![Adam Schoenfeld '01]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1767731785/seattleacademyorg/asbloyubaz5rbavlnvpa/AdamSchoenfeld01JanuarySAASSummitAscend2026Speaker.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1767731785/seattleacademyorg/asbloyubaz5rbavlnvpa/AdamSchoenfeld01JanuarySAASSummitAscend2026Speaker.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1767731785/seattleacademyorg/asbloyubaz5rbavlnvpa/AdamSchoenfeld01JanuarySAASSummitAscend2026Speaker.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1767731785/seattleacademyorg/asbloyubaz5rbavlnvpa/AdamSchoenfeld01JanuarySAASSummitAscend2026Speaker.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1767731785/seattleacademyorg/asbloyubaz5rbavlnvpa/AdamSchoenfeld01JanuarySAASSummitAscend2026Speaker.jpg","width":1536}])
CEO & Co-Founder, Keyplay Founding Analyst, PeerSignal.org, SAAS Alumnus
Speakers
SAAS Summit: Ascend
January 22, 2026
We are thrilled to welcome an incredible lineup of speakers and panelists to SAAS Summit: Ascend—all of them closely connected to SAAS, including parents, faculty, alumni, and alumni parents.
January 2026 SAAS Summit: Ascend Speakers
![Allison Hintz, PhD]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1765232333/igejncmgj68ymzilijha/AllisonHintzJanuarySAASSummitAscend2026Speaker.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1765232333/igejncmgj68ymzilijha/AllisonHintzJanuarySAASSummitAscend2026Speaker.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1765232333/igejncmgj68ymzilijha/AllisonHintzJanuarySAASSummitAscend2026Speaker.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1765232333/igejncmgj68ymzilijha/AllisonHintzJanuarySAASSummitAscend2026Speaker.jpg","width":1010}])
Professor of Mathematics, University of Washington, SAAS Board Member, Parent
![Jason Bay]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1767813359/seattleacademyorg/gvnghjenabqrsbfry2yt/JasonBayJanuarySAASSummitAscend2026Speaker.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1767813359/seattleacademyorg/gvnghjenabqrsbfry2yt/JasonBayJanuarySAASSummitAscend2026Speaker.png","width":320}])
11-Season MLB Left Fielder, SAAS Parent & Coach
![Karen Huh]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1755544905/seattleacademyorg/drcuskz0n4zseqaj9qyb/KarenHuh.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1755544905/seattleacademyorg/drcuskz0n4zseqaj9qyb/KarenHuh.jpg","width":400}])
CEO and Co-Founder of Zucca; SAAS Board Member; SAAS Parent, Advisor for House of Athlete
![Kirsten Saint Clair | Moderator]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1765232519/seattleacademyorg/dlsx3sbdvbtymocbobsq/KirstenSaintClairJanuarySAASSummitAscend2026Speaker.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1765232519/seattleacademyorg/dlsx3sbdvbtymocbobsq/KirstenSaintClairJanuarySAASSummitAscend2026Speaker.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1765232519/seattleacademyorg/dlsx3sbdvbtymocbobsq/KirstenSaintClairJanuarySAASSummitAscend2026Speaker.jpg","width":533}])
Group President, Comprehensive Treatment Centers at Acadia Healthcare, SAAS Board Vice Chair & Parent
![Maria Miracle '10]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1768327808/qbgtyquih2xuxhjedlp4/MariaMiracle102026Headshot.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1768327808/qbgtyquih2xuxhjedlp4/MariaMiracle102026Headshot.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1768327808/qbgtyquih2xuxhjedlp4/MariaMiracle102026Headshot.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1768327808/qbgtyquih2xuxhjedlp4/MariaMiracle102026Headshot.jpg","width":954}])
Founder and CEO of HI Food, SAAS Alumna
![Nanda Prabhakar '95]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1766087553/seattleacademyorg/nfvphtzsn94xbhdu7qx8/NandaPrabhakar95Headshot.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1766087553/seattleacademyorg/nfvphtzsn94xbhdu7qx8/NandaPrabhakar95Headshot.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1766087553/seattleacademyorg/nfvphtzsn94xbhdu7qx8/NandaPrabhakar95Headshot.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1766087553/seattleacademyorg/nfvphtzsn94xbhdu7qx8/NandaPrabhakar95Headshot.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1766087553/seattleacademyorg/nfvphtzsn94xbhdu7qx8/NandaPrabhakar95Headshot.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1766087553/seattleacademyorg/nfvphtzsn94xbhdu7qx8/NandaPrabhakar95Headshot.jpg","width":2200}])
Executive Director, The Opportunity Hub, NYC, SAAS Alumna
![Prashant Ratanchandani]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1767731661/e61aqqkykq5bcl2ezuvm/PrashantRatanchandaniJanuarySAASSummitAscend2026Speaker.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1767731661/e61aqqkykq5bcl2ezuvm/PrashantRatanchandaniJanuarySAASSummitAscend2026Speaker.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1767731661/e61aqqkykq5bcl2ezuvm/PrashantRatanchandaniJanuarySAASSummitAscend2026Speaker.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1767731661/e61aqqkykq5bcl2ezuvm/PrashantRatanchandaniJanuarySAASSummitAscend2026Speaker.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1767731661/e61aqqkykq5bcl2ezuvm/PrashantRatanchandaniJanuarySAASSummitAscend2026Speaker.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1767731661/e61aqqkykq5bcl2ezuvm/PrashantRatanchandaniJanuarySAASSummitAscend2026Speaker.jpg","width":2200}])
Vice President of Engineering for AI Products for Meta, SAAS Parent
“We can’t know precisely what skills will matter in the future, but we do know that an entrepreneurial spirit—thinking and acting creatively and collaboratively—is more important than ever. That’s what our panelists have been doing throughout their careers, and in sharing those habits of mind and action at SAAS Summit, they’re nurturing that capacity in our students and broader community.”Rob Phillips, Co-Head of School, SAAS
