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Damien Aldridge is the Program Architect and Lead Educator for 2Skills. He designed the 2Skills program and leads its delivery. He is a founder of STEMAIVERSE.

AI in Education

His work today centers on AI in education. He attended the First Lady’s White House Task Force on AI Education meeting in September 2025. In March 2026 he attended Fostering the Future Together, the First Lady’s inaugural global coalition summit, at the U.S. State Department and the White House. STEMAIVERSE is a signatory of the White House Pledge to America’s Youth: Investing in AI Education.

Teaching Beyond the Classroom

Damien also teaches adults. In 2025 and 2026 he co-led the Austin AI Alliance Summer Program, a three-day program that teaches adults how to use and implement AI.

Experience & Recognition

He trained as a primary teacher at Griffith University, where he completed a Graduate Diploma of Education in 2010. He is a 2020 recipient of the Global Teacher Award from the AKS Education Awards, and in 2022 The Educator named him one of Australia’s most influential educators. On October 18, 2022, he hosted the lesson that set the Guinness World Records title for the largest space exploration lesson across multiple venues, with 2,299 students taking part in the UAE.

Skills That Last.

At 2Skills, his focus is on students leaving with skills that last: a clear way to think through a problem, and the judgment to use AI safely, ethically and well, including knowing when not to use it at all.