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Digital Collegium 2026 Annual Conference

Maximize your impact at the Digital Collegium 2026 Annual Conference, the premier gathering for higher education professionals passionate about digital innovation. Here, ideas are shared, skills are sharpened and connections are forged to shape the future of our industry. Join us in Pittsburgh or online to share ideas, explore emerging trends and gain insigh…

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30Speakers
15Sponsors
24Sessions
37Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at Digital, in alphabetical order.

Adam Heidebrink-Bruno
Finger Lakes Community College
Amanda Coltri, Ed.D.
Bryn Mawr College
Ashleigh Carby
Bryn Mawr College
Ashley Pichea
Cedarville University
Cameron Panice
Sandstorm
Courtney Witmer
Penn State University
Erin Callihan
New York University
Erjon Metohu
ERI Design
Georgy Cohen
Georgy Cohen LLC
Janna Fiester
Sandstorm
Jessica Summers
Collegis Education
Jim Nourse
Penn State
Jim Vomero
Four Kitchens
Kartik Sundaram
University of Michigan
Kristin Nichols
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Lindsay Condry
North Dakota State University
Mark Mazelin
Cedarville University
Megan Bygness Bradley
Four Kitchens
Melanie Lindahl
The University of Texas at Austin
Michael Toguchi
Tectonic
Mike Hoogterp
Sam Houston State University
Mike Tullo
Yale University

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

Beacon TechnologiesPlatinum partner
CludoSilver partner
Concept3DGold partner
DubbotPlatinum partner
Evolving WebGold partner
Four KitchensSilver partner
GMBSilver partner
Hannon HillSilver partner
ImageXSilver partner
Mighty CitizenGold partner
Modern CampusSilver partner
PantheonSilver partner
SiteImproveGold partner
Terminal FourGold partner
VDX.tvSilver partner

Agenda

Selected from 24 sessions.

  • Monday, October 19, 2026, 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

    10 GenAI tools and tricks every higher ed pro should be using

    Higher ed strategy and trends (HEST)
  • Monday, October 19, 2026, 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

    57% fewer unanswered queries: What strategic AI site search can do for engagement

    Data, analytics and tools (DAT)
  • Monday, October 19, 2026, 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

    Accessibility at scale: From exceptions to systems

    Usability, accessibility and design (UAD)
  • Monday, October 19, 2026, 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

    From burnout to buy-in: Designing an intentional mission-driven social media workflow that actually works

    Marketing and communications (MCOM)
  • Monday, October 19, 2026, 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

    From chaos to craft: Maturing a decentralized web editor model

    Management, teams and personal development (MTP)
  • Monday, October 19, 2026, 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

    From SEO to AEO: 10 practical ways higher ed websites can show up in AI and search

    AI and emerging tech (AIET)
  • Monday, October 19, 2026, 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

    Surviving the swarm: Bot and crawler protection for Drupal sites

    Development, programming and CMS (DPC)
  • Monday, October 19, 2026, 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM

    After the AI hype: Digital shifts universities must make before 2027

    Higher ed strategy and trends (HEST)
  • Monday, October 19, 2026, 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM

    A website secret shop on any budget to reduce enrollment friction

    Data, analytics and tools (DAT)
Company intelligence

What does it mean when 37 companies show up, and 4 bet on three roles at once?

37 companies. four are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
4All threespeak · spons · exh
11Sponsoringsponsor only
22Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Four Kitchens·Cludo·Evolving Web·Terminalfour

Speakers by seniority
  • Other roles30100%

Of 30 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1Four KitchensSponsor · Silver partner2
2CludoSponsor · Silver partner1
3Evolving WebSponsor · Gold partner1
4TerminalfourSponsor · Gold partner1
5Beacon TechnologiesSponsor · Platinum partner-
6Concept3DSponsor · Gold partner-
7DubbotSponsor · Platinum partner-
8GMBSponsor · Silver partner-
9Hannon HillSponsor · Silver partner-
10ImageXSponsor · Silver partner-
11Mighty CitizenSponsor · Gold partner-
12Modern CampusSponsor · Silver partner-
13PantheonSponsor · Silver partner-
14SiteimproveSponsor · Gold partner-
Sponsors by tier
gold partner5
33% of 15
platinum partner2
13% of 15
silver partner8
53% of 15