In Case You Missed It…2025 Higher Education Summit Recap
The 2025 Higher Education Summit has officially wrapped up! We are grateful for the insights shared by the speakers. This year’s event showcased a lineup of speakers discussing transformative technology solutions, including AI (Artificial Intelligence) and XR (Extended Reality), that are shaping the future of Higher Education, as well as application optimization best practices, delivered features and enhancements in PeopleSoft, and community trends in journeying from on-premise applications to the cloud.
2025 Higher Education Summit Presentation Highlights
- Michael Mathews, Vice President for Innovation and Technology at Oral Roberts University, provided a progressive perspective on the impact of AI in Job roles and highlighted how artificial intelligence will reshape the workforce.
- Jai Chitkara, CEO of KTech Products, introduced AI-driven automated solutions that integrate with student information systems to enhance the student experience and deliver measurable ROI for institutions.
- Girish Prabhu, CEO of imaginX, highlighted iXGenie, a XR (Extended Reality) and AI (Artificial Intelligence)-powered training and teaching solution designed to revolutionize learning experiences.
- Larry Zagata, President of MIPRO Consulting, offered insights on optimizing PeopleSoft to maximize your investment. He highlighted a helpful resource, the Cumulative Feature Overview (CFO) Tool—a valuable tool for planning upgrades and exploring new features. To generate a CFO Report, visit PeopleSoft Cumulative Feature Overview.
- Julie Alonso, HCM Product Management Director and Richa Dubey, PeopleSoft Financials Product Strategy Senior Director from Oracle shared newly delivered features and upcoming enhancements within PeopleSoft Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Human Capital Management (HCM), and Campus Solutions. To stay updated, subscribe to the PeopleSoft Newsletter:
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4. If you don’t already have a Quest account, click “Join Now” (it’s FREE!) - Robbin Velayedam, HCM Product Management Senior Director at Oracle, explored PeopleSoft community trends and shared the benefits and risks of transitioning to Cloud.
- Katina McGhee, Assistant Vice Provost of the University of Houston, led an interactive Participant Roundtable Discussion where higher education professionals connected and discussed transformative strategies to drive institutions forward.
Looking Ahead
The 2025 Higher Education Summit was a great opportunity to connect, learn, and explore the future of Higher Education technology and applications. A special thank you to our speakers and participants for making this event a success!
We look forward to seeing YOU at our next event!
