Schedule
Come learn with us Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs Conference Center on the University of Minnesota campus.
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Tuesday, June 16, 2026
| Location Name | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | ||
| TBA | Welcome reception | |
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
| Location Name | Name | Speakers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM | |||
| Auditorium | Welcome and keynote | ||
| 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | |||
| Auditorium | Plot twist: the content was there all along | Shuchita Poddar — University of Iowa | |
| Humphrey Forum | TBD | ||
| 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM | |||
| Break: Visit Sponsors | |||
| 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | |||
| Auditorium | Promotion, pretty please? Avoiding the higher ed career plateau | Garret Fettig — University of Minnesota | |
| Humphrey Forum | Measure and improve your marketing effectiveness | Whitney Larimer — Mighty Citizen | |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | |||
| Mondale Commons Atrium | Lunch | ||
| 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM | |||
| Auditorium | TBD | ||
| Humphrey Forum | From Invisible to Visible: Ethical digital narratives for FGLI students | Patrick Anderson — Cheppers | |
| 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | |||
| Break: visit sponsors | |||
| 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM | |||
| Auditorium | The AI-augmented inbox: From data analysis to accessible design | Savina Proykova — University of Minnesota | |
| Humphrey Forum | TBD | ||
| 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM | |||
| Auditorium | Lightning talks | Chloé Bell — University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Kayla Benda — Ferris State University Joey Gill — University of South Carolina Aiken Joshua Jennings — University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM | |||
| Closing Remarks | |||