE:19210327T020000 RDATE:19740106T020000 RDATE:19750223T020000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:CDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:19220430T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;UNTIL=19350428T080000Z;BYMONTH=4;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:CST TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:19220924T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;UNTIL=19350929T070000Z;BYMONTH=9;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:19360301T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:CST TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:19361115T020000 RDATE:19450930T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:CDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:19370425T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;UNTIL=19410427T080000Z;BYMONTH=4;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:CST TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:19370926T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;UNTIL=19410928T070000Z;BYMONTH=9;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:CWT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:19420209T020000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:CPT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:19450814T180000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:CDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:19460428T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;UNTIL=19730429T080000Z;BYMONTH=4;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:CST TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:19460929T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;UNTIL=19540926T070000Z;BYMONTH=9;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:CST TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:19551030T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;UNTIL=20061029T070000Z;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:CDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:19760425T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;UNTIL=19860427T080000Z;BYMONTH=4;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:CDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:19870405T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;UNTIL=20060402T080000Z;BYMONTH=4;BYDAY=1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:CDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:CST TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260910T110909Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261007T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261007T113000 SUMMARY:GFG Event: How can higher education\, industry\, and government rea lign to prepare the workforce for a LAST-MODIFIED:20260910T110909Z LOCATION: TZID:America/Chicago UID:message-55 DESCRIPTION:Click the link below to go to the event page:\nhttps://www.goog leforeducommunity.com/t5/Events/GFG-Event-How-can-higher-education-industr y-and-government/ec-p/288510#M55\n\nAbout the Event In this 45-minute webi nar\, we sit down with Hanna Adeyema and Rupa Shah from MIT PATH to discus s how higher education\, industry\, and government can realign to prepare the workforce for an unpredictable future?  PATH is a new model for buildi ng America’s AI-skilled workforce. The program delivers affordable\, hands -on AI education that leads directly to good careers. Designed with input from industry\, government\, and educators\, PATH closes the skills gap\, empowers communities\, and ensures that all Americans can thrive in an eco nomy transformed by AI. Join us for an encouraging\, collaborative discuss ion on how we need to work differently between sectors to provide opportun ities for a vastly changing workforce landscape. About the Participants Ru pa Laxmi Shah (Guest) Director\, Global Philanthropy and Partnerships Rupa is a seasoned non-profit executive with extensive experience in global fu ndraising and partnership development. She has played a pivotal role in ra ising more than $500 million and collaborating on projects exceeding $2.5 billion globally. Rupa specializes in scaling high-impact nonprofits. At S cratch\, an MIT-incubated organization\, she led a 400% expansion\, increa sing its operations from $7 million to $28 million in three years. She als o helped scale the App Inventor Foundation\, another MIT-incubated nonprof it\, growing it from $200K to $3 million in just 18 months—a remarkable 1\ ,400% growth. With deep expertise in fundraising\, strategy\, and capacity building\, Rupa is dedicated to empowering small yet transformative initi atives to achieve sustainable global impact.   Hanna Adeyema (Guest) Direc tor\, Immersive Program Innovation at MIT Open Learning Hanna designs high -impact learning experiences for diverse audiences. Previously\, she led M IT Bootcamps. Hanna is passionate about technology\, entrepreneurship\, he alth\, and education. She began her career at a DC think tank researching technology trends. Her career includes technology consulting with clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies\, coaching\, and internatio nal projects\, such as internet access expansion in Indonesia. Hanna co-fo unded Tenacity\, a startup acquired by Cogito Corp\, where she served as C OO. Zac Chase (Host) Zac Chase\, M.A.\, M.Ed.\, is the Global Lead of Scal ed Programming for Google for Education. He served as a digital equity adv isor for the U.S. Department of Education\, where he led the development o f the 2024 National Educational Technology Plan. He has also worked as a c lassroom teacher\, adjunct instructor\, and a school & district administra tor. Chase’s publications include the 2024 and 2016 National Educational T echnology Plans\, “Future Ready Learning: Reimagining the Role of Technolo gy in Education\," and “School 2.0: Building the Schools We Need.” He hold s a master’s degree in education policy and management from Harvard Gradua te School of Education\, a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction f rom Nova Southeastern University\, and a bachelor of arts degree in Englis h and secondary education from Illinois State University.  \nFeatured Gues ts: Zac_Chase X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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About the Event

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In this 45-minute webinar\, we sit down with&n bsp\;Hanna Adeyema and Rupa Shah from MIT PATH to discuss  \;how higher education\, industry\, and government can realign to prepare the workforce for an unpredictable future? \;

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PATH is a new model for building America’s AI-skilled w orkforce. The program delivers affordable\, hands-on AI education that lea ds directly to good careers. Designed with input from industry\, governmen t\, and educators\, PATH closes the skills gap\, empowers communities\, an d ensures that all Americans can thrive in an economy transformed by AI.

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Join us for an encouraging\, collabora tive discussion on how we need to work differently between sectors to prov ide opportunities for a vastly changing workforce landscape.

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About the Participants

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people-shah-rupa-2x-480x480-cc.jpgRupa Laxmi Shah (Guest)
Director\, Glo bal Philanthropy and Partnerships

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Rupa is a seasoned non-profit e xecutive with extensive experience in global fundraising and partnership d evelopment. She has played a pivotal role in raising more than $500 millio n and collaborating on projects exceeding $2.5 billion globally. Rupa spec ializes in scaling high-impact nonprofits. At Scratch\, an MIT-incubated o rganization\, she led a 400% expansion\, increasing its operations from $7 million to $28 million in three years. She also helped scale the App Inve ntor Foundation\, another MIT-incubated nonprofit\, growing it from $200K to $3 million in just 18 months—a remarkable 1\,400% growth. With deep exp ertise in fundraising\, strategy\, and capacity building\, Rupa is dedicat ed to empowering small yet transformative initiatives to achieve sustainab le global impact.

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people-ade yema-hanna-2x-480x480-cc.jpgHanna Adeyema (Guest)
Director\, Immersive Program Innovation at MIT O pen Learning

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Hanna designs high-impact learning experiences for d iverse audiences. Previously\, she led MIT Bootcamps. Hanna is passionate about technology\, entrepreneurship\, health\, and education. She began he r career at a DC think tank researching technology trends. Her career incl udes technology consulting with clients ranging from startups to Fortune 5 00 companies\, coaching\, and international projects\, such as internet ac cess expansion in Indonesia. Hanna co-founded Tenacity\, a startup acquire d by Cogito Corp\, where she served as COO.

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Zac Chas e (Host)

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Screenshot 2026-08-25 at 1.39.02 PM.p ngZac Chase\, M.A.\, M.Ed.\, is the Global Lead of Scaled Progr amming for Google for Education. He served as a digital equity advisor for the U.S. Department of Education\, where he led the development of the 20 24 National Educational Technology Plan. He has also worked as a classroom teacher\, adjunct instructor\, and a school &\; district administrator .

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Chase’s publications include the 2024 and 2016 Nati onal Educational Technology Plans\, “Future Ready Learning: Reimagining th e Role of Technology in Education\," and “School 2.0: Building the Schools We Need.” He holds a master’s degree in education policy and management f rom Harvard Graduate School of Education\, a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from Nova Southeastern University\, and a bachelor of art s degree in English and secondary education from Illinois State University .

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