The Way Up Leadership Conference 2026

The Way Up Leadership Conference 2026

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7:30am CST

Registration Open Prefunction Area

8:00am CST

Continental Breakfast General Session Room

8:30am CST

Welcome & Announcements General Session Room

8:45am CST

Excelling on the Way Up: Strategies to Engage, Embody, and Elevate Room Location TBAMary Gill • Lori SchraderBachar Imposter Syndrome: Addressing the Fear of Being a Fraud Room Location TBABarry Schreier, Ph.D., H.S.P. Leading Through Institutional Challenges: Navigating AI Room Location TBAZoë M. Thornton, Ph.D. - Moderator • Panelists To Be Announced Why We Stay: Lessons from the Educators Who Almost LeftDr. Emily J. Mason

10:00am CST

Break Prefunction Area

10:15am CST

4 Costly Retirement Tax Mistakes & How to Avoid Them Room Location TBAChris Harris, CFP • Angie Zimmerman, CFP • Angie Rummel Automating Microsoft: How to Create Automations with Tools You Already Have Room Location TBAKatie Akin Compassionate Listening in Higher Education: Engaging People, Embodying Leadership, Elevating Culture Room Location TBAKimberlee Gregory • Dr. Malinda Shultice Improv for Educators Room Location TBARobin K. Johnstone

11:30am CST

Lunch with Closing Speaker: Mindsets of Possibility & Power General Session RoomToby S. Jenkins, Ph.D.