Board Professionals Conference 2021 | Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) | 6 April 2021 | Virtual Conference

The compounding effect of the global pandemic, declining enrollments, increasing expenses, escalating tuition discounts, long-anticipated generational shifts, and extraordinary social justice unrest has sparked a galvanizing moment for higher education. Strategic governing boards and the staff who serve them must shape transformative change. More than ever before, diverse members of the AGB community share a common imperative: BREAKTHROUGH.

To that end, we invite board professionals—those in higher education who staff boards of trustees—to join us for the annual Board Professionals Conference. This event, formerly known as the Workshop for Board Professionals and renamed to better match the extensive, comprehensive program that it is, provides a unique opportunity for those in the role to build on their expertise, enhance their understanding of governance, and strengthen their role as they prepare to face the challenges—and seize the opportunities—of today.

Why attend?

The only event for board professionals, by board professionals.
Each summer the Board Professionals Leadership Group (BPLG) convenes to begin planning the next conference. They look back at member feedback and past event evaluations, and they look ahead to the opportunities facing the profession in the year to come. The group works together to shape a program that will engage and empower, to create an experience that will be memorable and meaningful to those new to the field and long-serving board professionals alike.

This year is no different as we continue to strive to build upon past successes and to learn from previous challenges. Read below to see how the BPLG, in conjunction with AGB, is meeting this promise.

The 2021 conference will include:

• Continuous networking through messaging, one-on-one sessions, chat rooms with speakers, facilitated • working groups, and virtual roundtable sessions
• Essential content from recognized experts, including keynotes, plenary sessions, concurrent sessions, and small group discussions
• Immersive content and learning with dedicated session pages, live-stream video, live chats, Q&A sessions, and polling

2021 Speakers

SPEAKERS:

Denise Nelson Nash
Vice president and secretary for the board of trustees, Scripps College

Henry Stoever
President and CEO, AGB

Mark Marshall
President of philanthropic counsel, BWF; former vice president for development and alumni relations, William Mitchell College of Law

MODERATOR:

Kai Swanson
Special Assistant to the President, Augustana College

PANELISTS:

Robin Cummings
Chancellor, University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Sumun Pendakur
Board Member, National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education; former chief learning officer and director, University of Southern California Race and Equity Center

Laura Perna
Vice Provost for faculty, GSE centennial presidential professor of education, and executive director of the Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy, University of Pennsylvania

Artis Hampshire Cowan
Senior Consultant and Senior Fellow, AGB

Char Reed
Vice President and University Secretary, Kent State University

Dickens Mathieu
General Counsel and Secretary of the college, Trinity College

2021 Sponsors and Partners

UNDERWRITING PARTNER:
• TNG

CONTRIBUTING SPONSORS:
• AGB Search
• Bakertilly
• Dentons