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Keynote speaker: Dawn Whitehead
Vice President of the Office of Global Citizenship for Campus, Community and Careers at the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)
Presentation title: "Global Innovation for the Public Good: Advancing Our Societies Locally and Globally"
While innovation has been a hallmark of higher education since its inception, some have argued that "higher education moves at the speed of a glacier." When innovation does come, it should transform both our institutions and society. One of the purposes of higher education is to create and use knowledge to improve people's lives, but the impacted individuals are not limited to a five-mile radius of our campuses. The impact should extend to our local and global communities for the public good. Students must have opportunities to engage with global challenges through global and local lenses and diverse disciplinary lenses. This keynote will explore how colleges and universities can embed global innovation into the contemporary education experience for all students and make the case for this innovative learning for our times.
THE SUBMISSIONS PORTAL IS NOW CLOSED. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT THE CONFERENCE ON MAY 22! CONFERENCE THEMES ARE BELOW:
Innovation and Design
- Innovation through design thinking
- Grassroots/participatory design
- Experience Design
- Design Justice
- Social innovation and civic engagement
- Service design
Media and Technology
- Transnational Media Networks
- Global Consumerism and Hybrid Identities
- Social Media, Fake News, Disinformation
- Soft power
- Cyber-Surveillance and Trust Architecture
- AI
- Gaming
Health and Human Rights
- Body, Community, Environment
- Social Determinants of Health
- Migration and Refugee Flows
- Indigenous Rights and Recognition
- Women's Reproductive Rights
- Diasporic and Transnational Identities
- Democracy and civil rights
Climate and Environment
- Climate Change
- Food and/or Water Access and Scarcity
- Sustainability Practices
- Environmental Degradation/Pollution
- Smart Cities
- Community-based ecological knowledge
- Port city ecosystems