Cecilia Calvo Lewis
EDGE Tutor International
Philippines
Cecilia Calvo-Lewis is COO of EDGE Tutor International, Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing tutoring outsourcing platform. With 20+ years in EdTech leadership at EF, 51Talk, and VIPKid, she specializes in scaling teacher operations and improving learning outcomes. At EDGE Tutor, she connects top Filipino educators with global learners—empowering teachers and transforming access to high-quality, human-centered online education.

Scaling With Heart: Human-Centered Tutoring in an AI-Driven World
26/07/2025 04:00 UTC
How do we scale quality learning without losing the human touch? In this session, Cecilia Calvo-Lewis shares EDGE Tutor’s global journey—from onboarding 1,000+ Filipino educators to delivering 1 million lessons across 30+ countries. Learn how their AI-enhanced, people-first model empowers teachers, transforms EdTech partnerships, and makes tutoring more accessible, equitable, and scalable.
Key takeaways:
- Practical strategies for scaling educator operations while preserving quality and connection 
- How AI can support—not replace—human tutors in global learning delivery 
- Lessons from building equitable, sustainable tutor career paths in emerging markets