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SUMMARY:CSPEN 7th Annual Higher Education Policy Meeting
DESCRIPTION:\nProtecting and Supporting Career, Technical and Trades Education\n\n\n\n(Yes, This Is THE One Everyone Raves About)\n\n\n\n\nGo To Agenda ( #agenda )\n\n\n\n\nGet the latest Washington scoop on all things higher education related directly from the perspective of Education Committee Hill staff, policymakers, higher education think tank specialists, media writers focused on higher education, lobbyist representing our community, Department of Education staff, your peers and more!\n\n\n\nCSPEN is once again bringing together panel after panel of Washington’s higher education elite, who have agreed to share both the latest information and as importantly their views on higher education policy, and it’s future. Join school leaders, and other interested parties from across the nation and not only listen to those impacting policy, but engage and understand.\n\n\n\nAs we finalize the schedule and speakers, in-demand panel discussions like the media panel, lobbyist panel, and think tank panel are secured. We are also working on a Federal Negotiated Rulemaking panel, workforce education panel, and must see Keynotes!\n\n\n\nSpace is limited and year after year, this CSPEN meeting has sold out.  Don’t risk missing out on all the information, collaboration, and ability to communicate with multiple touchpoints in the development of higher education policy. Once again, we will be hosting you at the Intercontinental DC Wharf, which is listed among the top 3 hotels in DC. Of course, we have secured a discounted rate plus special amenities, so please book your room ASAP using the link below as we sell out every year.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Today\n\n\n\nHotel Reservations\n\n\n\nBecome a Sponsor ( mailto:jeri@centralstatesedu.com )\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSchedule of Events | List of Speakers | Panel Discussions\n\n\n\nKeynote Speakers Include:\n\n\n\n\nSteve Stepanek – Senior Advisor, President Donald J. Trump\n\n\n\nLisa McClain – House Republican Conference Chair\n\n\n\nTim Walberg – House Education Committee Chairman\n\n\n\nJames Bergeron – Acting Under Secretary (U.S. Department of Education)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPanel Discussions\n\n\n\nHigher Education Policy and Employer AdvocacyIt was recommended to CSPEN by our community that we seek out some of the organizations who represent the employers of our graduates to discuss ways in which we could develop more direct lines of communication and share information on legislation and regulations impacting both the skilled workforce we educate and the employers who look to our community to help meet their demand for skilled workers.  In an effort to respond to the request, CSPEN has held several meetings with various organizations and is honored to have this panel of advocates join us to discuss where synergies exist and how we can work together towards common goals.\n\n\n\nPanelists:Robotics – Don LeFeve, Vice President of Corporate Affairs, ForterraTrucking – Andrew Poliakoff, Executive Director, Commercial Vehicle Training AssociationAviation Maintenance – Crystal Maguire, Executive Director, Aviation Technician Education CouncilAllied Health – Marlo Robinson, National Dean of Nursing, Concorde Career Colleges\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHigher Education Policy From A Macro PerspectiveRepresentatives from both the American Council on Education and the American Association of Community Colleges will once again join us to discuss the overarching higher education policy landscape, the key issues impacting the community which are being deliberated, and the ability to both work together when possible when our policy views are aligned and attempt to bridge the divide when we are not fully aligned with each other.\n\n\n\nPanelists:Emmanual Guillory, Senior Director, Government Relations, American Council on EducationDavid Baime, Senior Vice President, Government Relations, American Association of Community Colleges\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHigher Education Policy From A Micro PerspectiveWith micro being a relatively loose term given the great diversity within our community, CSPEN is once again pleased to have a panel of advocates from the private nonprofit and for-profit community join us to provide a comprehensive rundown of the key legislation that they are attempting to influence and what our collective voices can do to assist in the promotion of the interests of our students, institutions, and employers.\n\n\n\nPanelists:Mark Brenner, Vice President, Government Relations, Universal Technical InstituteConwey Casillas, Vice President, Federal & Government Affairs, Apollo GroupShane Doucet, Founding Principal, Doucet ConsultingKristina Gill, Partner, Duane Morris LLPJillian Klein, Senior Vice President of Government and External Affairs, Strategic Education, Inc.T.C. Wolfe, Principal, New Century Government Affairs\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCSPEN’s 7th Annual Higher Education Policy Meeting Agenda!