# Live from ASU+GSV with Kate Valenti Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-higher-ed-geek-podcast-1126176/live-from-asu-gsv-with-kate-valenti Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-higher-ed-geek-podcast-1126176/live-from-asu-gsv-with-kate-valenti.md Podcast: [The Higher Ed Geek Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-higher-ed-geek-podcast-1126176) Published: 2026-05-12T07:00:00+00:00 Episode link: http://higheredgeek.com/podcast Audio file: https://afp-232483-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/fb612789-3126-4c18-a9af-51b679db73e3/episodes/165c42c7-7b21-4e8e-bd13-c1b7fb3522f3/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=fb612789-3126-4c18-a9af-51b679db73e3&awEpisodeId=165c42c7-7b21-4e8e-bd13-c1b7fb3522f3&feed=doLZc_ov Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-higher-ed-geek-podcast-1126176/episodes/live-from-asu-gsv-with-kate-valenti Duration seconds: 1298 ## Resource In this bonus episode recorded live at the ASU+GSV summit in San Diego, we sat down with Kate Valenti, CEO of Unicon, about how higher education institutions must evolve their digital infrastructure to meet changing learner expectations. They explore the growing importance of interoperability, skills data, and learner-centered design—especially as institutions work to connect education more seamlessly with workforce outcomes. The conversation also examines how AI is shaping both opportunity and noise in the market, emphasizing the need for a pragmatic, value-driven approach that balances emerging technology with human expertise, judgment, and long-term strategy. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-higher-ed-geek-podcast-1126176/episodes/live-from-asu-gsv-with-kate-valenti/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-higher-ed-geek-podcast-1126176/live-from-asu-gsv-with-kate-valenti.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.