Content in Context

CIC International Markets Forum

Global K-12 Educational Publishing: The Giant Awakening

Welcome Reception
Saturday, June 2 
5:00 - 7:30 pm 

Sunday, June 3
7:45 am - 5:30 pm 

Increased concerns about economic and educational competitiveness, pressure on traditional domestic markets, and the rise of cloud technology are all making educational publishers look with fresh eyes at doing business around the world. Planned with the guidance of an Advisory Board of experts in global educational product development and marketing, the CIC International Market Forum will help you understand the globalization of our industry and the effect on the development and distribution of educational content. Novice and experienced international publishers will benefit from presentations by education ministry representatives and global education industry experts as well as from roundtable sessions on key countries and opportunities.

Attendees will:

  • Find out where the hot, emerging international markets are
  • Learn how to access these markets, including tips for breaking into the U.S.
  • And make connections with fellow publishers interested in creating international partnerships.

Advance registration is required and is open to Content in Context (CIC) attendees only. The CIC is THE event for anyone dedicated to improving the development, creation, publication, and distribution of educational content and resources.

Advisory Board

Executive Committee
Advisory Board Members
  • Committee Chair: Nelson Heller, President, The HellerResults Group
  • Jay Diskey, Executive Director, School Division, AAP
  • Rob Fiance, Principal, Edumetrix
  • Charlene Gaynor, CEO, AEP
  • Miles Gilburne, Chairman & CEO, ePals; Managing Member, ZG Ventures, LLC
  • David Glover, CEO, Learning Media Ltd. (New Zealand)
  • Ketan Kothari, CEO, Aspen Learning (US & India)
  • Manish Kothari, President, Aspen Learning (US & India)
  • Robert Lytle, Partner, Head of Education Center of Excellence, The Parthenon Group
  • Mike Patterson,  CEO & President, Avant Assessment
  • Peter Schneider, CEO, ict Maven
  • Jim Teicher, Director, CyberSmart
  • Simmy Ziv-el, Sr. Dir., Enterprise Growth, Business Innovation & Growth, ETS
  • Andreas Baer, Director, Association of Educational Publishers in Germany
  • George DeBakey, CEO, Debakey International
  • Ann Foster, CEO, Ann Foster Consulting
  • Din Heiman, COO & General Manager, BrainPOP
  • Martin Hueppe, Managing Director, Cornelsen Schulverlage (Germany)
  • Monish Khoot, Director, Okapi Consultancy (UK)
  • Catherine Lucet, CEO Editions Nathan, Managing Director Editis Education and Reference (France)
  • Robert Martellacci, President and Publisher, MindShare Learning (Canada)
  • Dan Meyer, CEO, Atomic Learning
  • Dan Rinn, VP of Strategic Alliances, Turning Technologies
  • Emma Rogers, CEO, Little Bridge World (UK)
  • Lisa Sacchetti, President, The Renaissance Network
  • Irene Spero, COO, Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)
  • Iwan Streichenberger, President, Learner Response Systems and Assessment, Promethean

Chairperson and Organizing Partner: Nelson Heller, President, The HellerResults Group