- Hyve’s selective portfolio of market-leading events is now strengthened by the addition of the ASU+GSV Summit and the AI Show.
- With over 40 years of experience in education through Bett, Hyve is deepening its commitment to the sector and creating the leading global event platform for education and skills.
- GSV Summit will be supercharged by Hyve’s global reach, best practice approach and digitisation strategies, accelerating growth while staying true to its mission.
- A clear demonstration of Hyve’s GO27 strategy in action.
Hyve, the global leader behind the world’s fastest growing and most forward-thinking B2B events, has today welcomed GSV Summit LLC (“GSV Summit”) to its portfolio. GSV Summit comprises two flagship events: the ASU+GSV Summit and the AI Show. Both events are underpinned by a bold mission: to give all people equal access to the future, through scaled innovations in education and workforce development.
This marks the fifth brand to join Hyve’s portfolio in the last 12 months, following BHT, HLTH, POSSIBLE and Manifest, as part of its GO27 strategy to accelerate purposeful growth and reinforce Hyve’s position as the number one home for the world’s most exciting, high-impact events.
Hyve has been championing education for over 40 years through Bett, the world’s largest series of EdTech exhibitions, connecting educators with solution providers across the UK, Brazil and Asia.
GSV Summit, by contrast, is a high-level convening of senior leaders, investors and influencers shaping the future of education policy, innovation and technology adoption.
Bett and GSV Summit are highly complementary, together creating a powerful global platform that spans the full education ecosystem, from classroom to boardroom, on both sides of the Atlantic.
Mark Shashoua, CEO of Hyve, commented: “Together, GSV Summit and Bett form a powerful new alliance across the global learning landscape. Our Bett customers tell us all the time they want to make more connections in the US – now with GSV Summit having Hyve as its home, we can make that happen.
“Founders Deborah and Michael have built an incredible brand, they are unwavering in their dedication to advancing the education sector and we’re delighted they, along with their fantastic team, will remain a driving force behind this prestigious event.
“As we apply our Hyve stamp of quality, such as our best practice methodologies and our tech-enabled meetings programmes, we’re excited to play a leading role in the future of learning as a combined force for good.”
Deborah Quazzo, Co-founder, GSV Summit, said: “Joining forces with Hyve and Bett, we will immediately convene over 100,000 ‘PreK to Gray’ education entrepreneurs, leaders, and practitioners across events in the US, UK, Brazil, and SEA—creating the largest global community focused on transformational change in learning and skills. For GSV, the combination allows us to remain relentlessly focused on ALL people having equal access to the future while leveraging the power of a world-class global event team.”
Michael Moe, Co-founder, GSV Summit, added: “In a global marketplace and knowledge-based economy, education makes the difference—not only for an individual, but for a company, and even for a country. For sixteen years, it’s been our deepest honor and privilege to partner with Arizona State University, which has ranked number one in innovation in the United States for the last ten years by U.S. News & World Report and has been a global model of excellence at scale. GSV stands for Global Silicon Valley—stretching from Boston to Austin, from Chicago to São Paulo, from Mumbai to Shanghai and Dubai.”
The trusted forum for the most influential figures in education
- Attended by some of the world’s leading companies including Google, Microsoft, Grammarly, Chegg, Goldman Sachs
- GSV Summit brings fresh thinking that will help sharpen and innovate Hyve’s centralised approach.
- Bolsters Hyve’s team with the addition of ~40 edtech experts and innovators
- Visionary founders Deborah Quazzo and Michael Moe will continue as Chair and Advisors respectively to support future growth.
Adds two distinct, purpose-driven events to Hyve’s portfolio
The ASU+GSV Summit (will next take place in San Diego in April 2026)
- Focused on innovation, policy, investment, and partnerships
- Attracting the likes of Bill and Melinda Gates, Google, Goldman Sachs, and Microsoft.
- Previous speakers include:
o Bill Gates, Sheryl Sandberg, Vinod Khosla (venture capitalist), Sam Altman (CEO of OpenAI), Reed Hastings, Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon
o As well as industry leaders like Ben Gomes, SVP Learning & Sustainability at Google for Education, Josh Allen, Learning and Education Director at Walmart and Michael M. Crow, President of Arizona State University.
- A global gathering of over 7,000+ leaders from across the learning and workforce ecosystem.
The AI Show (will next take place in San Diego in April 2026)
- Launched in 2024, an interactive new experience uniting 6000 educators, innovators, and AI explorers to shape the next chapter of AI in education.
- It connects the most exciting edtech AI innovations with the institutions looking to adopt them.
- Proven track record with Arizona State University (ASU) which has ranked #1 in university innovation in the United States for the last ten years by U.S. News & World Report
Powering more impact, together
The team will apply its proven high-impact event model to maximise value for customers.
- Bett and GSV Summit’s networks will have the chance to connect in new ways, bringing together global educators, investors, innovators and policymakers.
- Hyve’s proven best practice approach to event organisation will be applied to maximise value for participants, enhance the event experience, and streamline operations behind the scenes.
- Digitisation strategies will enhance ROI by driving more high-quality meetings and connections.
- GSV Summit will gain from Hyve’s hosted formats like TableTalks and Tech User Labs (which were 429% oversubscribed in 2025), creating more valuable, hands-on experiences.
Together, Bett and GSV Summit will deliver smarter, more connected, and more future-focused events, designed to meet the evolving needs of a global education and workforce community.
Author: Sam Hyland
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