SPEAKERS
Higher Education Partnership Network brings together the most inspirational leaders and transformational suppliers in the higher education sector to share cutting-edge insight, knowledge and experience. Our agenda is carefully curated to address the most relevant and emerging challenges in the sector.
HEPN MIAMI 2025
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Kathi Kern Ph.D.
Senior Vice Provost of Education
University of Miami -
Vanessa Hammler Kenon Ed.D.
Associate Vice President Technology Compliance and Community Engagement
The University of Texas at San Antonio -
Mary Lou Ortiz
Chief Financial Officer and Vice Chancellor
University of California, Irvine -
Geordie Hyland
President
American College of Education -
Ben Nelson
Founder
Minerva University and Minerva Project -
Shaun Carver, Ed.D., MBA
President
International House Association -
Gil Singletary, JD, Ph.D., MBA, MSSW
Vice Chancellor and Provost
South University -
Donna Johnson Ed.D.
Chief Innovation Officer
Louisiana Tech University -
Miloš Topić Ph.D.
Vice President for IT and Chief Digital Officer
Grand Valley State University -
Luke Schultheis, Ph.D.
Chief Enrollment Officer
Mayville State University -
David Jones
Chief Diversity Officer
New Jersey Institute of Technology -
Zach Lewis
Assistant Vice President IT and Chief Information Security Officer
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis -
Kevin Massey Ph.D.
COO
Purdue Applied Research Institute -
Steve McKellips, Ph.D.
Vice Provost for Enrollment Management
University of Akron -
Katie Dawson, Ed.D.
Associate Vice President for Enrollment, Innovation and Talent Strategy
University of Louisiana System -
Bryan Aylward, PsyD
Associate Vice President, Office of Academic Innovation, Operations and Technology
University of Arizona Global -
Sue Roberts Ph.D.
Associate Provost for Internationalization
University of Kentucky -
Tiffany Bellafant Steward, Ed.D.
Vice President, Enrollment Management and Student Success
Fisk University -
Rich Nagle
Assistant Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer
Ohio State University -
Eric Klein Ph.D.
Assistant Provost, Doctoral Research and Student Success
American College of Education -
Trey Conatser Ph.D.
Assistant Provost for Teaching and Learning and Director of CELT
University of Kentucky -
Ian Washburn
Deputy Chief Information Security Officer and Director of Information Security
University of Notre Dame -
Christine Looser, Ph.D.
Senior Director
Minerva University -
Kevin Calkins
Director, Institutional Research
Florida Polytechnic University -
Jeanene Singleton, Ed.D.
Director, Academic Technology
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St Louis -
Tom Merrick
Associate Director of VR/AR Initiatives
University of Miami -
Zach DeBruine Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, College of Computing
Grand Valley State university
HEPN MIAMI 2024
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Kathi Kern Ph.D.
Senior Vice Provost of Education
University of Miami -
Ben Nelson
Founder
Minerva University and Minerva Project -
Donna Johnson Ed.D.
Chief Innovation Officer
Louisiana Tech University -
Miloš Topić Ph.D.
Vice President for IT and Chief Digital Officer
Grand Valley State University -
Zach Lewis
Assistant Vice President IT and Chief Information Security Officer
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis -
Trey Conatser Ph.D.
Assistant Provost for Teaching and Learning and Director of CELT
University of Kentucky -
Ed Wozencroft
Vice President for Digital Strategy and Chief Information Officer
New Jersey Institute of Technology -
Bryan Stewart
Campus President
Miami Dade College -
Sean Ferguson
Vice President, Strategy & Innovation
Bentley University -
Mark Walcott
Assistant Vice President, Technology and Business Intelligence
Emory University -
Jane Gatewood
Vice Provost for Global Engagament
University of Rochester -
Troy Hahn
Assistant Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Queens College
City University of New York -
George Petasis
Assistant Dean of Technology and Chief Information Officer
Georgetown University Capitol Campus -
Andy Petzold
Associate Professor and Faculty Director
University of Minnesota, Rochester -
Tierney Bates
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
University of South Carolina Upstate -
Madeleine Green
Senior Institutional Advisor
College in 3 -
Lenora Sevillian
Director of Procurement
Nova Southeastern University Florida -
Becky Vasquez
Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University -
Ken Russell
Chief Innovation Officer
New College Institute -
Katie Dann
2nd Year Student
University of Miami -
Huajing Maske
Assistant Vice President, International Partnerships
Wayne State University