As the founder of Project Recess, Santi Khairassame has spent over a decade empowering schools to leverage technology for transformative teaching and learning. A recognized leader in the field, his organization was recently named the Google Partner of the Year for Social Impact in Ethical AI, honoring their pioneering AI literacy initiatives in K-12 education. Beyond his work with NYC Schools and Google for Education, Santi is a creative technologist who co-founded a digital portfolio app dedicated to authentic assessment. A Google Certified Innovator and retired DJ, Santi still fondly remembers the art of the mixtape.