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Join us online Tuesday, September 15, 2026.

Schedule

Join us online! Each session includes a pre-recorded presentation with live chat-based Q&A.

Attendees will have on-demand access through Tuesday, September 29, 2026, via this website. DigiCol paid members will have long-term access through the Professional Development Library.

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Your time zone: (UTC-05:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

Track Name Speakers
9:00 AM - 9:55 AM (CDT)
KeynoteWelcome and keynoteJaime Hunt — Solve Higher EdJaime Hunt
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM (CDT)
AIStructured content and smart personalization in the AI eraPiero Tintori — TerminalfourPiero Tintori
Content StrategyActivate your brand platform with content strategyGeorgy Cohen — Georgy Cohen LLCGeorgy Cohen
StorytellingThe visual shift: Stop documenting. Start storytelling.Kayla Ooms — Purdue University NorthwestKayla Ooms
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM (CDT)
BreakVisit sponsor booths  
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM (CDT)
AIBetter, not just faster: An AI workflow that protects your institutional voiceBrian Piper — AIreFlow SolutionsBrian Piper
Content StrategyBYOB: Be your own benchmarkCourtney Witmer — Penn State UniversityCourtney Witmer
StorytellingFrom campus maps to content hubs: Turning navigation into storytellingChristian Baterseh — Concept3DChristian Baterseh
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM (CDT)
PosterSEO, AEO and the myth of “just create more content”Mandee Englert — JAKALAMandee Englert
PosterFrom program pages to AI answers: Creating content students can findScott Glavac — The University of Texas at San AntonioScott Glavac
PosterCommunicating the public good generated by federally-funded research at UAlbanyEmily Masters — University at Albany, SUNYEmily Masters
PosterBuilding executive communications that actually workRoland Wyn Jones — Columbia UniversityRoland Wyn Jones
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM (CDT)
AIAI changed how students choose colleges. Has your digital experience kept up?Kelly Paskill — PaskillKelly Paskill
Content StrategyThe experience-led lifecycle: Transforming operational friction into higher student retentionToni Perilli — Fordham UniversityToni Perilli
StorytellingShoestring budget TV commercialBen Davis — Oregon State UniversityBen Davis
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM (CDT)
BreakBreak  
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM (CDT)
AIThe buyer who left the room: How to keep your audience present in every content decisionMatt Wilkinson — Strivenn LimitedMatt Wilkinson
Content StrategyYour storytelling network is already on campus: How to activate creators, advocates and collaboratorsMaya Demishkevich — Carroll Community CollegeMaya Demishkevich
StorytellingStorytelling that drives enrollment: Four creative writing techniques to Improve your content todayAndy Fabian — Mighty CitizenAndy Fabian
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM (CDT)
AIAnatomy of a redesign: Inside Oregon State University’s online program page transformationJean Dion — Oregon State University
Tyler Hansen — Oregon State University
Dion Jean Tyler Hansen
Content StrategyBeyond the blog: Designing scalable systems for higher ed content marketingAshley Pichea — Cedarville University
Mark Mazelin — Cedarville University
Pichea Ashley Mark Mazelin
StorytellingDecoding homepage video backgrounds: What FAVBs reveal about university brand storytellingJoel Goodman — Squiz
Eric Sembrat — Georgia Institute of Technology
Tryon Eggleston — Monmouth University
Joel Goodman Eric Sembrat Tryon Eggleston
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM (CDT)
 Closing remarks