COSM

Discovery Institute Senior Fellow and Director of the American Center for Transforming Education Keri D. Ingraham will be speaking at Discovery Institute’s annual COSM Technology Summit this November in Scottsdale, Arizona. The conference is a three-day premier national summit on the technologies remaking the world as we know it. Spearheaded by technology futurist George Gilder, COSM gathers together industry and thought leaders to discuss and debate the present and future of up-and-coming technologies and to defend human purpose, creativity, and innovation. The title of Dr. Ingraham’s talk is “Adapt and Compete: The Return of Vocational Education.” Other speakers will include Inventor of Ethernet and Turing Award Winner Bob Metcalfe, former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, Chief Futurist at OpenAI Joshua Achiam, and Read More ›

In Scottsdale, Arizona, on November 18, Discovery Institute Senior Fellow and American Center for Transforming Education Director Keri D. Ingraham addressed the audience in a packed ballroom at the Hilton Scottsdale Resort during day one of Discovery Institute’s COSM Technology Summit, spanning three days. She referenced the countless significant accomplishments across various policy areas, including education reform, that the Honorable Doug Ducey achieved during his eight years as Governor of Arizona. Most notably, on July 7, 2022, Governor Ducey signed universal school choice into law by expanding the Empowerment Scholarship Account program to all of Arizona’s more than 1.1 million students. At the time, Governor Ducey explained: Arizona kids will no longer be locked in underperforming schools. We are unlocking Read More ›

COSM 2025 will take place in Scottsdale, Arizona, from November 19–21, bringing together leaders to explore the technologies shaping our future. Opening the conference, Keri D. Ingraham, Director of Discovery Institute’s American Center for Transforming Education, will join former Arizona Governor Doug Ducey and school choice advocate Jenny Clark to discuss “Educating the Tech Workforce: Has Arizona Provided a Roadmap?” Ducey was a trailblazer in advancing education freedom during his time as governor, fearlessly advancing schooling options. Clark, founder of the non-profit Love Your School, helps families navigate educational opportunities to find the best fit for their children. Together, the panel will examine how Arizona’s innovations in education may provide a model for preparing the next generation of tech leaders. Read More ›