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Speaker bio

Wendy Kopp is CEO and co-founder of Teach For All, a global network of more than 30 independent organizations that are enlisting their nations’ most promising future leaders in the effort to ensure educational opportunity for all.

Wendy founded Teach For America in 1989 to marshal the energy of her generation against educational inequity in the U.S.  Today, 11,000 Teach For America corps members are in the midst of two-year teaching commitments in the nation’s highest-need urban and rural regions, and Teach For America has proven to be an unparalleled source of long-term leadership for educational change.

Wendy is the author of the recent book A Chance to Make History: What Works and What Doesn’t in Providing an Excellent Education for All (2011). She resides in New York City with her husband Richard Barth and their four children.

My sessions

Tiger Award Dinner

October 15, Thursday
19:00 - 21:30
Town Hall

Welcome to New Zealand: The Past and Promise of the Aotearoa Context

October 15, Thursday
10:15 - 11:00
Lower NZI

During this session, we’ll seek to understand some of the historical context of Aotearoa New Zealand (Aotearoa is the Māori word for New Zealand), as well as its present day realities. We are pleased to welcome former New Zealander of the Year, prominent anthropologist, and educational advocate, Dame Anne Salmond, to help familiarize us with the learning opportunities provided by the New Zealand context.

Closing keynote: paddling toward a future that realizes the potential of all students

October 17, Saturday
15:45 - 16:30
098 Lecture Theatre (Lower level)

We will close out our day together with an inspiring call to action from Sir Pita Sharples, former co-leader of the Māori Party and a passionate advocate for Māori rights. Together with Wendy Kopp, CEO and Co-Founder of Teach For All, and Shaun Sutton, Chief Executive and Founder of Teach First NZ, we will consider our own role in paddling further together toward a future wherein every student has the opportunity to attain an excellent education.