2025 AASA National Conference

Future Driven Leadership

We are so excited to attend the 2025 AASA National Conference on Education and connect with education innovators, like you!

The AASA's ultimate goal is to provide the best possible education and support to the students we serve. This year’s Conference involves anticipating future trends, challenges and opportunities in education and proactively shaping strategies and initiatives to address them, for our staff and students alike. Public school superintendents can come together in New Orleans to develop a clear vision for the future of education. The Conference will incorporate emerging technologies (last year we saw a big focus on AI – we’re confident that conversation will expand in 2025), data-driven decisions, and an increased shift towards partnerships and collaborations.

This conference is designed to provide you with the latest insights, strategies, and best practices to help you lead your school district to success using all the modern tools available. With keynote speeches from top education experts, in-depth roundtable conversations, invaluable networking opportunities, and hundreds of experts in the NCE Exhibit Hall, you'll gain future-driven knowledge and resources to help you overcome the unique challenges faced by public school superintendents. From improving student outcomes to navigating complex regulations and funding structures, AASA’s National Conference on Education will provide you with the tools you need to create positive change in your district.

National Conference on Education 2025 partners include companies such as PAPER, CollegeBoard, Imagine Learning, Apptegy, CENTEGIX, EAB, Highland, and more. The AASA NCE Exhibit Hall features vendors from Amazon Business for Education, Anatomage, ASVAB Career Exploration Programs, Mastery Coding, Sourcewell, ClassDojo, U.S. Department of State, and more.

Join the conference to be part of a dynamic community of innovative leaders committed to improving education for all students.

Wednesday

AASA Graduation Ceremony and Celebration

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

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Thursday

NCE Exhibit Hall Open

7:30 AM - 3:15 PM

Career Expo

8:30 AM – 3:00 PM

Workshop Block 1 & 2

9:45 AM – 12:30 PM

General Session

Keynote: Gen AI: How to The Future of Our Education Workforce

Featuring Carole Basile, Dean, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Welcome Reception

5:30 PM– 6:30 PM

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Friday

Breakout Sessions

8:0 AM - 9:00 AM

Second General Session

Keynote Featuring: Freeman Hrabowski III, President Emeritus, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Owings Mills, MD

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

NCE Exhibit Hall Open

11:00 AM - 2:30 PM

Career Expo

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

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Saturday

Sessions

8:00 AM – 10:15 AM

Closing General Session

Keynote Featuring: Christian Jackson, Entrepreneur and Speaker, Edapt, Los Angeles, CA

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Ernest N. Morial Convention Center

900 Convention Center Blvd.
New Orleans, LA 70130

Booth: 918