Schedule – INSPIRE 2026
Bringing together the people and ideas
shaping what's next for higher education.
October 14-16, 2026
Luskin Conference Center, UCLA
An invitation-only convening
14
Wednesday
12:00 – 1:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Current Learning Lab Grantee Cohort Meetings
3:00 – 3:20 pm
Break
3:20 – 4:30 PM
Cross-Cohort Conversations
4:30 – 5:00 PM
Hotel Check-in/Break
5:00 – 7:00 pm
Debate Night
15
Thursday
8:00 – 9:00 AM
Breakfast + Networking
9:00 – 9:15 AM
Welcome
9:15 – 10:15 AM
Panel 1: The New Reality of Teaching and Learning
10:15 – 10:30 am
Break
10:30 – 11:20 am
Collective Activity
11:20 – 11:35 am
Break
11:35 – 12:20 PM
Breakout Sessions
12:20 – 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 pm
Panel 2: Structure, Function, Purpose – Do We Need a Better Model for Higher Education
2:00 – 2:15 pm
Break
2:15 – 3:00 PM
Poster Gallery Walk
3:00 – 3:15 pm
Break
3:15 – 4:15 PM
Breakout Sessions
4:15 – 4:30 pm
Break
4:30 – 5:30 PM
Panel 3: Building California’s Resilient Workforce (And Higher Ed’s Role)
5:30 PM
Terrace Reception
16
Friday
7:30 – 8:30 am
Breakfast + Networking
8:30 – 8:45 am
Welcome
8:45 – 9:45 am
Panel 4: Human Learning in a Machine-Learning World
9:45 – 10:00 am
Break
10:00 – 11:00 am
Breakout Sessions
11:00 – 11:40 am
Lunch
11:40 – 12:40 pm
Panel 5: Higher Ed in 2050
12:40 – 1:00 pm
Close
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