Event details
February 12, 2026
Cooley
3 Embarcadero Center 20th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111

Event summary

The 2026 CooleyED Bay Area Edtech Summit was held on Thursday, February 12, 2026. Held in partnership with Edtech Insiders, the summit allowed attendees to hear from education leaders and top edtech innovators, connect with thought partners and leaders, and listen to and engage in thought-provoking discourse. The afternoon will included two panel discussions on edtech policy and the evolution of education’s financial landscape. After a networking happy hour, participants were invited to join small-group dinners.

Agenda

3:00 – 3:30 pm Registration

3:30 – 5:00 pm Panel discussions

5:00 – 6:00 pm Happy hour hosted by Cooley

6:30 – 8:00 pm Small-group dinners

Panels

Edtech Policy – 2026 projected to be one of the most dynamic and unpredictable policy landscapes in memory. What’s was at stake? What could have happen? How should the community have responded?

  • Mikey Hothi – Director, California Kids & Tech Policy, Common Sense Media
  • Evo Popoff – Senior Vice President, Whiteboard Advisors
  • Mary Wall – Vice President, Policy & Engagement, Curriculum Associates
  • Naomi May – Partner, Cooley (moderator)

Edtech Financial Landscape – The artificial intelligence tidal wave has reshaped the financial landscape. How were venture capital, private equity and public markets responding to edtech today? How was M&A in education evolving?

  • Amit Patel – Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Owl Ventures
  • Matt Johnson – Executive Director, Education Technology, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.
  • Michael McKenna – Director, Tuck Advisors
  • Libby Hills – CEO and Co-Founder, EdTechnical
  • Kate Lee Carey – Special Counsel, Cooley (moderator)

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