Revolutionizing the Learn and Work Paradigm

This is the room where solutions are built.

BHEF’s sold-out Spring 2025 Convening, hosted April 1–2 at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo by BHEF Vice Chair and Cal Poly President Jeff Armstrong, brought together leaders shaping the future of talent and innovation.

Attendees:

Explored applied AI in sectors like defense and cybersecurity
Shared strategies for coalition-building between business and higher education in uncertain times, and
Co-designed the foundation of BHEF’s forthcoming AI Skills Framework, a flagship offering coming out of the new AI & the Future of Talent Collaborative

View Spring 2025 Agenda

View the Spring 2025 Recap

Looking Ahead

Join us for the Fall 2025 Convening hosted by Georgia Tech President Angel Cabrera, November 5–6 in Atlanta. Details and agenda coming soon.

All BHEF member organizations receive complimentary senior staff registration. Guests may attend for a fee.

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Bringing Together Leaders

For over four decades, BHEF has been the go-to network for pioneering leaders shaping the future of education and work starting with its convenings. Participants meet new partners from business, higher education, philanthropy, policy leaders, and practitioners and deepen their relationships in the field. The results are years of cutting-edge new programs and initiatives like:

The City University of New York’s collaboration with Amazon Web Services
BHEF's Connecticut Tech Talent Accelerator led by BHEF members Stanley Black & Decker, Accenture, IBM, Quinnipiac University, and Connecticut State Colleges & Universities
National, transformative collaborations like the Business Roundtable-BHEF Workforce Partnership Initiative.

Spring 2025: Luminary Sponsors

Architect Sponsors

Builder Sponsors

All sponsors receive at least one guaranteed invitation for a senior executive to join the convening. Interested in learning more? Contact Frank Avery, Managing Director, at frank.avery@bhef.com.