Overview

May 28
10AM PT, 1PM ET

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Higher education institutions today face mounting challenges in attracting and retaining students amidst rising costs and increased competition. To stand out in a crowded market, schools must go beyond initial engagement and build lasting connections throughout the student journey.

Join the Center for Digital Education and NICE for an insightful talk on how educational institutions can strengthen their student engagement and enrollment strategies by leveraging a well-considered customer experience (CX) strategy buoyed by a strong technology platform.

In this session, we’ll explore how a well-designed CX strategy can enable higher-ed institutions to:

  • Deliver personalized experiences utilizing analytical data drawn from disparate systems to learn about student preferences and profiles.
  • Build a proactive approach to identify at-risk students and intervene to increase retention.
  • Listen to student feedback leveraging ‘voice of the customer’ solutions, to improve student engagement as well as internal processes and programs.

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain practical advice on using AI to make data-driven decisions, anticipate student behaviors, and ultimately create a competitive advantage for your institution.

Speakers

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Joe Forte

SVP Sales U.S Public Sector, NICE

Joe Forte brings with him over 25 years of experience in the U.S. Public Sector market. He has held leadership positions with AT&T, Cisco, WWT and VMware covering Federal, State and Local government as well as Education. Joe also has extensive experience leading business strategy relating to Cloud and AI platform transitioning. Joe is also an executive Board member of Operation Song, working to help veterans and their families cope with PTSD and related issues.

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Ron Bergmann — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Education

Ronald M. Bergmann most recently served as Vice President for Information Technology and CIO at Lehman College/CUNY. At Lehman, Ron and his team pioneered the use of analytics, automated major business processes, enhanced classroom technology, and opened the first virtual reality lab in the region. Lehman was cited as an exemplar in the 2018 Horizon Report for its innovative Lehman 360 digital platform. Ron is a fellow of the EDUCAUSE/CLIR Frye (now Leading Change) Institute and was named in 2017 as one of the nation’s top technologists, transformers, and trailblazers by the Center for Digital Education. Ron previously served as first deputy commissioner of New York City's information technology agency where he was selected by Government Technology Magazine as one of the nation's leading individuals redefining and advancing technology's role in government.