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Employer Relations+ Virtual Summit

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ER+ is the first national summit of its kind bringing together employers, career services leaders, and workforce partners from across the country to shape the future of how talent connects to opportunity through career centers.

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DAY ONE SPEAKER LINEUP  NOVEMBER 5

DAY TWO SPEAKER LINEUP  NOVEMBER 6

Internship Impact Conference   
November 5, 2026    
10:00 AM PST/1:0OPM EST

Sydney Steffen, Washburn University

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Untapped Talent   
November 5, 2026     
10:00 AM PST/1:0OPM EST

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Benjamin Baldonado,
Utah Department of Workforce Services

Leverage an untapped, high-potential workforce to gain a strategic business advantage. Through a dual-customer lens, this session equips employers, career service leaders, and community partners with the tools to foster an accessible culture, leading to measurable outcomes like higher retention, greater adaptability, and improved organizational performance.

AI is reshaping entry-level work
November 5, 2026    

9:00 AM PST/12:0OPM EST

Jeffrey Moss, Parker Dewey

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Bronco Careers and Candidate Screening
November 5, 2026    

10:00 AM PST/1:0OPM EST

Beth Lee, Cal Poly Pomona

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Industry-Faculty Collaboration
November 6, 2026    

9:00 AM PST/12:0OPM EST

Prashanth Asuri,
Santa Clara University

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AI, emerging technology, workforce 

November 5, 2026    
11:00 AM PST/2:0OPM EST

Saif Al Hakeem, RISEOne

Leverage an untapped, high-potential workforce to gain a strategic business advantage. Through a dual-customer lens, this session equips employers, career service leaders, and community partners with the tools to foster an accessible culture, leading to measurable outcomes like higher retention, greater adaptability, and improved organizational performance.

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Beyond the Career Fair:
Creating Meaningful Employer-Student Connections Through Spotlight Events
November 5, 2026    
11:00 AM PST/2:0OPM EST

Amanda Blazka & Tiffany Fontaine-Helm, Brown University

What happens when career services move beyond the traditional career fair to create more intentional, high-impact employer-student connections? This presentation showcases an Employer Spotlight model developed across 2 university career services offices - one serving undergraduate students and the other serving master’s students - and explores how thoughtful event design, targeted employer engagement, and structured networking can create a more meaningful experience for both students and employers.

The Agentic Campus Recruiting Revolution
November 6, 2026    

10:00 AM PST/1:0OPM EST

Tom Hogan,
Pennsylvania State University

Agentic AI is rapidly transforming how organizations source, recruit, assess, hire, onboard, engage, and develop early-career talent. While much attention has focused on recruiter productivity, a more profound question is emerging: How will AI reshape the relationship between employers, universities, career centers, and the students entering the workforce? Drawing on his experience as a former AT&T talent acquisition executive and his current role as a scholar-practitioner and AI thought leader, Dr. Hogan will host and facilitate this interactive discussion and sharing session on emerging use cases, potential opportunities and risks, potential risk mitigation practices, and strategic implications of deploying Agentic AI across the early-career talent lifecycle. Participants will explore how employers and university partners can prepare for a future in which both recruiters and candidates are supported by increasingly autonomous AI systems. To encourage participant engagement and sharing, registrants will be provided with a brief article to read and a number of reflective questions prior to the session.

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Career-Connected Classrooms: Bringing Employer Perspectives into College Courses
November 5, 2026    
11:00 AM PST/2:0OPM EST

Abby Senuty, Dr. Brittany Knutson, 
Skagit Valley College

This session focuses on strategies for bringing employer perspectives into classroom settings to support career readiness and help students connect their learning to future goals. Grounded in an emerging collaboration at Skagit Valley College between Communication Studies faculty and the Career Resources team, the session will explore: 1) Partnering with faculty in career readiness efforts 2) Strengthening course relevance for career-motivated learners 3) Developing customizable frameworks for engaging employers in classroom content Join us to examine efforts to infuse employer insights into general education courses for professional/technical students, including the opportunity to ask questions and share feedback on this project under development.

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Fuel Your Future with Data
November 6, 2026    

10:00 AM PST/1:0OPM EST

Tom Hogan,
Pennsylvania State University

Equip yourself with actionable insights to transform student outcomes, optimize employer partnerships, and elevate strategic impact. Designed specifically for higher ed leaders, this session turns complex campus data into clear, forward-thinking strategies that inform real institutional growth.

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Faculty-Employer Talent
Connect Initiative
November 6, 2026    

10:00 AM PST/1:0OPM EST

Laurel Draudt,
University of Michigan-Dearborn

This session introduces a pilot initiative that brings faculty and employers together to strengthen the talent pipeline and expand referral networks. By connecting groups that often operate independently, the initiative aims to foster lasting partnership, create shared opportunities, and build a stronger employment community that benefits employers, students, and university organizations.

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Sponsors

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Mission: To achieve strong employment outcomes through innovation in employer relations and recruiting. 

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