2026 Summit Agenda (Preliminary Draft)
2026 SHEHRE Summit Agenda
OMNI Hotels & Resorts
Tucson, AZ
February 22 - 25, 2026
(Updated Draft: 11/14/25)
SUNDAY, February 22, 2026
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Opening Reception
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Welcome Dinner (open bar)
- Welcome
- Introductions of Sponsors: Segal, TIAA, page Up,
Quantum Health, EyeMed and Vida Health
- Introductions of SHEHRE Board Members
- CHRO Introductions (Icebreaker)
Thank you to our Platinum Sponsor, Segal
MONDAY, February 23, 2026
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Welcome and Conference Preview
Shari Mickey-Boggs, President, SHEHRE
Senior Associate Chancellor for Human Resources, University
of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
9:15 AM – 9:45 AM Group Icebreaker:
Getting to Know You – My First Job
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM Opening Keynote: TBD
Nancy Zimpher, Special Assistant to the President of the
National Association of Higher Education Systems and
Chancellor Emeritus, SUNY
Jim Johnsen (TBD) if he will also participate in the
Keynote
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Break
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Segal Presentation: TBD
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch on the Terrace and Annual Business Meeting
Thank you to Platinum Sponsor, PageUp
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM CHRO Ted Talks Two campus CHROs will share perspectives and showcase ideas for our collective
thinking.
Ted Talk 1: TBD
Ted Talk 2: TBD
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM Page Up Presentation: TBD
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM Break
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM Rapid Fire Round: Group Breakout Discussion
(Various HR Topics)
3:45 PM – 6:00 PM Rejuvenation and Networking Break
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM Reception - Navajo Room
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Dinner - Navajo Room
‘Wine 101’ with Kelly Jones, Retired from Segal and
SHEHRE Honorary Life Member
Thank you to Platinum Sponsor, TIAA
TUESDAY, February 24, 2026
8:00 AM – 8:45 AM Breakfast - Ironwood Ballroom
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM Conference Preview, Day 2, and Reflections on Day 1
Marie Williams, Vice President for Human Resources, Brown
University, Vice President for SHEHRE
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Presentation Navigating Uncertainty: The New Norm for Higher Education Leaders
Andy Brantley, President and CEO of CUPA-HR
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Break
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM CHRO Ted Talks Two campus CHROs will share perspectives and showcase ideas for our collective
thinking.
Ted Talk 3: TBD
Ted Talk 4: TBD
11:00 AM – 12:00 AM TIAA Presentation: TBD
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch on the Terrace
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Quantum Health Presentation: TBD
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM AI for HR Dialogue: TBD
Dennis Natali, Professor of Business and Artificial Intelligence
Chair, Pikes Peak State College
2:45 PM – 6:30 PM Rejuvenation and Networking Break
6:15 PM Meet in the lobby to travel to offsite dinner location
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Dinner: Bottega Michaelangelo
WEDNESDAY, February 25, 2026
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Breakfast - Ironwood Ballroom
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Conference Preview, Day 3, and Reflections on Day 2
Shari Mickey-Boggs, President, SHEHRE
Senior Associate Chancellor for Human Resources, University
of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM CHRO Dialogue:
CHRO Burnout and Resilience: Sustaining Executive
Impact. What’s on Your Mind?
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Conference Wrap-Up and Evaluation
Shari Mickey-Boggs, President, SHEHRE
Senior Associate Chancellor for Human Resources, University
of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Break
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM SHEHRE 2026 Board Meeting:
Shari Mickey-Boggs, President, SHEHRE
Senior Associate Chancellor for Human Resources, University
of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
All Members are welcome to attend
11:15 AM Depart to the airport