Executive Leadership Summit

Summit

Registration

Agenda

Speakers

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Summit

The Executive Leadership Summit is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for leaders in the postsecondary career education sector to connect with each other and share ideas. The summit allows for a forum for executives to share ideas, learn from each other, and strengthen relationships. It is an opportunity for attendees to consider new approaches to challenges facing their organizations and the sector and make connections with colleagues who are facing similar issues.

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Registration

Registration

Registration for the 2023 event is currently closed.

Registration Rates

	Early (July 1 - Sept. 1)	Regular (Sept. 2 - Nov. 13)	Onsite (November 14 - 16)
CECU School Member	$800	$900	$1,000
NACC School Member	$800 CAD	$900 CAD	$1,100 CAD
Allied Member	$900	$1,000	$1,100
School Nonmember	$1,000	$1,250	$1,500

Rates above are in USD onless otherwise noted.

Agenda

Agenda

Tuesday, November 14

Time	Session
Morning/Afternoon	Time on your own to explore Montreal
3:00 PM	Registration Opens Foyer 1
5:00 PM	Welcome Reception L'Atrium

Wednesday, November 15

Time	Session
8:00 AM	Breakfast Foyer 1
9:30 AM	Welcome & Opening Keynote David Cohen, United States Ambassador to Canada Saison
10:30 AM	Leading in an Age of Uncertainty Stephen Murgatroyd Saison
11:30 AM	Leveraging Advancing Technology for Brand Marketing Phil Pallen, Brand Strategist Saison
12:30 PM	Lunch Foyer 1
1:30 PM	Cybersecurity in Higher Education: Defending Your Institution in the Digital Age Leo Howell, MBA CISSP CISA, Chief Information Security Officer, Georgia Institute of Technology Saison
3:00 PM	Regulators Panel Moderator: Michael Sangster, NACC Panelists: Ronnie Stewart, Manager, Study New Brunswick; Jeffrey Reed, Director, Private Career Colleges Division, Nova Scotia Saison
4:15 PM	U.S. Department of Education Update Richard Cordray, Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid* Saison *travel available pending the U.S. Government shutdown
5:00 PM	Reception Greystone College 550 Sherbrooke Street W – 8th Floor 6 minute walk from hotel

Thursday, November 16

Time	Session
8:00 AM	Breakfast Foyer 1
9:30 AM	Assessing the Political Climate in Higher Education Moderated by Jason Altmire, CECU Ed Cramp, Duane Morris Chad Rogers, Crestview Strategy Saison
10:30 AM	Gainful Employment Marc Jerome, President, Monroe College Cecil Kidd, Executive Director, AACS Jason Altmire, President and CEO, CECU Saison AI – Challenges and Opportunities – A working group discussion. Dr. Stephen Murgatroyd Michael Sangster, NACC Printemps
12:00 PM	Lunch Foyer 1
1:30 PM	CECU Regulatory Session Jason Altmire, President and CEO, CECU Jed Brinton, Senior Vice President and General Counsel , CECU Saison NACC Session Tailored Learning: Intelligent. Personal. Easy. David Vroonland, Soft Choice Printemps
3:00 PM	The Intersection Between Postsecondary Education and Immigration Policies Moderator: Sarah Spreitzer, Vice President and Chief of Staff, Government Relations, American Council on Education Panelists: Nadine Baladi, Vice President of Canadian Operations for ILSC Education Group; Amy Nice, Distinguished Immigration Fellow and Visiting Scholar, Cornell University Saison
4:00 PM	Open Discussion Saison
4:45 PM	Closing Reception Foyer 1
7:00 PM	Optional evening activities

Schedule subject to change.

