2025 Convergence: Credential Innovation in Higher Education | September 29- October 1, 2025 | Washington, DC | UPCEA + AACRAO

Schedule at a Glance | Convergence: Credential Innovation in Higher Education

September 29-October 1, 2025

A Joint Presentation by UPCEA and AACRAO

 

Monday, September 29

9:00 AM Registration Open 
10:00 AM Inaugural Chief Credential Innovation Officer Convening
11:00 AM Optional Speed-Meeting
11:30 AM UPCEA Council for Credential Innovation Leadership Team Lunch (by invitation) 
12:00 PM Lunch on Your Own 
1:15 PM Opening General Session | A Focus on Employer Engagement
2:30 PM Networking Break: Visit Exhibit Hall
3:00 PM Concurrent Sessions I
4:15 PM Concurrent Sessions II
5:30 PM Opening Reception 



Tuesday, September 30

7:00 AM Registration Open
7:00 AM Breakfast 
8:00 AM Concurrent Sessions III
8:00 AM Industry Insights
9:15 AM Morning Brief | Convergence in Action: Strategic Credential Framework Collaborations Across Campus
10:15 AM Networking Break: Visit Exhibit Hall
10:45 AM General Session | Data Systems and Non-degree Credential Quality
12:00 PM Lunch and Listening Session
1:00 PM Concurrent Sessions IV
1:00 PM Industry Insights
2:00 PM Networking Break: Visit Exhibit Hall
2:30 PM Concurrent Sessions V
3:45 PM Concurrent Sessions VI
5:00 PM Affinity Groups: Birds of a Feather/Ask Me Anything Lounges

Wednesday, October 1

7:00 AM Registration Open
7:00 AM Breakfast 
7:30 AM Workshops & Deep Dives
8:45 AM Morning Brief | Transforming Learning Mobility: Innovative Credentials, Data and Technology Interoperability, and Learner Advancement
9:30 AM Networking Break: Visit Exhibit Hall
10:00 AM Concurrent Sessions VII
11:15 AM Closing General Session | Infuse: Empowering the Public Good of Digital, Portable Learning Records
12:15 PM Adjourn