ACTE Postsecondary CTE Summit 2026

ACTE Postsecondary CTE Summit 2026

4:00pm EDT

Exhibitor Set Up Independence A

8:00am EDT

Exhibitor Hours Independence A Registration Independence A

9:00am EDT

Workshop (additional fee): Leading Postsecondary CTE in an Era of Workforce Transformation: A Systems Approach for Senior Leaders Regency EF Tour (additional fee): US Capitol Inside Access Walking Tour: Four Iconic Sites Offsite

9:30am EDT

Learning Lab Washington A

10:30am EDT

Tour (additional fee): Data Centers and the In-demand Career Path That Awaits Your Students Offsite

11:30am EDT

Learning Lab Washington A

12:15pm EDT

Workshop (additional fee): From Industry to Instructor: Create Your Own Playbook to Empower Your Team of Industry-Experienced Teachers Washington B

1:15pm EDT

Learning Lab Regency EF Learning Lab Washington A

3:30pm EDT

Opening General Session Regency EF

7:00am EDT

Registration Independence A

7:30am EDT

Breakfast & Welcome Remarks Independence A Exhibitor Hours Independence A

8:15am EDT

Panel I Regency EF

9:30am EDT

Concurrent Sessions

10:30am EDT

Concurrent Sessions

11:15am EDT

Lunch + Exhibitor Time Independence A

12:15pm EDT

Panel II Regency EF

1:15pm EDT

Concurrent Sessions

2:15pm EDT

Concurrent Sessions

3:00pm EDT

Break + Exhibitor Time

3:30pm EDT

Concurrent Sessions

4:30pm EDT

Concurrent Sessions

5:30pm EDT

Exhibitor Breakdown Independence A Exhibitor Breakdown Independence A

6:00pm EDT

Poster Presentation & PACE Networking Reception

7:30pm EDT

Tour (additional fee): Monument Twilight Tour

7:30am EDT

Breakfast & Welcome Remarks Independence A

8:15am EDT

Roundtable 01: From Learning to Language: Closing the Gap Between Skills Students Build and Skills Employers Hear Regency EF Roundtable 02: NextLevel Fellow - Make-it-Better Plan : Re-Envisioning - The process of transforming a program from low performing to exceptional Regency EF Roundtable 03: The Federal Landscape of Workforce Development Grants Regency EF Roundtable 04: Use Your Words: Taking the Hard Out of Teaching Soft Skills and Using Literacy in CTE Regency EF Roundtable 05: Continuity for CTE: Addressing Post-secondary Instructor Turnover and Sustaining Industry Partnerships for Student Skill Development Regency EF Roundtable 06: Career Readiness in Transition: How Higher Ed Must Adapt to AI, Accountability, and Employer Demand Regency EF Roundtable 07: Why Faith-Based CTE Now? Regency EF Roundtable 08: Building the Semiconductor Workforce of the Future: A Scalable Model for Technician Training Regency EF Roundtable 09: From Proposal to Award: Navigating the Grants Process Regency EF Roundtable 10: Understanding Some of the Anticipated Effects and Outcomes of Micro credentialing and Short-Term Pell in CTE Programs Regency EF Roundtable 11: Make it Better Roundtable Plan Regency EF Roundtable 12: Why Stop at Staff? Building Leadership in Every Adult Learner Regency EF Roundtable 13: Building Bridges with University CTE Teacher, WBL Coordinator, and Career Counselor Preparation Programs Regency EF Roundtable 14: Bridging the Gap: Building CTE Dual Credit Pathways Regency EF Roundtable 15: Connecting Students to Careers Through Stackable Credentials Regency EF Roundtable 16: From Industry Expert to Exceptional Educator: Transforming CTE Faculty Development Regency EF Roundtable 17: NEW! ACTE Masterclass Series Regency EF Roundtable 18: From Classroom to Career-ReadY: Build the Bridge the Industry Won’t Regency EF Roundtable 19: Powering Possibility for All: How the HIRE Program is Bridging the Gap for Students with Unique Abilities Regency EF Roundtable 20: Building CTE Teams into Workforce Learning Architects Regency EF Roundtable 21: Designing High-Impact CTE for People and Performance Regency EF Roundtable 22: From Manners to Market Readiness: Teaching the Hidden Curriculum of Professional Success Regency EF Roundtable 23: Advocating For the Trades in an Era of Deregulation Regency EF

9:45am EDT

3 Micro-workshops

11:00am EDT

Dig Deeper Session Regency EF

11:50am EDT

Closing General Session Regency EF