Speakers

Richard A. Cordray
Chief Operating Officer
Federal Student Aid, an office of the U.S. Department of Education

Richard A. Cordray is the chief operating officer for the U.S. Department of Education office of Federal Student Aid (FSA). FSA administers the federal student aid programs, which—in Fiscal Year 2022—provided more than $111 billion in federal grants, loans, and work-study funds to nearly 10 million students attending approximately 5,500 postsecondary institutions. In total, FSA manages a federal student loan portfolio valued at more than $1.6 trillion representing more than 45 million customers. Cordray is responsible for FSA’s strategic and operational management. Since his appointment in May 2021, Cordray has overseen significant changes to the federal student aid programs, including stronger standards for performance, transparency, and accountability for its student loan servicers aimed at protecting borrowers.

Under Cordray’s leadership, FSA reestablished its Enforcement Office to increase focus on investigating problem schools that pose the most risk to students and taxpayers, requiring greater accountability by owners of schools when the institutions fail to follow program participation rules, and partnering with state officials—including attorneys general, banking regulators, and student loan ombuds offices—to collaborate on potential investigations and enforcement actions. FSA continues to deliver targeted debt relief to student loan borrowers, including borrower defense to repayment relief to hundreds of thousands of borrowers defrauded by their schools and hundreds of thousands more through an ongoing overhaul of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

Cordray brings to FSA extensive leadership and expertise, as well as a commitment to serving consumers and American families. His past public service includes several senior state and federal positions, including serving as the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) from 2012 to 2017. Prior, Cordray served as the Ohio Attorney General, where he and his team took major steps to protect consumers from fraudulent foreclosures and financial predators; as the Ohio Treasurer, where he led the state’s banking, investment, debt, and financing activities; as Ohio’s first Solicitor General; and in the Ohio General Assembly. Cordray majored in legal and political theory at Michigan State University’s James Madison College. He earned a master’s degree in philosophy, politics, and economics while a Marshall Scholar at Oxford University in England. He then earned a law degree from the University of Chicago Law School, where he was editor-in-chief of the Law Review. He clerked for Judge Robert Bork on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and for Justices Byron White and Anthony Kennedy on the U.S. Supreme Court. He has since argued seven cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and was a professor of constitutional law for many years. Cordray is married and is the father of young adult twins.

U.S. Ambassador to Canada, David Cohen

Before his appointment by President Biden and unanimous confirmation by the U.S. Senate as U.S. Ambassador to Canada, David Cohen served as Senior Advisor to the CEO at Comcast Corporation as of January 1, 2020. He was previously Senior Executive Vice President at Comcast, where his portfolio included corporate communications, legal affairs, government and regulatory affairs, public affairs, corporate administration, corporate real estate and security, and community impact. Cohen also served as the company’s first chief diversity officer. Before starting with Comcast in July 2002, Cohen served as a partner in and Chairman of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP, one of the 100 largest law firms in the country. From January 1992 to April 1997, Cohen served as Chief of Staff to the Honorable Edward G. Rendell, the Mayor of the City of Philadelphia

Nadine Baladi
Vice-President
ILSC Education Group

Nadine Baladi is Vice-President at ILSC Education Group, leading up their Canadian Operations at Greystone College and ILSC Language Schools, with campuses located in Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal where they are currently training over 3000 international career students in Business, Hospitality and Technology programs.

Nadine is passionate about quality programming, job outcomes, and compliance, and puts the student experience at the core of everything she does. Nadine also sits on the board of the National Association of Career Colleges in Canada, and on the board of Career Colleges Ontario, and has served on various Accreditation Commissions in the USA like CEA and ACCET. She has spent over 20 years in progressively senior roles, from Teaching to Academic Operations, in the International Education space. Her main passions are pathways to higher education, pathways to careers, student outcomes, skills training, and the future of the workforce.

Leo Howell
Chief Information Security Officer
Georgia Institute of Technology

Leo Howell is a visionary information security leader who is passionate about the "I" in IT as he believes that data leveraged as a strategic asset is a major competitive benefit to any organization. Leo has over 25 years of service in IT and is the current chief information security officer for Georgia Institute of Technology where he practices his balanced approach to cybersecurity - stop the “bad” guys and empower our stakeholders to carry out the organization’s mission. Previously, Leo served as the chief information security officer for the University of Oregon and before that multiple leadership roles in security and audit at NC State University. Leo received double major B.Sc. in Computer Science and Electronics from the University of the West Indies, Jamaica, and his MBA from NC State University. Leo is a Certified Information Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and a proud member of the international honor society Beta Gamma Sigma. On sunny days, Leo can be found outdoors fishing, camping or just enjoying nature.

