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Introducing the First-Ever Telecom Industry Forum at DAIS 2025 For the first time ever, Data + AI Summit (DAIS) will feature a dedicated Telecom Industry Forum — your exclusive opportunity to connect with telecom peers, exchange ideas, and hear directly from visionary leaders who are redefining the future of communications with data and AI. This forum will showcase how telecom operators are using the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to deliver measurable results — from optimizing operations and enhancing customer experience to enabling new revenue models — all while maintaining the interoperability and agility needed to thrive in an evolving landscape. Join us on Tuesday, June 10 at 4:00 PM for a compelling lineup of speakers: Matt Dugan, VP, Data Platforms, AT&T, will share how AT&T is reducing operational costs and improving productivity with a data-first strategy that continues to evolve. Jesse Ross, VP, Information Technology, Frontier Communications, will discuss how Frontier is unlocking new revenue and enhancing CX through a modern, AI-powered data platform. Dayle Stevens and Arnab Chakraborty will present the bold AI transformation journey of Telstra and Accenture, detailing how their joint venture is driving process reinvention and deploying agentic AI at scale. Guy Lupo, TM Forum, will outline a forward-looking blueprint for telco data and AI transformation — and share how TM Forum is collaborating with Databricks to future-proof the industry. This is a rare opportunity to hear from the leaders at the forefront of telecom innovation. Be inspired, connect with global industry peers, and take away actionable insights to lead your organization's next wave of transformation. The future of telecom is being built now — with Databricks and TM Forum at the center of it.

In this double-header, Alcine and Shane close out Season 3 by talking with Dr. Sawsan Jaber, internationally known educator and consultant. Sawsan shares her heart, her story, and her legacy as a descendant of Nakba survivors, helping listeners consider how centering Palestinian students helps us “lift all boats” and create more radically inclusive classrooms. From this powerful exchange, Alcine and Shane shift into a Season 3 reflection, offering moments that stayed with them and digging into Alcine’s wealth of knowledge on transformative assessment as well as Shane’s forthcoming book project, Pedagogies of Voice–for which Sawsan is a contributing writer. They close by previewing a slight shift in podcast rhythm for the upcoming Season 4, which will launch in February!

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Get your copy of street data HERE. Use code STREETDATA for a 20% discount. Want to try creating a grad profile or vision of a learner for your classroom, department, school or district? Here is Envision Learning Partners’ (ELP) Grad Profile quality criteria. LP has some criteria for creating high quality vision of a learner or grad profiles. Should I include it here, seeing that Sawson references grad profiles? If you’d like to learn more about Envision Learning Partners and the work that Alcine does there, visit ELP at www.envisionlearning.org. Listen to Episode 24: “Get Off Your Pedestal!” and Other Brilliant Advice from High School Student Leaders Ari and Harshan  Link the Episode 4: “What Does it Mean to Freedom Dream?”: Disrupting Traps and Tropes with Dr. Jamila Dugan   Link to Episode 12: “We Made Classrooms Public Spaces” with Jessica Huang and Matt Alexander