CMED 2020 Agenda At-A-Glance
November 16th-20th, 2020 – Virtual Online (All times are Central US Time Zone)
| Date | Start | End | Description |
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| M O N D A Y 11/ 16 |
12:00 PM | 12:45 PM | Virtual “Lunch” with Advisory Board Members – an informal talk in small groups lead by an CMED Advisory Board member assigned to your group. They will be in contact with you before the conference. This will be a chance to visit with them and address your last minute questions about the conference and meet new people. |
| 1:00 PM | 1:30 PM | Opening and Welcome Paul Bentley, Director, Center for professional Development, Boise State University Stephanie Walton, Director, Professional and Public Programs, University of Texas at El Paso |
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| 1:30 PM | 2:45 PM | Opening Keynote (K1) Fearless Positivity in a Digital World Amy Blankson, CEO of Fearless Positivity, Co-Founder of the Digital Wellness Institute |
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| 3:00 PM | 3:30 PM | Cohort Introductions [Directors] Host: Carnegie Mellon University [Online Program Development] Host: McGill University [Sales and Business Development] Host: University of Victoria [Leadership Development] Host: North Carolina State University |
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| 3:30 PM | 4:30 PM | Concurrent Sessions in Cohorts: | |
| [Directors] | (1A) Leading Product or Service Innovation at Your Center Ron Thomas, Executive Director, Executive Education, Indiana University Christine Kush, Executive Director, Executive Education, Case Western Reserve University |
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| [Online Program Development] | (1B) Moving Courses Online Quickly – Best Practices in Online Instructional Design, Tips, Tricks and Hacks Jessica Scott, Director, PowerEDTM, Athabasca University |
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| [Sales and Business Development] | (1C) Engaging Customers in Difficult Times Chuck Black, Director, Corporate Solutions & Business Development, Executive Education, Case Western Reserve University Jim Roach, Executive Director, Executive Education, Texas Christian University |
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| [Leadership Development] | (1D) Evolution of Leader Development Daniel McGurrin, PhD, Director, Executive Education, NC State University |
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| 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Networking | |
| T U E S D A Y 11/ 17 |
8:30 AM | 9:45 AM | Plenary – (P1) Benchmarking Survey Report – COVID 19 Edition CMED 2020 Benchmarking Survey Committee |
| 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM | Concurrent Sessions in Cohorts: | |
| [Directors] | (2A) Talking About Things nobody Wants to Talk About Daniel Rundhaug, PhD, Executive Director – IPEx, Davenport University |
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| [Online Program Development] | (2B) Creating Engaging Online Experiences Paul Hunter, Director of Digital Learning, IMD |
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| [Sales and Business Development] | (2C) Aligning Programs with Business Goals Using Effective Evaluation Design Richard Walsh, Director, Executive Education & Economic Development, University of North Carolina Wilmington Jennifer Martineau, PhD, former EVP for Research, Societal Advancement and Evaluation at CCL |
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| [Leadership Development] | (2D) Leadership Development Framework Tone Thomas Vaduthala, Director, Executive Education Programmes, University of Leeds |
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| 11:15 AM | 11:45 AM | Partner’s Exposition | |
| 12:00 PM | 12:45 PM | 1:1 Meetings with Mentors | |
| 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | Plenary – (P2) Growing Digital Capabilities of Your Center | |
| 2:15 PM | 2:45 PM | Q&A with Award Nominees | |
| 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Concurrent Sessions in Cohorts: | |
| [Directors] | (3A) Building Partnerships and Alliances Jenifer Renshaw, Director, Executive Education, Kennesaw State University Jessica Scott, Director, PowerEDTM, Athabasca University |
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| [Online Program Development] | (3B) Designing Diverse Learning Nicholas Hamilton-Archer, Executive Director of Executive Education, Carnegie Mellon University |
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| [Sales and Business Development] | (3C) Enterprise Partnership Development David Lawrence, Vice President of Admissions & Strategic Partnerships, Davenport University |
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| [Leadership Development] | (3D) Role of Arts in Executive Education Ann Kolasa Zastrow, Senior Director, Executive Education Programs, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University Mariah Doren, PhD, Director of Program Planning and Development, Continuing Education, Rhode Island School of Design |
