Schedule at a Glance
Save your spot for the 2021 CEO Meeting
We have designed the event to help CEOs think about the future immediately, post-COVID and longer-term. The CEO Meeting sessions will focus on such timely topics as responding to disruptions, mergers and acquisitions, and the next Administration, as well as perennial favorites such as board management and career progression in the C-suite.
Monday, February 8
All times are listed in Eastern Time.
| 9:30–11:30 am | The Foresight Imperative: Shaping the Future of STEM Societies in The Turbulent Twenties The session includes networking with attendees. |
| 11:30–12:30 pm | Partner Panel Lunch and Learn |
| 12:30–2 pm | Reimagining the Future Facing Associations and their Leaders |
| 2–2:30 pm | Break with open networking |
| 2:30–4 pm | Successful Mergers of Associations: A Live Case Study |
Tuesday, February 9
All times are listed in Eastern Time.
| 9–9:30 am | CESSE Business Meeting (member's only) |
| 9:30–11:30 am |
Collaborative Opportunities to Advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Among STEM Professionals The session includes networking with attendees. |
| 11:30–12:30 pm | Lunch with networking |
| 12:30–2 pm | Professional Development - Laddering Up Panel |
| Professional Development - Prepping for Encore Careers | |
| 2–2:30 pm | Break with open networking |
| 2:30–4 pm | Climate Change and Resilience |
Wednesday, February 10
All times are listed in Eastern Time.
| 9:30–11:30 am | Government Relations/Policy Panel The session includes networking with attendees. |
| 11:30–12:30 pm | Lunch with open networking |
| 12:30–2 pm | Navigating Boards through Horizon Scanning and Sunsetting |
| 2–2:30 pm | Break with open networking |
| 2:30–4 pm | Late-Breaking Session TBD As this year continues to change at a dramatic pace, the Program Chairs are including an opportunity for a late-breaking topic of relevance. The topic will be finalized in mid-January of 2021. |
| 4–5 pm | Closing Reception |
