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Our high-quality speakers are essential to ensuring our events engage audiences and provide relevant, up-to-date and innovative content for our delegates. If you are an innovator or influencer in your field, or know someone who is, please apply below.

Nelson Baker

Inaugural Interim Dean, College of Lifetime Learning

Georgia Institute of Technology

Tracy Balduzzi

Associate Director of Strategic Initiatives

Syracuse University

Tre Baldwin

Assistant Director of Basic Needs and Financial Wellness

Baylor University

Stephen Balfour

Director, UGA Online

University of Georgia

Kiersten Barnet

Executive Director

New York Jobs CEO Council

Krispin Barr

Assistant Teaching Professor of Higher Education

North Carolina State University

April Belback

Associate Vice-Provost for Student Success and Advising

University of Pittsburgh

Andy Borst

Vice-Provost for Enrollment Management

University of Georgia

Courtney Brown

Vice-President Strategic Impact

Lumina Foundation

Amy Buechler-Steubing

Associate Vice-Provost for Strategic Initiatives and Learning Innovation

University of Texas at San Antonio

Bridget Burns

Chief Executive Officer

University Innovation Alliance

Katie Burr

Director of Assessment

University of Georgia

Sheila Caldwell

Vice-President of Antiracism, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Chief Diversity Officer

Southern Illinois University System

Leah Carmichael

Director of Active Learning

University of Georgia

Laura Carruth

Associate Vice-Provost for Transformative Teaching and Learning, and Executive Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning

Georgia Institute of Technology

Justin Cary

Senior Lecturer

University of North Carolina Charlotte

Erica Clark

Director of Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship

University of Texas at San Antonio

Trey Conatser

Assistant Provost for Teaching and Learning, Director of CELT

University of Kentucky

Erin Crisp

Assistant Vice-President for Learner Success and Workforce Pathways

University of Tennessee System

Sara Custer

Editor-in-Chief

Inside Higher Ed

Tristan Denley

Deputy Commissioner for Academic Affairs and Innovation

Louisiana Board of Regents

Summer DeProw

Chancellor

University of Arkansas Pulaski Technical College

Robert Detmering

Professor and Associate Director, Ekstrom Library

University of Louisville

Lillian Evans

Director, Triandiflou Institute for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Transformative Practice

State University of New York at Oswego

Jonathan Fansmith

Senior Vice-President, Government Relations and National Engagement

American Council on Education

Sarah Feldner

Acting Vice-Provost and Executive Vice-President for Academic Affairs

Marquette University

Shawna Felkins

Faculty/Instructional Consultant

University of Kentucky

Peter Felten

Professor of History, Executive Director of Center for Engaged Learning, Assistant Provost for Teaching and Learning

Elon University

Jorge Figueroa Flores

Vice-Provost for Academic Innovation

Texas State University

Ashley Finley

Vice President of Research

American Association of Colleges and Universities

Colleen Flaherty

Senior Editor for Special Content

Inside Higher Ed

Omid Fotuhi

Director of Learning Innovation

WGU Labs

Estevan Garcia

Chief Health and Wellness Officer

Dartmouth College

John Gardner

Executive Chair and Founder

Gardner Institute

Cie Gee

Associate Vice-Provost of Career-Engaged Learning

University of Texas San Antonio

Shonda Gibson

Senior Associate Vice-Chancellor and Chief Transformation Officer

Texas A&M University System

Rebecca Goldstein

Director of Assessment and Research

Florida Atlantic University

Jeffrey Grabill

Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

University at Buffalo

Mushtaq Gunja

Executive Director, Carnegie Classifications

American Council on Education

Monica Hall-Porter

Director, Texas Interdisciplinary Plan Scholars Program and Associate Professor of Instruction

University of Texas at Austin

John Haller

Higher Education Professor, Consultant and Former Vice-President of Enrollment Management

