AI Summit for Leaders in Higher Education

See beyond AI hype. Lead meaningful change on your campus with practical frameworks and proven strategies. By invitation only, attendees will also be able to attend the full Explorance World 2026 conference.

Conference: June 18, 2026

Held at Boston University, George Sherman Union

Boston, MA, USA

AI Leaders Summit Overview

The Explorance AI Summit for Leaders in Higher Education, part of Explorance World 2026, gives you access to leading AI frameworks, success strategies from global peers, and adoption roadmaps that actually work.

Many campuses now combine student, peer, and self-assessments, alongside purpose-built AI tools that go beyond basic chatbot interactions, to drive improvement. You will learn how:

Make better decisions by using "AI as normal technology"
Find and remove barriers to campus-wide adoption
Build policies and governance with proven examples
Develop an action plan you can use right away

What You Will Experience at the AI Summit

At this exclusive event, you'll enjoy:

Leadership conversations: Hear from experts with experience in campus transformation.
Networking for action: Meet technologists and academic leaders who build lasting partnerships.
Practical workshops and small group sessions: Work with peers to solve challenges and get actionable solutions.

What You Will Experience at the AI Summit

Agenda at a glance

Conference:

June 18, 2026

Venue

Event Location

Explorance World 2026 is being held at Boston University, at the George Sherman Union building. We've partnered with the Inn at Longwood Medical and the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport to provide exclusive room rates on a first-come, first-served basis. There are also multiple parking options near the venue.

Accurately Capture the Voice of Your Students and Employees

Explorance MLY [mi-lee] uses cutting-edge machine learning technology to turn millions of feedback data points into powerful insights you need to scale performance.

Accurately Capture the Voice of Your Students and Employees

Explorance MLY [mi-lee] uses cutting-edge machine learning technology to turn millions of feedback data points into powerful insights you need to scale performance.

speakers

Featured Speakers

Arvind NarayananArvind Narayanan is a professor of computer science at Princeton University and the director of the Center for Information Technology Policy. He is a co-author of the book AI Snake Oil, the essay AI as Normal Technology, and a newsletter of the same name which is read by over 60,000 researchers, policy makers, journalists, and AI enthusiasts.

Arvind Narayanan

Professor of Computer Science

Jane RosenzweigJane Rosenzweig holds a BA from Yale University, an MLitt from Oxford, and an MFA in fiction writing from the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop. She has been a staff editor at the Atlantic Monthly and a member of the fiction staff at the New Yorker.

Jane Rosenzweig

Director of the Writing Center, Harvard College

Russell StoneRussell provides leadership and support for academic units in their ongoing assessment of student learning and consideration of curricular and co-curricular learning opportunities. His primary responsibility is ensuring that the BU community has the necessary information and guidance to reflect on what and how students learn.

Russell Stone

Assistant Provost for Academic Assessment, Boston University

Samer SaabSamer Saab is the Founder and CEO of Explorance, a globally recognized leader in Feedback Analytics solutions. Samer is dedicated to combining business and technology through a human-centric approach to continuous listening.

Samer Saab

Founder and CEO

The Future of Higher Education is Now

In higher education, AI is not a crisis or a trend that will pass institutions by. It's a gateway to a more sustainable future.

This exclusive summit gives academic leaders-chancellors, presidents, provosts, and their teams-clear options to treat AI as everyday campus technology that encourages meaningful progress.

FAQ

AI Leaders Summit FAQs

Any other questions?

Is this event right if my team is just starting with AI?

Yes. You will get practical frameworks and examples no matter your starting point.

What if our campus uses some AI tools already?

The AI Summit for Leaders in Higher Education is perfect for teams already adopting AI. It's an excellent opportunity to learn to scale adoption, measure results, and update governance with proven strategies from campus leaders.

How can we get AI buy-in with limited resources or skepticism?

At the AI Summit for Leaders in Higher Education, you'll hear from higher education experts and decision-makers who have secured buy-in from their leadership teams and have built long-term support for AI, even if they started small.