Kevin O’Leary
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Salman Khan
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Khan Academy
Sal Khan, Founder and CEO of Khan Academy, is revolutionizing education by providing a free, world-class curriculum accessible to anyone globally. Through innovative tools like the AI-powered tutor Khanmigo, he aims to personalize learning for students worldwide, making high-quality education more inclusive and impactful.
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Salman Khan biography
As the Founder and CEO of Khan Academy, a nonprofit organization, Salman Khan is dedicated to breaking down educational barriers that leave over 600 million children without basic math and reading skills. Khan Academy offers a free, top-tier curriculum accessible to anyone worldwide, resulting in a significant impact with over a billion views on its educational videos. Recently, Sal has leveraged AI to further enhance accessibility, introducing Khanmigo, an AI-driven tutor. This innovative tool, lauded by The Washington Post as a prime example of public-benefit AI, aims to provide personalized tutoring to students globally. In his presentations, Sal discusses how technology, open interaction, and personalized learning can transform education.
Sal Khan’s remarkable contributions to education have earned him features on 60 Minutes, the cover of Forbes, and a spot on TIME’s list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. Khan Academy’s origins are humble, starting when Sal began tutoring his cousins and family friends in math. The growing demand led to the creation of Khan Academy, which now boasts over 62 million registered users across 190 countries. The platform provides practice exercises, instructional videos, and personalized dashboards, enabling students to learn at their own pace.
Recognizing the potential of AI, Sal integrated this technology into Khan Academy, aiming to elevate student performance. He believes that AI can transform average students into exceptional ones and improve the performance of below-average students. The adaptive technology used by Khan Academy has partnered with prestigious institutions such as NASA, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and MIT, and has significantly benefited students at top universities like Stanford, Princeton, and Yale, particularly first-generation college students.
In his book, “The One World Schoolhouse,” praised by Bill Gates and Al Gore, Sal outlines his vision for the future of education, advocating for the liberation of teachers from rigid curriculums and promoting human interaction in classrooms. These concepts are the foundation of Khan Lab School, an independent branch of Khan Academy that offers a collaborative, project-based learning environment for students of varying ages.
Sal holds three degrees from MIT and an MBA from Harvard Business School. During his time at MIT, he taught MCAT prep courses and was honored as Teacher of the Year by a national test prep company.
Salman Khan Speaking Videos
Sal Khan - How AI Could Save (Not Destroy) Education
Sal Khan - Let's teach for mastery, not test scores
Salman Khan Keynote Topics
After the explosion of AI, teachers and parents around the world worried that it would completely undermine education as we know it. But Sal Khan, founder of the non-profit Khan Academy, says that doesn’t have to be the case. “We’re at the cusp of using AI for the biggest positive transformation that education has ever seen,” says Sal.
In this talk, Sal uses his extensive experience and thorough research to break down how to use AI in education, from giving every student an amazing personal tutor and every teacher an intelligent teaching assistant, to exploring different methods of learning for students around the world.
Join Sal Khan as he tells the inspiring story of how he founded the not-for-profit Khan Academy and how the organization is educating millions of people worldwide. With over 150,000 practice problems and 52 million registered students in 190 countries, Khan Academy is rethinking the world of education. Khan will also share his thoughts on what education reimagined could look like and how his dream of providing a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere could become a reality.
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