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| 4:30 PM | 5:00 PM | Day Wrap-Up Paul Bentley, Director, Center for professional Development, Boise State University Stephanie Walton, Director, Professional and Public Programs, University of Texas at El Paso |
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| 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Networking | |
| W E D N E S D A Y 11/ 18 |
8:30 AM | 9:45 AM | Plenary – (P3) Utilizing Coaching in Leadership Development Ray Luther, Executive Director of the Partnership for Coaching Excellence and Personal Leadership, Indiana University Melanie Adams, Executive Director, Center for Executive Education, Belmont University Deb Kennedy, Leadership Coach, Strategic Directions Coaching |
| 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM | Concurrent Sessions in Cohorts: | |
| [Directors] | (4A) Navigating the Uncertainty: Leveraging Skills for your Center and Yourself Robin Kistler, Director of Non-Degree Programs, Executive Education, University of Notre Dame Kris Risi, Associate Dean, Corporate, Executive Education & Innovation, Drexel University |
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| [Online Program Development] | (4B) Translating Executive Development into Immediate Results Larry Murphy, President, Customized Executive Education and Lifelong Learning, University of Virginia Shaun Rozyn, Managing Director, Executive Education, University of Virginia |
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| [Sales and Business Development] | (4C) Pricing Models in Non-Degree Business Education Nicholas Tobey, Senior Director of Client Engagement, Executive Education, University of Arizona |
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| [Leadership Development] | (4D) Inclusion is the Key to Growth: Developing Inclusive Leaders and Driving Business Results Nora Anderson, Executive Director, Executive Education, University of Minnesota |
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| 11:00 AM | 11:45 AM | Cohort Debriefs | |
| 12:00 PM | 12:45 PM | Virtual “Lunch” with Advisory Board Members – an informal mid-conference check in with CMED Advisory Board member assigned to your group. | |
| 1:00 PM | 2:15 PM | Keynote – (K2) Imagining the Future of Learning Bob Kulhan, Founder & CEO, Business Improv |
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| 2:30 PM | 3:00 PM | Cohort Introductions[Value-Add Services] Host: University of Denver [Operations and Online Program Management] Host: Athabasca University [Marketing] Host: Florida Atlantic University [Voice of the Customer – Corporate L&D] Host: Kennesaw State University | |
| 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Concurrent Sessions in Cohorts: | |
| [Value-Add Services] | (5A) Experiential Learning Erin Erwin, Senior Partner Success Executive, Intrepid Learning |
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| [Operations and Online Program Management] | (5B) Program Producer Role Rhiannon Williams, Program Coordinator, Executive Education, NC State University Suzanne Callahan, Director of Facilitation and Corporate Learning, IPex, Davenport University Kristin Mulligan, Manager, Professional Development & Partnerships, PowerED™ by Athabasca University Michelle Ruder, Customer Success Manager, Credly |
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| [Marketing] | (5C) From Free to Fee Paying Customers Alba Adrian, Marketing Director, Executive Education, University of Southern California Arne Johnson, Marketing Manager, Continuing and Professional Studies, University of Minnesota |
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| [Voice of the Customer – Corporate L&D] | (5D) Partnering with L&D Community Facilitator: Daniel McGurrin, PhD, Director, Executive Education, NC State University |
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| 4:30 PM | 5:00 PM | Day Wrap-Up Paul Bentley, Director, Center for professional Development, Boise State University Stephanie Walton, Director, Professional and Public Programs, University of Texas at El Paso |
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| 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Networking | |
| T H U R S D A Y 11/ 19 |
8:30 AM | 9:45 AM | Plenary – (P4) Women’s Leadership Facilitators: Melissa Peraino, Director Educational Outreach, Grand Valley State University Stephanie Achten, Senior Program Coordinator, Wisconsin School of Business Center for Professional & Executive Development, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM | Concurrent Sessions in Cohorts: | |
| [Value-Add Services] | (6A) ROI of Digital Badges and Micro Credentials Lesley Voigt, Director, Digital Credentials Institute, Madison College Peter Janzow, Vice President, Business Development, Credly |
