Speakers

Participants in the Leading Change Institute learn from and discuss current events with a wide variety of influential individuals from academia, associations and societies, grantmaking agencies, industry, and government. The LCI’s well-established reputation as a place where its speakers can have thoughtful, serious conversations with emerging leaders in higher education means that many of our speakers return year after year to engage with participants.

In 2019, speakers at the LCI will include:

• H. Austin Booth, Dean, Division of Libraries, New York University
• Michael Cato, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Bowdoin College
• Richard Culatta, CEO, International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
• Jack Dunn, Associate Vice President, Office of University Communications, Boston College
• Charles Henry, President, Council on Library and Information Resources
• Geneva Henry, Dean of Libraries and Academic Innovation, The George Washington University
• Rodney Lehnertz, Senior Vice President of Finance and Operations, The University of Iowa
• Paula Long, Senior Vice President of Engineering, Talla
• Judy Miner, Chancellor, Foothill-De Anza Community College District
• Rory O’Sullivan, Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
• Pedro Pérez, Chief Information Officer, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico
• Katherine A. Rowe, President, William & Mary
• Celeste Schwartz, Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Digital Officer, Montgomery County Community College
• Kelcy Shepherd, Associate Deputy Director for Discretionary Programs, Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
• Louis Soares, Chief Learning and Innovation Officer, American Council on Education (ACE)
• Rene Stewart O’Neal, Vice Provost for Budget and Finance, The George Washington University
• Shelly Weiss Storbeck, Managing Partner, Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates
• Dennis Trinkle, Director, Center for Information and Communication Sciences and Professor, Ball State University
• Shannon Tufts, Associate Professor of Public Law and Government and Director, Center for Public Technology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Ponneh Varho, Partner, Isaacson, Miller
• David Warren, President, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU)

Curriculum

The agenda at the LCI reflects the deans’ and organizers’ commitment to creating an environment where mutual trust and respect encourage openness, teamwork, and personal and professional growth. The agenda below is provided for reference, and is subject to change prior to the commencement of the LCI.