Marc Jerome
President
Monroe College

Since becoming the president of Monroe College in January 2017, Marc Jerome has focused on leading the institution forward as a national leader in educating first generation, urban, and international students.
His vision for increasing college access, affordability, and attainment, especially for local New York students, has resulted in a number of pioneering programs that enable over a thousand local students – including more than 100 Dreamers – to earn a private college education with no student debt. President Jerome is a relentless advocate for sound public policies that result in excellent outcomes, especially for low-income students. He is deeply committed to continuing the legacy of his predecessor, Stephen Jerome, who worked tirelessly to cultivate a warm, student-centric campus culture where students can thrive and where faculty and staff enjoy coming to work.

Cecil Kidd
Executive Director
American Association of Cosmetology Schools (AACS)

Cecil Kidd has significant experience as a leader in the areas of association management, postsecondary education, and government relations. For over 10 years, Kidd served as the executive director of the Florida Association of Postsecondary Schools and Colleges (FAPSC). Kidd’s experience also includes serving as the CEO of TechLauderdale, a campus president of Keiser University, and a regional director of government relations for the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).

Stephen Murgatroyd, PhD

Stephen Murgatroyd, PhD is the former Dean of Athabasca University’s Faculty of Business and founder of the world's first fully online MBA. He has been an innovative pioneer of technology-enabled, flexible learning since he began his career at The Open University UK. Since he left full-time work at the university, Stephen has worked extensively in the private sector as CEO of a large UK human resource consultancy and then, back in Canada, as an entrepreneur leading consulting, technology and publishing companies. He has consulted for governments across Canada and worldwide on technology innovation, higher education, organizational change, and transformation. He is the CEO of the Collaborative Media Group Inc and an in-demand keynote speaker. He has published over forty books, four hundred papers, articles and chapters.

Amy Nice
Distinguished Immigration Scholar
Cornell Law School

Amy Nice recently finished serving at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy as Assistant Director for International Science and Technology Workforce. Amy has worked on immigration law and policy issues for over 35 years. Among other things she served in the Office of General Counsel at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, was executive director of immigration policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and practiced immigration law at Dickstein Shapiro in DC.

Phil Pallen
Brand Strategist

Phil Pallen is a personal branding expert and keynote speaker. His non-conventional approach to digital marketing and talent for social media has built him a global audience. As a brand strategist, Phil has advised hundreds of brands from over 30 countries, including a Shark on Shark Tank, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, politicians, and some of the most important names in entertainment. A digital nomad and globetrotter, Phil has delivered speeches on five different continents and frequently appears as an expert contributor in media outlets around the world, including CNN, Access Hollywood, and The Daily Mail.

Sarah Spreitzer
Vice President and Chief of Staff, Government Relations
American Council on Education

Sarah Spreitzer represents ACE and its members on matters related to research policy and funding, federal policy, international students, immigration, and legislative issues. Before joining ACE, Spreitzer held senior positions in higher education advocacy at the University of Missouri System, Lewis-Burke Associates LLC, and the University of Washington’s Office of Federal Relations.

Spreitzer has held leadership positions within the higher education community, including chairing working groups on higher education for the Association of American Universities (AAU) and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU. In addition, she has served as the vice chair of the AAU Council on Federal Relations steering committee and the co-chair of the APLU Council of Government Affairs.

Hotel & Travel

Hotel

HÔTEL OMNI MONT-ROYAL
1050 Sherbrooke Ouest
Montréal, QC, H3A 2R6

Travel

Airport
The Hotel Omni Mont-Royal is about 15 miles from Montreal-Pierre Elliot Trudeau International Airport.
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Travel Advice and Guidance
We recommend attendees arrive by the morning of November 14th and plan to depart the morning of November 17th.

International Travel Resources

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