UPCEA 2024 Institutional Representatives Annual Breakfast Briefing + Council for Chief Online Learning Officers and Council for Credential Innovation Convening

Designing the Future of Online and Professional Education: Top Trends in AI, Online Leadership, Alternative Credentials, and Strategic Imperatives

7:45-9:15 AM ET, Wednesday, March 27 
Westin Boston Seaport District, Boston, MA


Open to all UPCEA Institutional Representatives (IRs), Chief Online Learning Officers (COLOs), and Council of Credential Innovation (CCI) representatives attending the UPCEA 2024 Annual Conference. Registration for this event is separate from full conference registration. 

The 2024 UPCEA Institutional Representatives Annual Briefing, hosted in conjunction with the Council for Chief Online Learning Officers and Council for Credential Innovation, provides an opportunity for senior leaders in online and professional education to connect with peers, to be briefed on the most pressing topics of our field today, and to discuss together ways we can be best positioned for the future. This year’s briefing will follow a “roundtable” format, featuring the sharing of a curated list of critical trends, predictions, and prognostications and intersected with ample time for table-based discussion and reporting-out. 

  • Ray Schroeder, UPCEA
  • Julie Uranis, UPCEA
  • Stacy Chiaramonte, UPCEA
  • Bob Hansen, UPCEA

Moderator: Amy Heitzman, UPCEA 



Session Agenda 

  • 7:30 AM | Breakfast Served

  • 7:45 AM | Welcome

  • 7:55 AM | Prediction and Table Discussions: The Impact of AI 

  • 8:20 AM | Prediction and Table Discussions: COLO Leadership Trajectories 

  • 8:45 AM | Prediction and Table Discussions: Strategic Organizational Structure

  • 9:10 AM | Closing Thoughts; Adjourn