Vinton Cerf, Vice-president and chief internet evangelist at Google, is the keynote speaker at Times Higher Education (THE) and Inside Higher Ed’s Digital Universities US (DUUS), taking place from Monday 1 to Wednesday 3 May 2023 and co-hosted by Illinois Institute of Technology.
Higher education, industry and policy leaders working at the forefront of academic innovation and technology will come together to hear Mr Cerf share his thoughts on how technology is changing teaching and learning, and the role universities can play in advancing technological equity, fostering new ideas and teaching responsible internet use.
There are more than 100 speakers at the event who will share their expertise in digital transformation across the university sector including: Raj Echambadi, President of Illinois Institute of Technology; Paul Huckett, Assistant dean of learning design and innovation at Johns Hopkins University; and Melody Buckner, Associate vice-provost for digital learning initiatives and online education at The University of Arizona.
Senior individuals from tech companies speaking include: Rohit Prasad, Vice-president and head scientist for Amazon Alexa, Amazon; Darcy Hardy, Associate vice-president for academic affairs and director of Anthology's Education and Research Center; and Kelly Sundberg, Cloud director for the US Education team at Microsoft. See the full line-up here.
Illinois Institute of Technology is the host partner for the event, which has more than 40 sessions and will take place at 3137 South Federal Street (Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship) and 3241 South Federal Street (Hermann Hall), Chicago. This year’s theme is, ‘Innovating higher education in the digital age’ where the challenges and opportunities of building agile, digital-first higher education will be presented.
More than 300 delegates have signed up to attend the three-day event so far, which also includes interactive panels, live demonstrations, workshops and networking opportunities. See the full agenda here.
Jamie Ramacciotti, Head of content for THE events, said:
“Digital Universities US will once again convene leaders from institutions alongside industry innovators to discuss digital transformation in higher education.
“Hosted at Illinois Institute of Technology, the programme will drive forward important conversations about the future of a digital-first higher education experience and the challenges and opportunities facing colleges and universities across the US.”
Raj Echambadi, President, Illinois Institute of Technology, said:
“It is our privilege to welcome fellow innovators and thought leaders from around the world who are helping to chart a path to the possibilities we can build together. We look forward to engaging and enlightening discussions and to the opportunity to learn and imagine ways of building the mission-driven digital university of the future.
“We are excited to partner with Times Higher Education and Inside Higher Ed in widening and enriching the scope of this dialogue, and I look forward to seeing you in Chicago this May.”
More information about the event is available here and tickets are available here.
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