Regulation vs. Innovation: Conflict, Collaboration, or Chaos?
This panel will explore the tension between compliance and transformation—when do regulations serve as necessary guardrails, and when do they become obstacles? Can institutions and policymakers find a productive balance, or are we heading toward an era of increased conflict between policy and innovation?

Bringing together leaders from policy, institutions, workforce development, and education technology, this discussion will challenge assumptions, highlight power dynamics, and offer insights into how universities can navigate, shape, and respond to policies defining the future of higher ed.