Fifth 21st Century Academic Forum Conference at Harvard | September 27 - 29, 2016


Fifth Conference at Harvard

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Keynote Speakers

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Dr. Chris Kaiser
Co-Founder of Authess
Amgen Professor of Biology and former Provost of MIT

Dr. Chris Kaiser is Co-Founder of Authess, Amgen Professor of Biology, and former Provost of MIT. He is a dedicated educator of genetics and other problem-based courses. Before becoming provost, Chris served for eight years as head of MIT’s Department of Biology. He joined the MIT faculty in 1991, after earning his AB in biochemistry from Harvard University and his PhD in biology from MIT. Chris completed his postdoctoral training at the University of California, Berkeley. In 1999 Chris was named a MacVicar Fellow, an MIT honor reflecting outstanding undergraduate teaching, mentoring, and educational innovation. 
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Mr. Paul Crockett
CEO and Co-Founder of Authess

Mr. Paul Crockett is CEO and Co-Founder of Authess, an education-technology company focused on authentic, problem-based assessment and learning. With more than twenty years’ experience in the educational publishing and technology industry, improving people’s lives through learning has been the common thread and passion of his career. Paul has held executive-level positions leading innovation, strategy, and product management. Most recently, he spent 10+ years at Pearson conceptualizing, developing, and launching internet and mobile applications.