Get Ready for DisruptED26 September 23 in Denver, CO
An invite-only summit for presidents, provosts, and cabinet-level leaders convene, reimagine the future of student engagement, and build bold solutions to address higher education’s most pressing problems.
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Who Should Attend DisruptED26?
An invite-only event for the higher-ed executives steering institutional strategy.
If you’re a president, provost, CFO, or other cabinet-level leader who is navigating high-stakes decisions about finances, operations, enrollment, or long-term sustainability, this is the room to be in. Sessions are geared toward leaders who know incrementalism won’t save their institutions. It’s for those who have a mandate to deliver and little margin for error.
Event Details
Location: Denver, CO
Date: September 23, 2026
As an invited guest of Collegis Education, your event registration, lodging, and meals are covered. Travel to and from Denver is the responsibility of the attendee.
Now is not the time for business as usual. Be in the room where real conversations drive real impact.
Featured Speakers
Where the most influential voices in higher ed lead workshops, challenge assumptions, and invite debate — the kind of collaboration that simply can’t occur in larger conference settings. More speaker announcements forthcoming.
Cut through the noise.
It’s higher ed real talk.
DisruptED26 is not a conference built around passive listening or endless slide decks that resurface antiquated “best practices.” It is an elite, highly interactive summit where, through table discussions, workshops, and collaborative sessions, leaders engage directly with peers, analysts, and experts on the issues shaping the future of higher ed.
This is where decision-makers gather to confront the hard truths, build smarter paths forward, and learn how to operationalize insights, emergent technologies, and AI for long-term institutional impact.
What We’ll Cover at DisruptED26
- The financial realities reshaping higher education
- Demographic shifts that are changing the enrollment landscape
- Consumer confidence and the new calculus behind student choice
- The AI arms race — and what actually matters
- Building data and AI workflows that support real decisions
- Digital transformation that delivers operational impact
- Regulatory and legal shifts leaders can’t afford to ignore
- Real case studies and the schools that are winning in the market