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Current Challenges and Trends in K-12 Education

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Please join us for an explorative conversation with education market experts from Absolute Software, and Lenovo. We will be discussing the various challenges and trends that K-12 institutions are facing today and provide practical advice on how to tackle them.

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  • Achieving both visibility and control in a 1:1 program environment
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Chris Young
Executive Director of Technology for Cumberland County Schools
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Chris Young
Executive Director of Technology for Cumberland County Schools

Chris Young is the Executive Director of Technology for the Cumberland County School District in North Carolina. Chris and his team oversee all technology related needs for the district’s 86 schools, approximately 50,000 stellar students and over 6,000 premier professionals. Chris started his career in K-12 Educational Technology in 1998 and remembers the times that schools had one dial-up connection to the internet located in the media center. With today’s student’s being digital natives, the integration of technology into their curriculum is vital to meet their needs. The Cumberland County Schools Technology Department offers a wide range of devices and services that are used to support quality teaching and learning. Chris and his team also ensure that the technology used throughout the district is equitable and provides a great return on investment.

Warren Young
Area Vice President Sales, SLED Western US, Absolute Software
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Warren Young
Area Vice President Sales, SLED Western US, Absolute Software

Warren is a 20-year veteran in the endpoint security space and has spent much of that time working with K12 organizations across the US. He’s been focused on uncovering security issues that have been affecting districts over time.  The increased focus on security in K12 since COVID, the mass influx in devices to districts in the US and the immediate move to 1:1 has created some unique issues that this community needs solutions for.

Coby Gurr
General Manager, Lenovo Software
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Coby Gurr
General Manager, Lenovo Software

Coby Gurr serves as the General Manager of Lenovo Education Cloud and Software and its award-winning education solution LanSchool as well as their new safety and filtering solution, Lenovo NetFilter. With a global focus on building products that support everything from 1:1 learning to IT admin efficiency, Coby built his 20-year career at the forefront of edtech innovation, spanning the gap between technology and true learning outcomes.

Moderator – Kevin Hogan
eSchool News, Editor-at-Large
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Moderator – Kevin Hogan
eSchool News, Editor-at-Large

Kevin is an acclaimed writer, editor, and commentator covering the intersection of society and technology, especially education technology.

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