University of Miami

Kimberly Hardy

Assistant Vice-Provost

University of Central Florida

Dr Kacy Hayes

Assistant Dean of Student Success, Knauss School of Business

University of San Diego

Andrew Hermalyn

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

ACUE

Briana Houlihan

College Dean, General Studies

University of Phoenix

Kristin Hultquist

Chief Executive Officer and Founding Partner

HCM Strategists

Carol Hurney

Associate Provost for Teaching and Learning

Colby College

Lamar Hylton

Vice-Chancellor for Student Life

Indiana University Bloomington

Vanessa Kenon

Associate Vice-President of Technology Compliance and Community Engagement

University of Texas at San Antonio

Jillian Kinzie

Associate Director, National Survey of Student Engagement

Indiana University School of Education

Locksley Knibbs

Assistant Director of Advising

Florida Gulf Coast University

Laura Kuizin

Director, Master of Applied Professional Studies

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Mike Lavender

Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs

University of North Georgia

Gad Levanon

Chief Economist

Burning Glass Institute

Andrea Lewis

Director of Student Success and Associate Professor of Education

Spelman College

Janaka Lewis

Associate Dean, Curriculum and Student Success

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Fiona Liken

Associate Vice-President for Instruction and Registrar

University of Georgia

Alexandra Logue

Professor Emerita

City University of New York Graduate School and University Center

Araceli Lopez

Executive Director, Student Success Initiatives

Rice University

Paul Mabrey

Director, Student Success Analytics and Associate Professor, Communication Studies

James Madison University

Dan Mahony

President

Southern Illinois University System

José Maldonado

Professor

Oxnard College

Art Malloy

Vice-President for Student Affairs

University of North Dakota

Rae Mancilla

Executive Director of Digital Learning and Innovation

University of Pittsburgh

Christine Mangino

President

Queensborough Community College

Margaret McMenamin

President

UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ

Tia McNair

Partner

Sova

Mark Milliron

President and Chief Executive Officer

National University

Megan Mittelstadt

Director, Center for Teaching and Learning

University of Georgia

Jere Morehead

President

University of Georgia

Tom Mote

Associate Vice-President for Instruction

University of Georgia

Ashley Mowreader

Student Success Reporter

Inside Higher Ed

George Ojie-Ahamiojie

Associate Professor

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Jennifer Osterhage

Associate Professor, Biology

University of Kentucky

Marisa Pagnattaro

Vice-President for Instruction and Senior Vice-Provost for Academic Planning

University of Georgia

Rebekah Paré

Founder and Chief Strategy Officer

Paré Consulting

Colin Pears

Chief Retention Officer

University of New Engalnd

Andrew Potter

Director of Experiential Learning

University of Georgia

Michael Preston

Associate Vice-President for Student Success

Texas State University

Ashlie Prioleau

Assistant Vice-President of Student Success, Retention and Thriving

American University

Kelli Rainey

Senior Director, Student Success Initiatives

National Association of College and University Business Officers

Melinda Rhodes-DiSalvo

Executive Director, Center for Teaching, Learning and Assessment

Ohio University

Silvia Patricia Rios Husain

Associate Vice-President for Student Success

University of South Carolina

Elizabeth Robertson Hornsby

Adjunct Professor/Consultant

Southern University at New Orleans

Brennen Salmon

Director of Academic Advising Services

University of Georgia

Voniesha Samuels

Project Coordinator

New York State Department of Health

William Shay

Senior Vice Provost and Accreditation Liaison Officer

Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

Meghan Snow

Chief Learning Officer

Association of College and University Educators

Judith Spitz

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Break Through Tech

Dana Stephenson

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Riipen

Shantell Strickland-Davis

Associate Vice-President, Organizational Learning and Leadership Development

Central Piedmont Community College

Leonard Taylor

Director

National Survey of Student Engagement

Morris Thomas

Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Higher Education Administration

Wiley University

Amy Thompson

Executive Vice-President for Academic Affairs and Provost

Oakland University

Nichole Torpey-Saboe

Vice-President, Research

Strada Education Foundation

Rorie Trammel

Associate Director, Hooks Institute, and Director, Hooks Academic Achievement and Mentoring Initiative

University of Memphis

Shawn VanDerziel

President and Chief Executive Officer

National Association of Colleges and Employers

Ron Walcott

Vice-Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate School

University of Georgia

Lemuel Watson

Senior Associate Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Vice-Provost for Community Engagement

Antioch University

Kelly Weaver

Community Experience Manager

Davidson College

Amber Willenborg

Assistant Head, Instructional Services and Student Success

University of Louisville

Kamilah Williams

Assistant Vice-President for Student Development

Knox College

Chotsani Williams West

Assistant Vice-President for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

Adelphi University

Nicole Winget

Dean

Campbell University

Cara Winston Simmons

Director, Office for Student Success and Achievement

University of Georgia

Julie Wollman

Professor of Practice

University of Pennsylvania

Denise Woods

Vice-Chancellor, Health, Well-Being, and Safety

University of California, Riverside

Roger Yohe

Vice-President of Academic Innovation and Strategy

Palm Beach State College

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