Schedule - 2024 Leadership Forum: Trailblazing in Higher Education
April 17, 2024
8:45 - 9:00am
Virtual Zoom doors open
9:00 - 9:15am
Opening Remarks and Land Acknowledgement
- Dr. Katharine Janzen, Associate Professor, Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education, OISE, U of T
- Dr. Ruth Childs, Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education, OISE, U of T
9:15 - 10:15am
"How will AI change education? Two ways, gradually, then suddenly."
Dr. Mark Daley, Chief AI Officer, Western University, Professor, Department of Computer Science, Western University
10:15 - 10:30am
Break
10:30 - 11:35am
- Dr. Jessica Denenberg, Associate Director, Student Services, School of Continuing Studies, York University
- Fostering approaches to international strategic partnerships in higher education
- Dr. Tim Fricker, Assistant Dean, Student Wellness, Support & Success, University of Toronto, Mississauga
- The current state of academic advising in Canada
- Dr. David Kim, Warden, Hart House, University of Toronto
- Considering diversity in student spaces
11:35am - 12:10pm
Lunch
12:15 - 1:15pm
"International enrolment management in a shifting political landscape"
Angelique Saweczko, University Registrar, University of Toronto
1:15 - 2:40pm
"Digital Transformation in Higher Ed"
- Dr. Erin Aspenlieder, Associate Director, Central Programming, McMaster University
- Nathalie Mejia, Manager, Industry Portfolio Lead, Deloitte
- Dr. Naureen Nizam, Associate Registrar and Director of Systems & Operations, Office of the Registrar, University of Toronto Scarborough
- Dr. Sesha Srinivasan, Associate Professor, W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology, McMaster University
2:40 - 2:50pm
Closing Remarks
Dr. Katharine Janzen, Associate Professor, Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education, OISE, U of T