Upcoming Engagements
- September 23-25, 2025 | Graduate Business Curriculum Roundtable Credential Forum 2.0 | Virtual Forum - Julie Uranis, SVP Online and Strategic Initiatives will present alongside Jeff Grann, Credential Engine on 9/23 from 10:30 - 11:15 AM CT on The State of the Credential Industry. Amy Heitzman, Deputy CEO and Chief Learning Officers will present on September 24 from 10:05 - 10:35 AM CT with a presentation titled, A Framework for Evaluating Your Current & Future Credentials.
- October 1, 2025 | Strada Grantee Convening | Washington, D.C. - Julie Uranis, SVP Online and Strategic Initiatives and Melissa Peraino, Director of Content Development and Volunteer Leader Management will attend Strada's grantee convening, Strengthening Collaboration for the Credential Data Ecosystem (Invite only).
- November 17-20, 2025 | OLC Accelerate | Orlando, FL - Julie Uranis, SVP Online and Strategic Initiatives, serves as a panelist in the session, Growing Your Career from Online Learning and Beyond on November 18. UPCEA members Vickie Cook (University of Illinois at Springfield), Melissa Vito (University of Texas at San Antonio), and Kelvin Thompson (University of Louisville) are co-panelists.
Past Engagements
- August 28-29, 2025 | Intersectional Policy Lab | Minneapolis, MN - Julie Uranis, SVP Online and Strategic Initiatives, moderated the Lab kickoff session Stage Setting: The State of SLDS – Creating the Connections and Driving Policy with Justin Vinton, Rutgers University and Brennan Parton, Data Quality Campaign on August 28 (Invite only).
- July 20-22, 2025 | AACRAO Tech & Transfer Mobility Summit | Washington DC (Arlington) - Amy Heitzman, Deputy CEO & Chief Learning Officer, facilitated Learning Mobility: Postsecondary Roles, Barriers, and Opportunities session with UPCEA members Keisha Campbell, Morgan State University, Marc Booker, University of Phoenix, and Katherine Antonucci, Arizona State University on July 20.
- May 27-30, 2025 | CAUCE National Conference | Niagara, ON - Amy Heitzman, Deputy CEO & Chief Learning Officer, facilitated a general session on Accelerating & Expanding Institutional Capacity for Employer Engagement in Credential Innovation with UPCEA members Amrit Ahluwalia, Western University, Juan Mavo-Navarro, University of Toronto, Rod Lastra, University of Manitoba, Lena Patterson, Toronto Metropolitan University, and Christie Schultz, University of Regina on May 29.
- May 13-16, 2025 | HELIX Summit on Continuing Medical Education | Barcelona, SP – Amy Heitzman, Deputy CEO & Chief Learning Officer, facilitates the Changing Landscape of Qualifications and Micro-Credentials session on May 15, and spoke on the International Roundtable on the role of networks in continuing health education alongside UPCEA affiliate representatives Séamus ÓTuama, ASEM LLL, Hub Asia-Europe, Jorge Blando, RECLA, Ana Vanesa Valero, RUEPEP, amd Màrius Domínguez, University of Barcelona (moderated by Pascal Paschoud, EUCEN) on May 16.
- March 3-5, 2025 | Digital Credentials Summit 2025 | Phoenix, AZ – Amy Heitzman, Deputy CEO & Chief Learning Officer, facilitated Accelerating & Expanding Institutional Capacity for Employer Engagement in Credential Innovation session on March 3. UPCEA members Doris Savron, University of Phoenix, Tyson Heath, Western Governors University, and Melissa Jimenez, Colorado Community College System were co-presenters.
Looking for more opportunities to see us speak?
Join UPCEA staff at our upcoming conferences:
SEPTEMBER 29-OCTOBER 1, 2025
2025 Convergence: Credential Innovation in Higher Education
Washington, DC
DECEMBER 2-4, 2025
2025 MEMS: Marketing, Enrollment Management, and Student Success Conference
Boston, MA
MULTIPLE DATES
2025 Regional Salons: Free and Open to All UPCEA Members
Virtual
FEBRUARY 4-5, 2026
2026 Digital Teaching & Learning (DT&L) Conference
Virtual
Free and Open to All UPCEA Members
APRIL 15-17, 2026
2026 Annual Conference
New Orleans, LA