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| [Operations and Online Program Management] | (6B) Selecting Online Instructors that Produce Results, Generate Recommendations and Repeat Enrollments Wendy Fritz, Director, Learning Design, Development & Innovation, Continuing Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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| [Marketing] | (6C) Marketing Shifts in 2020 Suzanne McKeown, Senior Associate Director, B2B & Integrated Channel Marketing, Executive Education, Columbia University |
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| [Voice of the Customer – Corporate L&D] | (6D) Changing Needs of Corporations Facilitator: Joe Carella, Assistant Dean, Executive Education, University of Arizona |
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| 11:15 AM | 11:45 AM | Partner’s Exposition | |
| 12:00 PM | 12:45 PM | 1:1 Meetings with Mentors | |
| 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | Keynote – (K3) Evolving Value Proposition of Non-Degree Business Education Marcus Collins, Lecturer, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan |
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| 2:15 PM | 2:45 PM | Q&A with Award Nominees | |
| 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | Concurrent Sessions in Cohorts: | |
| [Value-Add Services] | (7A) Effective Business Simulations Roy Hinton, Associate Dean (retired), Executive Education, George Mason University Mahesh Joshi, PhD, Associate Professor of Global Strategy & Entrepreneurship, School of Business, George Mason University |
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| [Operations and Online Program Management] | (7B) Digital Office Technologies Jennifer McNabb, Director, Kellie McCaffrey, Senior Director, and CJ Colteryahn, Media Technology Specialist all at Executive Education, Carnegie Mellon University |
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| [Marketing] | (7C) Marketing with No Budget Paige Pavlik Garrido, Assistant Director, Executive Education, Florida Atlantic University |
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| [Voice of the Customer – Corporate L&D] | (7D) Designing Learning Journeys Noah Rabinowitz, Chief Learning Officer, Intel |
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| 4:30 PM | 5:00 PM | Day Wrap-Up Paul Bentley, Director, Center for professional Development, Boise State University Stephanie Walton, Director, Professional and Public Programs, University of Texas at El Paso |
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| 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Networking | |
| F R I D A Y 11/ 20 |
8:30 AM | 9:30 AM | Concurrent Sessions in Cohorts: |
| [Value-Add Services] | (8A) Digital Escape Nora Ilona Grasselli, Program Director, ESMT Berlin |
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| [Operations and Online Program Management] | (8B) Learning Analytics Janet Staker Woerner, PhD, Program Director Professional Development Outreach, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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| [Marketing] | (8C) Market Opportunity Analysis John Branch, Clinical Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Co-Director of Yaffe Digital Media Initiative, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan |
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| [Voice of the Customer – Corporate L&D] | (8D) Needs of Healthcare Organizations Facilitators: Jenifer Renshaw, Director, Executive Education, Kennesaw State University & Nicholas Hamilton-Archer, Executive Director of Executive Education, Carnegie Mellon University |
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| 9:30 AM | 10:00 AM | Cohort Debriefs | |
| 10:00 AM | 11:00 AM | Closing Keynote – (K4) Role of Emotional Intelligence & Brain Health in Management & Executive Development Bronwyn Hoffmann MA MST PCC, Fortune 500 Consultant & Executive Coach |
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| 11:15 AM | 11:30 AM | Award Presentation | |
| 11:30 AM | 12:00 PM | Conference Closing Paul Bentley, Director, Center for professional Development, Boise State University Stephanie Walton, Director, Professional and Public Programs, University of Texas at El Paso |
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| 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | Virtual “Lunch” with Advisory Board Members – an informal post-conference discussion with the CMED Advisory Board member assigned to your group. | |
Post-conference weekly meeting on emerging topics in 8 categories scheduled after the live conference based on the input from the community:
| Topical Cohort Meetings: | Dates: | |||
| Directors | 12/2/2020 | 1/27/2021 | 3/24/2021 | 5/19/2021 |
| Sales and Business Development | 12/9/2020 | 2/3/2021 | 3/31/2021 | 5/26/2021 |
| Marketing | 12/16/2020 | 2/10/2021 | 4/7/2021 | 6/2/2021 |
| Online Program Development | break | 2/17/2021 | 4/14/2021 | 6/9/2021 |
| Leadership Development | break | 2/24/2021 | 4/21/2021 | 6/16/2021 |
| Value-Add Services | 1/6/2021 | 3/3/2021 | 4/28/2021 | 6/23/2021 |
| Operations & Online Program Management | 1/13/2021 | 3/10/2021 | 5/5/2021 | 6/30/2121 |
| Voice of the Customer – Corporate L&D | 1/20/2021 | 3/17/2021 | 5/12/2021 | 7/7/2021 |