UPCEA 2023 Institutional Representatives Annual Breakfast Briefing + Council for Chief Online Learning Officers and Council for Credential Innovation Convening

Designing the Portfolio of the Future: Innovate or Eliminate?  

7:30-9:00 AM ET, Thursday, March 23 
Washington Hilton, Washington DC 
Sponsored by Modern Campus 


Open to all UPCEA Institutional Representatives (IRs), Chief Online Learning Officers (COLOs), and Council of Credential Innovation (CCI) representatives attending the UPCEA 2023 Annual Conference. Registration for this event is separate from full conference registration. 

The 2023 UPCEA Institutional Representatives Annual Briefing, this year hosted in conjunction with the Council for Chief Online Learning Officers and Council for Credential Innovation, provides an opportunity for senior leaders in professional, continuing, and online education (PCO) to connect with peers, to be briefed on the most pressing topics of our field today, and to discuss together ways each can be best positioned for the future. This year’s briefing will begin with a presentation on cutting-edge benchmarking data, fueled by the UPCEA Research and Consulting. Following this presentation is a lively panel discussion featuring senior PCO leaders representing various types of institutions, concluding with small group discussions and ample time for audience questions.


Please register for the briefing/convening here


Session Agenda 

  • 7:30 AM | Breakfast Served

  • 7:45 AM | Welcome; Brief Sponsor Introduction

  • 7:50 AM | Executive Guide to The Portfolio of Tomorrow: The Top 20 Professions on the Horizon
    • Jim Fong, UPCEA 

  • 8:15 AM | Break

  • 8:20 AM | Panel: Cultivating a Portfolio that Responds to Demands to Innovate and/or Eliminate
    • Sean Armstrong, Washington University in St. Louis
    • Angie Kamath, New York University
    • Chris Steele, University of Maryland, Baltimore County 
    • Moderator: Dave Cillay, Washington State University 

  • 8:50 AM | Table Discussions

  • 9:00 AM | Closing Thoughts; Adjourn