CEO Summit

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CEO Summit
2019 CEO Summit!

We are excited to announce that the 5th Annual CEO Summit will be held in San Diego, CA,  November 13-14th. ​

The CECU CEO Summit brings together C-Suite executives from across the postsecondary career education sector​ to discuss topics impacting our sector and continue conversations to strategically plan around those areas.


The theme of the 2019 event is "Defining the Future of Post-Secondary Career Education." CECU has designed the program around this theme under 3 keynote presentations
  • The Politics of Higher Education
  • The Politics of Financial Aid
  • The Politics of Post-Secondary Career Education.

Important Dates
August 28 - Registration opens
October 11 - Early Registration ends
October 12 - Group hotel rate ends
Registration
Registration

Registration for the 2019 CEO Summit is now closed. If you have questions regarding the event or last minute changes, please email Kelley Blanchard at Kelley.blanchard@career.org 

The CEO Summit is open to education executives of institutions as well as allied executives from member companies.
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For registration questions please contact us at events@career.org or 571-970-6471.
Member rate
Early rate
(through Oct. 11)
​Regular rate
(after Oct. 11)
Sold out!
Sold out!
Nonmember rate
Early rate
(through Oct. 11)
Regular rate
(after Oct. 11)
Sold out!
Sold out!
Member rates are only available to those who have current membership dues paid through the 2019/2020 membership year by the date of the opening session.

​Nonmember rates are only offered to school executives. All allied registrants must be CECU members to attend. 
Hotel & Travel
Hotel Information
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The official host hotel for the 2019 CEO Summit is the Westin San Diego. All program events for the Summit will be held there as well. It is recommended that all participants stay at the host hotel for coordination with presenters and other attendees.  

Westin San Diego
400 West Broadway
San Diego, CA 92101
619-239-4500

The CECU room block is sold out, but rooms are still available directly with the hotel. 
Schedule
CEO Summit Schedule
The schedule is subject to change
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 Defining the Future of Post-Secondary Career Education
 
Wednesday, November 13 | Noon-5:00 pm

Premeeting - Complimentary for all registered attendees
9:00 am             Top Compliance Audit Findings and Tips on Maintaining                                       Title IV Program Compliance
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​11:00 am              Setting the Stage | The Politics of Higher Education
​                                   Terry Hartle, American Council on Education

Noon                       Lunch

12:45 pm             The Politics of Financial Aid
                                   Justin Draeger, National Association of Student Aid                                                   Administrators

1:45 pm                The Politics of Postsecondary Career Education
                                   Bob Jones, President of Education & Workforce Policy, Inc.
                                   Steve Gunderson, President and CEO of CECU

3:00 pm                 Future of Post-Secondary Career Education
                                   NDP Analytics

6:00-8:00 pm     Political Update Dinner
                                   Keynote - John Feehery

8:00-10:30 pm Evening Reception sponsored by Level Agency

Thursday, November 14 | 8:00-5:00 pm 

8:00 am                  Breakfast

9:00 am                  Education and the American Workforce
                                    Anthony Carnevale, Georgetown Center for
                                    Education and the Workforce

9:45 am                 A Businessman’s Perspective:  A Broken Congress and                                           the Need for Skilled Workers
                                   Darrell Issa, Entrepreneur, Former CEO, Former                                                           Congressman from California

10:45 am              Veterans for Career Education: Redefining the Face of                                            our Sector
                                    Michael Dakduk, CECU

11:30 am               What Works – and What Doesn’t Work – in Veterans                                              Education
                                    Anne Howard, Michael Littlefield, C.J. Murphy and Dr. Fox                                     Troilo, Hanover Research

Noon-1:00 pm    Networking Lunch

1:00 pm                  The Best Practices for Employer Engagement
                                    Tim McMahon and Jim Bologa

1:30 pm                 Creating the Business/Education Partnership
                                    Joshua Westfall, Senior Manager, Policy & Programs
                                    U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Center for                                                      Education and Workforce
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2:45 pm                 Strategies to Defend the Sector at the State Level
                                   Moderator: TC Wolfe
                                   Panel of Attorneys and school leaders

3:45 pm                 The Future of Postsecondary Career Education:
​                                    What it means for us
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CEO Summit
Nov. 13-14, 2019
Westin San Diego
San Diego, CA