A panel featuring those leading the transformation in English language education
April 29 at 5 PM BRT (UTC-3)
Fluency Reimagined:
How Gen Alpha Won't Learn Languages the Way We Did — And why that's a Good Thing
One hour of conversation about AI, fluency, and the future of the classroom.
Confirmed guests
A panel with leaders from Brazil’s largest English language education institutions, alongside the perspective of those shaping this transformation worldwide:
Adriana Salvanini
Head of Education at Cel.Lep Language Institute
Holds a degree in Language and Literature from USP and a Master’s in Education, she has been an English teacher for 32 years and holds international certifications from institutions such as Cambridge, Anaheim University, and the British Council.
Moderation:
Ahmed El-Shimi
Co-Founder & CPO Speechace
Engineering leader and co-founder of Speechace, with experience at Microsoft and Microsoft Research. With international experience, he focuses on building high-growth SaaS products.
Allen Quesada Pacheco
Head of the School of Modern Languages at the University of Costa Rica
With over 30 years of experience, he is a specialist in English language teaching with technology, bilingualism, and digital assessment. He received the UCR Medal in 2022 and works globally as a TESOL member.
Isabela Villas Boas
Head of Academics at Cultura Inglesa
With 39 years of experience in English language teaching, she holds a PhD in Education and is the Director of Products and Learning Experiences at Cultura Inglesa.
Who is this
event for
➡️ Academic Directors
➡️ English or bilingual education coordinators
➡️ Educational innovation leaders
➡️ Educational networks and language schools
➡️ Education decision-makers
What will be discussed
AI has already arrived in the classroom
What students can do today that was impossible 3 years ago and what this means for your institution.
Fluency is different from efficiency
Pronunciation, speed, grammar: AI trains all of that. But real fluency is something else.
The human
factor
What does an extraordinary teacher do that no language model can replicate?
What will disappear from the classroom
Some language teaching practices won’t survive the decade. What are they?
About Speechace
SpeechAce is a SaaS platform for automated speech and pronunciation assessment, powered by artificial intelligence, speech recognition, and advanced linguistic analysis, used in over 80 countries.
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