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTuesday, February 11, 2025\n\n\n\n12:00 – 1:00 Private Event for Representative Tim Walberg (RSVP Required)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1:00 – 2:00  Welcome and Opening General Session\n\n\n\nThe Honorable Tim WalbergRepresentative of the 5th District of MichiganChairman of the House Committee on Education and Workforce\n\n\n\nSpecial Award Presentation to Elizabeth Banks CSPEN Higher Education Community Leader\n\n\n\n2:00 – 3:00  Regulatory Compliance: Clery, VAWA, and Title IX UpdateJames Moore, Senior Advisor, Clery Act Compliance and Campus Safety Operations, Clery Group, U.S. Department of Education\n\n\n\n3:00 – 3:30 Break (Sponsored by McClintock & Associates)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3:30 – 4:00 Regulatory Compliance: Auditing Requirements for Title IV Programs UpdateMark Priebe, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Education\n\n\n\n4:30 – 5:30 Department of Education Cybersecurity Compliance UpdateDavon Tyler, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Director of Enterprise Cybersecurity GroupScott Tambert, Division Chief for Institutions of Higher Education Cybersecurity\n\n\n\n5:30 – 7:00 Welcome Reception (Sponsored by EdwardsSchoen)New House and Senate Education Committee Members and Staff Attending\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday, February 12, 2025\n\n\n\n7:30 – 8:00   Light Breakfast\n\n\n\n8:00 – 9:00   Opening General SessionThe Honorable James BergeronDeputy Under Secretary, U.S. Department of EducationCurrently Serving as Acting Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Education\n\n\n\n9:00 – 10:00   Higher Education Policy: What Are Representatives of Our Community Gearing Up ForPanel Discussion\n\n\n\n\nMark Brenner, Vice President, Government Relations, Universal Technical Institute\n\n\n\nConwey Casillas, Vice President, Federal & Government Affairs, Apollo Group\n\n\n\nShane Doucet, CEO, Doucet Consulting Solutions\n\n\n\nKristina Gill, Partner, Duane Morris LLP\n\n\n\nJillian Klein, Senior Vice President of Government and External Affairs, Strategic Education, Inc.\n\n\n\nT.C. Wolfe, Principal, New Century Government Affairs\n\n\n\n\n10:00 – 10:15    Break (Sponsored by Adtalem Global Education)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:15 – 11:30   Higher Education Policy & Employer Advocacy: Policy Synergies Between Our Community and Representatives of The Employers of Our GraduatesPanel Discussion:\n\n\n\n\nDon LeFeve, Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Forterra\n\n\n\nAndrew Poliakoff, Executive Director, Commercial Vehicle Training Association\n\n\n\nCrystal Maguire, Executive Director, Aviation Technician Education Council\n\n\n\n\n12:00  House Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Wahlberg Presentation  \n\n\n\n12:30 – 1:30     Networking Lunch (Sponsored by Ancora)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1:30 – 2:45   Higher Education Policy Analysis: Critical Data to Inform Debt-t-Earnings Policy DevelopmentJason D. DelisleSenior Policy Fellow – Center on Education Data and Policy, Urban Institute\n\n\n\n2:45 – 3:00   Break (Sponsored by TEN Government Strategies)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3:00 – 4:00    Higher Education Policy Reporting: The Media’s Perspective\n\n\n\nPanel Discussion\n\n\n\n\nKatherine Knott, News Editor, Inside Higher Ed\n\n\n\nPhil Hill, Publisher, On EdTech Newsletter\n\n\n\nBianca Quilantan, Education Reporter, Politico\n\n\n\n\n4:00 – 5:00    Higher Education Policy: A Focus on Our Nation’s VeteransA Special Message From The Honorable Mike BostRepresentative of the 12th District of IllinoisChairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs\n\n\n\n\nDonald Franklin, Executive Director, The Veterans Education Project\n\n\n\nNicholas Weinstein, Legislative Director, The Veterans Education Project\n\n\n\n\n5:00 – 7:00   Reception w/ Guest Speaker Lisa McClainThe Honorable Lisa McClainRepresentative of the 9th District of MichiganServes on the House Committee on Education and WorkforceChairwoman of the House Republican Conference\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7:00 – 8:00   Private Event for Congresswoman Lisa McClain (RSVP Required)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday, February 13, 2025\n\n\n\n7:30 – 8:00   Light Breakfast\n\n\n\n8:00 – 9:00    General Session and Award Ceremony\n\n\n\nThe Honorable Robert “Bobby” ScottRepresentative of the 3rd District of VirginiaRanking Member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce\n\n\n\n9:00 – 10:15    Higher Education Policy Development: What’s Ahead in the 119th Congress\n\n\n\nHigher Education Policy Staff Discussions\n\n\n\n\nWorkforce Innovation & Opportunity ActMarek Laco, Professional Staff Member. House Committee on Education & WorkforceScott Estrada, Professional Staff Member, House Committee on Education & Workforce\n\n\n\nHigher Education Act ReauthorizationChance Russell. Economist and Policy Advisor, House Committee on Education & WorkforceAmaris Benavidez. Professional Staff Member, House Committee on Education Workforce\n\n\n\n\n10:15 – 10:30 Break (Sponsored by West Coast University)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:30 – 11:30   Higher Education Policy: What Our Colleagues Are Gearing Up For\n\n\n\nPanel Discussion\n\n\n\n\nEmmanual Guillory, Senior Director, Government Relations, American Council on Education\n\n\n\nDavid Baime, Senior Vice President, Government Relations, American Association of Community Colleges\n\n\n\n\n11:30 – 12:30   Final General Session – The New Trump Administration’s AgendaSteve Stepanek, Senior Advisor, President Donald J. Trump\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAfternoon: Institutions Free to Schedule Meetings with Their Elected Officials\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThanks to Our Sponsors!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Today\n\n\n\nHotel Reservations\n\n\n\nBecome a Sponsor ( mailto:jeri@centralstatesedu.com )\n\n
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