Provost Summit: Leading for Innovation and Growth

Denver, CO | September 15, 2025 8:30 am MT - September 16, 2025 4:30 pm MT

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This training will not be available asynchronously.

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Provost Summit: Leading for Innovation and Growth

Denver, CO | September 15, 2025 8:30 am MT - September 16, 2025 4:30 pm MT

Expand your leadership and innovative thinking skills alongside other Provosts and Chief Academic Officers.

Overview

In today’s rapidly changing world, innovation has become a critical driver of success for individual leaders and their organizations. However, fostering a culture of innovation is not easy—especially in academia, where traditions and hierarchy often prevail.

This unique event aims to bring Provosts together to connect with peers, develop their own leadership, and learn proven strategies for fostering an innovative mindset and culture at their institutions. Participants will learn about key elements of an innovative culture such as openness, experimentation, collaboration, and risk-taking, and hear translatable examples of how other institutions have successfully cultivated them.

This summit is designed to be interactive and engaging, with plenty of opportunities for discussion, reflection, and practical exercises. You’ll leave with an expanded network of other Provosts across the nation who are equally invested in thinking outside the box to move their institutions forward.

To preserve an intimate and productive experience, this conference is capped at 30 attendees.

What makes our events different? 
Academic Impressions conferences provide the opportunity for quality conversations and relationship-building through both formal and informal networking opportunities in an intimate setting. Our in-depth and hands-on approach to learning provides you with actionable takeaways. 

Who should attend?

This summit has been specifically designed for Provosts and other Chief Academic Officers. If you are seeking an opportunity to step away from day-to-day managerial tasks, to think “bigger picture” about innovation and growth for your institution, and to develop your own leadership, this conference is for you. Register 3 or more people and get a team discount! Discount will be automatically applied at check out.

Agenda

Additional details will be forthcoming, but for planning purposes we are able to provide the following information at this time.

Start and End Times:
Day 1: Monday, September 15, 2025 | 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Mountain Time (local)
Day 2: Tuesday, September 16, 2025 | 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Mountain Time (local)

Meals included in registration price:
Day 1: Breakfast, Lunch, and networking reception
Day 2: Breakfast, Lunch

Sessions include:

Building Anticipatory and Strategic Thinking Capacity
Engaging Stakeholders for Strategic Success
7 Practices to Create High Performing Teams
Visioning to Reality: Collaborative Strategies to Inspire and Mobilize
Wrap-up and Next Steps

Location

Academic Impressions Office

5299 DTC Blvd, Suite 1400
Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Nearby hotel suggestions:

Hyatt Place Denver Tech Center – 3-star hotel
8300 E Crescent Pkwy, Greenwood Village, CO 80111
303-804-0700
Distance from office: 0.5 miles if driving, 0.3 miles if walking

Denver Marriott Tech Center – 4-star hotel
4900 S Syracuse St, Denver, CO 80237
303-779-1100
Distance from office: 0.9-1.2 miles, depending on route

A 10% discount is available if you book your room using this link.

This discount is subject to general hotel availability and not guaranteed. So, we recommend booking as soon as possible!