2025 Presentations

University - Pittsburg State University

Title - Empowering IT Governance: Unlocking Opportunities with the Kansas Board of Regents’ New IT Policy

Description - With the Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) introducing a new IT policy, Regent institutions must navigate changes that impact cybersecurity, data governance, and IT operations. This panel-style session brings together Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) from Kansas Regent institutions to discuss the policy’s interpretation, expected outcomes, and strategic benefits. Panelists will explore how their institutions are adapting to compliance requirements, share best practices, and address challenges in implementation. Attendees will gain valuable insights into how this policy shapes the future of IT governance across the state’s higher education landscape.

Expected to Learn - Understand the Key Elements of the New Policy – Gain a clear understanding of the KBOR IT policy, its intent, and major provisions. Interpret Institutional Impacts – Hear from CIOs and CISOs on how the policy affects IT governance, security frameworks, and compliance at Kansas Regent institutions. Identify Strategic Benefits and Challenges – Explore the benefits of the policy in strengthening IT operations and the challenges institutions face in meeting new requirements. Learn Best Practices for Compliance and Implementation – Discover strategies, tools, and processes institutions are leveraging to align with the policy.

Audience - General IT Audience

Sponsor - Logicalis

Style - Lecture Style

Title - Future-Ready Education: Leveraging Copilot for Colleges and Universities

Description - Join us for an engaging session on the art of the possible with Copilot, followed by insights on preparing for generative AI platforms. The roadmap for preparedness includes security and compliance concerns, classifying/tagging data and more.Expect to learn - Attendees will see examples of the solutions deployed by their peers and receive links to their stories or the solutions that they used.Audience - Application Administrators, Educational Technology Staff/Training, General IT Audience, IT Security, Leadership, Server Infrastructure