Engage Summit 2026: AI in Higher Education Conference

The Intelligent Journey

Personalized Paths. Powerful Outcomes.

Join the leaders shaping the future of student engagement. Learn how intelligent systems and human expertise are coming together to guide students through every milestone, creating stronger connections, higher persistence, and greater success.

Where Student Success Meets Intelligence

1750

Higher Ed Leaders

75

+

Breakout Sessions

400

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Institutions in Attendance

Why Attend

The future of student success isn't about more technology. It's about more meaningful guidance. Join higher education leaders exploring how intelligent engagement is helping students navigate every milestone with greater confidence and support.

What You'll Experience

From breakthrough ideas to proven practices, Engage 2027 brings together the people redefining the student journey. Learn how institutions are combining AI, data, and human connection to create experiences that help every student thrive.

Your Takeaways

Fresh perspectives, practical insights, and a clear vision for what's next. You'll leave with strategies you can apply immediately and a deeper understanding of how intelligent guidance can transform student outcomes.

Day 1

Build Your AI Advantage

Start your Engage experience with specialized workshops designed for today's higher education leaders.
Customer Workshops help current Element451 users advance their platform strategy and adoption. AI Professional Development Workshops provide the frameworks, skills, and hands-on experience needed to lead confidently in the age of AI.

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Day 2

Where Student Success Meets Intelligence

The main event begins with inspiring stories and breakthrough ideas from institutions shaping the future of student engagement. Discover how intelligent guidance is helping colleges and universities create more connected experiences and better outcomes for every learner.

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Day 3

Turn Insight Into Impact

Day 3 focuses on what's next for higher education and the student journey. Join leaders, innovators, and practitioners as they share strategies for scaling intelligent engagement, strengthening student success, and building institutions ready for the future.
You'll leave with actionable ideas, a clearer vision for what's ahead, and a network of peers committed to transforming the student experience.

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Why Attend

Students today demand speed, personalization, and support that feels seamless. Yet many institutions are stretched thin—facing staffing limits, siloed data, and rising expectations.

At Engage 2026, you’ll discover how AI-powered innovation is helping institutions deliver smarter, more connected experiences.

Get ready to

Guide Every Journey

Help students navigate every milestone with confidence.

Create Meaningful Connections

Build stronger relationships at every stage of the student lifecycle.

Explore what's next in automation

Deliver Personalized Experiences

Improve Student Outcomes

Turn engagement into persistence, completion, and success.

Where Higher Ed Minds Meet Momentum

Featured Speakers

Register for the 2026 Engage Summit

REGISTER FOR FREE ENGAGE DIGITAL SUMMIT

Summit Registration — SOLD OUT

Your two-day conference pass to Engage 2026. Get full access to all keynote and breakout sessions, breakfast and lunch each day, and evening networking events. Open to all higher ed professionals ready to explore how AI is shaping the future of student engagement and success.

Engage Digital Summit - Available

Following our in-person Engage Summit in Charlotte on June 15–17, Engage Digital Summit 2026 will officially launch on Monday, June 22, 2026 at Noon (ET) as a completely free, on-demand experience.
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As part of Engage Digital Summit 2026, attendees will receive:
- On-demand access to recorded Engage 2026 sessions (pre-conference workshops excluded).
- Live summer webinar series featuring Engage speakers and higher ed leaders.
- Opportunities to share the experience across your entire institutional team

All-Access Pass — SOLD OUT

The full-experience ticket. Immerse yourself in three days of exclusive, hands-on learning designed for current Element451 clients. Includes priority access to workshops and lab sessions, 1-on-1 training, all conference programming, breakfast and lunch, and evening events.

Monday Workshop Add-Ons — SOLD OUT

Extend your experience with an extra day (Monday, June 15) of hands-on workshops.

Choose from the Customer Workshop for current clients to advance your AI strategies inside the Element451 platform.

Or select the AI Professional Development Workshop, an immersive track focused on practical, applied AI. You'll learn how to create agent skills, connect AI to institutional data, and build agents that can take on real responsibilities.

Register for the 2026 Engage Summit

Summit
Registration

Join higher education leaders, innovators, and practitioners for the core Engage 2027 experience. Your Summit Registration includes access to two days of inspiring keynotes, breakout sessions, customer stories, networking events, and product innovation designed to help you create more connected, personalized student journeys. Pre-Conference Workshops not included.

Customer
All Access Pass

Designed exclusively for Element451 customers, this pass includes access to Day 1 Customer Workshops plus full admission to the Engage 2027 conference. Dive deeper into platform strategy, product best practices, advanced use cases, and peer-led sessions before joining the broader Engage community for two days of keynotes, breakout sessions, and networking. AI Professional Development Workshops not included.

AI Professional Development All Access Pass

Expand your AI knowledge and leadership skills with access to Day 1 AI Professional Development Workshops and full conference registration. Learn practical frameworks, emerging best practices, and real-world applications of AI while connecting with higher education leaders shaping the future of student success. Customer Workshops not included.