2026 PAE Executive Roundtable
Partner Event
Join EAB’s annual in-person roundtable for leaders in professional, continuing, and online (PCO) education. This highly interactive experience brings together senior executives for candid, data-informed conversations about the most pressing challenges—and emerging opportunities—facing higher education today.
Attendees in 2025 noted:
- “We’re in a period of exceptional change, and taking the time to reassess our approach with data-informed strategies helps turn uncertainty into opportunity. These conversations equipped me with practical ideas I can immediately apply to my strategic playbook.”
- “This was a thoughtful, honest, and practical meeting. The open dialogue and shared insights left me feeling better prepared to navigate change and evolve our strategy moving forward.”
Event Details
Audience: Sessions are limited to provosts, vice presidents, and heads of professional, continuing, and online education.
The September 15-16 and November 17-18 sessions are limited to one attendee per institution. The January 26-27 team session offers the option to include one additional team member.
For travel planning: Each meeting will begin at 12:00 p.m. on day one and conclude at 12:00 p.m. on day two.
Expand each session below for details on meeting location, hotel accommodations, and reservation information.
September 15-16, 2026 – Washington, D.C.
Meeting Location
EAB
2445 M Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20037
202-747-1003
Hotel Accommodations
Park Hyatt Washington, D.C.
1201 24th Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20037
202-789-1234
Reservations
$322/Room
Call 888-591-1234 and mention PAE Executive Roundtable to access our preferred rate or book online
Please make your reservations by August 24, 2026
Please make your reservation at your earliest convenience, as space and rates are subject to availability. For alternative hotel information, contact us at [email protected].
November 17-18, 2026 – Chicago, IL
Meeting Location
University of Chicago Gleacher Center
450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive
Chicago, IL 60611
312-464-8787
Hotel Accommodations
InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile
505 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
312-944-4100
Reservations
$289/Room
Call 877-424-2449 and mention PAE Roundtable to access our preferred rate or book online
Please make your reservations by October 17, 2026
Please make your reservation at your earliest convenience, as space and rates are subject to availability. For alternative hotel information, contact us at [email protected].
January 26-27, 2027 – Washington, D.C. – Team Session
This session is limited to provosts, vice presidents, and heads of professional, continuing, and online education, and one additional team member.
Meeting Location
EAB
2445 M Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20037
202-747-1003
Hotel Accommodations
Park Hyatt Washington, D.C.
1201 24th Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20037
202-789-1234
Reservations
$322/Room
Call 888-591-1234 and mention PAE Executive Roundtable to access our preferred rate or book online
Please make your reservations by January 4, 2027
Please make your reservation at your earliest convenience, as space and rates are subject to availability. For alternative hotel information, contact us at [email protected].
Agenda
Day One
12:00 p.m.
Guest Arrival and Registration
Lunch Provided
1:00 p.m.
The PCO State of the Sector: Leadership Imperatives in a Fast-Changing Operating Environment
The State of the Sector will examine the latest data on enrollment trends, policy and regulatory developments, and emerging demand signals reshaping institutional strategy. We’ll focus on how PCO leaders can help their institutions interpret these shifts, surface the most important strategic choices for their unit, and lead more forward-looking campus conversations about growth priorities, portfolio logic, and investment choices.
3:00 p.m.
Competing in Today’s Credential Marketplace: Strengthening the Infrastructure Behind Credential Innovation
This session will focus on helping PCO leaders distinguish durable market signals from short-lived credential hype, strengthen the enabling infrastructure needed to support credential innovation, and sharpen their competitive position in a more crowded and fast-changing market.
5:00 p.m.
Adjournment
5:30 p.m.
Networking Dinner
Day Two
8:00 a.m.
Breakfast
Optional Session: EAB’s Adult Learner Recruitment
8:30 a.m.
Reimagining Marketing and Recruitment in the AI Era: Winning Attention and Driving Engagement in a Changing Digital Landscape
This presentation will examine how AI is disrupting the enrollment funnel and highlight emerging strategies institutions are using—from answer engine optimization to hyper-personalized outreach and conversational agents—to strengthen visibility, engagement, and conversion.
10:30 a.m.
Overcoming Resistance and Building Campus Buy-In for PCO-Led Innovation: How to Manage Change and Influence Others to Move Strategic Priorities Forward
Attendees will leave with a sharper set of near-term priorities, a clearer view of the barriers and stakeholder dynamics most likely to affect progress, and a concrete plan for building support and moving priority work forward across the next six months.
12:00 p.m.
Adjournment