Program Overview
The conference features four keynote talks, a panel discussion, and over 120 sessions in total!
This page provides an overview of the conference schedule and program.
The conference will be a hybrid event; times below are Eastern time.
For details about all sessions, including speaker information and abstracts, click on the links below to see the detailed program and schedule for each day.
Links to Program Details by Day
Online-Only Days: Thursday, May 28th | Friday, May 29th
Hybrid Days: Wednesday, June 10th | Thursday, June 11th | Friday, June 12th
Program Overview
Thursday, May 28th, 2026 (Online Only)
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
CONFERENCE OPENING
David Guralnick, Ph.D.
President and CEO
Kaleidoscope Learning
New York, New York, USA
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
KEYNOTE
“Not what we were, not yet what we’ll be: Liminal Leadership for Digital Transformation in Higher Education”
Margaret Korosec, Ph.D., SFHEA
Director of Digital Education and Learning Innovation
University of Leeds
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Speaker bio and talk abstract
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
BREAK
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
PARALLEL SESSIONS 1A - 4A (INCLUDING IGIP SPECIAL SESSIONS)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
BREAK
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
PARALLEL SESSIONS 1B - 4B (INCLUDING IGIP SPECIAL SESSIONS)
2.30 PM - 3:00 PM
BREAK
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
PARALLEL SESSIONS 1C - 4C
4:00 PM
END OF DAY
Friday, May 29th, 2026 (Online Only)
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
CONFERENCE OPENING
David Guralnick, Ph.D.
President and CEO
Kaleidoscope Learning
New York, New York, USA
9:15 AM - 10:45 AM
PARALLEL SESSIONS 1D - 4D (INCLUDING IGIP SPECIAL SESSIONS)
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
BREAK
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
PARALLEL SESSIONS 1E - 4E
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
BREAK
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
PARALLEL SESSIONS 1F - 4F
2:30 PM
END OF ONLINE-ONLY CONFERENCE DAYS
Wednesday, June 10th, 2026 (Hybrid, In New York and Online)
12:00 PM
DOORS OPEN
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM
CONFERENCE OPENING
David Guralnick, Ph.D.
President and CEO
Kaleidoscope Learning
New York, New York, USA
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
KEYNOTE
“Navigating the AI-Generated Inflection Point: What and How We Learn”
Candace Thille, Ed.D.
Associate Professor & Faculty Director for Adult and Workforce Learning
Stanford Accelerator for Learning, Stanford University
Stanford, California, USA
Speaker bio and talk abstract
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
BREAK
2:45 PM - 4:15 PM
PARALLEL SESSIONS 1G - 5G
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
MINI-BREAK
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
PARALLEL SESSIONS 1H - 5H
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
DRINKS
Thursday, June 11th, 2026 (Hybrid, In New York and Online)
8:15 AM
DOORS OPEN
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
KEYNOTE
“Leading AI: 14 Conversations Every Learning Leader Needs to Be Having”
Megan Torrance
CEO
TorranceLearning
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Speaker bio and talk abstract
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
BREAK
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
PARALLEL SESSIONS 1J - 5J
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
LUNCH
1:45 PM - 3:15 PM
PARALLEL SESSIONS 1K - 5K (INCLUDING IGIP SPECIAL SESSIONS)
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
BREAK
3:45 PM - 5:15 PM
PARALLEL SESSIONS 1L - 5L (INCLUDING IGIP SPECIAL SESSIONS)
5:15 PM
END OF DAY
6:30 PM
CONFERENCE DINNER - FOR ELIGIBLE ATTENDEES WHO HAVE RSVP'D
Friday, June 12th, 2026 (Hybrid, In New York and Online)
8:15 AM
DOORS OPEN
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
KEYNOTE
“From ChatGPT to Classroom Impact: Causal Evidence for LLMs in Education”
Maciej Pankiewicz, Ph.D.
Senior Research Investigator
Associate Director, Penn Center for Learning Analytics
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Speaker bio and talk abstract
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
BREAK
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
PARALLEL SESSIONS 1M - 4M
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
LUNCH
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
PANEL DISCUSSION
“Where Do We Go from Here? AI, Higher Education, and the Future of Work”
Panel Chair: David Guralnick, Ph.D., Kaleidoscope Learning, New York, New York, USA
Panelists:
Maciej Pankiewicz, Ph.D., Penn Center for Learning Analytics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Alicia Sanchez, Ph.D., MPF, Sanford, Florida, USA
Megan Torrance, TorranceLearning, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
BREAK
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE IELA AWARD WINNERS, BUSINESS DIVISION
WRAP-UP WITH DR. DAVID GURALNICK
3:00 PM
END OF CONFERENCE