Provost Summit 2: Anchoring Innovation in Your Institution’s Culture

Denver, CO | May 22, 2025 8:30 am MT - May 23, 2025 4:00 pm MT

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This training will not be available asynchronously.

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Provost Summit 2: Anchoring Innovation in Your Institution’s Culture

Denver, CO | May 22, 2025 8:30 am MT - May 23, 2025 4:00 pm MT

Become the leader who is able to create lasting transformation.

Overview

This exclusive event is a follow-up to our Provost Summit: Leading for Innovation and Growth, and it’s designed to help you identify ways you can cultivate a campus culture that embodies innovation and sustains change over the long haul.

Specifically, you’ll discuss how to:

Overcome institutional obstacles that hinder progress, including managing resistance to change.

Leverage short-term wins for long-term momentum.

Catalyze innovation across campus through collaborative leadership.

This event brings Provosts together for a powerful experience that blends peer connection, personal leadership development, and actionable strategies that you can bring back to your campus. Hear real-world examples of how other institutions have successfully cultivated an innovative culture, and walk away empowered to do the same on your own campus. Attend this event and you’ll leave with an expanded network of other Provosts who are equally invested in thinking outside the box.

To preserve an intimate and productive experience, this conference is capped at 30 attendees.

Who should attend?

This summit has been specifically designed for Provosts and other Chief Academic Officers who are looking to think “bigger picture” about innovation and growth on campus.

While this event is a follow-up to the Provost Summit: Leading for Innovation and Growth, it is open to all. We recommend attending both events as they complement each other—together, they are designed to walk you through a comprehensive approach to change management. If you choose to attend both events, we recommend starting with Provost Summit: Leading for Innovation and Growth and then continuing on with this event.

What makes our events different?

Academic Impressions conferences provide the opportunity for quality conversations and relationship building through both formal and informal networking opportunities in an intimate setting. Our in-depth and hands-on approach to learning provides you with actionable takeaways.

Agenda

Additional details will be forthcoming, but for planning purposes we are able to provide the following information at this time:

Day 1

Registration and breakfast begin: 8:30 a.m. MT
Sessions begin: 9:00 a.m. MT
Sessions end: 5:00 p.m. MT

Day 2

Breakfast begins at: 8:30 a.m. MT
Sessions begin: 9:00 a.m. MT
Conference ends: 4:00 p.m. MT

Meals included in registration price:

Day 1: Breakfast, lunch, and networking reception
Day 2: Breakfast and lunch

Sessions include:

Strategies for Navigating Resistance through Empathy
Overcoming Institutional Barriers
Institutionalizing Change through Collaborative Leadership
Anchoring Change in Institutional Culture
Catalyzing Change: Building Impactful Campaigns
Leadership as a Driver of Long-Term Change

Location

Academic Impressions Office

5299 DTC Blvd, Suite 1400
Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Nearby hotel suggestions:

Hyatt Place Denver Tech Center – 3-star hotel
8300 E Crescent Pkwy, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
303-804-0700
Distance from office: 0.5 miles if driving, 0.3 miles if walking

Denver Marriott Tech Center – 4-star hotel
4900 S Syracuse St, Denver, CO 80237
303-779-1100
Distance from office: 0.9-1.2 miles, depending on route

A 10% discount is available if you book your room using this link.

This discount is subject to general hotel availability and not guaranteed. So, we recommend booking as soon as possible!

Reviews

“As a newer provost, attending the AI Provost Summit was truly an invigorating experience. The summit not only provided valuable networking opportunities but also served as inspirational platform, fostering meaningful connections with fellow Provosts. I found the summit to be a great opportunity for gainful insights, exchanging ideas, and discovering innovative startups to further advance academic excellence and student success at my institution.”

“The Provost Summit was an excellent opportunity to meet outstanding peers from all different types of institutions and discuss strategic opportunities, how we can continue to grow as leaders, and learn innovative practices that can help us elevate the institutions we serve.”

“The opportunity to learn and engage with other Provosts around issues impacting higher education was outstanding. The environment allowed one to walk away feeling good about the practices that we may have in place on our own campuses but also be challenged about how to improve others.”

“The experience at the inaugural Provost conference was superb. Networking with other colleagues, sharing our own institutional issues, discussing current and future higher Ed issues, and learning how to better work as a team resulted in a high level experience that is unparalleled, based on my experience. Excellent job, AI!”